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| 1 |  | Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) |  3.6852 24 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Adaptation |
$6.55
| Aboard the HMS Bounty a crew and its captain set sail for Tahiti, but when the crew gets fed up ...more about Mutiny on the Bounty starring Clark Gable and Charles Laughton |
| 2 |  | Right Stuff, The (1983) | 3.6338 38 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, History |
$4.98
| The film chronicles over the course of 15 years and shares the difficulties the government face in ...more about Right Stuff starring Sam Shepard and Scott Glenn |
| 3 |  | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 3.6325 423 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$9.26
| When the Army discovers three out of four brothers have been killed in battle during WWII, it ...more about Saving Private Ryan starring Tom Hanks and Tom Sizemore |
| 4 |  | Spartacus (1960) | 3.6087 29 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, History, War, Biography, Romance |
$12.87
| A slave, trained to be a Gladiator, insights a revolt and uprising against the corrupt Roman ...more about Spartacus starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier |
| 5 |  | Apollo 13 (1995) | 3.5726 193 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, History |
$8.11
| What seemed like a routine mission to the moon goes drastically wrong. The astronauts on board and ...more about Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton |
| 6 |  | United 93 (2006) | 3.5565 372 reviews | R | Drama, History, Thriller |
$4.49
| Based on stories and pilot reports about how passengers on United flight 93 banned together on Sept. ...more about United 93 starring Christian Clemenson and Trish Gates |
| 7 |  | Titanic (1997) | 3.5551 366 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, History, Romance |
$4.87
| An aging Rose tells the story about how she fell in love with a poor artist on the ill-fated ship - ...more about Titanic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet |
| 8 |  | Queen, The (2006) | 3.5221 337 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History, Biography |
$13.99
| An up-close and personal look at the politics in England following the death of Princess Diana. ...more about Queen starring Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen |
| 9 |  | Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) | 3.3865 365 reviews | PG | Drama, History |
$5.17
| In the early 1950's, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and ...more about Good Night starring George Clooney and Jeff Daniels |
| 10 |  | Zulu (1964) | 3.3793 18 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$5.99
| Two Lieutenants, Chard of Engineers and Bromhead find that their 140 man contingent in Natal has ...more about Zulu starring Stanley Baker and Jack Hawkins |
| 11 |  | Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) | 3.3512 222 reviews | R | Drama, History, War, Adaptation |
$12.18
| The sister story to Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," "Letters from Iwo Jima" tells the the story ...more about Letters From Iwo Jima starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya |
| 12 |  | Quiz Show (1994) | 3.2591 105 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History |
$7.42
| An idealistic young lawyer (Rob Morrow) working for a Congressional subcommittee in the late 1950s ...more about Quiz Show starring John Turturro and Allan Rich |
| 13 |  | JFK (1991) |  3.2375 86 reviews | R | Drama, History, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$1.45
| New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, begins investigating the assassination of President ...more about JFK starring Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones |
| 14 |  | Gandhi (1982) | 3.1777 47 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Biography |
$14.26
| A non-violent revolutionary that inspired India to win independence from Great Britain. ...more about Gandhi starring Ben Kingsley and Candice Bergen |
| 15 |  | Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944) | 3.1757 12 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War |
$27.95
| Based on one the most popular historical plays by Shakespeare and made in order to boost moral of ...more about Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France starring Leslie Banks and Felix Aylmer |
| 16 |  | Schindler's List (1993) | 3.1647 151 reviews | R | Drama, History, War, Biography |
$5.99
| A German businessman turns his factory into a refuge during WWII by hiring Jewish employees. It is ...more about Schindler's List starring Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley |
| 17 |  | Glory (1989) | 3.1605 49 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, War |
$3.95
| Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G. Shaw. Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the ...more about Glory starring Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington |
| 18 |  | Untouchables, The (1987) | 3.1585 80 reviews | R | Drama, History, Thriller, Crime |
$3.94
| Agent Elliot Ness makes it his personal mission to bring down notorious crime boss Al Capone. Using ...more about Untouchables starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery |
| 19 |  | Vikings, The (1958) | 3.1396 15 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, History |
$4.49
| Einar and Eric are two Viking half-brothers. The former is a great warrior whilst the other is an ...more about Vikings starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis |
| 20 |  | Hotel Rwanda (2004) | 3.1351 309 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History, War, Thriller |
$4.86
| Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of ...more about Hotel Rwanda starring Don Cheadle and Hakeem Kae-Kazim |
| 21 |  | When We Were Kings (1996) | 3.1323 90 reviews | PG | History, Documentary, Sports |
$9.99
| It's 1974, Muhammed Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Forman is ten years ...more about When We Were Kings starring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman |
| 22 |  | Woodstock (1970) | 3.0907 22 reviews | R | History, Documentary, Music |
$15.90
| An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation ...more about Woodstock starring Richie Havens and Joan Baez |
| 23 |  | Bloody Sunday (2002) | 3.0761 211 reviews | R | Drama, History | N/A | Documentary-style drama showing the events that lead up to the tragic incident on January 30, 1972 ...more about Bloody Sunday starring Allan Gildea and Gerard Crossan |
| 24 |  | Insider, The (1999) | 3.0741 351 reviews | R | Drama, History, Thriller, Biography |
$7.02
| A scientist hired by "Big Tobacco" revels the secrets of the industry in a "60 minutes" interview, ...more about Insider starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe |
| 25 |  | Last King of Scotland, The (2006) | 3.0681 293 reviews | R | Drama, History, Adaptation, Foreign |
