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1. Napoleon (2023)
R | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
An epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett
Votes: 144,387
2. The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 103 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A young officer, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friends," escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 5,573
3. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
GP | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
When a former Civil War soldier saves a nun from a gang of bandits, they team up to help the Mexicans in their war against the French.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manolo Fábregas, Alberto Morin
Votes: 30,732 | Gross: $11.50M
4. The Leopard (1963)
PG | 186 min | Drama, History
The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Paolo Stoppa
Votes: 28,937
5. Amazing Grace (2006)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai
Votes: 25,728 | Gross: $21.21M
6. Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
Not Rated | 178 min | Drama, Musical
A celebratory 25th anniversary concert performance of the hit musical at The O2 in London.
Directors: Nick Morris, Laurence Connor, James Powell | Stars: Alfie Boe, Norm Lewis, Matt Lucas, Jenny Galloway
Votes: 6,460
7. Burn! (1969)
R | 112 min | Action, Drama, War
In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia
Votes: 5,857 | Gross: $0.43M
8. Lisztomania (1975)
R | 103 min | Biography, Comedy, Music
Composer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas).
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, Ringo Starr
Votes: 3,130
9. The Pride and the Passion (1957)
132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During the Napoleonic Wars, a British captain is sent to Spain to help prevent the French from stealing a powerful cannon.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 3,224 | Gross: $8.75M
10. Isadora (1968)
M/PG | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, John Fraser
Votes: 2,626
11. Now or Never! (2024)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
On March 15, 1848, a young firebrand poet, Sándor Petöfi ignites the Hungarian Revolution with his passionate 'National Song', prompting the Austrians to dispatch a ruthless secret agent to assassinate him and suppress the uprising.
Director: Balázs Lóth | Stars: Nándor Berettyán, Sára Mosolygó, Balázs Koltai-Nagy, Tibor Fehér
Votes: 15,987
12. Fall of Eagles (1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.
Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt
Votes: 673
13. The Hawaiians (1970)
R | 134 min | Adventure, Drama
Captain Whip returns to Hawaii. He's inherited "worthless" land. He starts a plantation, staffed with a Chinese couple from his ship. Drilling thru lava for water and stealing/smuggling pineapple from French Guyana, things look brighter.
Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Charlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin, Mako
Votes: 1,441 | Gross: $0.28M
14. GomBurZa (2023)
112 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Mariano Gomes, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora are three brave Filipino Catholic priests whose narrative is told in this stirring and inspirational historical drama.
Director: Pepe Diokno | Stars: Cedrick Juan, Dante Rivero, Enchong Dee, Piolo Pascual
Votes: 368
15. Les misérables (2000)
400 min | Drama, History
Ex-convict Jean Valjean's pursuit of redemption and peace clashes with Javert's rigid enforcement of law. Their conflict impacts lives, including Fantine's daughter Cosette, against the backdrop of 19th-century France.
Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, John Malkovich, Virginie Ledoyen
Votes: 4,578
16. The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
R | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Olivier Martinez, Juliette Binoche, Pierre Arditi, François Cluzet
Votes: 6,409 | Gross: $1.88M
17. José Rizal (1998)
TV-PG | 178 min | Biography, Drama, History
Jose Rizal's life and works are recounted through a series of non-linear flashbacks which reflect on various aspects of his life - as writer, propagandist, lover, friend, brother, doctor, and the man that inspired a revolution.
Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Stars: Cesar Montano, Joel Torre, Jaime Fabregas, Gloria Diaz
Votes: 464
18. Allonsanfan (1974)
115 min | Drama, History
A anarchist leader (Fulvio) wishes to retire, as he is old and tired. He tries to hide himself, but his friends find him and insist he carries on helping them.
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Lea Massari, Mimsy Farmer, Laura Betti
Votes: 1,276
19. The Liberator (2013)
R | 119 min | Biography, Drama, History
Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered -- it liberated.
Director: Alberto Arvelo | Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Erich Wildpret, María Valverde, Juana Acosta
Votes: 5,578 | Gross: $0.11M
20. Marat/Sade (1967)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, History, Music
In an insane asylum, Marquis de Sade directs Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theater play. The actors are the patients.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Patrick Magee, Clifford Rose, Glenda Jackson, Ian Richardson
Votes: 2,675
21. Juarez (1939)
Approved | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History
Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains
Votes: 2,559
22. Amor real (2003)
45 min | Drama, Romance
In 19th-century Mexico, Dr. Fuentes inherits a fortune and searches for a wife. His choice is Matilde Penalver y Beristain, from an aristocratic family whose fortune has waned.
