History Movies
Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn
IMDb: 6.2
118

A native Briton banished to Australia for murder, and his wife, Henrietta, the disturbed sister of the man he was convicted on killing, set out to help her conquer her…

Genre: Drama, History
Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror
IMDb: 6.9
87

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D’Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of…

Prince of Foxes

Prince of Foxes

Prince of Foxes
IMDb: 6.9
107

In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate mission he sends Andrea…

The Heiress

The Heiress

The Heiress
IMDb: 8.1
115

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may…

Eureka Stockade

Eureka Stockade

Eureka Stockade
IMDb: 6.4
103

In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus
IMDb: 6
99

Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.

Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific
IMDb: 5.9
95

A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.

A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee
IMDb: 6.6
90

Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union’s secret service during the Civil War.

Genre: Comedy, History, War
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic
IMDb: 7
111

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole – only to find…

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers
IMDb: 6.5
96

Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I of England. Despairing of ever…

Locura de amor

Locura de amor

Locura de amor
IMDb: 6.2
107

The passion that Joan of Castile, daughter of the Catholic Kings and heir to the throne, feels for her husband, Philip the Handsome, sovereign of the Netherlands and son of…

Genre: Drama, History
Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc
IMDb: 6.4
145

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices…

Genre: Drama, History
The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow
IMDb: 6.1
76

A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend who is now…

Unconquered

Unconquered

Unconquered
IMDb: 6.9
147

England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a slave in the colony of…

Monsieur Vincent

Monsieur Vincent

Monsieur Vincent
IMDb: 7
111

The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.

Genre: Drama, History
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Les Misérables
IMDb: 6.9
86

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men’s lives, and soon Valjean finds himself…

Genre: Drama, History
Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street
IMDb: 6.8
141

Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. Sophie’s daughter, Marguerite, and William fall…

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey
IMDb: 6.1
85

Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio of an aviation pioneer, John Montgomery (Glenn Ford.) In 1883 he built a practical…

Forever Amber

Forever Amber

Forever Amber
IMDb: 6.5
138

Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride…

Captain Boycott

Captain Boycott

Captain Boycott
IMDb: 6.4
93

Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. Boycott (Cecil Parker) band together to assert their rights. Patriotic…

Genre: Drama, History
The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End
IMDb: 6.6
112

The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.

No Regrets for Our Youth

No Regrets for Our Youth

No Regrets for Our Youth
IMDb: 7.1
111

Over more than a decade, the daughter of a Kyoto Imperial University professor comes of age as she witnesses her father fired for opposing the rise of fascism in Japan…

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman
IMDb: 6.5
100

In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.

Pacific Adventure

Pacific Adventure

Pacific Adventure
IMDb: 6.8
119

An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles “Smithy” Kingsford-Smith. The film is unusually frank about the controversies that occasionally dogged him. PG Taylor and Billy Hughes both…

Genre: History
A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris
IMDb: 6.5
100

A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.

Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll
IMDb: 6.1
95

While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending British invasion of Washington D.C., Dolly Payne Madison thinks back on her childhood, her first…

Genre: Drama, History
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra
IMDb: 6.2
138

The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady
IMDb: 6.8
104

A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail
IMDb: 6.7
59

Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to safety.

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal
IMDb: 6.7
94

Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Kitty

Kitty

Kitty
IMDb: 6.9
103

Pickpocket Kitty’s life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later decides to use her for his benefit.

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Ivan the Terrible, Part I
IMDb: 7.7
95

Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people. Sergei Eisenstein’s final…

Genre: Drama, History
Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd
IMDb: 6.3
89

Cutthroat pirate William Kidd captures Admiral Blayne’s treasure ship and hides the bounty in a cave. Three years later, Kidd, posing as a respectable merchant captain, offers his services to…

The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans
IMDb: 7.4
112

The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi
IMDb: 6.3
69

In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach…

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Hitler Gang

The Hitler Gang

The Hitler Gang
IMDb: 6.8
101

The Hitler Gang adopts the style of a gangster film as it charts Adolf Hitler’s rise from small-time politico to dictator of Germany.

Genre: Drama, History, War
Henry V

Henry V

Henry V
IMDb: 7
137

In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Genre: Drama, History, War
Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath
IMDb: 8.1
97

In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is…

Genre: Drama, History
Tonight We Raid Calais

Tonight We Raid Calais

Tonight We Raid Calais
IMDb: 6.3
80

A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mission.

Genre: Drama, History, War
Titanic

Titanic

Titanic
IMDb: 6.1
88

In 1912, the Titanic embarks on its inevitable collision course with history. In the wake of the over-spending required to build the largest luxury ship in the world, White Star…

Genre: Drama, History