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The Promised Land(2023)

2h 7min | History, Drama
3.8/5 (with 26 votes)

Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?

Directed by Nikolaj Arcel - With Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Søren Malling, ...

Army of One(2016)

R
| 1h 32min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 126 votes)

Gary Faulkner is an ex-con, unemployed handyman, and modern day Don Quixote who receives a vision from God telling him to capture Osama Bin Laden. Armed with only a single sword purchased from a home-shopping network, Gary travels to Pakistan to complete his mission. While on his quest, Gary encounters old friends back home in Colorado, the new friends he makes in Pakistan, the enemies he makes at the CIA - and even God and Osama themselves.

Directed by Larry Charles - With Nicolas Cage, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rainn Wilson, Ken Marino, Russell Brand, Denis O'Hare, ...
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Unknown: The Lost Pyramid(2023)

1h 23min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 16 votes)

Egyptian archeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for a buried pyramid in this documentary.

La conjura de El Escorial(2008)

2h 8min | History
2.2/5 (with 3 votes)

16th century ruler King Philip II of Spain maneuvers within a court of deceit and betrayal.

Directed by Antonio del Real - With Jason Isaacs, Julia Ormond, Jordi Mollà, Jürgen Prochnow, Joaquim de Almeida, Juanjo Puigcorbé, ...

Tubelight(2017)

2h 16min | Drama, War
2.8/5 (with 33 votes)

Laxman Singh Bisht is nicknamed tube light by his neighbours because he is feeble-minded. Despite being special, Laxman lives by one life-lesson; keep your faith alive and you can do almost anything, even stop a war.

Directed by Kabir Khan - With Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Zhu Zhu, Om Puri
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Strike(2007)

1h 44min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

A nearly illiterate woman becomes one of the founders of Poland's Solidarity union.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff - With Katharina Thalbach, Andrzej Chyra, Dominique Horwitz, Wojciech Solarz, Raphael Remstedt, Marta Straszewska, ...

Folle de Dieu(2008)

1h 17min | History, Documentary

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Jean-Daniel Lafond

Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint It, White!(2010)

1h 1min | History, Animation, Comedy
4.1/5 (with 8 votes)

The Pictorians have arrived from deep in space. They also have dangly glow-balls on their heads, which is kinda cool, but still. The freaky aliens are using use their crazy rainbow-beam-thingy to paint everything on Earth the same color: white! See, now the title of the movie makes more sense, right? Anyway, if the Pictorians are to be stopped, the Allied guys and the Axis boys - plus some new characters, too - must set aside their differences, unite against their common foe, and hopefully get together for a sweaty workout to make sure they're super-ready to save the world!

The Great Warrior Skanderbeg(1953)

2h 3min | Action, History, Drama
3.6/5 (with 6 votes)

A biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.

Directed by Sergei Yutkevich - With Akaki Khorava, Besa Imami, Semyon Sokolovsky, Marie Logoreci, Oleg Zhakov

Guerra de Canudos(1997)

2h 50min | War, History, Drama
3.4/5 (with 15 votes)

At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio Conselheiro, seen by many as a holy prophet. Their ways bother the powerful people of the region, and the newly founded Republic sends their army to destroy the settlement, which culminates in one of the bloodiest wars in the history of Brazil.

Directed by Sérgio Rezende

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies(2008)

Documentary
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact.

Directed by Steven Fischler

Dirty John, The Dirty Truth(2019)

2h | Documentary, Crime
3.0/5 (with 13 votes)

John Meehan created a terrifying trap of seduction, deceit and betrayal for countless victims. The illuminating revelations into his backstory showcase a series of events that flipped switches to create a monster wired for psychopathy. Goffard exposes John’s troubled background that built the foundation for his ominous fantasy world of lies and manipulation. In addition to hearing the Newell family’s terrifying tale, John’s first wife Tonia Bales and her daughters Emily and Abigail Meehan speak out, along with other women from his past who were caught in his web of lies.

Directed by Sara Mast
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Sher Shivraj(2022)

2h 23min | Drama, Action, History
4.8/5 (with 1 vote)

One of the greatest and bravest incident from the life of The Great Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj where he defeated Afzalkhan with his brilliant tactics and courage.

With Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Dev-Kulkarni, Mukesh Rishi, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Varsha Usgaonkar, Sameer Dharmadhikari, ...

