Genre: History

Joe’s Violin N/A

Joe’s Violin

April 1, 2016

Joe’s Violin

N/A 24 minutes

A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor donates his violin to an instrument drive, changing the life of a ...

English
April 1, 2016
London: The Modern Babylon Not Rated

London: The Modern Babylon

Not Rated 02 hours 05 minutes

London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's (Joe Strummer - The Future is Unwritten) ...

English
August 3, 2012
Lumumba Not Rated

Lumumba

September 27, 2000

Lumumba

Not Rated 01 hours 55 minutes

The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and ...

French, Lingala, English
September 27, 2000
Wife of a Spy N/A

Wife of a Spy

September 17, 2021

Wife of a Spy

N/A 01 hours 55 minutes

It is 1940 and much of the world, including Japan, is in the grips of World ...

Japanese, English
September 17, 2021
Henry VIII and His Six Wives PG

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

December 14, 1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

PG 02 hours 05 minutes

On his deathbed Tudor-king Henry VIII remembers his long reign and especially the crucial part his ...

English
December 14, 1972
The Scarlet and the Black Not Rated

The Scarlet and the Black

February 2, 1983

The Scarlet and the Black

Not Rated 02 hours 23 minutes

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped ...

Latin, English, German, Italian
February 2, 1983

Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream

Not Rated 01 hours 23 minutes

On New York's rapidly gentrifying Lower East Side sits the Streit's Matzo factory. When its doors ...

English
April 12, 2015
The Conquest of the Air Not Rated

The Conquest of the Air

Not Rated 01 hours 11 minutes

This drama follows man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the first balloons, the Wright ...

English
May 20, 1940
Zulu Approved

Zulu

June 17, 1964

Zulu

Approved 02 hours 18 minutes

Zululand, South Africa, 1879. The British are fighting the Zulus and one of their columns has ...

English, Zulu
June 17, 1964
Bill Cunningham: New York Not Rated

Bill Cunningham: New York

March 16, 2011

Bill Cunningham: New York

Not Rated 01 hours 24 minutes

Chronicles a man who is obsessively interested in only one thing,the pictures he takes that document ...

English, French
March 16, 2011
Aalto: Architect of Emotions N/A

Aalto: Architect of Emotions

September 4, 2020

Aalto: Architect of Emotions

N/A 01 hours 43 minutes

This captivating exploration of Alvar Aalto, the defining figure in Scandic design and one of Europe's ...

German, Italian, Russian, French, Swedish, Finnish, English
September 4, 2020
Censored Voices Not Rated

Censored Voices

June 4, 2015

Censored Voices

Not Rated 01 hours 24 minutes

The 1967 'Six-Day' war ended with Israel's decisive victory; conquering Jerusalem, Gaza, Sinai and the West ...

Hebrew, English
June 4, 2015
Stauffenberg PG-13

Stauffenberg

February 25, 2004

Stauffenberg

PG-13 01 hours 32 minutes

In 1944, in fear of a complete German defeat in the World War II, a group ...

German
February 25, 2004
The Eichmann Show N/A

The Eichmann Show

January 20, 2015

The Eichmann Show

N/A 01 hours 36 minutes

In 1961 former Nazi Adolf Eichmann is captured by Jewish agents and put on trial. American ...

English, Hebrew, German
January 20, 2015
She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry Not Rated

She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry

Not Rated 01 hours 32 minutes

Tells the story of the brilliant, often outrageous women who founded the feminist movement of the ...

English
October 2, 2014
The Fog of War PG-13

The Fog of War

March 5, 2004

The Fog of War

PG-13 01 hours 47 minutes

Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and ...

English
March 5, 2004
Ennio N/A

Ennio

February 17, 2022

Ennio

N/A 02 hours 36 minutes

A documentary on the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Italian, English, French, Portuguese, Chinese
February 17, 2022
A New Old Play N/A

A New Old Play

June 11, 2025

A New Old Play

N/A 02 hours 59 minutes

The leading clown role in a renowned theatre troupe passes on, and is welcomed into the ...

Chinese
June 11, 2025
Miss Austen Regrets TV-G

Miss Austen Regrets

February 3, 2008

Miss Austen Regrets

TV-G 01 hours 30 minutes

In the later years of her life, as she's approaching the age of forty, the novelist ...

English
February 3, 2008
The Way Back PG-13

The Way Back

January 21, 2011

The Way Back

PG-13 02 hours 13 minutes

In 1939, three men attempt to flee communist Russia, escaping a Siberian gulag. This movie tells ...

