Top 150 History movies
List of the Best 150 History Movies Liked By both Critics and Users.Find Movies detail and trailer at one place. Total 150 Titles and 35698 Views.
1. Gladiator(2000) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Drama|Adventure | Release Date:01 May 2000 |
| Countries: USA| UK | Language:English | Rating:R |
Description:When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.
Director:
Ridley Scott
Stars:
Russell Crowe
, Joaquin Phoenix
, Connie Nielsen
, Oliver Reed
Tags:
Survival Violence Family Relationships Slavery Revenge Martial Arts Betrayal Politics
2. Saving Private Ryan(1998) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Action|War|History | Release Date:24 Jul 1998 |
| Country: USA | Languages:English | French | German | Czech | Rating:R |
Description:As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Tom Hanks
, Tom Sizemore
, Edward Burns
, Barry Pepper
Tags:
War Crime Violence World War Two Dark Humor Based On True Story Nonlinear Timeline U.S. Military Prisoner Of War U.S. Army Rescue Mission Friendship Blockbuster
3. Schindler's List(1993) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|Biography|History | Release Date:29 Nov 1993 |
| Country: USA | Languages:English | German | Polish | Hebrew | Rating:R |
Description:Told from the perspective of businessman Oskar Schindler who saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory. Schindler’s List is based on a true story, illustrated in black and white and controversially filmed in many original locations.
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Liam Neeson
, Ben Kingsley
, Ralph Fiennes
, Caroline Goodall
Tags:
Concentration Camp Based On Book Friendship Between Men Violence World War Two Based On True Story Racism Holocaust Good Versus Evil Friendship Compassion Blockbuster
4. Titanic(1997) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Romance|Thriller | Release Date:18 Nov 1997 |
| Country: USA | Language:English | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind, but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
Director:
James Cameron
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio
, Kate Winslet
, Billy Zane
, Kathy Bates
Tags:
Black Comedy Coming Of Age Survival Violence Cult Film Disaster Submarine Tragedy Revenge Friendship Voice Over Narration Blockbuster
5. Braveheart(1995) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Drama|War|Biography|History | Release Date:24 May 1995 |
| Country: USA | Languages:English | French | Latin | Scottish Gaelic | Rating:R |
Description:Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, legendary Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
Director:
Mel Gibson
Stars:
James Robinson
, Sean Lawlor
, Sandy Nelson
, James Cosmo
Tags:
Violence Tough Guy Based On True Story Revenge Betrayal Medieval Times Friendship Politics Voice Over Narration Blockbuster
6. 300(2006) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Drama|Fantasy|Adventure|War | Release Date:09 Dec 2006 |
| Country: USA | Language:English | Rating:R |
Description:King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
Director:
Zack Snyder
Stars:
Gerard Butler
, Lena Headey
, Dominic West
, David Wenham
Tags:
Violence Cult Film Monster Slavery Betrayal Politics Voice Over Narration Blockbuster
7. The Pianist(2002) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|Biography | Release Date:24 Sep 2002 |
| Countries: France| Poland| Germany| UK | Languages:English | German | Russian | Rating:R |
Description:The Pianist is a film adapted from the biography of Wladyslaw Szpilman. A Jewish-Polish pianist who during the second world war lived and hid miraculously in Warsaw after having gone through a terrible tragedy. A film from Roman Polanski.