$12.89
| The story of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's tyrannical rein told through the eyes of his personal ...more about Last King of Scotland starring Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy |
| 26 |  | Chariots of Fire (1981) | 3.0638 61 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Biography, Sports |
$18.18
| A Scotsman and Jew each sprinting in the 1924 Olympics for Great Britain. One runs for God the ...more about Chariots of Fire starring Nicholas Farrell and Nigel Havers |
| 27 |  | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | 3.0629 50 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$6.88
| In 1941 the Japanese are at odds with the United States on a number of issues which they are ...more about Tora! Tora! Tora! starring Martin Balsam and Shogo Shimada |
| 28 |  | Russian Ark (2002) | 3.0502 52 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, History, Fantasy | N/A | Told in one fluid shot, a tale which floats like a dreamlike journey through the majestic spaces of ...more about Russian Ark starring Sergei Dontsov and Mariya Kuznetsova |
| 29 |  | Khartoum (1966) | 3.0473 11 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$5.70
| English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of ...more about Khartoum starring Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier |
| 30 |  | Longest Day, The (1962) | 3.0260 15 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, War |
$7.26
| Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some ...more about Longest Day starring Eddie Albert and Paul Anka |
| 31 |  | Bridge Too Far, A (1977) | 3.0252 23 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, War |
$6.62
| This WWII film follows the perspectives of American, Polish and British soldiers attempting to ...more about Bridge Too Far starring Dirk Bogarde and James Caan |
| 32 |  | Weather Underground, The (2002) | 3.0234 102 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$14.95
| In the 1960s and 1970s, the polarization of the political situation of the USA was becoming acute ...more about Weather Underground |
| 33 |  | Seabiscuit (2003) | 3.0186 430 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History, Sports |
$5.28
| A half-blind ex-prizefighter (Maguire) and mustang breaker (Cooper) team up with a millionaire ...more about Seabiscuit starring Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges |
| 34 |  | Munich (2005) | 3.0143 461 reviews | R | Drama, History, Thriller |
$5.99
| During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by ...more about Munich starring Eric Bana and Hiam Abbass |
| 35 |  | 4 Little Girls (1997) | 3.0079 41 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$6.59
| This film recounts the people and events leading up to the one of the most despicable hate-crimes ...more about 4 Little Girls starring Maxine McNair and Helen Pegues |
| 36 |  | Gangs of New York (2002) | 3.0065 526 reviews | R | Drama, History, Crime |
$8.38
| As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in ...more about Gangs of New York starring Liam Carney and Leonardo DiCaprio |
| 37 |  | Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988) | 3.0018 89 reviews | R | Drama, History, Biography |
$26.99
| A what if story of Jesus of Nazareth, if he would have taken the devils final temptation, was not ...more about Last Temptation of Christ starring Willem Dafoe and Harvey Keitel |
| 38 |  | Flags of our Fathers (2006) | 3.0005 193 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$11.12
| An adaptation of James Bardley's book. "Flags of out Fathers" tells the stories of the six men that ...more about Flags of our Fathers starring Ryan Phillippe and Jesse Bradford |
| 39 |  | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) | 3.0005 19 reviews | R | History, Western |
$12.71
| Former outlaw Pat Garrett is now town sheriff. When Billy the Kid escapes from jail Garrett is ...more about Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid starring James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson |
| 40 |  | Madness of King George, The (1994) | 2.9970 51 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History, Comedy |
$4.99
| A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia ...more about Madness of King George starring Nigel Hawthorne and Helen Mirren |
| 41 |  | Julius Caesar (1953) | 2.9849 12 reviews | PG | Drama, History |
$12.71
| Brutus, Cassius, and other high-ranking Romans murder Caesar, because they believe his ambition ...more about Julius Caesar starring Marlon Brando and John Gielgud |
| 42 |  | Mrs. Brown (1997) | 2.9845 109 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Romance | N/A | Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her ...more about Mrs. Brown starring Judi Dench and Billy Connolly |
| 43 |  | Rosewood (1997) | 2.9822 82 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History |
$6.90
| Ving Rhames stars as Mann, a drifter caught in Rosewood, a town filled with racial prejudice. He ...more about Rosewood starring Jon Voight and Ving Rhames |
| 44 |  | Beloved Rogue, The (1927) | 2.9679 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance |
$21.99
| In 1432, while François Villon is still an infant, his father dies as a martyr to his devotion to ...more about Beloved Rogue starring John Barrymore and Conrad Veidt |
| 45 |  | Kagemusha (1980) | 2.9624 32 reviews | PG | Drama, History, War |
$26.99
| When a powerful warlord in medieval Japan dies, a poor thief recruited to impersonate him finds ...more about Kagemusha |
| 46 |  | Scarlet Empress, The (1934) | 2.9601 20 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$21.95
| Young Princess Sophia of Germany is taken to Russia to marry the half-wit Grand Duke Peter, son of ...more about Scarlet Empress starring Marlene Dietrich and John Lodge |
| 47 |  | Thirteen Days (2000) | 2.9585 369 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History, Thriller |
$6.99
| In October, 1962, U-2 surveillance photos reveal that the Soviet Union is in the process of placing ...more about Thirteen Days starring Shawn Driscoll and Kevin Costner |
| 48 |  | Miracle (2004) | 2.9547 343 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Family, Sports, Disney |
$5.15
| The inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling ...more about Miracle starring Kurt Russell and Patricia Clarkson |
| 49 |  | Hawaii (1966) | 2.9484 12 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$6.37
| Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and ...more about Hawaii starring Julie Andrews and Max von Sydow |
| 50 |  | Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1994) | 2.9405 21 reviews | PG | History, Documentary, Music |
$9.99
| A documentary about the amazing life of Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin, the electronic ...more about Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey starring Leon Theremin and Clara Rockmore |
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