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1. The Bounty (1984)
PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox
Votes: 30,569 | Gross: $8.60M
2. Hunger (2008)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw
Votes: 73,614 | Gross: $0.15M
3. Riphagen (2016)
131 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story about Riphagen, a cunning Dutch traitor during WW2 who helped Nazi round up Jews, stealing their treasures for himself. He destroyed Resistance groups, making many who pursued justice after the war look like fools.
Director: Pieter Kuijpers | Stars: Steef de Bot, Huub Smit, Sigrid ten Napel, Anna Raadsveld
Votes: 8,748
4. Carandiru (2003)
R | 145 min | Crime, Drama
Stories of crime, revenge, love, and friendship at the Carandiru Penitentiary, the largest prison in Latin America.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Enrique Diaz, Wagner Moura, Caio Blat, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Votes: 21,996 | Gross: $0.21M
5. Voyage of the Damned (1976)
PG | 155 min | Drama, War
The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 3,416
6. The Dish (2000)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.
Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Sam Neill, Billy Mitchell, Roz Hammond, Christopher-Robin Street
Votes: 17,114 | Gross: $2.25M
7. Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020)
TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History
After unearthing a tomb that had been untouched for 4,400 years, Egyptian archaeologists attempt to decipher the history of the astonishing find.
Director: James Tovell | Stars: Ahmed Zikrey Abdellhak, Ghareeb Ali Mohammed Abushousha, Nabil Eldaleel, Sabry Mohyeldin Farag
Votes: 7,190
8. The Cost of Deception (2021)
125 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a young, ambitious market researcher finds out her boss is involved in the leaking of a scandalous Prime Minister speech, she decides to investigate the case to gain a position among the big-shots. Based on actual events.
Director: Keith English | Stars: Vivianne Bánovits, András Mózes, Barna Bokor, Gabriella Gubás
Votes: 40,557
9. Night Flight (1933)
Passed | 84 min | Drama
Polio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous weather and forbidding peaks of the Andes.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore
Votes: 968
10. Annie Laurie (1927)
90 min | Drama, Romance
The story of the famous battle between the Scots clans of Macdonald and Campbell, and the young woman who comes between them, Annie Laurie.
Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: Lillian Gish, Norman Kerry, Creighton Hale, Joseph Striker
Votes: 503 | Gross: $0.43M
11. Eadweard (2015)
Unrated | 104 min | Biography, Drama
Photographer Eadweard Muybridge launches his pioneering movement studies while attempting to keep his marriage intact and staving off morality forces that view the images he captures as degenerate.
Director: Kyle Rideout | Stars: Michael Eklund, Sara Canning, Christopher Heyerdahl, Charlie Carrick
Votes: 661
12. Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Passed | 82 min | Western
In 1870s Montana, Wild Bill Hickok fights against injustices brought upon the settlers by a crooked land-developer aided by a dishonest sheriff and illegal land-grabbers.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot, Warren William, Betty Brewer
Votes: 210
13. Gye Baek (2011)
Drama, History, Romance
General Gye-Baek of Baekje and his 5,000 soldiers go up against the Silla and Tang Dynasties. Their combined forces are 10 times the size of Bekjae's army.
Stars: Lee Joo-eun, Lee Seo-jin, Cho Jae-hyun, Song Ji-hyo
Votes: 227
14. Reyes de la noche (2021)
30 min | Comedy
Spain's number-one sports-radio host sees his empire threatened when his pupil becomes his rival.
Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Miki Esparbé, Itsaso Arana, Cristóbal Suárez
Votes: 516
15. Eureka Stockade (1949)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, History, Western
In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.
Director: Harry Watt | Stars: Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Peter Illing
Votes: 212
16. Tiananmen (2019)
Documentary, History
It's been thirty years since the massacre at Tianamen Square in Beijing, where upwards of a few thousand students were killed in the military crackdown on their protests, the massacre which... See full summary »
Star: Shen Tong
Votes: 138
17. August 28th (2016)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Don Cheadle, Regina King, Angela Bassett, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Votes: 102
18. L'affaire Dreyfus (1995 TV Movie)
200 min | Biography, Drama
In 1894, the French Army discovered the existence of a traitor Alsatian and Jewish, the French officer Alfred Dreyfus makes an ideal culprit. For lack of evidence, the War Ministry creates ... See full summary »
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Thierry Frémont, Gérard Desarthe, Pierre Arditi, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Votes: 122
19. National Anthem Girl (2019)
76 min | Documentary, Biography
'National Anthem Girl' tells the story of Long Island native, Janine Stange, who, in 2014, became the first person in U.S. history to perform The Star Spangled Banner in all 50 states.
Director: Jefferson Moore | Stars: Janine Stange, Jefferson Moore, Bailey Ramirez, Rachael Yeager
Votes: 43
20. Children of Nagasaki (1983)
128 min | Drama, War
The atom-bombing of Nagasaki, Japan in 1945 is recalled by a survivor.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita | Stars: Gô Katô, Yukiyo Toake, Masatomo Nakabayashi, Mami Nishijima
Votes: 169
21. Sweepings (1933)
Passed | 80 min | Drama
Starting over with almost nothing after the great Chicago Fire, Daniel Pardway builds the biggest department store in town. He wants to pass on the business to his daughter and three sons, ... See full summary »
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan, Gloria Stuart
Votes: 476
22. Gestures and Fragments: An Essay on the Military and Power (1982)
90 min | History
An essay on the military revolutionary movement of April 25, 1974, based on first-person retrospective of events the coup leader, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, until the end to the ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Seixas Santos | Stars: Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Eduardo Lourenço, Robert Kramer, Joaquim Furtado
Votes: 31
23. Ian Brady: From Method to Madness (2018)
43 min | Short, Biography, Crime
Interviews with those closest to Moors Murderer Ian Brady and with the use of archive footage, filmmaker Thomas Gardner attempts to understand the motivation behind Brady's crimes in the 1960s.