Director:
Roman Polanski
Stars:
Adrien Brody
, Emilia Fox
, Michal Zebrowski
, Ed Stoppard
Tags:
War Crime Survival Violence Nazi Occupation World War Two Based On True Story Police Brutality Prisoner Of War Motivational Holocaust
8. The Imitation Game(2014) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|War|Thriller|History | Release Date:14 Nov 2014 |
| Countries: UK| USA | Languages:English | German | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Director:
Morten Tyldum
Stars:
Benedict Cumberbatch
, Keira Knightley
, Matthew Goode
, Rory Kinnear
Tags:
World War Two Based On True Story Nonlinear Timeline Detective Tragedy Bullying Voice Over Narration
9. The King's Speech(2010) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|History | Release Date:06 Sep 2010 |
| Countries: UK| USA| Australia | Language:English | Rating:R |
Description:The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
Director:
Tom Hooper
Stars:
Colin Firth
, Helena Bonham Carter
, Derek Jacobi
, Robert Portal
Tags:
Friendship Between Men World War Two Based On True Story Great Depression Family Relationships Christmas Reference To William Shakespeare Friendship Compassion Period Piece
10. 12 Years a Slave(2013) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|History | Release Date:18 Oct 2013 |
| Countries: USA| UK | Language:English | Rating:R |
Description:In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Director:
Steve McQueen
Stars:
Chiwetel Ejiofor
, Dwight Henry
, Dickie Gravois
, Bryan Batt
Tags:
Based On True Story Based On Novel Slavery Racism Social Injustice Motivational Friendship
11. Argo(2012) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|Thriller|History | Release Date:11 Oct 2012 |
| Country: USA | Languages:English | Persian | Rating:R |
Description:As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Director:
Ben Affleck
Stars:
Ben Affleck
, Bryan Cranston
, Alan Arkin
, John Goodman
Tags:
Based On True Story Rescue Mission
12. Troy(2004) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|Adventure | Release Date:13 May 2004 |
| Countries: USA| Malta| UK | Language:English | Rating:R |
Description:An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Director:
Wolfgang Petersen
Stars:
Julian Glover
, Brian Cox
, Nathan Jones
, Adoni Maropis
Tags:
Based On Novel Tragedy Escape Plan Revenge Martial Arts Betrayal Blockbuster
13. Dunkirk(2017) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Drama|War|Thriller|History | Release Date:13 Jul 2017 |
| Countries: UK| Netherlands| France| USA | Languages:English | French | German | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Stars:
Fionn Whitehead
, Damien Bonnard
, Aneurin Barnard
, Lee Armstrong
Tags:
Survival Violence World War Two Based On True Story Nonlinear Timeline Prisoner Of War Disaster Submarine British Military Rescue Mission Trapped Multiple Storylines Blockbuster
14. The Hurt Locker(2008) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|Thriller|History | Release Date:10 Oct 2008 |
| Country: USA | Languages:English | Arabic | Rating:R |
Description:Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Stars:
Jeremy Renner
, Anthony Mackie
, Brian Geraghty
, Guy Pearce
Tags:
Friendship Between Men Violence U.S. Army Friendship F Rated
15. Gangs of New York(2002) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Crime|History | Release Date:19 Dec 2002 |
| Countries: USA| Italy | Languages:English | Irish | Chinese | Latin | Rating:R |
Description:In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio
, Daniel Day-Lewis
, Cameron Diaz
, Jim Broadbent
Tags:
Violence Gangster Civil War Organized Crime Racism Boxing Revenge Betrayal Voice Over Narration
16. The Last Samurai(2003) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Action|War|History | Release Date:05 Dec 2003 |
| Countries: USA| New Zealand| Japan | Languages:English | Japanese | Rating:R |
Description:An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.
Director:
Edward Zwick
Stars:
Ken Watanabe
, Tom Cruise
, William Atherton
, Chad Lindberg
Tags:
1800S Violence Samurai Civil War U.S. Army Revenge Martial Arts Friendship Politics Compassion Voice Over Narration Japanese Blockbuster
17. Spotlight(2015) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|Thriller|History | Release Date:05 Sep 2015 |
| Countries: USA| Canada | Language:English | Rating:R |
Description:The true story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Director:
Tom McCarthy
Stars:
Mark Ruffalo
, Michael Keaton
, Rachel McAdams
, Liev Schreiber
Tags:
Dialogue Driven Investigation Based On True Story Based On Real People Innocence
18. Hacksaw Ridge(2016) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|History | Release Date:04 Sep 2016 |
| Countries: Australia| USA | Languages:English | Japanese | Rating:R |
Description:WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Director:
Mel Gibson
Stars:
Andrew Garfield
, Richard Pyros
, Jacob Warner
, Milo Gibson
Tags:
Violence World War Two Based On True Story Prisoner Of War Court Martial Japanese Military
19. Black Hawk Down(2001) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Drama|War|History | Release Date:18 Dec 2001 |
| Countries: USA| UK | Languages:English | Somali | Rating:R |
Description:When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Director:
Ridley Scott
Stars:
Josh Hartnett
, Ewan McGregor
, Tom Sizemore
, Eric Bana
Tags:
