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Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA, Canada |
Duration | 02:42 |
Characters | Poor |
Plot | On real events, Slavery, Death, Justice, Freedom |
Place | USA |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Inspirational |
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virgina that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA, Republic of Ireland, Australia |
Duration | 02:05 |
Characters | Strong women, Family, Pregnant, Fathers, Sisters |
Plot | On real events, Death, Love triangle, Jealousy, Ghosts |
Place | Party, Cemetery, Scotland, Mansions |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Atmospheric, Touching, Serious |
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | drama, crime, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:00 |
Characters | Friends, Single mothers |
Plot | On real events, Survival, Abduction, Cars, Friendship |
Place | USA |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Depressive, Serious |
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | action, drama, western, military, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:49 |
Characters | Dogs, Snake, Slaves |
Plot | War, On real events, Survival, Revenge, Slavery |
Place | Court |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Makes me think |
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | drama, military, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:42 |
Characters | Family, Slaves |
Plot | Slavery, Fear |
Place | USA |
Time | 18th century |
Style | Soulful, By books, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | Germany, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:05 |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Military, Students, Soldier |
Plot | Love, On real events, Survival, Abduction, Slavery |
Place | Prison, Aircraft, Forest |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Atmospheric, Tense, Touching |
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA |
Duration | 02:45 |
Characters | Kings, Friends, Soldier |
Plot | Love, On real events, Relationship, Friendship, Death |
Place | England, India, Scotland |
Time | 19th century |
Style | By books, Atmospheric, Touching |
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography, history |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:58 |
Characters | Musicians |
Plot | On real events, Slavery, Friendship, Political, Freedom |
Place | England, London |
Time | 19th century, 18th century |
Style | Soulful, Serious |
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | drama, military, biography, history |
Country | USA, India |
Duration | 02:30 |
Characters | Presidential |
Plot | War, On real events, Slavery, Political, Justice |
Place | The White House, USA |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Fascinating, Tense, Epic |
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, melodrama, drama, military, biography, history |
Country | Czech Republic, United Kingdom, USA, France |
Duration | 02:24 |
Characters | Dogs, Teens, Firefighters, Teachers, Strong women |
Plot | Love, On real events, Friendship, Death, Chase |
Place | Party, Germany |
Time | New Year, World War II |
Style | Smart |
In December 1941, Czech soldier Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | drama, crime, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Characters | FBI |
Plot | On real events, Money, Friendship, Revolution, Death |
Place | Prison, Hospitals, Chicago, USA |
Style | Vital signs |
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA, France, Chile, China, Germany, United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:55 |
Characters | Snipers, Strong women, Journalists, Presidential, Widows |
Plot | On real events, Death, Depression, Political |
Place | Aircraft, Cemetery, The White House, Texas, USA |
Style | Tense, Heartbreaking |
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | China, USA |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Heroes, Singers |
Plot | On real events, Slavery, Weapon, Chase, Freedom |
Place | Cemetery, New York |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Action, Makes me think |
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:35 |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Indians, Teachers, Raccoons |
Plot | On real events, Racing, Dancing, Fight, Loneliness |
Place | School, USA |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Fascinating, Serious |
At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a thoughtful and quiet boy who spends his days at the side of his beloved mother while learning to work the land from his stern father. When illness takes his mother, Abe's new guardian angel comes in the form of his new stepmother, who sees the potential in the boy and pushes for his further education.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, USA, France |
Duration | 02:08 |
Characters | Presidential |
Plot | On real events, Political, Justice, Uprising |
Style | Inspirational, Soulful, Makes me think, Serious |
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | drama, biography |
Country | Kenya, India, USA, Canada, South Africa |
Duration | 01:50 |
Characters | Friends, Losers, Refugees |
Plot | War, On real events, Survival, Friendship, Self-sacrifice |
Place | Africa, USA |
Style | To cry, Inspirational, Fascinating, Heavy, Touching |
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography |
Country | USA, Italy, United Kingdom, China |
Duration | 02:08 |
Characters | Mafia, Police, Rich, Old man, Billionaires |
Plot | Love, Abduction, On real events, Money, Investigation |
