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1. The Expanse (2015–2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.
Stars: Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Votes: 173,181
2. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,445 | Gross: $52.77M
3. Michael Collins (1996)
R | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Julia Roberts, Ian Hart
Votes: 33,836 | Gross: $11.09M
4. Stone of Destiny (2008)
PG | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The story of Ian Hamilton, a dedicated nationalist who reignited Scottish national pride in the 1950s with his daring raid on the heart of England to bring the Stone of Scone back to Scotland.
Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Charlie Cox, Kate Mara, Stephen McCole, Ciaron Kelly
Votes: 4,402
5. Liberty's Kids (2002–2003)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The American Revolutionary War is seen through the eyes of an American teenaged lad, a young English lady, and a French boy, all three of whom work as reporters for Benjamin Franklin.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Kathleen Barr, Reo Jones, Chris Lundquist
Votes: 1,496
6. Viceroy's House (2017)
Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi
Votes: 8,575 | Gross: $1.11M
7. Jinnah (1998)
110 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.
Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Christopher Lee, Shireen Shah, James Curran, Zafar Hameed
Votes: 3,145
8. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Sushant Singh, D. Santosh, Akhilendra Mishra
Votes: 17,314
9. Madrasapattinam (2010)
165 min | Drama, History, Romance
A film set in 1940s India, during the country's struggle for independence. The young daughter of an English governor falls in love with a local Indian boy.
Director: A.L. Vijay | Stars: Arya, Carole Trangmar-Palmer, Amy Jackson, Cochin Hanifa
Votes: 2,901
10. Salvatore Giuliano (1962)
Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Drama, History
The unclear and complicated twists between governal powers, independentist party and Mafia in the Sicily of the '40s culminate with the death of Salvatore Giuliano.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Frank Wolff, Salvo Randone, Frederico Zardi, Pippo Agusta
Votes: 3,718
11. The Corsican File (2004)
G | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Rémi François is a detective who is hired to find Ange Leoni, a Corsican who apparently has inherited a 2 million euros house.
Director: Alain Berbérian | Stars: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Caterina Murino, Didier Flamand
Votes: 4,327
12. Thomas Jefferson (1997– )
180 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A biographical film about The United States' influential and profoundly enigmatic Founding Father.
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Waterston, Michael Potts, Ossie Davis
Votes: 816
13. Trudeau (2002 TV Movie)
208 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of the famous, controversial and flamboyant Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Colm Feore, Polly Shannon, Patrick McKenna, Don McKellar
Votes: 440
14. 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002)
188 min | Biography, Drama, History
When his mentor Lala Lajpat Rai is beaten to death by the Britishers, Bhagat Singh sets out to avenge his death. Upon killing the responsible British official, Bhagat Singh is sentenced to death for his actions.
Directors: Guddu Dhanoa, Tinu Verma | Stars: Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Amrita Singh, Rahul Dev
Votes: 808
15. Gandhi, My Father (2007)
Not Rated | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History
The account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son.
Director: Feroz Abbas Khan | Stars: Akshaye Khanna, Darshan Jariwala, Shefali Shah, Bhoomika Chawla
Votes: 1,733 | Gross: $0.24M
16. Black October (2000 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, History
A history of the infamous Canadian terrorist crisis in October 1970.
Stars: Terence McKenna, René Gagnon, Jérome Choquette, Marc Lalonde
Votes: 26
17. Terror's Advocate (2007)
Unrated | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Jacques Vergès, Klaus Barbie, Barbet Schroeder, Bassam Abu Sharif
Votes: 1,702 | Gross: $0.04M
18. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002)
Unrated | 104 min | Documentary, History
A film about the state of Chinese occupied Tibet and its history of oppression and resistance.
Director: Tom Piozet | Stars: Edward Edwards, Ed Harris, Shirley Knight, Tim Robbins
Votes: 688 | Gross: $0.58M
19. Once Upon a Time (2008)
110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Set during the final days of the Japanese occupation of Korea, an adventurer and a jazz singer team up to steal a priceless diamond.
Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Lee Bo-young, Sung Dong-il, Kim Eung-soo, Jo Hie-bong
Votes: 331
20. Octobre (1994)
97 min | Drama
A dramatization of the infamous Canadian terrorist abduction & murder of a government minister by a cell of The Quebec Liberation Front.
Director: Pierre Falardeau | Stars: Hugo Dubé, Luc Picard, Pierre Rivard, Denis Trudel
Votes: 839 | Gross: $0.35M
21. Stolen Death (1938)
101 min | Romance, Thriller
A thriller set in turn-of-the-century Helsinki, Stolen Death uses elements of German expressionism to tell the story of Finnish resistance fighters smuggling arms to overthrow the Tsarist ... See full summary »
Director: Nyrki Tapiovaara | Stars: Tuulikki Paananen, Ilmari Mänty, Santeri Karilo, Annie Mörk
Votes: 300
22. Cuba (I) (2002)
Drama, Romance
Director: Pedro Carvajal | Stars: Ana Álvarez, José Antonio Rodríguez, Eloy Azorín, María Elena Jiménez
Votes: 54
23. The Gadfly (1928)
95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Kote Marjanishvili | Stars: Iliko Merabishvili, Nato Vachnadze, Aleksandre Imedashvili, Elizbar Imereli
Votes: 33
24. October 1970 (2006– )
480 min | Drama, History
A dramatization of the Canadian October Crisis when cells of a Quebecois terrorist organization took hostages in 1970.
Stars: Patrick Labbé, Karine Vanasse, Mathieu Grondin, Fanny La Croix
Votes: 41
25. Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck (1981– )
176 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Stars: Peter Janott, Olaf Arndt, Martin Trettau, Renate Heymer
Votes: 22
27. Remembering History (2005 Video)
69 min | Documentary
a documentary reconstructing the Algerian experience of the battle for independence.
Stars: Henri Alleg, Zohra Drif-Bitat, Mohammed Harbi, Alistair Horne
Votes: 32
28. Action: The October Crisis of 1970 (1974)
87 min | Documentary, History
A historical account of the French-Canadian terrorist kidnapping incident and the Federal Govt.'s response by declaring martial-law.
Director: Robin Spry | Stars: Thor Bishopric, Pierre Bourgault, Réal Caouette, Claude Charron
Votes: 118
29. Aktivistit (1939)
110 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 1916, Finland is still a part of Russian Empire. Eugen Schauman murders the governor of Finland, and his fellow activists take on smaller tasks in the fight for freedom.
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Helena Kara, Tuulikki Paananen, Uuno Laakso, Ville Salminen
Votes: 59
30. Drie kameraden (2007)
99 min | Documentary, War
Chechnya's struggle for independence, as seen through the eyes of three friends who grew up in the Chechen capital of Grozny.
Director: Mascha Novikova | Stars: Islam Bashirov, Ruslan Chamchoyev, Ramzan Mezhidov
Votes: 48
31. Referendum: Take 2 (1996)
77 min | Documentary, History
A film about the second referendum to decide if the province of Quebec would declare independence from Canada.
Director: Stéphane Drolet | Stars: Lucien Bouchard, Jean Chrétien, Josh Freed, Liza Frulla
Votes: 9
32. Helmikuun manifesti (1939)
99 min | Drama
Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Tauno Palo, Laila Rihte, Eino Kaipainen
Votes: 123
33. Behind the Scenes of 'Viceroy's House' (2017 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Hugh Bonneville, Gurinder Chadha, Manish Dayal
Votes: 28
34. L'empire du milieu du sud (2002)
86 min | Documentary, History, War
Directors: Eric Deroo, Jacques Perrin
Votes: 24
36. La Linterna Mágica a la Inquisición (2009)
2 min | Animation, Short
Andrew Oehler, illusionist and tailor's apprentice, born in Germany, departs to travel the world in search for his dreams. He takes his magic lantern and finally arrives in Mexico in 1805 ... See full summary »
Directors: Luis Téllez, Víctor Osuna, Gius Rivas | Stars: Juan Manuel Azcona, Luis Felipe Tovar
Votes: 5
38. Róza (1936)
87 min | Drama, History, Romance
The 1905 revolution in the Russian Empire gives many Poles hope for regaining independence. Protests and strikes, however, lead to brutal arrests and tortures. In this tumultuous time, we also witness the birth of love.