Based On Book Violence U.S. Military Prisoner Of War Civil War Disaster U.S. Army Tragedy Rescue Mission Politics Voice Over Narration
20. Amadeus(1984) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Music|Biography|History | Release Date:26 Oct 1984 |
| Countries: USA| France | Languages:English | Italian | Latin | German | Rating:R |
Description:The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
Director:
Milos Forman
Stars:
F. Murray Abraham
, Tom Hulce
, Elizabeth Berridge
, Roy Dotrice
Tags:
1800S Lgbt Based On Play Tragedy Afi Serial Killer First Person Narration Politics
21. Hotel Rwanda(2004) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|History | Release Date:11 Sep 2004 |
| Countries: UK| South Africa| Italy | Languages:English | French | Rating:PG-13 |
Description: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 rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
Director:
Terry George
Stars:
Xolani Mali
, Don Cheadle
, Desmond Dube
, Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Tags:
War Crime Violence Based On True Story Family Relationships Racism Motivational Good Versus Evil Compassion Missing Person
22. Downfall(2004)Original Title: Der Untergang |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|Biography|History | Release Date:08 Sep 2004 |
| Countries: Germany| Austria| Italy | Languages:German | Russian | Hungarian | Rating:R |
Description:Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Director:
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Stars:
Bruno Ganz
, Alexandra Maria Lara
, Corinna Harfouch
, Ulrich Matthes
Tags:
Based On Book War Crime Survival Violence World War Two Based On True Story Court Martial Racism Holocaust Trapped Betrayal Insanity Friendship Politics
23. Apocalypto(2006) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Drama|Adventure|Thriller | Release Date:07 Dec 2006 |
| Country: USA | Language:Maya | Rating:R |
Description:As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw, a young man captured for sacrifice, flees to avoid his fate.
Director:
Mel Gibson
Stars:
Rudy Youngblood
, Dalia Hernández
, Jonathan Brewer
, Morris Birdyellowhead
Tags:
Survival Violence Slavery
24. Gone with the Wind(1939) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Romance|War|History | Release Date:15 Dec 1939 |
| Country: USA | Language:English | Rating:G |
Description:An American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Directors:
Victor Fleming
, George Cukor
, Sam Wood
Stars:
Thomas Mitchell
, Barbara O'Neil
, Vivien Leigh
, Evelyn Keyes
Tags:
National Film Registry 1800S Female Protagonist Based On Novel Family Relationships Slavery Christmas Afi Friendship Politics Blockbuster
25. Bridge of Spies(2015) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Thriller|History | Release Date:15 Oct 2015 |
| Countries: USA| Germany| India | Languages:English | German | Russian | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Mark Rylance
, Domenick Lombardozzi
, Victor Verhaeghe
, Mark Fichera
Tags:
Black Comedy Based On Book Courtroom Based On True Story Family Relationships Politics
27. Zero Dark Thirty(2012) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Thriller|History | Release Date:19 Dec 2012 |
| Country: USA | Languages:English | Arabic | Rating:R |
Description:A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Stars:
Jason Clarke
, Reda Kateb
, Jessica Chastain
, Kyle Chandler
Tags:
War Crime Violence Based On True Story Motivational F Rated Politics
28. Apollo 13(1995) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Adventure|History | Release Date:30 Jun 1995 |
| Country: USA | Language:English | Rating:PG |
Description:NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Director:
Ron Howard
Stars:
Tom Hanks
, Bill Paxton
, Kevin Bacon
, Gary Sinise
Tags:
Based On Book Space Travel Survival Based On True Story Family Relationships Disaster Friendship Voice Over Narration Blockbuster
29. Lawrence of Arabia(1962) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|Adventure|Biography|History | Release Date:10 Dec 1962 |
| Country: UK | Languages:English | Arabic | Turkish | Rating:PG |
Description:An epic about British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
Director:
David Lean
Stars:
Peter O'Toole
, Alec Guinness
, Anthony Quinn
, Jack Hawkins
Tags:
National Film Registry Violence World War One Based On True Story Nonlinear Timeline British Military Afi Insanity Politics Blockbuster
30. The Patriot(2000) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Action|War|History | Release Date:28 Jun 2000 |
| Countries: USA| Germany | Language:English | Rating:R |
Description:Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
Director:
Roland Emmerich
Stars:
Mel Gibson
, Heath Ledger
, Joely Richardson
, Jason Isaacs
Tags:
War Crime Violence Tough Guy Action Hero Based On True Story Revenge Martial Arts
31. Lincoln(2012) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|Biography|History | Release Date:09 Nov 2012 |
| Countries: USA| India | Language:English | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Daniel Day-Lewis
, Sally Field
, David Strathairn
, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tags:
Based On Book Based On True Story Civil War Slavery Politics
32. Atonement(2007) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Romance|Mystery | Release Date:29 Aug 2007 |
| Countries: UK| France| USA | Languages:English | French | Rating:R |
Description:Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.
