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1. Drunk History (2013–2019)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, History
Historical reenactments by A-list talent are presented by inebriated storytellers.
Stars: Derek Waters, Bennie Arthur, Craig Cackowski, Maria Blasucci
Votes: 12,682
2. Antebellum (2020)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
Directors: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz | Stars: Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston
Votes: 29,807
3. Choke (2008)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.
Director: Clark Gregg | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Kathryn Alexander
Votes: 33,607 | Gross: $2.93M
4. The Strong Ones (2019)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
The Strong Ones is a story of love and courage, at the end of the world, between two men in search of freedom.
Director: Omar Zúñiga | Stars: Samuel González, Antonio Altamirano, Marcela Salinas, Gabriela Fernández
Votes: 1,975
5. Ganz normale Männer - Der 'vergessene Holocaust' (2022 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, History, War
The Nuremberg Einsatzgruppen trial of 1947/1948 is considered the largest murder trial in history against members of four death squads from the security police and SD (the security service ... See full summary »
Directors: Manfred Oldenburg, Oliver Halmburger | Stars: Brian Cox, Benjamin Ferencz, Christopher Browning, Harald Welzer
Votes: 1,666
6. Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019)
Not Rated | 128 min | Documentary, History
Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a... See full summary »
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, U Thant
Votes: 2,793 | Gross: $0.09M
7. Hiroshima (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Documentary with dramatic reenactments with actors to describe what dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was like.
Director: Paul Wilmshurst | Stars: John Hurt, Shuntaro Hida, George Elsey, Paul Tibbets
Votes: 1,878
8. Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Approved | 106 min | Comedy
All about the citizens of Putnam's Landing and their reactions to an Army missile base in their backyard.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins, Jack Carson
Votes: 1,376
9. Hiroshima (1995 TV Movie)
PG | 190 min | Drama, War
The grisly events leading to the first attack with a nuclear weapon.
Directors: Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Lynne Adams, Wesley Addy, Allen Altman, Bernard Behrens
Votes: 985
10. Egypt (2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Neji Nejah, Elliot Cowan, Stuart Graham
Votes: 836
11. Faintheart (2008)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.
Director: Vito Rocco | Stars: Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner, Jessica Hynes, Bronagh Gallagher
Votes: 1,173
12. Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Drama-documentary series which describes some of the key technological achievements of the industrial age.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Ron Cook, John Walters, Michael Carter
Votes: 477
13. Tempelriddernes skat II (2007)
Not Rated | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
14 y.o. girl's dad is kidnapped by men, who are interested in the Knights Templar treasure. With 3 friends she sails from Bornholm, Denmark, to Gotland, Sweden, to free her dad and perhaps even find the treasure.
Director: Giacomo Campeotto | Stars: Julie Grundtvig Wester, Christian Heldbo Wienberg, Nicklas Svale Andersen, Frederikke Thomassen
Votes: 592
14. The Battle of Broken Hill (1981)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, History
On January 1 1915, two Muslim men from British India went on a murderous rampage near a place called Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia.
Director: Robin Levinson | Stars: Michael Pate, David Robertson, Harold Berrett, Margaret Atkinson
15. Les ardents (2021)
40 min | Short
France, 15th century. A strange evil has taken hold of the inhabitants of a village, causing insomnia, tremors, and hallucinations.
Directors: Esther Mysius, Camille Rouaud | Stars: Noée Abita, Eden Angama, Jonathan Couzinié, Héléna de Laurens
16. The Twelve Apostles (1999 TV Movie)
Documentary
Documentary on the Twelve Apostles before and after Jesus's death and resurrection.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Joseph Steven, Teresa Modnick
Votes: 31
17. Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is one of the most amazing feats of physical and mental endurance of all time. After an horrific journey across hundreds of kilometres of ... See full summary »
Director: Malcolm Mcdonald | Stars: William McInnes, Tim Jarvis, Philip Ayres, Haakon Berg
Votes: 12
18. Robert Burns (2014)
Documentary, History
Documentary of the life of the celebrated Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796)., in Irish, Scottish Gaelic and English. Actors play the part of Robert Burns in re-enactment scenes ... See full summary »
Director: Keith O'Grady | Stars: Craig Cockburn, Keith O'Grady, Luke O'Grady, Declan Quinn
Votes: 6
19. First Invasion: The War of 1812 (2004 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
Elaborate reenactments are juxtaposed with comments by historians in this glossy review of America's "Second War of Independence" against Britain (1812-15). Included: the causes of the ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Foreman | Stars: Mark D. Hutter, Sally E. Bennett, Dave Fagerberg, H. David Wright
Votes: 156
20. Honor Deferred (2006 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
True World War II stories of military valor by African-Americans belatedly deemed worthy of the US Medal of Honor.
