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1. Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
Unrated | 123 min | Drama
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
Directors: Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi | Stars: Stefano Sibaldi, Susan Hampshire, Dick Gregory, Gualtiero Jacopetti
Votes: 1,761
2. October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1927)
95 min | Drama, History
A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.
Directors: Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Boris Livanov, Nikolay Popov, Vasili Nikandrov, Layaschenko
Votes: 8,457
3. Gettysburg (2011 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary, History, War
An examination of the Battle of Gettysberg on both the personal and strategic level.
Director: Adrian Moat | Stars: Sam Rockwell, George Wunderlich, Peter Carmichael, Garry E. Adelman
Votes: 563
4. Dogfights (2005– )
Documentary, History, War
Using modern computer animation, great aerial and modern naval battles are recreated. In the process, you learn about the history of military transportation technology, the tactics created and the people using them.
Stars: Phil Crowley, Ralph Parr, Robinson Risner, Frederick Blesse
Votes: 602
5. The Great War (2007 TV Movie)
240 min | Biography, History, War
A historical recreation of Canada's role in World War I, cast by descendants of the people who participated in it.
Director: Brian McKenna | Stars: Brian McKenna, Justin Trudeau, Michael Rudder, Maxime Cournoyer
Votes: 50
6. Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987 TV Movie)
R | 118 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A dramatized historical recreation of the Chicago Conspiracy trial with present testimonies by many of the participants.
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Peter Boyle, Elliott Gould, Brian Benben, Robert Carradine
Votes: 261
7. Race for the White House (2016– )
43 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Notable US Presidential election races throughout American history are examined.
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Mahershala Ali, Tim Naftali, Pat Buchanan
Votes: 571
8. Faintheart (2008)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.
Director: Vito Rocco | Stars: Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner, Jessica Hynes, Bronagh Gallagher
Votes: 1,174
9. Empress of Ireland (2012)
70 min | Documentary, History
After his disappearance on May 29, 1914, the Empress of Ireland still arouses passionate curiosity of crowds. Shipwreck disaster (there are more than twelve thousand victims), this ... See full summary »
Director: Stephan Parent | Stars: Gabrielle Alicot, Marilyn Bali, Alexis Barbe, David Batani
Votes: 35
10. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
92 min | Documentary, History
The history of Hollywood's handling of the Nazis and its later depiction of the Holocaust they perpetrated.
Director: Daniel Anker | Stars: Gene Hackman, Norma Barzman, Jack Benny, Michael Berenbaum
Votes: 663 | Gross: $0.02M
11. That'll Teach 'Em (2003–2006)
Documentary, Family, History
Contemporary high school students volunteer to experience life in a tradition English grammar school for the summer.
Stars: John Sessions, Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Perry Goyen
Votes: 38
12. Animal Armageddon (2009– )
45 min | Documentary, History
This documentary series explores the causes behind six major extinction events in Earth's history. It also speculates on the next such event.
Stars: Peter Ward, Michael Carroll, Craig Chesner, Mathew Wedel
Votes: 215
13. BattleField Detectives (2003– )
60 min | Documentary, History, War
A scientific documentary that retells some of the world's most famous and historic battles that have transformed the world as we now see it today.
Stars: Gavin MacFadyen, Ivan Williams, Simon West, Lynette Nusbacher
Votes: 97
14. The Twelve Apostles (1999 TV Movie)
Documentary
Documentary on the Twelve Apostles before and after Jesus's death and resurrection.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Joseph Steven, Teresa Modnick
Votes: 31
15. The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece (1924)
Not Rated | 8 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A documentary on the Olympic games of ancient Greece, made during the 1924 games.
Director: Jean de Rovera
Votes: 228
16. WW1 Uncut (2014– )
Documentary, History, War
A series of short films offering a fresh perspective on some of the most fascinating aspects of WWI, shining a light on the real experience and answering key questions.
Stars: Dan Snow, Kyle Jon Shephard, Christopher Wills, Mark Davison
Votes: 9
17. Honor Deferred (2006 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
True World War II stories of military valor by African-Americans belatedly deemed worthy of the US Medal of Honor.
Director: Nick Brigden | Stars: Philip Adkins, Lamar Brown, Terry Burch, Atticus Cain
Votes: 53
18. Exécution de Jeanne d'Arc (1898)
1 min | Short, Drama, History
Director: Georges Hatot
Votes: 164
19. Tales from the Royal Wardrobe (2014 TV Movie)
PG | 59 min | Documentary, History
Today, few people's clothes attract as much attention as the royal family, but this is not a modern-day paparazzi-inspired obsession. Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Beatrice Behlen, Shaun Cole, Meredith Etherington-Smith
Votes: 235
20. Untitled Daniel Warn Project
Action, Adventure, Biography | Announced
When Ernest Shackleton is given the ship Endurance to reclaim the record for the furthest south expedition, his journey is cut short when his ship becomes trapped in the ice pack and begins... See full summary »
Director: Randell Seymour
21. Kolledzh (2021– )
72 min | Reality-TV
Stars: Valeriy Latko, Deniz Temnikov, Valentina Antufieva, Irina Zilberman
22. Tatort Berlin: Der S-Bahnmörder von Rummelsburg (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Gabi Schlag
23. Santiago Gapp. El sacerdote que se enfrentó a Hitler (2018)
29 min | Short
Documentary about Santiago Gapp. Which was a priest who opposed the Nazi regime, and who was executed for it, after fleeing and being detected by the Gestapo in Valencia.
Director: Manuel Cabo | Stars: Lucia Alcázar, Ricard Cerdán
24. Mort de Marat (1897)
1 min | Short, History
Charlotte Corday murders Marat while he is bathing.
Director: Georges Hatot
Votes: 197
25.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Holocaust on Trial
(2000)
TV-PG | Documentary
An account of Holocaust denier David Irving, and his 1999 libel trial against historian Deborah Lipstadt who challenged his deceptions.
Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Michael Byrne, John Castle, David Cesarani, Jeremy Clyde
Votes: 12
26.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
First Air War
(2014)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
An exploration of the development of aerial warfare in World War One.
Director: Nick Green | Stars: Gene Demarco, Malcolm Frazer, Peter Hart, Trevor Henshaw
Votes: 85