Director:
Joe Wright
Stars:
Saoirse Ronan
, Ailidh Mackay
, Brenda Blethyn
, Julia West
Tags:
Surprise Ending World War Two Nonlinear Timeline Based On Novel Family Relationships Betrayal Reference To William Shakespeare
33. Enemy at the Gates(2001) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|History | Release Date:13 Mar 2001 |
| Countries: USA| France| Germany| UK| Ireland | Languages:English | German | Russian | Rating:R |
Description:Enemy at the Gates is a war film from Jean-Jacques Annaud from 2001 that takes place during the battle of Stalingard in World War II between the Russians and the Germans.
Director:
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Stars:
Jude Law
, Ed Harris
, Rachel Weisz
, Joseph Fiennes
Tags:
Violence World War Two Based On True Story Betrayal Friendship Politics
34. Dances with Wolves(1990) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Adventure|Western | Release Date:09 Nov 1990 |
| Countries: USA| UK | Languages:English | Sioux | Pawnee | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide -- and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Director:
Kevin Costner
Stars:
Kevin Costner
, Mary McDonnell
, Graham Greene
, Rodney A. Grant
Tags:
Self Discovery Violence Tough Guy Based On Novel Prisoner Of War Cowboy Tough Girl Friendship Voice Over Narration Blockbuster
35. Valkyrie(2008) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|Thriller|History | Release Date:25 Dec 2008 |
| Countries: USA| Germany | Languages:English | German | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:A dramatization of the 20 July assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Hitler during World War II.
Director:
Bryan Singer
Stars:
Tom Cruise
, Kenneth Branagh
, Bill Nighy
, Tom Wilkinson
Tags:
Violence Courtroom Political Thriller World War Two Based On True Story Court Martial Family Relationships Revenge Betrayal Friendship Politics Voice Over Narration
36. Gandhi(1982) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|History | Release Date:30 Nov 1982 |
| Countries: UK| India | Language:English | Rating:PG |
Description:Gandhi's character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed.
Director:
Richard Attenborough
Stars:
Ben Kingsley
, Candice Bergen
, Edward Fox
, John Gielgud
Tags:
Violence Tough Guy World War Two Cult Film Based On True Story Nonlinear Timeline Police Brutality Racism Politics
37. The Great Escape(1963) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|Adventure|Thriller|History | Release Date:20 Jun 1963 |
| Country: USA | Languages:English | German | French | Russian | Rating:AP |
Description:Allied P.O.W.s plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
Director:
John Sturges
Stars:
Steve McQueen
, James Garner
, Richard Attenborough
, James Donald
Tags:
World War Two Escape From Prison Prisoner Of War Escape Plan
39. Shakespeare in Love(1998) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Romance|Comedy|History | Release Date:11 Dec 1998 |
| Country: USA | Language:English | Rating:R |
Description:A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director:
John Madden
Stars:
Geoffrey Rush
, Tom Wilkinson
, Steven O'Donnell
, Tim McMullan
Tags:
Satire Falling In Love Reference To William Shakespeare Blockbuster
40. Munich(2005) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Action|Thriller|History | Release Date:22 Dec 2005 |
| Countries: France| Canada| USA | Languages:English | German | French | Hebrew | Arabic | Italian | Greek | Russian | Rating:R |
Description:During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Eric Bana
, Daniel Craig
, Ciarán Hinds
, Mathieu Kassovitz
Tags:
Based On Book Violence World War Two Based On True Story Court Martial Family Relationships Tragedy Revenge Hitman Betrayal Politics
41. Ip Man(2008)Original Title: Yip Man |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Action|Biography|History | Release Date:12 Dec 2008 |
| Countries: Hong Kong| China | Languages:Cantonese | Mandarin | Japanese | Rating:R |
Description:During the Japanese invasion of 1937, when a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home and work to support his family, he reluctantly agrees to train others in the art of Wing Chun for self-defense.