Director: Nick Brigden | Stars: Philip Adkins, Lamar Brown, Terry Burch, Atticus Cain
Votes: 53
21. When to Die (2016)
95 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Four eclectic men across the American North and South devote their lives to the phenomenon of Civil War reenacting, casting light on the continued impact the Civil War has on American society 150 years after its conclusion.
Directors: Justin Miller, John Paul Pacelli, Kris Bass | Stars: Steve Fratt, Jake Jennette, Margaret Jennette, Luther Johnson
22. Los Jinetes del Tiempo (2020)
100 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
On 6 December 1914, revolutionaries Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa took control of Mexico City. Over a century later, a group of rural actors will seek to relive that glory. As they make ... See full summary »
Director: Jose Ramon Pedroza
Votes: 9
23. First Light: Montauk Point Lighthouse (2006 Video)
55 min | Documentary, History
This Emmy winning documentary tells the story of Montauk Point Lighthouse the first lighthouse in New York and the first sight of a new world, shining on thousands of immigrants coming to ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Garber | Stars: Terry Rabine, Jeff Jones, Milton Carney, Chris Young
24. Dom António - O Cardeal da Mudança (1997 TV Movie)
Biography
Stars: José Manuel Pereira de Almeida, Simone de Oliveira, Bento Domingues, Ruy Ferrão
27. Famadihana (2021)
16 min | Short, Drama
In 1752 in La Reunion, Soa former Malagasy slave, thinks she has found a tunnel that would take her back to Madagascar.
Director: Hugo Rousselin | Stars: Damien Bonnard, David Erudel, Didier Labbé, Marième Mbengue
28. Robin Hood of the Bayous (2010)
21 min | Documentary, Short, History
For the first time, explore evidence of a secret New Orleans underground to smuggle aid to the poor by 18th century Ursuline nuns and the pirate/patriot brothers Lafitte.
Director: Karin Rownd Kwiatkowski | Stars: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Zach Brutsché, Deidre Madsen, Brian Patterson
Votes: 20
29. Ballaí Dhoire (2012)
60 min | Documentary, History
Director: Keith O'Grady | Stars: James Lecky, Carleen Melaugh, Keith O'Grady, Declan Quinn
Votes: 6
30. Les quartiers de Paris (Clio dans le métro) (1967–1971)
55 min | History
Stars: Sybil Maas, Olivier Hussenot, Géraldine Lynton, Marius Laurey
31. Mawson: Science and Survival (2012 TV Special)
53 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
'Mawson: Science and Survival' is the epic and relatively untold story of one of the Antarctic's most incredible stories of survival - the remarkable ill-fated trek of Douglas Mawson in ... See full summary »
Stars: Jack Thompson, Geoff Moxham, Douglas Mawson, Quentin Bryce
32. Letters of Love in WW2 (2019 Podcast Series)
Drama, History, Romance
Three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga found themselves separated by the Second World War. Between 1940 and 1946, their love was kept alive on the pages of a thousand letters and ... See full summary »
Stars: Amy Nuttall, Johny Pitts
33.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
(1982)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. An unusual story of the all too usual exploitation of the powerless in Texas History.
Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill
Votes: 1,033 | Gross: $0.80M
34.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Awakening: Part One
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives in Little Hodcombe. Tegan wants to visit her grandfather, only he's disappeared. There's also a war game going on, and it's getting out of hand.
Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Polly James
Votes: 420
35.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
We're Off to Kill the Wizard
(1984)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jessica gets mixed up with a nasty scheme involving a theme park creator whilst visiting relatives.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Christine Belford, James Coco, Kim Darby
Votes: 637
36.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Awakening: Part Two
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Malus, an alien that's purely evil, needs the civil war re-enactments to become authentic so it can feed off the psychic energy of dying and embattled men and fully revive. Not if the Doctor can derail things, of course.
Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Polly James
Votes: 393
37.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Waddon, Dorset
(2000)
Not Rated | Documentary, History
Time Team descend on the tiny village of Wadden in Dorset. Neighbours discovered a huge amount of pottery in their gardens. The pottery dated from Medieval, Roman and the Iron Age. What lies beneath five houses of the village?
