History Movies
Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory
IMDb: 8.4
88

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
IMDb: 6.6
115

Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuous gypsy,…

Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood
IMDb: 8
108

Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit’s prophecy comes true, Washizu’s…

Genre: Drama, History
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai
IMDb: 8.1
161

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Band of Angels

Band of Angels

Band of Angels
IMDb: 6.5
125

Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the…

The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse
IMDb: 7.3
108

Biographic film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, 1919, who falls in love with a girl from a wealthy family. Her parents are…

War and Peace

War and Peace

War and Peace
IMDb: 6.7
208

Napoleon’s tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments
IMDb: 7.9
220

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his…

Genre: Drama, History
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
IMDb: 7.5
105

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He’s sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan’s most powerful clan leader. He’s also challenged to…

Richard III

Richard III

Richard III
IMDb: 7.3
155

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against…

Genre: Drama, History
The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was
IMDb: 7.4
103

The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily’s defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted…

Magic Fire

Magic Fire

Magic Fire
IMDb: 5.9
95

Director William Dieterle’s 1956 film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and Valentina Cortese.

Lust for Life

Lust for Life

Lust for Life
IMDb: 7.3
122

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo,…

Genre: Drama, History
The King and I

The King and I

The King and I
IMDb: 7.4
133

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a…

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