English, Russian, Polish, Tibetan, Mongolian
January 21, 2011
Albert Schweitzer Not Rated

Albert Schweitzer

December 24, 2009

Albert Schweitzer

Not Rated 01 hours 54 minutes

For generations the name Albert Schweitzer has been synonymous with hands-on compassion and the power of ...

German, English
December 24, 2009
Las Sandinistas! N/A

Las Sandinistas!

November 21, 2018

Las Sandinistas!

N/A 01 hours 36 minutes

LAS SANDINISTAS. uncovers a watershed moment in history when a group of Nicaraguan women shattered barriers ...

Spanish
November 21, 2018
The Times of Harvey Milk Not Rated

The Times of Harvey Milk

September 20, 1985

The Times of Harvey Milk

Not Rated 01 hours 30 minutes

2 Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George ...

English
September 20, 1985
Sembene! Not Rated

Sembene!

July 14, 2021

Sembene!

Not Rated 01 hours 29 minutes

Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon.

English, French
July 14, 2021

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

N/A 01 hours 41 minutes

Follows the behind-the-scenes odyssey to get Midnight Cowboy (1969) produced, as well as the tumultuous era ...

English
September 5, 2023
Daughters of the Dust TV-PG

Daughters of the Dust

December 27, 1991

Daughters of the Dust

TV-PG 01 hours 53 minutes

Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina ...

English, French
December 27, 1991
Santiago, Italia PG

Santiago, Italia

December 6, 2018

Santiago, Italia

PG 01 hours 20 minutes

After the coup d'État of the Democratic government of Allende, the embassy of Italy in Santiago ...

Spanish, Italian
December 6, 2018
The War Room PG

The War Room

January 1, 1994

The War Room

PG 01 hours 36 minutes

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors ...

English, American Sign , Portuguese
January 1, 1994
Suite Française Not Rated

Suite Française

March 13, 2015

Suite Française

Not Rated 01 hours 47 minutes

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier (Michelle Williams) is trapped in ...

English, German, French, Latin
March 13, 2015
The Other Boleyn Girl PG-13

The Other Boleyn Girl

February 29, 2008

The Other Boleyn Girl

PG-13 01 hours 55 minutes

A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a ...

English
February 29, 2008

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

R 02 hours 02 minutes

The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming ...

English
August 16, 2007
Kapo in Jerusalem N/A

Kapo in Jerusalem

May 5, 2015

Kapo in Jerusalem

N/A 01 hours 38 minutes

An exploration of the moral and survival dilemmas in Auschwitz from the point of view of ...

Hebrew
May 5, 2015

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

TV-PG 01 hours 35 minutes

The story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during ...

Polish, English, Russian, German, Latvian, Hebrew
April 19, 2009
Café Nagler N/A

Café Nagler

June 9, 2016

Café Nagler

N/A 56 minutes

The director embarks on a journey to reveal the story behind the legendary Café Nagler, owned ...

English, German, Hebrew
June 9, 2016
21 Brothers Unrated

21 Brothers

September 4, 2012

21 Brothers

Unrated 01 hours 36 minutes

21 Brothers tells the story of the Canadians 21st Battalion as they prepare for the battle ...

English
September 4, 2012
Being Maria N/A

Being Maria

June 19, 2024

Being Maria

N/A 01 hours 40 minutes

Maria Schneider's rise to fame after "Last Tango in Paris" and its controversial production's impact on ...

French
June 19, 2024
Downfall R

Downfall

April 8, 2005

Downfall

R 02 hours 36 minutes

Charting the last 10 days of Hitler's life, from his 56th birthday on April 20th, 1945 ...

German, Russian, French, Hungarian, English
April 8, 2005
Lost Transport N/A

Lost Transport

April 20, 2023

Lost Transport

N/A 01 hours 40 minutes

In the spring of 1945 a train deporting hundreds of Jewish prisoners gets stranded near a ...

Dutch, German, Russian
April 20, 2023

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

N/A 01 hours 03 minutes

Over 300 Shakespeare films from all over the world were produced during the silent era, most ...

English
March 31, 2016
N/A
Oppenheimer R

Oppenheimer

July 21, 2023

Oppenheimer

R 03 hours 00 minutes

A dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large ...

English, German, Italian, Dutch
July 21, 2023
W.E. R

W.E.

January 20, 2012

W.E.

R 01 hours 59 minutes

In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great ...

