Here we've displayed a list of the best History films : The Salt of the Earth(2014), Los Angeles Plays Itself(2003), The First Film(2015), Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound(2019), Song for a Raggy Boy(2003), Digimon Adventure tri. -- Chapter 1: Reunion(2015), Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird(2010), Predestination(2014), American Mustang(2013), 12:08 East of Bucharest(2006), The 11th Hour(2007), Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience(2007) ... ...
Documentary
France|Brazil|Italy
2014
109 Minutes
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
photographer brazilian major engaging earth the past history career transformation 2010s
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of the world.
Documentary
USA
2003
169 Minutes
film critic narrator filmmaker fascinating mellow creative southern california los angeles filmmaking los angeles history film industry city life culture discovery 2000s
A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies.
Biography
UK
2015
110 Minutes
speaker filmmaker actor artist journalist airy intense inspiring positive charming confident united kingdom cinema informing documentaries filmmaking cinema history disappearance history love
A convicted murderer who has spent 23 years on Death Row tells his story.
Documentary
USA
2019
94 Minutes
Erik Aadahl Ioan Allen Richard L. Anderson Richard Beggs Anna Behlmer Mark Berger
actor sound operator director expert cool engaging fascinating film set filmmaking film history discovery 2010s
An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
Drama
Ireland|UK|Denmark|Spain
2003
98 Minutes
Aidan Quinn Iain Glen Marc Warren Dudley Sutton Alan Devlin Stuart Graham John Travers Chris Newman
school principal schoolboy schoolteacher prefect irishman teacher friend rival bully intense sad emotional endearing ireland school teaching school abuse sadism courage
The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.
Anime, Action, Adventure
Japan
2015
96 Minutes
fighter friend enemy villain thrilling engaging suspenseful amusing playful tokyo japan fighting danger friendship history adventure discovery mystery escape rivalry
After years of inactivity, the DigiDestined regroup with their Digimon to save their world, but have the years changed their characters too much?
Documentary
USA
2010
82 Minutes
Jane Beasley
historian author interviewee interviewer harper lee oprah winfrey tom brokaw fascinating engaging moving united states archive literature legacy biography documentaries history society rise 2010s
It is our national novel. Reading to Kill a Mockingbird is something we all have in common. Harper Lee's first and only novel turns 50 this summer and the author hasn't given an interview ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Australia|USA
2014
97 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Peter Spierig Sarah Snook Noah Taylor Christopher Kirby Christopher Sommers Cate Wolfe Alexis Fernandez Rob Jenkins Madeleine West
killer travel agent undercover agent bomber former lover baby thrilling future track bar big city home chases organization history regret unintended consequences control pursuit 1960s
For his final assignment, a top temporal agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. The chase turns into a unique, surprising and mind-bending exploration of love, fate, identity and time travel taboos.
Documentary
USA
2013
72 Minutes
girl horse engaging fascinating california horses history nature landscaping discovery
A young girl discovers that America's wild horses are in danger of being wiped off the land they've called home for thousands of years, as American Mustang the Movie unveils the compelling story of the wild mustang.
Comedy
Romania
2006
89 Minutes
Mircea Andreescu Teo Corban Ion Sapdaru
retiree teacher television reporter romanian talk show host hilarious fascinating offbeat television studio bar car vaslui, romania revolution history politics nicolae ceausescu quest discovery 2000s
A local talk show host organizes an alcoholic professor and a pensioner known for playing Santa Claus to decide whether there was ever a revolution in their town Vaslui.
Documentary
USA
2007
95 Minutes
Nadia Conners
mikhail gorbachev stephen hawking cia director designer leonardo dicaprio scientist engaging fascinating disheartening incredible earth factory new orleans wilderness ocean film set science environment history politics
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.
Documentary
USA
2007
81 Minutes
interviewee historian professor soldier marine military officer inspiring somber office movie set iraq afghanistan military base battlefield literature horrors of war iraq war afghanistan war history transformation
A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men. Some writings were published in the New Yorker in summer 2006. A... See full summary »
Adventure, Drama
Australia
2013
110 Minutes
Mia Wasikowska Adam Driver Rainer Bock Rolley Mintuma John Flaus Robert Coleby Jessica Tovey Emma Booth Tim Rogers Daisy Walkabout Ian Conway
dog alice nature gory desert the west walking history adventure escape
A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.
Drama
Portugal|France
2001
62 Minutes
Ricardo Trêpa Jorge Trêpa Rogério Samora Antonio Fonseca Agustina Bessa-Luís Maria de Medeiros Leonor Silveira Leonor Baldaque José Wallenstein Duarte de Almeida
boy son father mother lover dreamy fascinating profound portugal city bakery street oporto, portugal childhood memory nostalgia romance history discovery love
The city of Porto viewed by the intimate eye of Manoel de Oliveira.
Documentary
USA
2010
89 Minutes
actor writer profound disheartening witty engaging stage theater american life history father figure career humor spalding gray growing up love sacrifice 20th century
A look at the art of Spalding Gray who drew from real life experience to create a compelling and deeply personal series of monologues.
War
France|USA
1966
173 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Charles Boyer Leslie Caron Jean-Pierre Cassel George Chakiris Bruno Cremer Claude Dauphin Alain Delon Kirk Douglas Glenn Ford Gert Froebe
adolf hitler general dietrich von choltitz soldier resistance leader german soldier nazi brooding intense uneasy occupied france office apartment paris world war ii occupied france freedom history resistance military discovery
The departure of the German Army from Paris in 1944.
