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1. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt
Votes: 741,395 | Gross: $56.67M
2. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A young thief seeking revenge for his brother's death is trained by the once-great, aging Zorro, who is pursuing his own vengeance.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, José María de Tavira
Votes: 197,824 | Gross: $94.10M
3. Amistad (1997)
R | 155 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 82,808 | Gross: $44.18M
4. Moby Dick (1956)
Not Rated | 116 min | Adventure, Drama
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice
Votes: 21,909 | Gross: $10.40M
5. Tai-Pan (1986)
R | 127 min | Adventure
Historical fiction set against the backdrop of Hong Kong in its early years of British rule.
Director: Daryl Duke | Stars: Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton, Tim Guinee
Votes: 1,896 | Gross: $4.01M
6. The Opium War (1997)
153 min | Drama, History, War
Qing official Lin Zexu burns the opium of British traders in a bid to end the opium trade. Incensed by his actions, the British traders appeal to their government, leading to the First Opium War and the eventual cessation of Hong Kong.
Director: Jin Xie | Stars: Guoan Bao, Liankun Lin, Sihung Lung, Debra Beaumont
Votes: 599
7. Jack Slade (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Western
When his father is killed in front of him during a stagecoach holdup, a teenage boy vows to rid society of outlaws and he eventually grows into a vicious gunman working for a stagecoach line.
Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Mark Stevens, Dorothy Malone, Barton MacLane, John Litel
Votes: 248
8. April 1865 (2003 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, War
APRIL 1865 examines the extraordinary series of events that changed the course of history in 30 brief days. In that one month, Petersburg fell, Richmond fell and burned, General Lee ... See full summary »
Stars: Bob Bosler, Allen Brenner, Bill Ciampa, Benny Gibson
Votes: 61
9. The Ladder (1957 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama, Family
Stars: David Langford, Jimmy Ray, Richard Coleman, George A. Cooper
10.
The Aunty Jack Show (1972–1973)
Episode:
The Aunty Jack Family Show
(1972)
30 min | Comedy
Today's theme is "Family", but will we learn about Aunty Jack's?
Director: Maurice Murphy | Stars: Grahame Bond, John Derum, Rory O'Donoghue, Sandra McGregor
11.
Dobrodruzství kriminalistiky (1989–1998)
Episode:
Jed
(1989)
52 min | Crime, History
Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Anke Sevenich, Radovan Lukavský, Ladislav Frej, Viktor Preiss
Votes: 15
12.
Riverboat (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Boy from Pittsburgh
(1959)
49 min | Adventure, Western
Holden agrees to ship a box full of valuable diamonds, not realizing a pickpocket has already switched the box with the real stones for worthless paste. Complicating matters are a beautiful... See full summary »
Director: Frank Arrigo | Stars: Darren McGavin, Burt Reynolds, Mona Freeman, Tom Nolan
Votes: 18
13.
Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode:
The Gunslingers: Pilot 2
(2003)
TV-G | 42 min | Documentary, History, Western
The key to the west was the use of guns and their rapid development. The traditional quick draw gunfight was very rare in the west. If you wanted to shoot someone, you usually did it from ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Long | Stars: Keith Carradine, Drew Gomber, Greg Martin, Bob Boze Bell
Votes: 12
14.
OBF (2020– )
Episode:
The Place with a Best Before Date
(2021)
14 min | Documentary
When China took possession of Hong Hong in 1997 it agreed to a one country two systems policy that allowed Hong Kong to continue it's capitalist ways for 50 years until 2047. But China ... See full summary »
Star: Oliver Bahl
15.
Stories from the Vaults (2007– )
Episode:
Random?
(2007)
TV-G | 27 min | History
Tom starts today's tour with the Smithsonian's photograph collection and learns the story behind some of Ansel Adams' classic pictures. Then he visits the National Zoo to see how the ... See full summary »
Star: Tom Cavanagh
16.
PBS Eons (2017– )
Episode:
The Raptor That Made Us Rethink Dinosaurs
(2019)
9 min | Documentary
Paleontologists puzzled of the metabolism of dinosaurs for decades. Were they cold-blooded or warm-blooded. Turns out they were cold-blooded, warm-blooded, both or neither depending on the ... See full summary »
Star: Blake de Pastino
17.
Belgravia (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance
1815, Brussels on the brink of conflict. Eighteen-year-old Sophia Trenchard secures her humble family invitations to the now legendary Duchess of Richmond's ball, on the eve of The Battle ... See full summary »
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Tamsin Greig, Emilie Reid, Rebecca Callard, Matthew Canny
Votes: 463