Popular History Movies

Mandy Patinkin, Peter Coyote, Craig Mellish

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.

Max McLean, Nicholas Ralph, Eddie Ray Martin

Spanning C.S. Lewis' bitter childhood, WWI and his life-changing friendships at Oxford, The Most Reluctant Convert depicts the events that shaped Lewis' early life and journey from hard-boiled

Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia

A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.

Romain Duris, Emma Mackey, Pierre Deladonchamps

The government is asking Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but Eiffel simply wants to design the subway. Suddenly, everything changes when Eiffel crosses paths

Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane

Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers.

Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough

English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity.

Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons

Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.

Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones

An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

Channing Tatum, Jason Mantzoukas, Olivia Munn

A chainsaw-wielding George Washington teams with beer-loving bro Sam Adams to take down the Brits in a tongue-in-cheek riff on the American Revolution.

Fedor Fedotov, Sonya Priss, Yuriy Borisov

The 20th century is just around the corner. In winter, St. Petersburg transforms into a fairy tale-like wonderland where frozen rivers and canals serve as the iced-over roads and bustle with skaters

Ruth Wilson, David Olah, Sam Goldin

Recounts the true-life, previously secret, back-channel negotiations in the development of the pivotal 1990s Oslo Peace Accords between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom

A small team of U.S. soldiers battle against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons

Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James

An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.

Laura Carmichael, Aaron Cobham, Charlotte Hope, Stephanie Levi-John

The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr.

The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original

Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen

The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham

Several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack.

Jessie Buckley, Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard, Adam Nagaitis

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world s worst man-made catastrophes.

Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay

Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.

Tom Glynn-Carney, Gabor Czap, Tom Fisher

Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the

Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson

The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.

Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz

In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

Chris Pine, Stephen Dillane, Rebecca Robin

A true David vs. Goliath story of how the 14th century Scottish 'Outlaw King' Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better equipped occupying English army.

Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey

World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without