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2009
7.2
John Rabe
A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
134
7.2
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
John Rabe
2009
7.7
City of Life and Death
In 1937, Japan occupied Nanjing, the Chinese capital. There was a battle and subsequent atrocities against the inhabitants, especially those who took refuge in the International Security Zone.
133
7.7
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
City of Life and Death
1969
6.8
Fellini Satyricon
A series of disjointed mythical tales set in first century Rome.
129
6.8
- #Fantasy
- #Drama
- #History
Fellini Satyricon
2009
3.1
Brothers War
In the waning days of WWar II, enemies must become allies in order to deliver a message that could change the world.
100
3.1
- #History
- #War
Brothers War
1970
7.7
Witchhammer
A very popular movie on the medieval persecution of witches (inquisition).
107
7.7
- #Drama
- #Horror
- #History
Witchhammer
1970
7.5
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
144
7.5
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #War
Tora! Tora! Tora!
2009
6.9
Public Enemies
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
140
6.9
- #Drama
- #History
- #Crime
Public Enemies
1969
7.4
Anne of the Thousand Days
King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
145
7.4
- #Drama
- #History
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
7
The Battle of Britain
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
132
7
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #War
The Battle of Britain
2009
6.7
Taking Woodstock
A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.
120
6.7
- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
- #Music
Taking Woodstock
1971
7
The Decameron
An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".
111
7
- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
- #Romance
The Decameron
2009
6.4
Glorious 39
The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.
129
6.4
- #Drama
- #History
- #Thriller
- #Mystery
- #War
Glorious 39
2010
7.9
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
87
7.9
- #Comedy
- #History
- #Crime
- #Documentary
Exit Through the Gift Shop
2010
6.8
Little Big Soldier
An old soldier kidnaps a young General of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward.
96
6.8
- #Adventure
- #Action
- #Comedy
- #History
- #War
Little Big Soldier
1972
6.3
The Canterbury Tales
Pasolini's artistic, sometimes violent, always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucer's most erotic tales.
111
6.3
- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
The Canterbury Tales
1971
7.2
Nicholas and Alexandra
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
183
7.2
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Nicholas and Alexandra
1972
7.8
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
95
7.8
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
2010
7.9
Bill Cunningham: New York
A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
84
7.9
- #History
- #Documentary
Bill Cunningham: New York
2010
7
Beneath Hill 60
In 1916, the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company is tunneling beneath German fortifications and bunkers to detonate massive explosive charges.
122
7
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Beneath Hill 60
1973
6.5
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun.
108
6.5
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
