Movies Listings by Genre History on Subtitleslibrary

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  The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)

  Genre:  Action, Documentary, History

  2022

  1h 37m

  6.7 IMDB

  Cast:  Lily Tomlin, Maury Povich, Dinah Shore

  She was once as famous as Jackie O. And then she tried to take down a President. THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT is an archival documentary portrait of the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: Martha Mitchell, a Republican cabinet wife who was gaslighted by the Nixon Administration to keep her quiet. It offers a female gaze on Watergate through the voice of the woman herself.
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  The Central Park Five (2012)

  Genre:  Crime, Documentary, History

  2012

  1h 37m

  7.7 IMDB

  Cast:  Donald Trump

  In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.
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  The Haunting of the Tower of London (2022)

  Genre:  Action, History, Horror

  2022

  1h 37m

  4.2 IMDB

  Cast:  Derek Nelson

  When the remains of two murdered Princes are discovered at the Tower of London, a troubled Priest must put his beliefs aside to befriend a mysterious prisoner, who has supernatural powers to communicate with the dead. Together they must solve the mystery of who murdered the Princes, as prisoners in the castle dungeon meet their bloody fates at the hands of the Princes' ghosts, who continue to haunt the Castle seeking their revenge.
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  Remember Baghdad (2016)

  Genre:  Action, Documentary, History

  2016

  1h 37m

  7.6 IMDB

  Remember Baghdad is the untold story of Iraq, an unmissable insight into how the country developed through the eyes of the Jews, Iraq's first wave of refugees. From picnics on the Tigris and royal balls, to hangings, imprisonment and escape, moving individual stories take us from past to present unfolding onto the wider story of the Middle East. The consequences of the little-known Nazi influence, the self-serving monarchy imposed by the British, and of Israel are played out in their lives. After 2,600 years living peacefully in the area, in one generation the community vanishes. With vivid testimony, home movies and news archive, as well as footage from Iraq today, we follow the lives of four families trying to make sense of turbulent times, and one man goes back to buy a house in Iraq. His dream is to plant a seed of hope. Remember Baghdad is history made personal, revealing the little-known but fascinating back story of how the disintegration began in a country that has exploded into our lives today.
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  Two Catalonias (2018)

  Genre:  Action, Documentary, History, News

  2018

  1h 37m

  6.4 IMDB

  A documentary that tackles the ideological conflicts surrounding the December 21 election in the country, to the push for sovereignty and subsequent parliamentary declaration of independence and the aftermath.
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  Eternal Winter (2018)

  Genre:  Drama, History, Romance

  2018

  1h 37m

  7.4 IMDB

  Christmas 1944. Soviet soldiers invade Hungary and drag every young woman with German origins away from a small village and transport them to a Soviet labor camp where they are forced to work in the coal mines under inhuman conditions. This is where Irén, one of the Hungarian women, meets Rajmund who decides to teach her how to survive. While she is determined to return home to her little daughter and family, history and fate have a different plan: Irén and Rajmund fall in love.
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  The Face Reader (2013)

  Genre:  Drama, History

  2013

  1h 37m

  6.8 IMDB

  Cast:  Jung-jae Lee, Jong-Suk Lee, Kang-ho Song, Hye-su Kim

  Set during the seizure of the throne by Sejo of Joseon in the year 1455, the movie follows the life of Nae-Kyung. Nae-Kyung, the son of a ruined noble family, goes all around Joseon and studies physiognomy. He is able to assess the personality, mental state and habits of a person by looking at someone's face. Because of his abilities, he gets involved in a power struggle between Prince Sooyang and Kim Jong-Seo.
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  The UFO Incident (1975)

  Genre:  Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Sci-Fi

  1975

  1h 37m

  6.6 IMDB

  Cast:  James Earl Jones, Barnard Hughes, Lou Wagner, Estelle Parsons

  Through memory flashbacks accessed by hypnotic regression, depicts the alleged UFO abduction of Betty and Barney Hill on September 19, 1961 in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Upon returning from a trip into Canada, Betty (a social services worker in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) and Barney (a postal employee in Boston) are plagued by crippling anxiety and nightmarish visions. Turning to Dr. Benjamin Simon for help in piecing together the happenings of that night, the Hills enter into therapy and independently relate a most unearthly tale.
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  The Founding of a Republic (2009)

  Genre:  Action, Drama, History, War

  2009

  1h 37m

  4.9 IMDB

  Cast:  Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Ziyi Zhang

  Inspired by true events, Founding of a Republic weaves a rousing tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
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  Boycott (2001)

  Genre:  Drama, History

  2001

  1h 37m

  7.1 IMDB

  Cast:  Carmen Ejogo, Jeffrey Wright, CCH Pounder, Terrence Howard

  Black Americans boycott the public buses during the 1950s civil rights movement.
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  The Laramie Project (2002)

  Genre:  Crime, Drama, History

  2002

  1h 37m

  7.1 IMDB

  Cast:  Christina Ricci, Clancy Brown, Clea DuVall, Ben Foster

  "The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, recording hours of interviews with the town's citizens over a two-year period. The film adaptation dramatizes the troupe's visit, using the actual words from the transcripts to create a portrait of a town forced to confront itself.
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  Catch a Fire (2006)

  Genre:  Biography, Drama, History

  2006

  1h 37m

  6.7 IMDB

  Cast:  Tim Robbins, Derek Luke

  A political thriller: the real-life story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical - until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country's oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos further insinuates himself into the Chamussos' lives.
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  9/11: Minute by Minute (2021)

  Genre:  Documentary, History

  2021

  1h 37m

  6.5 IMDB

  "September 11th 2001, the day America was under siege. Thrust into defense against the deadliest disaster ever faced. The four coordinated attacks by nineteen individuals, driven by religious extremism, claimed the lives of thousands that day, exposing flaws in the defence of the mightiest nation on the globe. The chaos in the skies sent radio communications into meltdown. Follow the key aspects of the nation's response as the gravity of the situation unfolds before your very eyes. Through official FAA, Airline, Military and NYC Fire Department recordings, as well as archival footage and reenactments, retrace the critical moments that forced American society to change forever. This documentary will expose the frenzied communication that took place over the airwaves as flight attendants, aviation authorities and the president grappled with a nightmare. Join us as we observe and reflect on the darkest day in American history as we recount those moments minute by minute."
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  On Broadway (2019)

  Genre:  Documentary, History

  2019

  1h 37m

  7.5 IMDB

  Cast:  John Lithgow, Hugh Jackman, Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen

  An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Legends of the stage and screen, including Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen, take us behind the scenes of Broadway's most groundbreaking and beloved shows, from "A Chorus Line" to "Hamilton." Iconic performances by Lin Manuel Miranda, Patti Lupone, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin lead the way on a hurly burly ride through Times Square, once again the main street of American show business in ON BROADWAY, directed by Academy-Award nominee Oren Jacoby.
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  Psychedelia (2021)

  Genre:  Documentary, History, News

  2021

  1h 37m

  7.2 IMDB

  'Psychedelia' is an hour-long documentary film about psychedelic drugs and their ability to induce mystical, or religious experiences. The film explores this relationship by chronicling their use in controlled research studies prior to the cultural upheaval of the 1960s, at a time when LSD was regarded as one of the most promising discoveries in the field of psychiatry.