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Casey Affleck Rooney Mara Kenneisha Thompson Grover Coulson Liz Franke Barlow Jacobs Will Oldham Sonia Acevedo Rob Zabrecky Carlos Bermudez
ghost wife emotional inspiring creative heartwarming house field bar restaurant city death life memory history family life cycle discovery love metamorphosis
In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2014
91 Minutes
dog boy girl friend amusing fascinating lighthearted spectacular ancient egypt venice, italy parallel universe history time travel friendship saving the world adventure adventure pursuit sacrifice 2010s
The time-travelling adventures of an advanced canine and his adopted son, as they endeavor to fix a time rift they created.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Switzerland|Germany|Portugal
2013
111 Minutes
Jeremy Irons Mélanie Laurent Jack Huston Martina Gedeck Tom Courtenay August Diehl Bruno Ganz Lena Olin Marco D'Almeida Beatriz Batarda Christopher Lee
college professor mysterious woman doctor optician resistance fighter priest brooding dark engaging emotional moving somber switzerland lisbon, portugal chance meeting search history portuguese culture resistance flashbacks
Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.
Drama
UK
1948
105 Minutes
Eric Portman Edana Romney Barbara Mullen Hugh Sinclair Bruce Belfrage Joan Maude Alan Wheatley Leslie Weston Lois Maxwell Valentine Dyall Christopher Lee
artist wealthy man beautiful woman lover eerie tense england mansion museum reincarnation romance obsession wealth art history mystery discovery fall 1940s
A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begins to suspect that he may have also loved her in a previous life.
Horror
USA
1984
85 Minutes
film fan actress actor filmmaker creepy gory frightening illinois summer camp ocean georgetown outer space studio horror films filmmaking film industry science fiction history discovery 1930s
A compilation of scenes from many science fiction, crime drama and horror films of the 1930s through 1980s.
Action, Adventure
USA
2007
130 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Jon Voight Harvey Keitel Ed Harris Diane Kruger Justin Bartha Helen Mirren Bruce Greenwood Alicia Coppola Ty Burrell Christian Camargo
treasure hunter girlfriend friend mother father president suspenseful melodramatic thrilling paris france england mount rushmore buckingham palace cave conspiracy family assassination history treasure
Benjamin Gates must follow a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Documentary
UK
1996
119 Minutes
movie star director producer narrator mogul steven spielberg engaging confident movie set hollywood film industry rise to stardom universal studios history filmmaking adventure transformation 1990s
Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's classic story, the Ugly Duckling teams up with friend Scruffy, and the lovable misfits embark on a journey that helps them realize that their differences are what make them special.
Romance, Biography, Drama
USA
2016
81 Minutes
Tika Sumpter Parker Sawyers Vanessa Bell Calloway Jerod Haynes Alex Zelenka Donald Paul Gabrielle Lott-Rogers Jeremy Michael Pereira Deanna Reed-Foster Phillip Edward Van Lear TayLar
couple law student president adviser first lady man woman african-american african-american woman family charming cheeky emotional endearing heartwarming lighthearted chicago city romance first date
Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Adventure
USA
1988
92 Minutes
David Hughes Peter Elliott Brian Abrahams Clive Ashley Fred T. Baker Adrian Brett Jim Dvorak
prehistoric man human animal apes creature bleak eerie offbeat solemn africa plains desert evolution history search alienation quest pursuit fall stone age
A million years ago in Africa, the last of the Australopithecines is on flight from the humans, who killed the rest of his clan. Alone, seeking others of his kind, he traverses steppes, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Action
France|Belgium
2015
107 Minutes
Ron Perlman Rupert Grint Robert Sheehan Stephen Campbell Moore Kerry Shale Jay Benedict Eric Lampaert John Flanders
cia agent music executive manager thrilling suspenseful london england united kingdom moon space space exploration fake identity history historical events adventure discovery mystery pursuit 2010s
After failing to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick, an unstable CIA agent must instead team up with a seedy rock band manager to develop the biggest con of all time-staging the moon landing.
Adventure, Action
Hong Kong|China
2005
118 Minutes
Jackie Chan Tony Leung Mallika Sherawat Sun Zhou Hee-seon Kim Ken Lo Rongguang Yu Ram Gopal Bajaj
princess warrior fiancée archaeologist prince fighter suspenseful passionate playful intense brutal engaging china fighting history legends myth archaeology martial arts adventure
Archeologist Jack keeps having reoccurring dreams of a past life, where he is the great General Meng Yi, who is sworn to protect a Korean Princess named Ok-Soo. Jack decides to go investigate everything with his friend William.
Drama, History
USA
1917
70 Minutes
William Farnum Jewel Carmen Joseph Swickard Charles Clary Herschel Mayall Rosita Marstini Ralph Lewis William Clifford Marc Robbins Willard Louis
daughter revolutionary nobleman prisoner wife melodramatic rousing emotional london paris bastille french revolution love triangle prison bravery capture history sacrifice rescue love
Alcoholic lawyer Sydney Carton travels to Paris during the Reign of Terror to rescue French aristocrat Charles Darnay, husband of the woman he loves.
Drama, History
Spain
2016
93 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Golshifteh Farahani Allegra Allen Pierre Niney Clément Sibony Rupert Everett Tábata Cerezo Tristán Ulloa Irene Escolar Henry Goodman Nicholas Farrell
archaeologist daughter suspenseful spirited rousing patriotic passionate spain archaeological dig cave discovery archaeology spanish culture controversy history discovery 1870s
Life and events of the man who realized one of the most important discoveries of the 19th century: Altamira's caves.
Documentary
USA
2014
103 Minutes
John Sullivan
author political activist filmmaker george washington slave hero brooding crafty emotional battlefield slave market plantation house white house bedroom history america truth courage exploitation
A story that questions the shaming of the US through revisionist history, lies and omissions by educational institutions, political organizations, Alinsky, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other progressives to destroy America.