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RRR(2022)

NR
| 3h 7min | Action, Drama
3.9/5 (with 465 votes)

A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train(2020)

4.1/5 (with 1,508 votes)

Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!

Directed by Haruo Sotozaki

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend(2022)

R
| 1h 37min | Drama, History
3.0/5 (with 109 votes)

Follow the launch of Lamborghini’s career as a manufacturer of tractors, a creator of military vehicles during World War II, and the designer of Lamborghini cars, which he launched in 1963 as the high-end sports car company Automobili Lamborghini.

The Last Duel(2021)

R
| 2h 22min | Action, Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 1,334 votes)

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)

3.7/5 (with 1,406 votes)

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

The Count of Monte Cristo(2002)

PG-13
| 2h 11min | Adventure, Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 764 votes)

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya(2013)

PG
| 2h 17min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 737 votes)

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.

Directed by Isao Takahata

Curse of the Golden Flower(2006)

R
| 1h 54min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 314 votes)

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Togo(2019)

4.1/5 (with 870 votes)

The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and his lead sled dog, Togo.

The Last of the Mohicans(1992)

3.7/5 (with 1,313 votes)

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.

Millennium Actress(2002)

PG
| 1h 27min | Animation, Drama, Romance / Love
3.9/5 (with 338 votes)

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.

Fearless(2006)

PG-13
| 1h 43min | Drama, Action
3.7/5 (with 543 votes)

Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.

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Untold Scandal(2003)

2h 4min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 24 votes)

In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her husband's coming young, virgin concubine. Lady Cho agrees to sleep with him if he succeeds.

Masquerade(2012)

2h 11min | Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 63 votes)

Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.

Project A: Part II(1987)

PG-13
| 1h 41min | Action, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 104 votes)

Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.

Henry V(1989)

PG-13
| 2h 17min | War, Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 153 votes)

Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.

71: Into the Fire(2010)

2h | War
3.7/5 (with 77 votes)

In August 1950, waiting for UN troops to arrive, the South Korean army assembled to protect Nakdong River. Only 71 student-soldiers are left behind to guard the city of Pohang. Now they are on a mission to defend the country from North Korean troops.

Inu-Oh(2022)

PG-13
| 1h 30min | Animation, Drama, Music
3.7/5 (with 38 votes)

Born to an esteemed family, Inu-oh is afflicted with an ancient curse that has left him on the margins of society. When he meets the blind musician Tomona, a young biwa priest haunted by his past, Inu-oh discovers a captivating ability to dance. The pair quickly become business partners and inseparable friends as crowds flock to their electric, larger-than-life concerts. But when those in power threaten to break up the band, Inu-oh and Tomona must dance and sing to uncover the truth behind their creative gifts.

Directed by Masaaki Yuasa

The Battle at Lake Changjin: Water Gate Bridge(2022)

2h 33min | War, History, Action, Drama
3.5/5 (with 21 votes)

In the follow-up to "The Battle At Lake Changjin", brothers Wu Qianli and Wu Wanli undertake a new task for the People's Volunteer Army, defending a bridge part of the American troops' escape route from the advancing Chinese.

Directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, Dante Lam - With Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, Duan Yihong, Zhang Hanyu

The Conspirator(2010)

PG-13
| 2h 2min | Crime, Drama, History
3.3/5 (with 193 votes)

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.

The Twilight Samurai(2002)

3.9/5 (with 126 votes)

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?

The Empire of Corpses(2015)

3.0/5 (with 37 votes)

The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.

Directed by Ryôtarô Makihara - With Yoshimasa Hosoya

Anne of Green Gables(1985)

3h 19min | Kids & Family, Drama
4.1/5 (with 105 votes)

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.

Directed by Kevin Sullivan - With Megan Follows

Geronimo: An American Legend(1993)

PG-13
| 1h 55min | Western, History
3.1/5 (with 107 votes)

The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.

Child of Kamiari Month(2021)

3.3/5 (with 21 votes)

A year after losing her mother, a young girl learns that she must journey across Japan to the annual gathering of gods in the sacred land of Izumo.

Directed by Takana Shirai

Man Suang(2023)

3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Khem and Wan, two young men from Chachoengsao take on the mission to investigate the truth hidden inside Man Suang, the most luxurious and mysterious entertainment club in Siam. Behind the curtain, people gather to plan and make political negotiations during the end of King Rama III's reign.

With Nattawin Wattanagitiphat, Phakphum Romsaithong

Margrete: Queen of the North(2021)

1h 50min | History, Drama
3.1/5 (with 18 votes)

1402. Queen Margrete I has gathered the Nordic kingdoms in a union, ruled through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: The Kalmar Union.

Rosewood(1997)

R
| 2h 20min | Drama, History, Action, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 43 votes)

Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot(1958)

1h 26min | History, Drama
3.7/5 (with 55 votes)

This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertaken by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein at the behest of Josef Stalin. Production of the epic was stopped before the third part could be filmed, due to producer dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's introducing forbidden experimental filming techniques into the material, more evident in this part than the first part. As it was, this second part was banned from showings until after the deaths of both Eisenstein and Stalin, and a change of attitude by the subsequent heads of the Soviet government. In this part, as Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate him.

The Legend of Tomiris(2019)

2h 36min | History, War, Drama
3.5/5 (with 50 votes)

This is the story of the life of the great queen of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. She is destined to become a skillful warrior, survive the loss of close people and unite the Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority.

Directed by Akan Satajew - With Ghassan Massoud, Berik Aitzhanov, Ädil Akhmetov, Zarina Yeva
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