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The Surprising History of Egypt (2002)

IMDb: 6.8
2002

Bringing to life the everyday details of the ancients Egyptians bizarre, hilarious or shocking this wonderfully entertaining and factually revealing film is packed full of surprises With Jones throwing informed yet sometimes

Warsaw 44 (2014)

Warsaw 44 (2014)

IMDb: 6.7
2014

A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising

The Grey Zone (2001)

The Grey Zone (2001)

IMDb: 7.1
2001

A Nazi doctor, along with the Sonderkommando, Jews who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz against their fellow Jews, find themselves in a moral gray zone

April 9th (2015)

April 9th (2015)

IMDb: 6.5
2015

On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark Based on real events in Southern Jutland a military unit on bicycles was sent south to help hold back the Germans until reinforcement

Enola Gay: The Men,

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Ato

IMDb: 6.6
1980

The decision to drop the atom bomb, the secrecy surrounding the mission, and the men who flew it

Last Days in Vietnam

Last Days in Vietnam (2014)

IMDb: 7.6
2014

During the final days of the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance crumbled An unlikely group of heroes emerged as Americans and South Vietnamese took matters into their own hands

LA 92 (2017)

LA 92 (2017)

IMDb: 8.2
2017

Twenty five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage

Endgame (2009)

Endgame (2009)

IMDb: 6.3
2009

A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa

Lady Jane (1986)

Lady Jane (1986)

IMDb: 7.2
1986

The story of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days

Pompeii: The Last Da

Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)

IMDb: 7.2
2003

A dramatized recreation of the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD

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Fellinis Casanova (1976)

IMDb: 7.1
1976

Giacomo Casanova uses his sexuality to find his place in life amid eccentric and strange characters

The Secret Invasion

The Secret Invasion (1964)

IMDb: 5.9
1964

In 1943, a group of hardened criminals is pardoned on the condition it accepts a mission to free a captive Italian general from the clutches of the Nazis

Skeleton Coast (1988

Skeleton Coast (1988)

IMDb: 6.2
1988

During the Angola Civil War, CIA agent Michael Smith is captured by the Communists, prompting a rescue mission organized by his father aided by hired mercenaries

The Kings Highway (2

The Kings Highway (2016)

IMDb: 7.9
2016

A film about the highway that connected the American colonies The discovery and preservation of historic places in Philadelphia The true origin story of America

The Bastard (1978)

The Bastard (1978)

IMDb: 7.1
1978

Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his fathers family, and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involv

The Desert of the Ta

The Desert of the Tartars (1976)

IMDb: 7.7
1976

Lieutenant Giovanni Drogo is assigned to the old Bastiani border fortress where he expects an imminent attack by nomadic fearsome Tartars

A Billion Lives (201

A Billion Lives (2016)

IMDb: 9.1
2016

The story of the vaping revolution and tragic corruption leading to a billion deaths around the world

The Cyclotron (2016)

The Cyclotron (2016)

IMDb: 5.7
2016

In 1944, an Allied spy must find and execute a Berlin scientist who discovered the way to build an atomic bomb Things get complicated when memories of love and quantum mechanics get intertwined in the chase

Presidents Day (2016

Presidents Day (2016)

IMDb: 6.1
2016

The zombified leaders of the free world rise from the dead to hunt down a group of ill fated teens and give them a lethal lesson in American history Their only hope for survival is to summon the demonic spirit of John Wilkes Booth

Artemisia (1997)

Artemisia (1997)

IMDb: 6.8
1997

Artemisia Gentileschi 1593 1653 was one of the first well known female painters The movie tells the story of her youth, when she was guided and protected by her father, the painter Orazio Gentileschi Her professional curiosity

Night Will Fall (201

Night Will Fall (2014)

IMDb: 8.0
2014

Researchers discover film footage from World War II that turns out to be a lost documentary shot by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in 1945 about German concentration camps

Age of Treason (1993

Age of Treason (1993)

IMDb: 6.1
1993

Marcus Didius Falco must solve a murder set in Ancient Rome

Inside Deep Throat (

Inside Deep Throat (2005)

IMDb: 6.8
2005

An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat 1972, covering aspects from the films creation to its cultural impact

Deep Time (2015)

Deep Time (2015)

IMDb: 7.7
2015

Deep Time portrays the landowners, state officials, and oil workers at the center of the most prolific oil boom on the planet for the past six years

The Incomparable Ros

The Incomparable Rose Hartman (2016)

IMDb: 8.3
2016

With a career spanning decades Photographer Rose Hartman is known for her Iconic Photos from Studio 54 and the fashion world, her boisterous personality and ever presence capturing the New York social scene

The Gospel According

The Gospel According to St. Matthew (196

IMDb: 7.9
1964

The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew Film shows Christ as a Marxist avant la lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew

Isabel (2011–

Isabel (2011–2014)

IMDb: 8.3
2011

The life of Isabella I of Castile, also known as Isabella the Catholic

Dreamtimes Over (200

Dreamtimes Over (2009)

IMDb: 2.3
2009

Three Australian couples stumble across an ancient curse in the Outback, and their dream holiday turns into a nightmare that may kill them all

Englands Reformation

Englands Reformation: Three Books That C

IMDb: 6.5
2017

It is 500 years since the Reformation, when England broke away from the authority of the Catholic Church This is the story of three books at the heart of the schism Presented by Dr Janina Ramirez

I Called Him Morgan

I Called Him Morgan (2016)

IMDb: 7.3
2016

An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972

Vermijo (2017)

Vermijo (2017)

IMDb: 6.4
2017

A storm is brewing in the town of Vermijo Frank Tylers plan was simple He was going to dispense good, old fashioned justice one bullet at a time

A Real Vermeer (2016

A Real Vermeer (2016)

IMDb: 5.9
2016

The life story of Dutch painter Han van Meegeren, from his beginnings as a rebellious young artist in 1920s Amsterdam to his rise to infamy as one of the most ingenious art forgers of all time

Hustlers Convention

Hustlers Convention (2015)

IMDb: 6.9
2015

Two young hustlers attend a convention and become tangled in a financial disagreement

Ride the Thunder (20

Ride the Thunder (2015)

IMDb: 8.2
2015

A look at Vietnam from the perspectives of a U S Marine adviser, and a Vietnamese Marine who was left behind

Hex (2017)

Hex (2017)

IMDb: 6.4
2017

During the English Civil War, two opposing soldiers find themselves trapped in a forest controlled by a Witch

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Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)

IMDb: 7.0
1946

A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he masquerades as a dashing nobleman engaged to the princess of Spain

Maya Angelou and Sti

Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016)

IMDb: 7.8
2016

The first feature documentary about the remarkable writer, poet, actress, activist Maya Angelou

The Rise and Rise of

The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin (2014)

IMDb: 7.3
2014

A computer programmer becomes fascinated with the digital currency Bitcoin, and through his involvement in the Bitcoin community, we learn about the impending global impact of this amazing new technology

The Last Emperor (19

The Last Emperor (1987)

IMDb: 7.8
1987

Bernardo Bertoluccis Oscar winning dramatization of Chinas eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty Emperor Puyi

Big Charity: The Dea

Big Charity: The Death of Americas Oldes

IMDb: 8.8
2014

The death of Americas oldest continuously operating hospital, New Orleans Big Charity

The Last King of Sco

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

IMDb: 7.7
2006

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amins regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s

Columbus: The Lost V

Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007)

IMDb: 8.0
2007

The story of one of the most famous men in history You might think you know him the heroic and successful discoverer of America Now think again

Catch a Fire (2006)

Catch a Fire (2006)

IMDb: 6.7
2006

A drama about terrorism in Apartheid era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime

Ascent to Hell (2014

Ascent to Hell (2014)

IMDb: 5.1
2014

When a realtor shows an old New York factory building to a group of would be investors, they are unwittingly caught in its tragic and sinister history

On Wings of Eagles (

On Wings of Eagles (2016)

IMDb: 7.6
2016

Eric Liddell Chinas first gold medalist and one of Scotlands greatest athletes returns to war torn China

Othello (1951)

Othello (1951)

IMDb: 7.8
1951

The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago

Hype! (1996)

Hype! (1996)

IMDb: 7.7
1996

Documentary covering the growth and subsequent overexposure of the Seattle grunge music scene in the early 90s

Killing Lincoln (201

Killing Lincoln (2013)

IMDb: 6.8
2013

Based on The New York Times best selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U S President Abraham Lincoln