Stars: Adela Noriega, Fernando Colunga, Mauricio Islas, Helena Rojo
Votes: 1,026
23. La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)
345 min | Drama, History, War
In this war drama blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, the working class and the bourgeoisie of 19th century Paris are interviewed and covered on television, before and during a tragic workers' class revolt.
Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Eliane Annie Adalto, Pierre Barbieux, Bernard Bombeau, Maylis Bouffartigue
Votes: 1,340
24. Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Approved | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A pair of Irish rebels have swashbuckling adventures in 1815.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow, Kathleen Ryan
Votes: 892
25. Papaflessas (1971)
130 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Under the Ottomans' reign of terror in early-1820s Greece, Papaflessas played a key role in the nation's uprising to gain its independence, until his heroic fall against the tyrants' brutal multitudes, on May 20, 1825.
Director: Errikos Andreou | Stars: Dimitris Papamichael, Alekos Alexandrakis, Angelos Antonopoulos, Katia Dandoulaki
Votes: 924
26. Rizal in Dapitan (1997)
100 min | Biography, Drama, History
Jose Rizal is exiled to Dapitan by Spanish authorities. While he attempts to adapt to his surroundings, he helps a few local residents and provides free education to the children.
Director: Tikoy Aguiluz | Stars: Albert Martinez, Amanda Page, Roy Alvarez, Jaime Fabregas
Votes: 47
27. El Presidente (2012)
162 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The life story of the first Philippine President. The story of the man who led the Filipino people to victory against its Spanish conquerors.
Director: Mark Meily | Stars: Jorge Estregan, Nora Aunor, Christopher De Leon, Cristine Reyes
Votes: 140
28. Slave Girl (1947)
Approved | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An American adventurer goes to Tripoli to rescue some kidnapped sailors, but gets involved with a beautiful slave girl.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, George Brent, Broderick Crawford, Albert Dekker
Votes: 155
29. Bonifacio: Ang unang pangulo (2014)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, History
The true story of Andres Bonifacio, a man who rose as a leader in the fight against the Spanish oppressors, and would gain the enmity of even those fighting for the same cause.
Director: Enzo Williams | Stars: Robin Padilla, Vina Morales, Eddie Garcia, Jericho Rosales
Votes: 138
30. Simón Bolívar (1969)
PG | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
Historical drama about Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar who helped much of Latin America to achieve independence from Spain.
Director: Alessandro Blasetti | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Rosanna Schiaffino, Francisco Rabal, Conrado San Martín
Votes: 90
31. St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972)
90 min | Drama, History
Sentenced to life imprisonment for illegal activities, Italian International member Giulio Manieri holds on to his political ideals while struggling against madness in the loneliness of his prison cell.
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Giulio Brogi, Daniele Dublino, Renato Cestiè, Vito Cipolla
Votes: 877
32. Baler (2008)
PG | 116 min | Drama, Romance, War
Baler is a love story between Feliza, the daughter of a rebel commander and Celso, a half-Spanish soldier, set during the twilight years of the Spanish regime in the Philippines. The young ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Meily | Stars: Phillip Salvador, Jericho Rosales, Anne Curtis, Andrew Schimmer
Votes: 103
33. Goya - oder Der arge Weg der Erkenntnis (1971)
136 min | Drama
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya - played by the great Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis (The Red Tent, Solaris) - has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King ... See full summary »
Director: Konrad Wolf | Stars: Donatas Banionis, Olivera Katarina, Fred Düren, Tatyana Lolova
Votes: 384
34. The Gadfly (1928)
95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Kote Marjanishvili | Stars: Iliko Merabishvili, Nato Vachnadze, Aleksandre Imedashvili, Elizbar Imereli
Votes: 33
35. Anita Garibaldi (1952)
99 min | Drama, History
The story of Giuseppe Garibaldi's 1849 campaign to free Italy from Austrian domination. Although the defence of Rome has become impossible, Garibaldi declares his intent to continue the ... See full summary »
Directors: Goffredo Alessandrini, Francesco Rosi | Stars: Anna Magnani, Raf Vallone, Alain Cuny, Jacques Sernas
Votes: 94
36. The Lame Devil (1948)
125 min | Biography, Drama, History
From the late 18th thru the early 19th century Talleyrand, known for his skill at compromise, serves 6 regimes.A George Arliss style vehicle gave Guitry, accused of opportunism during the Occupation, a chance to defend himself.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi, Émile Drain, Henry Laverne
Votes: 289
37. Flowers of Reverie (1985)
102 min | Drama, History
In 1849 the Hungarian revolution is beaten down by the Russian Army. Ferenc Majláth, who was an officer in the army of the revolution, has to choose between imprisonment or getting enlisted... See full summary »
Director: László Lugossy | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Grazyna Szapolowska, Jirí Adamíra, Boguslaw Linda
Votes: 134
38. Buamama (1985)
178 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the film revolves around the epic of Sheikh Bouamama, a leader of the national resistance in Algeria during the French colonial era. The events are taking place in southwestern... See full summary »
Director: Benamar Bakhti | Stars: Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Athmane Ariouet, Mahmoud Aziz, Robert Bazil
Votes: 94
39. Crónicas de una generación trágica (1993– )
60 min | Action, Biography, Drama
From the point of view of a tailor, the story of a generation of national heroes is told. Their lives, risks and hardships to achieve the independence of the New Kingdom of Granada (today ... See full summary »
Stars: Juan Ángel, Gerardo Calero, Edgardo Román, Luis Fernando Montoya
Votes: 33
40. Ang buhay at pag-ibig ni Dr. Jose Rizal (1956)
Biography, Drama, Romance
Out of our glorious history comes the true story of our GREATIST hero Dr. JOSE RIZAL.
Director: Ramon Estella | Stars: Eddie Del Mar, Edna Luna, Corazon Rivas, Aida Serna
41. Maicling pelicula nañg ysañg Indio Nacional (2005)
96 min | Drama, History
The lives of three people change during and after the 1986 Philippine revolt.
Director: Raya Martin | Stars: The Barasoain Kalinangan Theater Group, Lemuel Galman, Mark Joshua Maclang, Russell Ongkeko
Votes: 122
42. Non ho tempo (1973)
105 min | Biography, History
Director: Ansano Giannarelli | Stars: Mario Garriba, Franco Agostini, Bruno Alessandro, Pier Giovanni Anchisi
Votes: 18
43. Quanto è bello lu murire acciso (1975)
85 min | Drama, History
Historical drama that deals with Carlo Pisacane's revolutionary campaign in southern Italy during the Risorgimento.
Director: Ennio Lorenzini | Stars: Giulio Brogi, Stefano Satta Flores, Alessandro Haber, Elio Marconato
Votes: 25
44. Red White and Boo (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, War
Through the use of a Time Machine, Casper the Friendly Ghost gets transported back in time, In the stone-age, Casper frightens cave-men and women. Robert Fulton's steamboat makes a ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond
Votes: 35
45. At the Crossroads of Great Storms (1980)
86 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the same revolutionary goals at home.
Director: Mircea Moldovan | Stars: Vlad Radescu, Cornel Ciupercescu, Constantin Codrescu, Silviu Stanculescu
Votes: 42
46. El húsar de la muerte (1925)
65 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Manuel Rodriguez
Director: Pedro Sienna | Stars: Pedro Sienna, Clara Werther, Piet Van Ravenstein, Guillermo Barrientos
Votes: 163
47. Centenarul N. Balcescu (1953)
Documentary
Nicolae Balcescu, historian, writer and stubborn fighter, was born in Bucharest in 1819 to a noble family. He start revolting against social situation in Romanian countries (Valahia, ... See full summary »
Director: Ion Bostan
48.
Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode:
1789-1814 (La révolution française)
(1978)
TV-PG | 27 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The night before the French Revolution in 1789, the Estates-General come together in Versailles. Freedom is the first big issue. Mainly, the deputies want to end serfdom. The French ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand
Votes: 70
49.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
What We Can Learn from Lincoln
(2012)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
Tony Kushner on what we still can learn from Lincoln.
Stars: Tony Kushner, Bill Moyers
50.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
Understanding Marxism and Socialism
(2016)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Abby Martin, Richard D. Wolff
Votes: 16