Place | Italy, USA |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious |
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | drama, military, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, Hungary, USA, Australia |
Duration | 01:59 |
Characters | Kings, Horses, Knights, Friends, Princesses |
Plot | Love, War, On real events, Political, Power |
Place | England, France |
Time | Middle Ages |
Style | Unexpected ending, Heavy, Tense, Depressive |
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | action, drama, crime, biography, sport |
Country | United Kingdom, France, China, Cambodia, USA, Germany |
Duration | 02:05 |
Characters | Dogs, Hired assassins, Photographers |
Plot | Love, On real events, Survival, Martial Arts, Gambling |
Place | Prison |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Disturbing |
The true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand's most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his way out in Muay Thai tournaments.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, military, biography, history |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:48 |
Characters | Terrorists, Family, FBI |
Plot | Survival, Investigation, Friendship, Death, Political |
Style | Fascinating, Touching, Serious, Disturbing |
Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | drama, military, biography, history |
Country | Poland, Germany, United Kingdom |
Characters | Heroes, Losers, Orphans |
Plot | War, On real events, Survival |
Place | Ghetto, Poland |
Time | World War II |
Style | Soulful, Touching, Serious |
The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | drama, music, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:35 |
Characters | Gangsters, Musicians, Rappers, Friends, Terminally ill |
Plot | On real events, Travel, Music, Art, Hip Hop |
Place | Ghetto, USA, Night Clubs, Los Angeles |
Style | Fascinating, Serious |
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | drama, adventure, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:19 |
Plot | On real events, Survival, Adventure, Revenge, Justice |
Place | Village, Scotland |
Time | 18th century |
Style | Exciting, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Serious, Disturbing |
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | drama, military, biography, history |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:36 |
Characters | Heroes, Military, Soldier |
Plot | War, On real events, Political |
Place | Germany, Berlin |
Time | World War II |
Style | Soulful, Atmospheric, Tense, Intellectual, Depressive |
The historical recreation of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which Nazi and SS leaders gathered in a Berlin suburb to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". Lead by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, this group of high ranking German officials came to the historic and far reaching decision that the Jews of Europe were to be exterminated in what would come to be known as the Holocaust.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | drama, military, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, South Africa, Italy, USA |
Duration | 02:01 |
Characters | Photographers, Nurses, Reporters |
Plot | War, On real events, Death, Fear |
Place | Africa, Hotels |
Style | Heavy |
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.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:40 |
Characters | Kings |
Plot | Love, On real events, Political, Fate |
Place | England, London |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Interesting, Soulful, Atmospheric, Touching, For single girls |
From Academy Award® winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park and The Departed, comes the story of Queen Victoria’s early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle to her romantic courtship and legendary marriage to Prince Albert, Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) gives a stunning performance as the young Victoria. Packed with drama, romance, breath-taking cinematography, lavish costumes and featuring an outstanding British cast including Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Mark Strong, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, and Rupert Friend, The Young Victoria has captivated British audiences, and is the film that Company magazine called “an epic British film, which will sweep you up in her remarkable story.”
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:25 |
Characters | Presidential |
Plot | Slavery, Political, Elections, Freedom, Power |
Place | Vietnam, Texas, USA |
Style | Action |
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Characters | Girlfriends, Single mothers |
Plot | Love, On real events, Revenge, Hatred |
Style | Heavy, Disturbing |
Ku Klux Klansman Mike Burden opens the Redneck Shop and KKK museum in historic Laurens, SC. He subsequently falls in love with a single mother and, under her influence, quits the Klan and is taken in by an African American Reverend.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | drama, music, biography, history |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, Australia |
Duration | 02:05 |
Characters | Writers, Friends, Partners, Celebrities, Parents |
Plot | Love, On real events, Friendship, Success |
Place | Los Angeles |
Style | To cry, Fascinating, Touching, Heartbreaking, Serious |
Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA, Japan |
Duration | 03:22 |
Plot | Political |
Place | New York |
Style | Fascinating, Epic, Makes me think, Serious |
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.