History Movies
MARS: Inside SpaceX

MARS: Inside SpaceX

MARS: Inside SpaceX
IMDb: 5.8
46

Compilation of the best parts of SpaceX from Mars Season 1 and new Falcon Heavy footage. Inside SpaceX’s plan to get humanity to Mars, providing an unprecedented glimpse into one…

Sobibor

Sobibor

Sobibor
IMDb: 6.4
110

The film is based on a real story that happened in 1943 in the Sobibor concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. The main character of the movie is the Soviet-Jewish soldier…

Genre: Drama, History, War
A Twelve-Year Night

A Twelve-Year Night

A Twelve-Year Night
IMDb: 5.4
122

Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.

Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Brexit: The Uncivil War

Brexit: The Uncivil War

Brexit: The Uncivil War
IMDb: 7.3
125

Strategist Dominic Cummings leads a campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union.

Story of My Death

Story of My Death

Story of My Death
IMDb: 6.4
148

Famous lover Casanova (Vicenç Altaió), now long past his prime, meets Count Dracula (Eliseu Huertas) during a journey to Transylvania.

Genre: Drama, History
Der Hauptmann

Der Hauptmann

Der Hauptmann
IMDb: 7.4
120

Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, become a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich….

Genre: Drama, History, War
Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis

Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis

Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
IMDb: 6.5
96

This documentary looks at the factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis and the efforts made by then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President…

Blaze

Blaze

Blaze
IMDb: 7.1
129

A re-imagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.

Genre: Drama, History
The Terror

The Terror

The Terror
TMDb: 7.8
47 min

The crew of a Royal Naval expedition searching for the Arctic’s treacherous Northwest Passage discovers instead a monstrous predator.

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The Challenger Disaster

The Challenger Disaster

The Challenger Disaster
IMDb: 7.3
98

On the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes to the extreme to stop the launch. This hot-headed engineer makes a desperate race against the clock to…

Genre: Drama, History
Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots
IMDb: 7.6
125

Mary Stuart, considered by many the legitimate sovereign of England, attempts to overthrow her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, only to find herself condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

Genre: Drama, History
La corona partida

La corona partida

La corona partida
IMDb: 7.5
113

In a Spain consumed by ambition and power, the future of an empire depends of the mind state of a single woman.

Genre: Drama, History
30 for 30

30 for 30

30 for 30
TMDb: 7.5
60 min

30 for 30 is the umbrella title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN and its sister networks and online properties. The series, which highlights people and events…

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Jamestown

Jamestown

Jamestown
TMDb: 6.6
45 min

The early 17th Century story of three courageous, dynamic women who leave their dark pasts behind in England, and make the journey of a lifetime across the ocean for a…

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Genre: Drama, History
Genius

Genius

Genius
TMDb: 7.1
43 min

Anthology series about famous geniuses with the first season charting how Albert Einstein unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe, and the second exploring the passionate nature and…

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Rasputin

Rasputin

Rasputin
IMDb: 7.4
151

Details the life of the Russian monk Rasputin. The film shows his rise to power and how it corrupted him. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome…

Genre: Drama, History
The King

The King

The King
IMDb: N/A
N/A

After his brother is killed in battle before his coronation, young king Henry V is coronated in the late 1300s. The reluctant ruler wears the crown at a time when…

Genre: Drama, History
McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part
IMDb: 7.5
92

Built upon a 14 hour interview, McKellen: Playing the Part is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen’s life, from early childhood into a demanding career that placed…

Medici: Masters of Florence

Medici: Masters of Florence

Medici: Masters of Florence
TMDb: 8
60 min

The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long…

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Les anarchistes

Les anarchistes

Les anarchistes
IMDb: 5.9
101

Set in 1899 Paris, a young police sergeant is chosen to infiltrate a group of anarchists, an opportunity he sees to rise through the ranks. However, he soon finds himself…

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
IMDb: 6.2
88

The 2010 documentary Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story, covering the history and players of the game, won an Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2010 Anaheim International Film…

Wang chao de nu ren: Yang Gui Fei

Wang chao de nu ren: Yang Gui Fei

Wang chao de nu ren: Yang Gui Fei
IMDb: 7.8
122

The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.

Genre: History, Romance, War
SIX

SIX

SIX
TMDb: 7
45 min

Action drama series inspired by the real missions of Navy SEAL Team Six.

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Zhi sha

Zhi sha

Zhi sha
IMDb: 5.8
100

In the 1200s, a man arose whose ruthlessness was so feared, he emerged as the greatest empire builder ever known to mankind. Inspired by true historical events.

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Rikyû ni tazuneyo

Rikyû ni tazuneyo

Rikyû ni tazuneyo
IMDb: 6.9
124

Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese…

John Adams

John Adams

John Adams
TMDb: 7.9
60 min

John Adams is a 2008 American television miniseries chronicling most of U.S. President John Adams’ political life and his role in the founding of the United States. Paul Giamatti portrays…

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Versailles

Versailles

Versailles
TMDb: 7.8
52 min

The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun…

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The White Queen

The White Queen

The White Queen
TMDb: 6.5
60 min

Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.

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Bell Witch Haunting

Bell Witch Haunting

Bell Witch Haunting
IMDb: 4.5
124

The Bell Witch Haunting” is a powerful supernatural historic thriller based on terrifying actual events that took place in Robertson County, Tennessee from 1817 to 1821, in which a spirit…

Roots

Roots

Roots
TMDb: 6.4
120 min

An adaptation of Alex Haley’s “Roots”, chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.

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Genre: Drama, History
The Pacific

The Pacific

The Pacific
TMDb: 8
60 min

Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II….

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O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America
TMDb: 7.8
467 min

The rise and fall of American football star, O.J. Simpson, from his days growing up in Los Angeles to his murder trial that polarized the country.

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Da Vinci’s Demons

Da Vinci’s Demons

Da Vinci’s Demons
TMDb: 7.4
60 min

The series follows the “untold” story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist,…

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The Half-Life of Genius Physicist Raemer Schreiber

The Half-Life of Genius Physicist Raemer Schreiber

The Half-Life of Genius Physicist Raemer Schreiber
IMDb: 7.4
120

Our two-hour film highlights the life and career of Dr. Schreiber with respect and clarity. Raemer, his wife Marge, and young daughter Paula would move to the high-desert of New…

Vatel

Vatel

Vatel
IMDb: 6.4
125

In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a…

The Liberator

The Liberator

The Liberator
IMDb: 6.9
119

Bolívar was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians and emancipators in American history. Libertador is…

Genre: Drama, History
Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told

Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told

Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told
IMDb: 7.9
350

Far outside what’s normally taught as “history”, this 6-hour documentary attempts to explain what’s normally glossed over – Germany’s actions prior to WWII, Hitler’s popularity, the support of the Nazis…

Titanic: Answers from the Abyss

Titanic: Answers from the Abyss

Titanic: Answers from the Abyss
IMDb: 6.5
104

300 miles off the coast of North America, in the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a group of ships have come together at the site of the Titanic. Experts…

Ghost Adventures

Ghost Adventures

Ghost Adventures
TMDb: 7
45 min

Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans and his crew, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin, search for haunted locations both domestically and internationally. During their investigations, Zak and crew acquaint themselves with the…

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Gramsci 44

Gramsci 44

Gramsci 44
IMDb: 7.4
67

Between 1926 and 1927, the Italian intellectual and Communist political figure Antonio Gramsci spent 44 days imprisoned on the island of Ustica, off the northern coast of Sicily. Together with…