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2012

Hyde Park on Hudson

The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.


- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
Hyde Park on Hudson

2012

For No Good Reason

Johnny Depp pays a visit to Ralph Steadman, the renown artist and the last of the original Gonzo visionaries who worked alongside Hunter S. Thompson.


- #History
- #Documentary
- #Music
For No Good Reason

2012

Masquerade

A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.


- #Drama
- #History
Masquerade

2012

A Royal Affair

A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
A Royal Affair

2012

Farewell, My Queen

A look at the platonic relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her female readers during the first days of the French Revolution.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
Farewell, My Queen

2011

The Flowers of War

An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
- #War
The Flowers of War

2011

The Mill and the Cross

This movie focuses on a dozen of the five hundred characters depicted in Bruegel's painting. The theme of Christ's suffering is set against religious persecution in Flanders in 1564.


- #Drama
- #History
The Mill and the Cross

2008

The Other Boleyn Girl

Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
The Other Boleyn Girl

2007

Charlie Wilson's War

A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.


- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
Charlie Wilson's War

2007

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.


- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #War
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

2007

September Dawn

A love story set during a tense encounter between a wagon train of settlers and a renegade Mormon group.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Western
- #Romance
September Dawn

2007

Chapter 27

A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Crime
Chapter 27

2006

Catch a Fire

A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.


- #Drama
- #History
Catch a Fire

2006

Amazing Grace

The idealist William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance