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| 101 |  | Neverland: The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army (2004) |  2.6803 39 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$16.41
| In 1974, a teenage newspaper heiress and Berkeley undergrad was kidnapped at gunpoint from her ...more about Neverland: The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army starring Michael Bortin and Timothy Findley |
| 102 |  | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002) | 2.6576 71 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$20.85
| Ten years in the making, this feature-length documentary was filmed during a remarkable nine ...more about Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion |
| 103 |  | Alamo, The (1960) | 2.6398 24 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War, Western |
$4.86
| In 1836, a small group of Americans and Texans are assigned to defend a small fort from the Mexican ...more about Alamo starring John Wayne and Richard Widmark |
| 104 |  | Operator 13 (1934) | 2.6391 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Romance | N/A | Gail Loveless (Marion Davies), a spy known as Operator 13 working for the Union and Federal cause ...more about Operator 13 starring Marion Davies and Gary Cooper |
| 105 |  | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) | 2.6256 12 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$15.69
| The tragic story of Nicholas II, the last Czar of Russia, set against the backdrop of the Russian ...more about Nicholas and Alexandra starring Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman |
| 106 |  | Moll Flanders (1996) | 2.6174 38 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History, Romance |
$4.08
| The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her ...more about Moll Flanders starring John Lynch and Morgan Freeman |
| 107 |  | Egyptian, The (1954) | 2.6149 4 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his ...more about Egyptian starring Jean Simmons and Victor Mature |
| 108 |  | Forever and a Day (1943) | 2.6118 2 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | During World War II an American travels to Britain to sell an old house near London that belongs to ...more about Forever and a Day starring Donald Crisp and May Beatty |
| 109 | | Sir! No Sir! (2005) | 2.6107 97 reviews | NA | History, War, Documentary |
$13.99
| This feature-length documentary focuses on the efforts by troops in the U.S. military during the ...more about Sir! No Sir! |
| 110 |  | Newsfront (1978) | 2.5879 13 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$12.95
| Surprisingly adventurous saga of an intrepid group of cinematographers and reporters who risk life ...more about Newsfront starring Bill Hunter and Wendy Hughes |
| 111 |  | Kitty (1945) | 2.5844 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | London, 1783: Kitty, a saucy wench of the slums, meets the painter Gainsborough by stealing his ...more about Kitty starring Paulette Goddard and Patric Knowles |
| 112 |  | America (1924) | 2.5798 2 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$16.15
| ...more about America starring Neil Hamilton and Erville Alderson |
| 113 | | Backdraft (1998) | 2.5786 16 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Family, Documentary | N/A | Backdraft is the story about fire in the 18th century, but more that that, it's the story of how ...more about Backdraft |
| 114 | | Burn! (1969) | 2.5687 15 reviews | R | Drama, History |
$6.79
| The professional British mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean ...more about Burn! starring Marlon Brando and Norman Hill |
| 115 |  | Virginia City (1940) | 2.5417 5 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, Western, Romance | N/A | Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City in Nevada. ...more about Virginia City starring Errol Flynn and Miriam Hopkins |
| 116 |  | Unconquered (1947) | 2.5387 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, History, Western | N/A | In 1763, felon Abby Hale is sentenced to slavery in America. In Virginia, heroic Capt. Holden buys ...more about Unconquered starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard |
| 117 | | British Agent (1934) | 2.5387 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War, Romance | N/A | ...more about British Agent starring Leslie Howard and Kay Francis |
| 118 |  | Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) | 2.5341 3 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Western | N/A | Michael Curtiz directs a Western that is almost of epic proportions, and screenwriters Warren Duff ...more about Gold Is Where You Find It starring George Brent and Olivia de Havilland |
| 119 | | Madame DuBarry (1934) | 2.5296 2 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Madame DuBarry starring Reginald Owen and Victor Jory |
| 120 |  | Tower of London (1939) | 2.5296 5 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Horror |
$17.37
| In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, ...more about Tower of London starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff |
| 121 |  | Alamo, The (2004) | 2.5236 296 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History, War, Western |
$7.02
| Historical drama detailing the 1835-36 Texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege ...more about Alamo starring Dennis Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton |
| 122 |  | Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) | 2.5209 21 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$2.10
| In real life, Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific head of the Manhattan Project, the secret ...more about Fat Man and Little Boy starring Dwight Schultz and Bonnie Bedelia |
| 123 |  | Toy Wife, The (1938) | 2.5204 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Toy Wife starring Luise Rainer and Melvyn Douglas |
| 124 |  | Wet Parade, The (1932) | 2.5204 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | Sprawling story of Prohibition set against two families and how they are affected by booze. The ...more about Wet Parade starring Dorothy Jordan and Robert Young |
| 125 |  | 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) | 2.5001 24 reviews | PG-13 | Adventure, Drama, History | N/A | Big budget account of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas. Released in 1992 to ...more about 1492: Conquest of Paradise starring Gérard Depardieu and Armand Assante |
