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2005
6.3
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Bobby, a brave Skye Terrier, becomes local legend when it refuses to leave his master's grave after he dies. The townsfolk feed the dog until local authorities ban strays. The kids decide to help Bobby defy the law. Based on true events.
104
6.3
- #Adventure
- #History
- #Family
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
1949
6.9
Prince of Foxes
An unscrupulous agent for the Borgias suffers a change of heart when asked to betray a noble count and his much younger, very beautiful wife.
107
6.9
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
Prince of Foxes
2008
5.7
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story
A chronicle of the life of Lena Baker, the first woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia for the murder of her employer, who forced her into sexual slavery.
106
5.7
- #Drama
- #History
- #Crime
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story
2018
8
Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley
An overview of the events of the Suffragette Movement for Votes For Women. It follows the individual women who were part of the movement and uses dramatised testimony to tell their stories at key points of their dangerous campaign.
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8
- #History
- #Documentary
Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley
1999
6.5
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
The history of black newspapers in America.
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6.5
- #History
- #Documentary
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
1994
7.5
Coming Out Under Fire
A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II. The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans.
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7.5
- #History
- #Documentary
Coming Out Under Fire
1999
6.4
Rogue Trader
The story of Nick Leeson, an ambitious investment broker who singlehandedly bankrupted one of the oldest and most important banks in Britain.
101
6.4
- #Drama
- #History
- #Crime
Rogue Trader
2017
6.8
Hitler's Hollywood
Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945 when the Third Reich collapsed.
105
6.8
- #History
- #Documentary
Hitler's Hollywood
1946
6.7
Monsieur Beaucaire
A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he masquerades as a dashing nobleman engaged to the princess of Spain.
93
6.7
- #Adventure
- #Comedy
- #History
Monsieur Beaucaire
1988
6.6
Inherit the Wind
A biblical orator opposes a liberal lawyer defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South.
96
6.6
- #Drama
- #History
Inherit the Wind
1952
6.8
The World in His Arms
In San Francisco in 1850, a Russian Countess runs away from an arranged marriage to a Russian Prince and falls into the arms of an American sea captain who occasionally poaches seals in Russian Alaska.
104
6.8
- #Adventure
- #Action
- #History
The World in His Arms
1947
6.3
The Fugitive
Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state's last remaining priest.
104
6.3
- #Drama
- #History
The Fugitive
2019
6.5
U311 Cherkasy
The crew of Ukrainian NAVY minesweeper U311 "Cherkasy" is resisting seizure of the vessel by Russian army in Crimea in 2014.
102
6.5
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
U311 Cherkasy
1979
5.8
Lady Oscar
The story of Lady Oscar, a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution.
124
5.8
- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
Lady Oscar
2005
3.5
American Soldiers
A group of U.S. soldiers defy their country when they release mistreated prisoners.
103
3.5
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
American Soldiers
1975
6.9
The Count of Monte-Cristo
A young officer, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friends," escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
119
6.9
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1991
7.1
Let Him Have It
This drama reveals the controversial postwar 1950's London murder trial that sent an intellectually challenged young man to the gallows for a murder he did not commit.
115
7.1
- #Drama
- #History
- #Crime
Let Him Have It
1952
7
The Golden Coach
Three men of varying social standing - a viceroy, a bullfighter, and a soldier - vie for the affections of an actress in 18th-century Peru.
103
7
- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
