Historical Movies

This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun,...

2500 years ago, in India, Siddhartha was born as a prince of the Shakya clan, but he gives up his position as a prince to see the world. He meets a...

Xiao Xiao is sold into arranged marriage with a 2 year old boy, who she must raise as his nanny until he is old enough to marry her. She is expected...

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she...

The emperor gives Jinshi an order: He must grant the final wish of a concubine who passed away five years ago by returning her to her homeland. In...

What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.

In 1575, the young soldier Miguel de Cervantes is captured on the high seas by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. Aware that a cruel...

A group of Greek soldiers are assigned to run the Cinematographic Unit of the army in the midst of political unrest.

Wu Qing Qing, the young master of the Wolong Gang, has been betrayed after her family's massacre. From prey to hunter, she transforms into a hunter....

The earliest surviving motion-picture film, and believed to be one of the very first moving images ever created, was shot by Louis Aimé...

This is the story of the life of the great queen of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. She is destined to become a skillful warrior, survive the loss of...

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping.

A behind-the-scenes documentary filmed during the production of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, featuring candid moments from...

Jack and Annie are young siblings who find a magic tree house on their way home after chasing a weasel. By using the books available on the tree...

A woman's secret relationship is discovered putting her and those around her in danger.

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their...

1956. Three Hungarian friends hijack a plane to escape from the Iron Curtain.

The difficult relationship between a young gay South Asian man and his father, refracted through images of the late film star Sabu of Jungle Book and...