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2010

Fortress of War

A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Soviet troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days.


- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #War
Fortress of War

2010

Burke and Hare

A black comedy about two nineteenth century grave robbers, who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.


- #Comedy
- #History
- #Thriller
- #Crime
Burke and Hare

2010

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.


- #History
- #Documentary
Cave of Forgotten Dreams

1975

The Man Who Would Be King

Two British former soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.


- #Adventure
- #History
- #War
The Man Who Would Be King

1975

The Hindenburg

A film that chronicles the events of the Hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames.


- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
- #Thriller
The Hindenburg

1975

Mandingo

An 1840s slaveowner trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
Mandingo

2010

The Bang Bang Club

A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.


- #Drama
- #History
The Bang Bang Club

2010

The Way Back

Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.


- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #History
The Way Back

2010

Made in Dagenham

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.


- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
Made in Dagenham

2010

Restrepo

A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.


- #History
- #Documentary
- #War
Restrepo

2010

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

Yip Man's resistance against invading foreigners, along with his romantic relations while under the tutelage of three Wing Chun masters.


- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

1974

Hearts and Minds

A startling and courageous landmark documentary that unflinchingly confronted the United States' involvement in Vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it.


- #History
- #Documentary
- #War
Hearts and Minds

1973

Jesus Christ Superstar

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.


- #Drama
- #History
Jesus Christ Superstar

2010

Holy Rollers

In Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israeli drug cartel.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Crime
Holy Rollers

1973

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.


- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

2010

Beneath Hill 60

In 1916, the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company is tunneling beneath German fortifications and bunkers to detonate massive explosive charges.


- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Beneath Hill 60

2010

Bill Cunningham: New York

A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.


- #History
- #Documentary
Bill Cunningham: New York

1972

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.


- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1971

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.


- #Drama
- #History
- #War