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51	Amistad (1997)	2.9403 205 reviews	R	Drama, History, Biography, Mystery	$6.13 Compare Prices	AMISTAD is about a 1839 mutiny onboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the Northeast Coast ...more about Amistad starring Morgan Freeman and Nigel Hawthorne
52	Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)	2.9356 21 reviews	NA	History, Documentary	$11.95 Compare Prices	This controversial documentary about the stand-off between an unorthodox Christian group - the ...more about Waco: The Rules of Engagement
53	Corporation, The (2003)	2.9296 219 reviews	NA	History, Documentary	$19.73 Compare Prices	Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational ...more about Corporation starring Jane Akre and Chris Barrett
54	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)	2.9229 24 reviews	Not Rated	Drama, History, Adaptation	$5.99 Compare Prices	It has been three years since the most important Nazi leaders had already been tried. This trial is ...more about Judgment at Nuremberg starring Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster
55	Witchfinder General (1968)	2.9217 26 reviews	NA	History, Horror	N/A	England is torn in civil strife as the Royalists battle the Parliamentary Party for control. This ...more about Witchfinder General starring Vincent Price and Ian Ogilvy
56	Ballets Russes (2005)	2.9097 107 reviews	Not Rated	History, Documentary	$19.81 Compare Prices	For many, modern ballet began with the Ballet Russe of Monte Carlo, originally made up of Russian ...more about Ballets Russes
57	Get on the Bus (1996)	2.8953 58 reviews	R	Drama, History	$7.03 Compare Prices	Get on the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. On ...more about Get on the Bus starring Richard Belzer and De'aundre Bonds
58	Michael Collins (1996)	2.8904 86 reviews	NA	Drama, History, War, Thriller, Biography	$8.63 Compare Prices	Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of Michael Collins, the 'Lion of ...more about Michael Collins starring Aiden Grennell and Ian Hart
59	Empire of the Sun (1987)	2.8897 34 reviews	NA	Drama, History, War	$6.99 Compare Prices	Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose ...more about Empire of the Sun starring Christian Bale and Miranda Richardson
60	Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)	2.8880 15 reviews	NA	Adventure, Drama, History	$14.99 Compare Prices	The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. ...more about Mutiny on the Bounty starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard
61	Last Days of Pompeii, The (1935)	2.8857 7 reviews	NA	Adventure, Drama, History	$4.49 Compare Prices	Peaceloving blacksmith Marcus refuses lucrative offers to fight in the arena...until his wife dies ...more about Last Days of Pompeii starring Preston Foster and Alan Hale
62	Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)	2.8837 25 reviews	NA	Drama, History, War	$14.99 Compare Prices	Based on the historical events the movie tells the story of a riot at the battleship Potemkin. What ...more about Bronenosets Potyomkin starring Aleksandr Antonov and Vladimir Barsky
63	We Were Soldiers (2002)	2.8822 361 reviews	R	Action, Drama, History, War	$5.64 Compare Prices	In a place soon to be known as The Valley of Death, in a small clearing called landing zone X-Ray, ...more about We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson and Madeleine Stowe
64	King of Kings, The (1927)	2.8661 11 reviews	NA	Drama, History	$27.95 Compare Prices	Mary Magdalene becomes angry when Judas, now a follower of Jesus, won't come to her feast. She goes ...more about King of Kings starring H.B. Warner and Dorothy Cumming
65	Canterbury Tale, A (1944)	2.8644 27 reviews	NA	Drama, History, War, Mystery	$27.95 Compare Prices	A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town ...more about Canterbury Tale starring Eric Portman and Sheila Sim
66	Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)	2.8636 33 reviews	NA	History, Musical	$8.44 Compare Prices	Based on a concept album project written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and the subsequent ...more about Jesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson and Yvonne Elliman