Director: Graham Dixon | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Robin Bush, Phil Harding
Votes: 25
38.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Bawsey, Norfolk
(1999)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary, History
Time Team are joined by guests Sandi Toksvig and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall. They unearth fine Saxon jewelry, a stash of Norman pottery and a medieval murder victim near Kings Lynn.
Director: Brendan Hughes | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Carenza Lewis
Votes: 26
39.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Chenies Manor House, Buckinghamshire
(2005)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary, History
This manor house was extended into a palace prior to Henry V111 first visit in 1534. But less than half of it remains. The current owner since the 1950's wants to know what it used to look like.
Director: Michael Douglas | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Carenza Lewis
Votes: 17
40.
Whitstable Pearl (2021– )
Episode:
Civil War
(2021)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a retired policeman is murdered during a Civil War reenactment, McGuire initially focuses on widow Heidi. But between the dead man's three mistresses and a 35-year long feud with his brother, things soon become a lot more complicated.
Director: Jon Jones | Stars: Kerry Godliman, Howard Charles, Frances Barber, Isobelle Molloy
Votes: 207
41.
Johnny Bravo (1997–2004)
Episode:
Good Knight Johnny/Balloon Platoon/The Clueless Kid
(2000)
TV-Y7 | 20 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Good Knight Johnny: Johnny believes he is in the past. Balloon Platoon: Johnny and Suzy are attacked by water balloons. The Clueless Kid: Johnny is picked for a karate fight.
Directors: Russell Calabrese, Kirk Tingblad | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Grey Griffin, Tony Jay, Tom Kenny
Votes: 80
42.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Ulnaby, Co Durham
(2009)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History
Ulnaby village is a well preserved medieval village, which has now gone. The team want to know when the village started and find out why and when it was abandoned.
Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth
Votes: 14
43.
Ragdoll (2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2021)
44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rose's erratic behavior raises questions for Edmunds; with the killer one step ahead, Baxter's plans to protect a victim go awry with devastating consequences; the team is forced to watch the Ragdoll killer's horrific plans play out.
Director: Toby MacDonald | Stars: Lucy Hale, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Thalissa Teixeira, Michael Smiley
Votes: 126
44.
Killing Eve (2018–2022)
Episode:
Don't Get Eaten
(2022)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While Villanelle's quest for change goes awry, Eve locates Helene, who may be useful in her revenge mission against The Twelve.
Director: Stella Corradi | Stars: Camille Cottin, Anyastassia Melehes, Sandra Oh, Kirsty Averton
Votes: 1,851
45.
The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
Episode:
Ambition
(2021)
53 min | Documentary, History
An epic three-part series that charts the rise and fall of the Boleyns. A story of love, sex and betrayal, told from the family's unique perspective. Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Emma Frank, Katie Greening | Stars: Shelley Conn, Lauren Mackay, Susan Doran, Nandini Das
Votes: 56
46.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
The Dead of Winter
(2010)
TV-PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Murders occur in Crevecoeur Hall, a lavish Oxford estate where Hathaway's father was in service and he spent his boyhood.
Director: Bill Anderson | Stars: Richard Johnson, Nathaniel Parker, Jonty Stephens, Georgia Groome
Votes: 731
47.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
West Langton, Leicestershire
(2011)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History
The Time team investigate a well known site, presumed to be used for Saxon burial rituals in West Langton Leicestershire. While there they explore the funeral practices of the Saxons, and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Douglas | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake
Votes: 19
48.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
1066: The Lost Battlefield
(2013)
Not Rated | Documentary, History
The site of the Battle of Hastings is reputed to at an abbey built to commemorate the battle, yet historical and archaeological evidence fails to support this site. Time Team examines three potential alternatives.
Stars: Glenn Foard, Phil Harding, Tony Robinson, Sam Wilson
49.
Trail of History (2016– )
Episode:
Lincoln County
(2017)
27 min | History
Lincoln County, North Carolina has a Revolutionary War battleground, historic homes and churches to visit. Iron production and textiles played an important economic role in the county's ... See full summary »
Stars: Gary Ritter, Melany Dawn Crouse, Jason Harpe, Robert Carpenter
50.
Cracking Crime (2003–2013)
Episode:
The Murder of Lorcan O'Byrne
(2012)
Documentary
Director: Imogen Murphy | Stars: Ash Cook, Larry Cowan, Gareth Myles, Keith O'Grady