History Movies
A Hill in Korea

A Hill in Korea

A Hill in Korea
IMDb: 6.1
80

Based on real events, A Hill in Korea charts the fortunes of a small group of British soldiers serving in the Korean War. Out on a routine patrol, the soldiers…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy
IMDb: 6.1
121

Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal…

The First Texan

The First Texan

The First Texan
IMDb: 6.2
82

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political…

Genre: History, War, Western
The Conqueror

The Conqueror

The Conqueror
IMDb: 3.7
111

Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.

The Bold and the Brave

The Bold and the Brave

The Bold and the Brave
IMDb: 5.8
87

An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate
IMDb: 6.6
119

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great
IMDb: 5.8
136

An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way…

Princess Yang Kwei Fei

Princess Yang Kwei Fei

Princess Yang Kwei Fei
IMDb: 7.1
98

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate…

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen
IMDb: 6.6
92

Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.

To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back
IMDb: 7.1
106

The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.

Seven Angry Men

Seven Angry Men

Seven Angry Men
IMDb: 6.4
90

Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.

Genre: History, Western
The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat
IMDb: 6.3
101

An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.

Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward
IMDb: 6.3
103

During the 15th century reign of France’s King Louis XI, a young Scottish man is sent by his English Lord to woo a French lady on his behalf. The plan…

Night and Fog

Night and Fog

Night and Fog
IMDb: 8.6
32

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler’s concentration camps.

Moonfleet

Moonfleet

Moonfleet
IMDb: 6.6
87

Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his…

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story
IMDb: 6.3
106

Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every step.

Genre: Drama, History, War
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France

Marie-Antoinette Queen of France

Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
IMDb: 6.2
120

While Louis XV is dying, the Dauphine of France, Marie-Antoinette, seduces a Swedish officer, Axel de Fersen, which pains her husband, the new King Louis XVI, who will know how…

Genre: Drama, History
Lola Montès

Lola Montès

Lola Montès
IMDb: 7.2
116

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs
IMDb: 6.6
105

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.

Genre: Drama, History
The Last Command

The Last Command

The Last Command
IMDb: 6.3
110

During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans. They don’t heed his advice since he’s a Mexican…

Genre: History, War, Western
The King’s Thief

The King’s Thief

The King’s Thief
IMDb: 5.7
78

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

Jupiter’s Darling

Jupiter’s Darling

Jupiter’s Darling
IMDb: 5.7
95

Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome’s ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a defense against Hannibal’s armies, Fabius’ fiancée, Amytis, is curious about the fearless conqueror….

The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons
IMDb: 6.1
108

Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and Meriwether Clark, is sent to survey the…

The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger
IMDb: 5.8
85

Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect the inhabitant from…

Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot
IMDb: 6.1
92

In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel “Captain Thunderbolt” and becomes…

Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace

Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace

Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
TMDb: 7.715
N/A

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the…

Status: Released
Genre: Drama, History, War
The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice
IMDb: 4.6
142

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem…

Sign of the Pagan

Sign of the Pagan

Sign of the Pagan
IMDb: 5.9
92

Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes. On arrival, he finds the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius plotting with Attila to look the…

Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth
IMDb: 7.4
94

At New Mexico’s Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is…

Genre: Drama, History
The Story of Vickie

The Story of Vickie

The Story of Vickie
IMDb: 6.5
103

Vickie, short for Victoria, is crowned Queen of England and as such needs to learn the responsibilities of her new post.

The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest
IMDb: 5.6
77

Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from captivity in…

King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard and the Crusaders
IMDb: 5.5
114

Based on Sir Walter Scott’s The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of…

Karin Månsdotter

Karin Månsdotter

Karin Månsdotter
IMDb: 6
108

Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king’s skilled counsellor Göran Persson wants a royal…

Genre: Drama, History
The Egyptian

The Egyptian

The Egyptian
IMDb: 6.5
139

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe’s personal triumphs and tragedies…

Genre: Drama, History
Demetrius and the Gladiators

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Demetrius and the Gladiators
IMDb: 6.6
101

The story picks up at the point where “The Robe” ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ’s robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula…

The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters
IMDb: 7.4
124

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron ‘The…

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth
IMDb: 6.4
99

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really was. But one…

Bengal Brigade

Bengal Brigade

Bengal Brigade
IMDb: 5.6
87

Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. Feeling unworthy of his fiancée Vivian Morrow, the daughter of his superior officer, Claybourne leaves the…

Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell
IMDb: 6.4
113

Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he initially alienates the Prince of Wales with insulting comments about the prince’s uniform…

Sins of Jezebel

Sins of Jezebel

Sins of Jezebel
IMDb: 4.7
75

The aging king of Israel, Ahab, falls under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming Pagan woman named Jezebel and, against the advice of his advisers and the…