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1983
7.2
Phar Lap
The true story of an Australian racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stableboy.
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7.2
- #Drama
- #History
- #Family
Phar Lap
1983
7.8
The Right Stuff
The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
193
7.8
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
The Right Stuff
1984
7.1
The Bounty
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
132
7.1
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
The Bounty
1984
7.3
A Passage to India
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
164
7.3
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
A Passage to India
1986
7.4
The Mission
Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
125
7.4
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
The Mission
1988
7.2
Eight Men Out
A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
119
7.2
- #Drama
- #History
Eight Men Out
1988
7.8
Mississippi Burning
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
128
7.8
- #Drama
- #History
- #Thriller
- #Crime
- #Mystery
Mississippi Burning
1991
8.1
Raise the Red Lantern
A young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord, and must learn to live with the strict rules and tensions within the household.
125
8.1
- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
Raise the Red Lantern
1991
7.5
Tous les matins du monde
The story of Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, fierce and somber man, grand master of the viola da gamba and professor of Marin Marais, prestigious musician in the court of Louis XIV.
115
7.5
- #Drama
- #History
- #Music
- #Romance
Tous les matins du monde
1992
4.4
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies.
120
4.4
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992
7.3
Once Upon a Time in China II
Arriving by train in Guangzhou, 1895, the trio fight off White Lotus followers, who want to kill all foreigners and the cute, European dressed 13th Aunt. It's not kung fu master Dr. Wong's (Jet Li) last fight.
113
7.3
- #Adventure
- #Action
- #History
- #Romance
Once Upon a Time in China II
1992
6.4
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
154
6.4
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1993
6.9
The Baby of Mâcon
A movie about the corruption in all levels of society. A baby is born from a supposed-to-be virgin woman, so a chain of hysteria about divine intervention in the birth takes place.
122
6.9
- #Drama
- #History
The Baby of Mâcon
1997
6.3
Once Upon a Time in China and America
Following an ambush in his visit to America, Wong Fei-hung becomes separated from his fellow travelers and suffers memory loss.
102
6.3
- #Adventure
- #Action
- #History
- #Western
Once Upon a Time in China and America
1992
6.7
Once Upon a Time in China III
Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.
109
6.7
- #Adventure
- #Action
- #History
Once Upon a Time in China III
1992
6.6
Wuthering Heights
A man becomes obsessed with vengeance when his soul mate marries another man.
105
6.6
- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
Wuthering Heights
1997
7.1
Seven Years in Tibet
True story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet.
136
7.1
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