Director:
Wilson Yip
Stars:
Donnie Yen
, Simon Yam
, Lynn Hung
, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Tags:
Violence Tough Guy World War Two Action Hero One Against Many Family Relationships Racism Mixed Martial Arts Betrayal Good Versus Evil Friendship Compassion Voice Over Narration Japanese Blockbuster
42. Sully(2016) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|History | Release Date:07 Sep 2016 |
| Country: USA | Language:English | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:The story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew.
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Stars:
Tom Hanks
, Aaron Eckhart
, Valerie Mahaffey
, Delphi Harrington
Tags:
Investigation Based On True Story Nonlinear Timeline
43. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Drama|Adventure | Release Date:14 Nov 2003 |
| Country: USA | Languages:English | French | Portuguese | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
Director:
Peter Weir
Stars:
Russell Crowe
, Paul Bettany
, James D'Arcy
, Edward Woodall
Tags:
1800S Action Hero Based On Novel Friendship
44. The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Adventure|War|History | Release Date:02 Oct 1957 |
| Countries: UK| USA | Languages:English | Japanese | Thai | Rating:PG |
Description:After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.
Director:
David Lean
Stars:
William Holden
, Alec Guinness
, Jack Hawkins
, Sessue Hayakawa
Tags:
World War Two Prisoner Of War British Military Japanese Military
45. Cinderella Man(2005) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Romance|Drama|Sport|Biography|History | Release Date:02 Jun 2005 |
| Country: USA | Language:English | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:Cinderella Man is the story of a boxer in the 1920’s who after his retirement has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state. The film is based on the true story of boxer Jim Braddock who was more famously known as Cinderella Man.
Director:
Ron Howard
Stars:
Russell Crowe
, Renée Zellweger
, Paul Giamatti
, Craig Bierko
Tags:
Friendship Between Men Violence Based On True Story Great Depression Family Relationships Motivational Boxing Friendship
46. Hero(2002)Original Title: Jing1 Hung4 |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Action|Adventure|History | Release Date:19 Dec 2002 |
| Countries: China| Hong Kong | Language:Mandarin | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.
Director:
Yimou Zhang
Stars:
Jet Li
, Tony Chiu Wai Leung
, Maggie Cheung
, Ziyi Zhang
Tags:
Violence Tough Guy Action Hero One Against Many True Love Martial Arts Betrayal Friendship Compassion Voice Over Narration
47. The Last King of Scotland(2006) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|History | Release Date:01 Sep 2006 |
| Countries: UK| Germany | Languages:English | French | German | Swahili | Rating:R |
Description:Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s
Director:
Kevin Macdonald
Stars:
Forest Whitaker
, James McAvoy
, Kerry Washington
, Gillian Anderson
Tags:
Based On Book Violence Based On True Story Family Relationships Racism Betrayal Friendship Politics
48. Hidden Figures(2016) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|History | Release Date:25 Dec 2016 |
| Country: USA | Language:English | Rating:PG |
Description:Based on a true story. A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions.
Director:
Theodore Melfi
Stars:
Taraji P. Henson
, Octavia Spencer
, Janelle Monáe
, Kevin Costner
Tags:
Courtroom Based On True Story Racism F Rated
49. The Thin Red Line(1998) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|War|History | Release Date:25 Dec 1998 |
| Country: USA | Languages:English | Tok Pisin | Japanese | Greek | Rating:R |
Description:Terrence Malick's adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
Director:
Terrence Malick
Stars:
Nick Nolte
, Jim Caviezel
, Sean Penn
, Elias Koteas
Tags:
Survival World War Two Based On Novel Multiple Perspectives U.S. Army Insanity Voice Over Narration Japanese
50. Milk(2008) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Biography|History | Release Date:28 Oct 2008 |
| Country: USA | Language:English | Rating:R |
Description:The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.
Director:
Gus Van Sant
Stars:
Sean Penn
, Emile Hirsch
, Josh Brolin
, Diego Luna
Tags:
Violence Nonlinear Timeline Police Brutality Civil War Friendship
