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Chernobyl Chernobyl (2019)
In April 1986, a huge explosion erupted at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in northern Ukraine. This series follows the stories of the men and women, who tried to contain the disaster, as well...

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Oppenheimer Oppenheimer (2023)
A dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bomb, thus helping end World War 2. We see his life from university...

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The Patriot The Patriot (2000)
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son...

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The Favourite The Favourite (2018)
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to...

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First Man First Man (2018)
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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The Last Duel The Last Duel (2021)
Based on the true story of medieval France's last incidence of trial by combat (in 1386), it follows the fraught chain of events that ensues after the wife of a Norman knight reports that she was...

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Killers Of The Flower Moon Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023)
Members of the Osage nation in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, which sparks a major FBI investigation that involves J. Edgar Hoover.

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Spartacus Spartacus (1960)
In 73 B.C., a Thracian slave leads a revolt at a gladiatorial school run by Lentulus Batiatus. The uprising soon spreads across the Italian Peninsula involving thousand of slaves. The plan is to...

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Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette (2006)
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

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The Last Emperor The Last Emperor (1987)
This sweeping account of the life of Pu-Yi, the last emperor of China, follows the leader's tumultuous reign. After being captured by the Red Army as a war criminal in 1950, Pu-Yi recalls his...

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Napoleon Napoleon (2023)
A personal look at the French military leader's origins and swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of Napoleon's addictive, volatile relationship with his wife and one true...

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Elizabeth Elizabeth (1998)
This film details the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, as played by Cate Blanchett. The main focus is the endless attempts by her council to marry her off,...

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Dark Waters Dark Waters (2019)
An attorney links a number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations, DuPont. In the process, he risks everything - his future, his family, and his own life - to expose the...

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Selma Selma (2014)
The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent...

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The New World The New World (2005)
Captain Smith is spared his mutinous hanging sentence after captain Newport's ship arrives in 1607 to found Jamestown, an English colony in Virginia. The initially friendly natives, who have no...

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Two faiths, two empires, two rulers - colliding in 1588. Papist Spain wants to bring down the heretic Elizabeth. Philip is building an armada but needs a rationale to attack. With covert intrigue,...

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Hotel Mumbai Hotel Mumbai (2018)
A gripping true story of humanity and heroism, Hotel Mumbai vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the...

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Alpha Alpha (2018)
In the prehistoric past, a young man struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe during a buffalo hunt and finds a similarly lost wolf companion to start a friendship that would...

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Mary Queen Of Scots Mary Queen Of Scots (2018)
Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland...

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Caligula Caligula (1979)
A dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome. We see his ambition, his scheming, his perversion and decadence, his...

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The 15:17 To Paris The 15:17 To Paris (2018)
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris--an attempt prevented by three...

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Harriet Harriet (2019)
Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of...

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The Current War The Current War (2017)
Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch...

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Emancipation Emancipation (2022)
Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family-and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a...

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Medieval Medieval (2022)
The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.

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The Eight Hundred The Eight Hundred (2020)
From the acclaimed filmmaker behind Mr. Six comes a riveting war epic. In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield,...

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Spartacus Spartacus (2004)
After he is bought by the owner of a Roman gladiator school and trained as a gladiator, a slave leads a rebellion of slaves and gladiators into revolt against Rome.

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Mandingo Mandingo (1975)
Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a...

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Operation Valkyrie Operation Valkyrie (2004)
Operation Valkyrie tells the astonishing true story about a bold German plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler -- and the man who risked everything to make it happen. Sebastian Koch stars as Clause von...

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Caligula: The Untold Story Caligula: The Untold Story (1982)
The deranged Roman emperor Gainus 'Caligula' Caesar (12-41 A.D.) rules Rome with an iron fist and has anyone tortured and executed for even the slightest insubordination. Mostly set during the last...

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Drum Drum (1976)
A mid-19th-century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

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Salem Witch Trials Salem Witch Trials (2002)
Rev. Parris, spiritual leader of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, needs a unifying issue to end the intramural squabbling between the town's Puritans. When the daughters of Ann and Thomas Putnam...

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The Viking War The Viking War (2019)
Ingrid and her siblings are on the run from the Berserkers who have begun invading the villages, taking over, savagely using the residents on a game where they vs a Berserker, and if they win, they...

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Caligula And Messalina Caligula And Messalina (1981)
Rome, circa 40 AD. During the brief reign of the cruel, perverted, and insane Roman ruler, Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known as Caligula, seductive Messalina worked to increase...

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The Oath The Oath (2023)
400 A.D., in a forgotten time of Ancient America, a lone Hebraic fugitive must preserve the history of his fallen nation while being hunted by a ruthless tyrant. But rescuing the King's abused...

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Saving The Titanic Saving The Titanic (2012)
The story of the engineers who worked tirelessly to keep the electric power running as the Titanic sank. Their selfless actions kept the lights on and the electric lifeboat winches operational to...

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The Plot To Kill Hitler The Plot To Kill Hitler (1990)
On July 20th, 1944, German Army Colonel von Stauffenberg plans to assassinate Nazi leader Adolf Hitler with a briefcase-bomb, during a military conference, while other high-ranking plotters in...

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Pocahontas: The Legend Pocahontas: The Legend (1995)
Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs. One Englishman, John Smith, is captured by the natives,...

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Chernobyl: The Final Warning Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)
This made-for-television drama centers on the events that transpired at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant the day something went horribly wrong and a meltdown occurred.

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Jackboot Mutiny Jackboot Mutiny (1955)
A dramatic reconstruction of the 20 July 1944 attempt by a conspiracy of German Army officers and civilian leaders to assassinate Adolf Hitler with a bomb at his Wolf's Lair in East Prussia and end...

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Caligula's Slaves Caligula's Slaves (1984)
Roman emperor Caligula leaves the last days of glory amidst orgies of food and sex. During a show by two nude slaves, the emperor is particularly attracted to one of them, Lysia, ignoring that she...

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The Plot To Assassinate Hitler The Plot To Assassinate Hitler (1955)
A disillusioned Wehrmacht officer named Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his co-conspirators attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944.

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Captain John Smith And Pocahontas Captain John Smith And Pocahontas (1953)
Captain John Smith, returned from the Jamestown colony, is telling his story before the Court of King James I. He tells of the unrest in the colony and how he set out to make peace with the...

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Sins Of Rome Sins Of Rome (1953)
74 B.C. Somewhere in the Roman Empire, Spartacus, a young officer, is condemned to be a slave because he hit a superior. Brought back to Roma in a gladiators' school, he escapes and stirs up all...

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Pagan Warrior Pagan Warrior (2019)
After a savage gang of Vikings invade a Saxon Castle, murdering all in sight, one surviving man calls upon Krampus, the Yule devil to come to exact revenge for his family.

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