Best History movies

Actors : Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Newman, John Cusack, Dwight Schultz,
Directors : Roland Joffé,

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.

Actors : Carl Anderson, Ted Neeley, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen,
Directors : Norman Jewison,

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life, told in an anachronistic manner.

Actors : Thomas Kretschmann, Avner W. Less, Franka Potente, Troy Garity,
Directors : Robert Young,

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel as he accounts to Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli Police Officer, of his past as the architect of ...

Actors : Olga Kurylenko, David Murgia, Alban Lenoir, Sébastien Lalanne,
Directors : Fred Grivois,

In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border. The GIGN is sent on the spot. After 30 hours of tension, a rescue operation is organized.

Actors : Toby Regbo, Romola Garai, Eddie Redmayne, Juno Temple,
Directors : Stephen Poliakoff,

The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.

Actors : John Woo, Bingbing Fan, Daniel Wu, Yun-Fat Chow,

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

Actors : Henry Goodman, Zed Josef, Helen Mirren, Claudette Williams,
Directors : Guy Nattiv,

Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War.

Actors : Rod Steiger, Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Oliver Reed,
Directors : Moustapha Akkad,

In the Fascist Italy Pre-World War II of Benito Mussolini, the cruel General Rodolfo Graziani is directly assigned by Il Duce to fight in the colonial war in Libya to vanquish the Arab ...

Actors : Michael Lonsdale, Mahmud Shalaby, Lubna Azabal, Tahar Rahim,
Directors : Ismaël Ferroukhi,

In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.

Actors : Ron Perlman, Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi,
Directors : Jean-Jacques Annaud,

This story takes place in prehistoric time when three tribesmen search for a new fire source.

Actors : Pascal Greggory, Xiangli Huang, Li Gong, Mark Chao,
Directors : Ye Lou,

Yu Jin is working undercover gathering intelligence for the Allies.

Actors : Eduard Fernández, Elena Anaya, Viggo Mortensen, Unax Ugalde,
Directors : Agustín Díaz Yanes,

Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.

Actors : Tom Courtenay, Christopher Eccleston, Rebecca Eccleston, Eileen Atkins,
Directors : Peter Medak,

In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship...

Actors : Josh Grelle, Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, J. Michael Tatum,
Directors : Keishi Ohtomo,

A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.

Actors : Andy Garcia, Santiago Cabrera, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno,
Directors : Dean Wright,

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.

Actors : Rashi Khanna, Nargis Fakhri, Prakash Belawadi, John Abraham,
Directors : Shoojit Sircar,

An Indian intelligence agent journeys to a war-torn coastal island to break a resolute rebel group and meets a passionate journalist.

Actors : Bruce Dern, James Le Gros, James Cromwell, Kat Graham,
Directors : Mark Amin,

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Actors : Kim Seol, Çetin Tekindor, Ismail Hacioglu, Kyung-jin Lee,
Directors : Can Ulkay,

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight. Frantic, scared and on the verge of death, ...

Actors : Kemal Sunal, Sener Sen, Adile Nasit, Müjde Ar,
Directors : Kartal Tibet,

Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, ...

Actors : Romana Maggiora Vergano, Valerio Mastandrea, Paola Cortellesi,
Directors : Paola Cortellesi,

In this moving comedic drama set in postwar Rome, a working-class wife and mother dreams of a better future. Winner of 6 Italian Academy Awards.