67	Night to Remember, A (1958)	2.8635 23 reviews	NA	Action, Drama, History	$28.49 Compare Prices	On its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, the British liner Titanic with 2200 people on board is ...more about Night to Remember starring Ronald Allen and Robert Ayres
68	New World, The (2005)	2.8542 373 reviews	PG-13	Adventure, Drama, History, Biography, Romance	$8.63 Compare Prices	The New World is a sweeping adventure set amidst the first encounter of European and Native ...more about New World starring Colin Farrell and Christopher Plummer
69	Spirit of St. Louis, The (1957)	2.8448 6 reviews	NA	Adventure, Drama, History	$8.68 Compare Prices	Biography of Charles Lindburgh from his days of precarious mail runs in aviation's infancy to his ...more about Spirit of St. Louis starring James Stewart and Murray Hamilton
70	Midway (1976)	2.8409 19 reviews	NA	Action, Drama, History, War	$5.95 Compare Prices	The summer of 1942 brought Naval stalemate to the Pacific as the American and Japanese fleets stood ...more about Midway starring Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda
71	Gettysburg (1993)	2.8383 28 reviews	NA	Drama, History, War	$4.99 Compare Prices	The four and 1/4 hour depiction of the historical and personal events surrounding and including the ...more about Gettysburg starring Tom Berenger and Martin Sheen
72	Boston Strangler, The (1968)	2.8268 23 reviews	NA	Drama, History, Thriller, Crime, Mystery	$4.11 Compare Prices	Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true ...more about Boston Strangler starring Tony Curtis and Henry Fonda
73	Edge of the World, The (1937)	2.8218 30 reviews	NA	Drama, History	$23.09 Compare Prices	A trio wanders the cliffs of a Shetland island and encounters a gravestone at the edge of a ...more about Edge of the World starring Belle Chrystall and Eric Berry
74	Eight Men Out (1988)	2.8205 34 reviews	NA	Drama, History, Sports	$6.99 Compare Prices	The great Chicago White Sox team of 1919 is the saddest team to ever win a pennent. The team is ...more about Eight Men Out starring Jace Alexander and John Cusack
75	Ten Canoes (2007)	2.8102 17 reviews	NA	Adventure, Drama, History, War, Comedy, Foreign	N/A	Set in Australia one thousand years back in history, TEN CANOES follows 10 Aboriginal men as they ...more about Ten Canoes starring David Gulpilil and Philip Gudthaykudthay
76	Visions of Light (1992)	2.8041 18 reviews	NA	History, Documentary	$16.99 Compare Prices	Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of ...more about Visions of Light starring Michael Chapman and Allen Daviau
77	Bounty, The (1984)	2.7981 23 reviews	NA	Adventure, Drama, History	$6.80 Compare Prices	The familiar story of Captain Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version ...more about Bounty starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins
78	For All Mankind (1989)	2.7900 26 reviews	NA	History, Documentary	$32.15 Compare Prices	This movie documents the Apollo missions perhaps the most definitively of any movie under two hours. ...more about For All Mankind
79	Celluloid Closet, The (1995)	2.7875 50 reviews	NA	History, Documentary	$22.61 Compare Prices	A comprehensive documentary of the history of gays and lesbians in cinema, from negative to ...more about Celluloid Closet starring Lily Tomlin and Tony Curtis
80	Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)	2.7865 9 reviews	Not Rated	Action, History, Biography, Crime	N/A	Charlie Bronson was 37 when he starred in this potent little gangster picture from King of the Bs ...more about Machine-Gun Kelly starring Charles Bronson and Susan Cabot
81	Anna and the King (1999)	2.7849 230 reviews	PG-13	Drama, History, Romance	$4.99 Compare Prices	This is the story of Anna Leonowens, the English schoolteacher who came to Siam in the 1860s to ...more about Anna and the King starring Jodie Foster and Yun-Fat Chow
82	Deep Water (2007)	2.7847 39 reviews	PG	History, Documentary, Sports, Foreign	N/A	This documentary traces the journey of Donald Crowhurst, a boatman who attempted to cross the world ...more about Deep Water starring Jean Badin and Clare Crowhurst
83	That Hamilton Woman (1941)	2.7792 7 reviews	NA	Adventure, Drama, History, War	N/A	Sir William Hamilton, a widower of mature years, is British ambassador to the Court of Naples. Emma ...more about That Hamilton Woman starring Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