Director: Thomas Gardner | Stars: Thomas Gardner, Jeremy Coid, Fred Harrison, Winnie Johnson
24. The Bone Records of Leningrad
Comedy, Drama, Music | Announced
Inspired by true events, a young engineer risks his family and freedom when he takes it upon himself to print copies of banned Western music records onto discarded x-ray film and distribute them illegally throughout Soviet Russia.
Director: Lajos Koltai
25. The Battle of Aylesbury (2015)
16 min | Animation, Short, Drama
During the historic battle of Aylesbury, three soldiers' friendships and loyalties will be tested in the madness of civil war.
Director: David Pustansky | Stars: David Ault, Mike Austin, Eliza Leonard, Fleur Nicholas
26. The Legacy of Arrow Development (2016)
Documentary
The rise and fall of one of America's major roller coaster manufacturers.
Director: Nicholas Laschkewitsch | Stars: Michael Gough, Bob Gurr, Kris Rowberry
Votes: 26
27. It's Probably Not Aliens (2021 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Tristan Johnson and Scott Niswander debunk each conspiracy theory in the TV show Ancient Aliens.
Stars: Tristan Johnson, Scott Niswander
28. James Bond: The Last Englishman (2008 Video)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Speaking from the Ian Fleming exhibition at the Imperial War Museum entitled 'For Your Eyes Only', Professor David Cannadine attempts to put the Bond novels into their historical ... See full summary »
Stars: David Cannadine, Cynthia Baron, Andrew Lycett, Simon Winder
29. Living Melbourne 1896-1910 (1988 Video)
49 min | Documentary, History, Sport
Director: Chris Long | Stars: Chris Long, Edmund Barton, John Adrian Louis Hope, King George V
30. Saved by a Stranger (2021)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Anita Rani explores the experiences of 2 people thrown together by a major event in modern history who have since become separated. The series follows them as they try to find the individual who helped them.
Stars: Anita Rani, Darryl Telles
Votes: 14
31. Mary Mackillop: Soul of the Sunburnt Country (2010 Video)
73 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Graeme Rowland | Stars: Brett Climo, Helen Morse, Lewis Fiander
32. Tingó
Biography, Drama | Announced
The life, struggle and death of rural activist Florinda Soriano Muñoz, better known as "Mamá Tingó".
Director: Etzel Báez
33. Witness (I) (2014– )
30 min | Biography, History, News
The story of our times, told by the people who were there.
Stars: Tanya Beckett, Lucy Hockings, Yogita Limaye
34. Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro (2015)
96 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about Glauber Rocha, but not about cinema. It is about politics, about Brazil. The film centers on the great controversy that Glauber Rocha caused when he publicly declared ... See full summary »
Director: Geneton Moraes Neto | Stars: Carlos Heitor Cony, Henrique de Carvalho, Carlos Diegues, Fagner
35. Relato Familiar (2017)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
FotoSaeki is a deserted photography goods store in the Santa Maria la Ribera neighborhood in Mexico City. Its owner, Yukio Saeki, arrived to Mexico in 1955. At 83 years old, he can still ... See full summary »
Director: Sumie Garcia | Star: Yukio Saeki
Votes: 14
36. The Sentimental Bloke: Composer Jen Anderson Interview (2009 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Star: Jen Anderson
37. Juan Mariné: La aventura de hacer cine (2014)
106 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary about the life of Juan Mariné, a Spanish cinematographer.
Director: Primitivo Pérez | Star: Juan Mariné
38.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
No Time Like the Past
(1963)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A scientist attempts to use a time machine to prevent tragedies, both in world history and in his own past.
Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Dana Andrews, Patricia Breslin, Malcolm Atterbury, Robert Cornthwaite
Votes: 1,789
39.
Victoria Derbyshire (2015–2020)
Episode:
Episode #6.7
(2020)
59 min | News
Today, Victoria asks if probation service workloads are risking public safety, discusses the latest on the Harry and Meghan royal summit and asks if Big Ben should bong for Brexit?
Director: Carolyn Wilshire | Stars: Victoria Derbyshire, Annita McVeigh
40.
Morning Wire (2021– )
Trump's Fundraiser Haul & Brazilian Online Censorship | 4.8.24
(2024 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
41.
Cutting/Room/Floor (2015– )
Episode:
Real Life Shining: the Haunted Lowe Hotel
(2016)
30 min | Documentary
Dan Bell and Will Krupinsky revisit their stay in the historic and beautiful Lowe Hotel in Point Pleasant, WV. Both Dan and Will add commentary and new information about both the hotel and ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Bell | Stars: Dan Bell, Will Krupinsky
42.
Lego Masters (2017–2019)
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(2018)
47 min | Documentary, Game-Show
The 7 teams do battle in a drop test to see which model gets smashed up the best. They also build a memorable scene from history. Joining the judges is comedian Paddy McGuinness.
Directors: Paul Golding, Paul Shenkin, Ed St. Giles | Stars: Melvin Odoom, Matthew Ashton, Fran Scott, Paddy McGuinness
Votes: 14