Director: Joseph Lejtes | Stars: Irena Eichlerówna, Witold Zacharewicz, Boguslaw Samborski, Kazimierz Junosza-Stepowski
Votes: 21
39. Una Gota de Agua en el Desierto (2009)
2 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The Mexican resistance leaded by Miguel Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende are running from the Realist soldiers, ignoring that they are going into a trap, planned by the traitor Ignacio Elizondo.
Director: Víctor Osuna | Stars: Carlos Hoeflich, Javier Lacroix
40. Se Prohibe Volar Papalotes (2009)
2 min | Animation, Short, History
In a period of excess and conspiracies against the censure and norms used by Viceroy Venegas to control the citizens, these rebelled and found a way to communicate through the use of kites, by setting them on fire as a signal or sign.
Directors: Karla Castañeda, Víctor Osuna, Rubén Padilla | Star: Luis Felipe Tovar
42.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
The Yellow Needle
(1961)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After an assassination attempt on Dr. Keel's friend, a pro-Western African leader, Keel investigates the man's secretary, while Steed flies to Africa to search for the conspiracy's roots.
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee, Ingrid Hafner, Michael Barrington
Votes: 32
43.
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984–1985)
Episode:
Voltron Versus Voltron
(1984)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Yadle, an unattended colony-planet of Zarkon's, declares itself independent and prepares to celebrate along with its allies, the Voltron Force. Haggar creates a Voltron look-alike to subdue... See full summary »
Stars: Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Peter Cullen, Neil Ross
Votes: 26
44.
Saga (2020)
Episode:
Seriya 10
(2020)
Drama
Shura is singing in the US when the Ukrainian independence movement of the early 2000s draws her to return. Vika finds love close to home.
Stars: Ada Rogovtseva, Ivan Rozin, Vladimir Minyailo, Evgeniya Gladiy
45.
History Matters (2016– )
Episode:
Why didn't Puerto Rico become a US State? (Short Animated Documentary)
(2022)
4 min | Documentary, Animation, History
Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico were all candidates to become states in the 1950's. But unlike Alaska and Hawaai Puerto Rico was leaning toward independence. Add some political concerns and it was easier to just postpone the decision.
46.
Firstpost: Flashback (2023– )
Episode:
Why the Chapati Terrified the British: India's 1857 Mystery
(2023)
8 min | Documentary, Short, News
In 1857, British officials in India were having sleepless nights over mysterious chapati deliveries across the country. Months later, the first war of Indian independence broke out. Were ... See full summary »
Star: Palki Sharma Upadhyay
47.
Warographics (2021– )
Episode:
What are NATO's Weak Points? A Warographics Analysis
(2024)
21 min | Documentary
A top five list of potential weak points that NATO is anxiously trying to fortify.
Star: Simon Whistler
48.
The Vietnam War (2017)
Episode:
Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
(2017)
TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary, History, War
After nearly a century of French colonial rule, Vietnam emerges independent, but divided.
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Karl Marlantes, Max Cleland, Bao Ninh
Votes: 1,098
49.
Network First (1994– )
Episode:
Inside Burma: Land of Fear
(1996)
Documentary
Documentary about the military ruling regime in Burma, its use of forced and child labour to build road and rail links, and how the participation of Western countries aid the system by investing in poorly run projects.
Director: David Munro | Star: John Pilger
Votes: 11
50.
Mystères d'archives (2009– )
Episode:
1948: Les funérailles de Gandhi
(2015)
26 min | Documentary, Short, History
Films about the funeral of Mahatma Gandhi in the newly independent India.
Directors: Julien Gaurichon, Serge Viallet | Stars: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Abha Gandhi, Manu Gandhi, Mohandas K. Gandhi
Votes: 9