84	Greatest Game Ever Played, The (2005)	2.7744 188 reviews	PG	Drama, History, Sports, Disney	$10.25 Compare Prices	From the studio that brought you "The Rookie" and "Miracle" and director Bill ...more about Greatest Game Ever Played starring James Paxton and Tom Rack
85	Enemy at the Gates (2001)	2.7646 355 reviews	R	Action, Drama, History, War, Thriller	$2.10 Compare Prices	During the WWII battle of Stalingrad, two snipers, a Russian (Law), and a German (Harris), are ...more about Enemy at the Gates starring Jude Law and Ed Harris
86	1776 (1972)	2.7635 31 reviews	PG	Drama, History, Musical, Family	$20.99 Compare Prices	The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, ...more about 1776 starring Howard Da Silva and Donald Madden
87	Anastasia (1956)	2.7500 15 reviews	NA	Drama, History	$4.86 Compare Prices	Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a ...more about Anastasia starring Ingrid Bergman and Helen Hayes
88	300 Spartans, The (1962)	2.7489 14 reviews	NA	Adventure, Drama, History, War	$9.27 Compare Prices	Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidis led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers ...more about 300 Spartans starring Anna Synodinou and Ralph Richardson
89	Newton Boys, The (1998)	2.7477 131 reviews	PG-13	Action, Drama, History, Western, Crime	$4.50 Compare Prices	Learning there is no money in farming four brothers agree to start robbing banks and trains, ...more about Newton Boys starring Skeet Ulrich and Ethan Hawke
90	Troy (2004)	2.7430 508 reviews	R	Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War, Romance	$4.21 Compare Prices	It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after ...more about Troy starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana
91	Comic Book Confidential (1988)	2.7407 30 reviews	NA	History, Documentary	$14.95 Compare Prices	In the 20th century, no artistic medium in North America with so much potential for creative ...more about Comic Book Confidential starring Lynda Barry and Sue Coe
92	Western Union (1941)	2.7396 8 reviews	NA	History, Western	N/A	Vance Shaw gives up outlawing and goes to work for the telegraph company; his brother Jack Slade ...more about Western Union starring Robert Young and Randolph Scott
93	Air Force (1943)	2.7359 8 reviews	NA	Action, Drama, History, War	N/A	The Mary Ann, a B-17 Flying Fortress, takes off from California for Hawaii on a routine training ...more about Air Force starring John Ridgely and Gig Young
94	K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)	2.7307 365 reviews	PG-13	Drama, History, Thriller	$3.90 Compare Prices	The story of USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear ...more about K-19: The Widowmaker starring Sam Spruell and Liam Neeson
95	Kingdom of Heaven (2005)	2.7277 443 reviews	R	Action, Drama, History, War, Romance	$13.87 Compare Prices	It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision ...more about Kingdom of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom and Jeremy Irons
96	Paragraph 175 (2000)	2.7140 38 reviews	NA	History, Documentary	$20.95 Compare Prices	By the 1920's, Berlin had become known as a homosexual eden, where gay men and lesbians lived ...more about Paragraph 175
97	King Arthur (2004)	2.7129 273 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War	$7.02 Compare Prices	Based on a more realistic portrayal of "Arthur" than has ever been presented onscreen. The film ...more about King Arthur starring Clive Owen and Ioan Gruffudd
98	El Cid (1961)	2.7108 16 reviews	NA	Adventure, Drama, History, War, Romance	N/A	Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without ...more about El Cid starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren
99	Bitter Victory (1957)	2.7036 14 reviews	NA	Action, Drama, History, War	$3.95 Compare Prices	Unfit commander receives an undeserved citation for an attack on Rommel's headquarters. Unbeknownst ...more about Bitter Victory starring Richard Burton and Curd J�rgens
100	History of the World: Part I (1981)	2.6994 22 reviews	NA	History, Comedy	$6.88 Compare Prices	From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind's evolution (or lack thereof) is traced. Often ...more about History of the World: Part I starring Mel Brooks and Dom DeLuise

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