English, French, Russian
January 20, 2012
The Baby of Mâcon Not Rated

The Baby of Mâcon

September 17, 1993

The Baby of Mâcon

Not Rated 02 hours 02 minutes

Plagued with infertility, the inhabitants of Mâcon are naturally involved in the spectacle that is a ...

English
September 17, 1993
Love, Cecil N/A

Love, Cecil

June 29, 2018

Love, Cecil

N/A 01 hours 38 minutes

Respected photographer, artist and set designer, Cecil Beaton. was best known for his Academy Award-winning work, ...

English
June 29, 2018
Army of Crime Not Rated

Army of Crime

August 20, 2010

Army of Crime

Not Rated 02 hours 19 minutes

The poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters and immigrants in a clandestine battle ...

French, German
August 20, 2010
Across the Universe PG-13

Across the Universe

October 12, 2007

Across the Universe

PG-13 02 hours 13 minutes

Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years ...

English
October 12, 2007
Chappaquiddick PG-13

Chappaquiddick

April 6, 2018

Chappaquiddick

PG-13 01 hours 46 minutes

The scandal and mysterious events surrounding the tragic drowning of a young woman, as Ted Kennedy ...

English
April 6, 2018
Wild Nights with Emily PG-13

Wild Nights with Emily

June 1, 2022

Wild Nights with Emily

PG-13 01 hours 24 minutes

In the mid 19th century, Emily Dickinson was writing prolifically and in a passionate romantic relationship ...

English
June 1, 2022

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

PG-13 01 hours 58 minutes

SUMMER OF SOUL is part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that ...

English
July 2, 2021
Bisbee ’17 PG

Bisbee ’17

September 5, 2018

Bisbee ’17

PG 01 hours 52 minutes

An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation ...

English
September 5, 2018
Churchill PG

Churchill

June 2, 2017

Churchill

PG 01 hours 45 minutes

June 1944. Allied Forces stand on the brink: a massive army is secretly assembled on the ...

English
June 2, 2017
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity Not Rated

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Not Rated 03 hours 01 minutes

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along ...

Japanese, Mandarin, Russian
February 1, 1961

Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

Not Rated 01 hours 42 minutes

A documentary that chronicles the life of young college professor Angela Davis, and how her social ...

English
April 5, 2013
Don’t Blink N/A

Don’t Blink

April 13, 2017

Don’t Blink

N/A 01 hours 22 minutes

Robert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film. He documented the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, ...

English
April 13, 2017
What Is Cinema? Not Rated

What Is Cinema?

June 6, 2014

What Is Cinema?

Not Rated 01 hours 20 minutes

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert ...

English
June 6, 2014
Vermiglio Not Rated

Vermiglio

May 20, 2025

Vermiglio

Not Rated 01 hours 59 minutes

1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of ...

Italian, Latin
May 20, 2025

King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis

N/A 03 hours 05 minutes

Follows Martin Luther King's life and decades-long civil rights activism.

English
January 1, 1970
The Libertine R

The Libertine

March 10, 2006

The Libertine

R 01 hours 54 minutes

In 1660, with the return of Charles II to the English throne, theater, the visual arts, ...

English
March 10, 2006
Monsoon Not Rated

Monsoon

November 13, 2020

Monsoon

Not Rated 01 hours 25 minutes

Kit's family fled Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam when he was 6 years old to ...

English, Vietnamese, French
November 13, 2020
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Not Rated

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Not Rated 03 hours 28 minutes

In the World War II, the pacifist and humanist Japanese Kaji accepts to travel with his ...

Japanese, Mandarin
December 14, 1959
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Not Rated

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

November 1, 1974

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Not Rated 01 hours 50 minutes

Herzog's film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man ...

German
November 1, 1974

The Legend of Hell’s Gate: An American Conspiracy

PG-13 01 hours 48 minutes

Surrounded by whisky-fueled outlaws and a treacherous wilderness, how is one to survive? Based on real ...

English
April 25, 2016
The Last Duel R

The Last Duel

October 15, 2021

The Last Duel

R 02 hours 32 minutes

Based on the true story of France's last trial by combat in the Middle Ages. Knight ...

English, German, French, Latin
October 15, 2021
Studio 54 TV-MA

Studio 54

October 5, 2018

Studio 54

TV-MA 01 hours 38 minutes

Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism--a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but ...

English
October 5, 2018
The Chess Players Not Rated

The Chess Players

October 3, 1977

The Chess Players

Not Rated 02 hours 09 minutes

Wazed Ali Shah was the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The ...

Hindi, Urdu, English
October 3, 1977