| 126 |  | Sign of the Cross, The (1932) | 2.4876 8 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$19.99
| After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they ...more about Sign of the Cross starring Elissa Landi and Claudette Colbert |
| 127 |  | Destination Tokyo (1943) | 2.4824 9 reviews | NA | Adventure, History, War |
$8.63
| Made during World War II, this chronicles a voyage of a U.S. submarine on a secret mission to the ...more about Destination Tokyo starring Cary Grant and John Garfield |
| 128 |  | Moderns, The (1988) | 2.4747 17 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$5.80
| Nick Hart (Keith Carradine) is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate ...more about Moderns starring Keith Carradine and Linda Fiorentino |
| 129 |  | Mongol (2008) | 2.4537 48 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Biopic, Foreign | N/A | In his early life, Genghis Khan was a slave before he conquered half the world during the 13th ...more about Mongol starring Tadanobu Asano and Khulan Chuluun |
| 130 | | H.M.S. Defiant (1962) | 2.4384 10 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History |
$13.34
| Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the ...more about H.M.S. Defiant starring Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde |
| 131 |  | 54 (1998) | 2.4324 183 reviews | R | Drama, History |
$7.55
| Mike Myers stars as the late Steve Rubell, real-life owner and cocaine-addict of New York's ...more about 54 starring Ryan Phillippe and Salma Hayek |
| 132 | | Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) | 2.4193 11 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | Henry VIII's obsession with siring a male heir endangers all around him: his courtiers, his ...more about Anne of the Thousand Days starring Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold |
| 133 | | Night We Called It a Day, The (2003) | 2.4163 24 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Biography, Comedy, Music | N/A | ...more about Night We Called It a Day starring Dennis Hopper and Gary Eck |
| 134 |  | Incident at Oglala (1992) | 2.4099 18 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$9.99
| On June 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, ...more about Incident at Oglala starring Norman Zigrossi and Robert Sikma |
| 135 | | Colosso di Rodi, Il (1961) | 2.4091 12 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History | N/A | A Greek military hero named Darios visits his uncle in Rhodes in the year 280 BC. Rhodes has just ...more about Colosso di Rodi starring Rory Calhoun and Lea Massari |
| 136 |  | North West Mounted Police (1940) | 2.4078 3 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Western | N/A | Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) ...more about North West Mounted Police starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll |
| 137 |  | Buccaneer, The (1938) | 2.4063 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History | N/A | In the War of 1812, the British have sacked Washington and hope to capture New Orleans, where ...more about Buccaneer starring Fredric March and Franciska Gaal |
| 138 | | Bangrajan (2000) | 2.3994 25 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War | N/A | Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a ...more about Bangrajan starring Winai Kraibutr and Theerayut Pratyabamrung |
| 139 |  | Gospel of John, The (2003) | 2.3810 80 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History |
$8.38
| The story of Jesus' life as recounted by His disciple John, this three-hour epic feature film ...more about Gospel of John starring Henry Ian Cusick and Stuart Bunce |
| 140 |  | Lunacy (2006) | 2.3771 18 reviews | NA | History, Horror, Foreign |
$16.99
| This is a largely live-action film from the legendary Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmeyer, best known ...more about Lunacy starring Pavel Liska and Jan Triska |
| 141 |  | Molly Maguires, The (1970) | 2.3729 11 reviews | PG | Drama, History |
$3.90
| Life is rough in the coal mines of 1876 Pennsylvania. A secret group of Irish emigrant miners, ...more about Molly Maguires starring Sean Connery and Richard Harris |
| 142 |  | Crusades, The (1935) | 2.3713 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$19.99
| The Third Crusade as it didn't happen. King Richard Coeur de Lion goes on the crusade to avoid ...more about Crusades starring Loretta Young and Henry Wilcoxon |
| 143 |  | Cleopatra (1934) | 2.3606 15 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$19.99
| In 48 BC, Cleopatra, facing palace revolt in her kingdom of Egypt, welcomes the arrival of Julius ...more about Cleopatra starring Claudette Colbert and Warren William |
| 144 |  | Cheyenne Autumn (1964) | 2.3560 9 reviews | NA | History, Western |
$41.37
| ...more about Cheyenne Autumn starring Richard Widmark and Carroll Baker |
| 145 |  | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) | 2.3519 25 reviews | R | Drama, History, Crime, Romance |
$9.02
| Set in 16th Century India KAMA SUTRA is the tale of two girls, Maya and Tara, one a lowly servant, ...more about Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love starring Indira Varma and Sarita Choudhury |
| 146 |  | December 7th (1943) | 2.3515 4 reviews | NA | History, War, Short |
$2.99
| Documentary about the bombing of Pearl Habour on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering ...more about December 7th starring Walter Huston and Harry Davenport |
| 147 |  | Conquest (1937) | 2.3332 4 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Romance | N/A | After a brief informal meeting two months earlier when they were impressed with each other, ...more about Conquest starring Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer |
| 148 | | Potomok Chingis-Khana (1928) | 2.3287 9 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, War |
$14.99
| In 1918 a simple Mongol herdsman escapes to the hills after brawling with a western capitalist fur ...more about Potomok Chingis-Khana starring I. Dedintsev and Aleksandr Chistyakov |
| 149 |  | Twist (1992) | 2.3241 32 reviews | NA | History, Documentary, Music |
$16.99
| ...more about Twist |
| 150 |  | War Lord, The (1965) | 2.3117 4 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal villiage where an earlier attempt to build a ...more about War Lord starring Charlton Heston and Richard Boone |
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