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Cry Freedom (1987)

Cry Freedom (1987)

IMDb: 7.4
1987

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country, after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the black activist Steve Biko

The Josephine Baker

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

IMDb: 7.1
1991

Born poor in St Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success

Talk to Me (2007)

Talk to Me (2007)

IMDb: 7.3
2007

The story of Washington D C radio personality Ralph Petey Greene, an ex con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s

Revolution (1985)

Revolution (1985)

IMDb: 5.3
1985

A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end

The Mission (1986)

The Mission (1986)

IMDb: 7.4
1986

Eighteenth century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro slavery Portugal

El Cid (1961)

El Cid (1961)

IMDb: 7.2
1961

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar a k a El Cid overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors

The Story of Ruth (1

The Story of Ruth (1960)

IMDb: 6.7
1960

Inspired by the scriptural tale Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem

Citizen X (1995)

Citizen X (1995)

IMDb: 7.5
1995

During the 1980s, Soviet authorities hunt for a serial killer who picks his victims in railway stations and commuter trains and lures them into the woods

A Bridge Too Far (19

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

IMDb: 7.4
1977

Operation Market Garden, September 1944 The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines

The Loving Story (20

The Loving Story (2011)

IMDb: 7.6
2011

A preview for the HBO documentary The Loving Story

Savannah (2013)

Savannah (2013)

IMDb: 5.8
2013

Drama about the friendship between an Oxford educated Southerner and a former black slave in turn of the century Savannah

The Visual Bible: Th

The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (20

IMDb: 7.8
2003

Clip Rise from the Dead

The Game of Their Li

The Game of Their Lives (2005)

IMDb: 6.1
2005

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The Colt (2005)

The Colt (2005)

IMDb: 6.7
2005

During the heat of battle in the midst of the Civil War, a beguilingly innocent colt is born to Union Jim Rabbs beloved mare Refusing the orders to shoot it, lest it prove a hindrance,

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales (1972)

IMDb: 6.5
1972

Pasolinis artistic, sometimes violent, always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucers most erotic tales

Sunshine (1999)

Sunshine (1999)

IMDb: 7.5
1999

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century

Eight Men Out (1988)

Eight Men Out (1988)

IMDb: 7.2
1988

A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series

Gone with the Wind (

Gone with the Wind (1939)

IMDb: 8.1
1939

A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge (1965)

IMDb: 6.8
1965

A dramatization of Nazi Germanys final Western Front counterattack of World War II

The Bang Bang Club (

The Bang Bang Club (2010)

IMDb: 7.0
2010

A drama based on the true life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa

Seondal: The Man Who

Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (20

IMDb: 6.6
2016

Based on the popular conman character of KIM Seon dal from Korean folktale who famously sold the water of Daedong River

Mark Felt: The Man W

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the

IMDb: 6.4
2017

The story of Mark Felt, who under the name Deep Throat helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972

The Battleship Islan

The Battleship Island (2017)

IMDb: 7.1
2017

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island Hashima Island to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape

Underground (2016)

Underground (2016)

IMDb: 7.8
2016–2017

With the country on the brink of Civil War, the struggle for freedom is more dangerous than ever Underground follows the story of American heroes and their moving journey to freedom

Victoria and Abdul (

Victoria and Abdul (2017)

IMDb: 6.8
2017

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim

Frontier

Frontier

IMDb: 7.2
2016–2018

Follows Declan Harp, a half Irishhalf Cree Native Canadian outlaw who is campaigning to breach the Hudsons Bay Companys monopoly on the fur trade in Canada

The Sword with No Na

The Sword with No Name (2009)

IMDb: 6.3
2009

A Joseon dynasty bounty hunter becomes the body guard of the queen he secretly loves

Dunkirk (1958)

Dunkirk (1958)

IMDb: 7.1
1958

A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Forces 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany

Malcolm X (1992)

Malcolm X (1992)

IMDb: 7.7
1992

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam

Pan Tadeusz: The Las

Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania

IMDb: 6.0
1999

In the early 1810s, Poles, part of Russias client state of Lithuania, think independence will come if they join forces with Napoleon when he invades Russia This unity of purpose, in one district, is undermined by two families, feud

Macbeth (2015)

Macbeth (2015)

IMDb: 6.6
2015

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself

JFK 1991

JFK 1991

IMDb: 8.0
1991

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers theres more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story

12 Years a Slave (20

12 Years a Slave (2013)

IMDb: 8.1
2013

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery

White Like Me (2013)

White Like Me (2013)

IMDb: 6.5
2013

In White Like Me, anti racist educator Tim Wise explores race and racism in the US through the lens of whiteness and white privilege

Capsule (2015)

Capsule (2015)

IMDb: 6.2
2015

Guy is an experienced British fighter pilot who is in command of Britains first manned mission to space. He has trained for this for three years at the height of the Cold War and now he is...

The 33 (2015)

The 33 (2015)

IMDb: 6.9
2015

Based on the real life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days

In the Crosswind (20

In the Crosswind (2014)

IMDb: 7.5
2014

Risttuules is very emotional and tragic movie about mass deportation to Siberia based on memories of Erna It all started 14th of June 1941 when trucks came for the innocent families with their children where they headed to train s

Black Death (2010)

Black Death (2010)

IMDb: 6.4
2010

Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is given the task of learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small village

Goltzius and the Pel

Goltzius and the Pelican Company (2012)

IMDb: 6.5
2012

Hendrik Goltzius, a late sixteenth century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books

The New World (2005)

The New World (2005)

IMDb: 6.7
2005

The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas

The 24 Hour War (201

The 24 Hour War (2016)

IMDb: 7.2
2016

In the early 1960s, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari went to war on the battlefield of Le MansTM This epic battle saw drivers lose their lives, family dynasties nearly collapse and the development of a new race car that changed raci

Why We Ride (2013)

Why We Ride (2013)

IMDb: 7.6
2013

The passion of the riders and the soul of their machines

Deep Water (2006)

Deep Water (2006)

IMDb: 7.8
2006

A documentary about the disastrous 1968 round the world yacht race

Darkest Hour (2017)

Darkest Hour (2017)

IMDb: 7.4
2017

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire

Maze (2017)

Maze (2017)

IMDb: 5.9
2017

Inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II

The Zookeepers Wife

The Zookeepers Wife (2017)

IMDb: 7.0
2017

Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland

The Impossible (2012

The Impossible (2012)

IMDb: 7.6
2012

The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Troy 2004

Troy 2004

IMDb: 7.2
2004

An adaptation of Homers great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved