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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.
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7.9
- #Comedy
- #History
- #Crime
- #Documentary
Exit Through the Gift Shop
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
1971
7
The Decameron
An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".
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7
- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
- #Romance
The Decameron
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
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
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
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
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!
1970
7.7
Witchhammer
A very popular movie on the medieval persecution of witches (inquisition).
107
7.7
- #Drama
- #Horror
- #History
Witchhammer
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
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
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
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
7.2
The Young Victoria
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
105
7.2
- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
The Young Victoria
2009
7.5
Red Cliff II
Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history.
142
7.5
- #Adventure
- #Fantasy
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #War
Red Cliff II
1967
7.2
Far from the Madding Crowd
Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men.
168
7.2
- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
Far from the Madding Crowd
2008
7.3
Max Manus: Man of War
The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.
118
7.3
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #War
Max Manus: Man of War
1966
7.7
A Man for All Seasons
The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
120
7.7
- #Drama
- #History
A Man for All Seasons
1965
6.6
The War Lord
In 11th century Normandy, a Norman duke sends one of his knights to build a defensive fortress in order to guard the borders against Frisian raiders.
123
6.6
- #Drama
- #History
The War Lord
2008
7
Winter in Wartime
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, a teenage boy gets involved in the Dutch Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded RAF pilot.
103
7
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