Marie's Song(1994)

1h 30min | Drama
2.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Marie is an adolescent woman who lives in Prussia in 1813 with her mother, a countess. They live in a palace watching the path of history from a far point of view.

Directed by Niko von Glasow - With Sylvie Testud, Bastian Trost, Carola Regnier
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Back to the Future Part II - Back to the Future Night(1989)

27min | TV Movie, Documentary
3.8/5 (with 7 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

The Old Summer Palace(2006)

1h 33min | Documentary, History
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Selma, Lord, Selma(1999)

G
| 1h 34min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is tested when she joins others in the famed march from Selma to Montgomery.

Directed by Charles Burnett - With Mackenzie Astin, Jurnee Smollett, Clifton Powell, Ella Joyce, Yolanda King

Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic(2017)

58min | Documentary, Drama

In the festive special edition hosted by “So You Think You Can Dance” all-star couple tWitch and Allison, the audience will go behind-the-scenes of some of the most spectacular weddings and engagements at Disney destinations around the globe during the holiday season. From a Frozen-inspired, winter wonderland wedding fit for royalty at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida celebrating Dominique and Joseph, to an intimate exchange of vows between Greg and Melanie at Disneyland Resort in California, viewers will be guests to the most talked about nuptials of the year.

Jack the Ripper(1988)

3h 11min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A Scotland Yard police inspector, battling the booze, investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the Queen.

Directed by David Wickes - With Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Jane Seymour, Harry Andrews, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, ...
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Iran's Son Has No News of His Mother(1976)

1h 10min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 2 votes)

A young playwright and director wants to write and perform a historical drama about faith in the Ashkani period of Iran. There is an incongruity between the man's personal life, and his quest to pursue and present history. The woman who lives with him believes he should not neglect their relationship when embarking on such a quest. The people who work with the playwright believe the play ought to be made popular to satisfy the public. Finally, this matter makes the playwright perform the play all by himself.

Ether(2018)

1h 57min | History, Drama, Thriller, War
2.9/5 (with 4 votes)

At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation….

Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi - With Jacek Poniedziałek, Andrzej Chyra, Małgorzata Pritulak, Ostap Stupka, Dmytro Stupka, Zsolt László, ...

Two Lines in Small Font(1981)

1h 34min | Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Vitali Melnikov, Vitalij Vjačeslavovič Mel'nikov - With Sergey Shakurov

The Cemetery of Cinema(2023)

1h 33min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Thierno Souleymane Diallo sets out with his camera in search of the birth of filmmaking in Guinea. Charming and determined, he traces his country’s film heritage and history and reveals the importance of film archives.

L'abolition(2009)

3h | TV Movie, History
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe

The Green Fairy(2015)

1h 30min | Fantasy
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A story about the history and evolution of absinthe, from 1730 to 1915. The Green Fairy will take you on one hell of a trippy ride through time as it details not just the history of the notorious drink, but the modern day methods of imbibing and manufacturing as well.

Directed by Dan Frank - With Richard Grieco, Roddy Piper, Ashley Laurence, Linda Blair

Verdenshistorien - 1. del: En plads på jorden(1993)

26min | Animation, Documentary

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Anders Sørensen, Per Tønnes Nielsen, Hans Perk

The Scent of Burning Grass(2012)

1h 33min | War, Drama
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

This military drama weaves together the diaries and memories of North Vietnamese soldiers who fought in the ferocious 1972 battle of Quang Tri.

Directed by Nguyễn Hữu Mười - With Nguyễn Hữu Mười

Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran(2015)

2h 18min | Adventure, History, Music
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Soma, an immigrant from a defeated country, lives as a fortuneteller in Japan. She is saved from corrupt court officials by Kojiro Masakado, a warrior from Bando. They get swept up in a conflict between Bando and the imperial forces.

Cleopatra(2023)

History

Planned adaptation of Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve

Hope(1988)

2h 18min | Drama, History
3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

At only 19 years old, Vladimir Olhosvky, fleeing the Russian Revolution and going into exile in Mexico City, will have to make his way in a new country, totally unknown to him but that will bring him a new life.

Directed by Sergio Olhovich - With Dmitry Kharatyan, Leonid Kuravlyov, Timothy Spivak, Lev Durov
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