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The Conquerors
6.3

The Conquerors

Nov. 18, 1932

The Conquerors

A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.
The Congress Dances
6.9

The Congress Dances

Sep. 29, 1931

The Congress Dances

Vienna glove-sales-lady Christel falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander. Austrian Prince Metternich tries to use this and other pleasant ...
Alexander Hamilton
5.8

Alexander Hamilton

Sep. 12, 1931

Alexander Hamilton

The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
Abraham Lincoln
5.7

Abraham Lincoln

Nov. 08, 1930

Abraham Lincoln

A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln’s life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; ...
Storm Over Asia
7

Storm Over Asia

Nov. 10, 1928

Storm Over Asia

In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from ...
The Passion of Joan of Arc
8.1

The Passion of Joan of Arc

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming ...
The Last Command
7.9

The Last Command

Jan. 21, 1928

The Last Command

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
Battleship Potemkin
7.9

Battleship Potemkin

Dec. 24, 1925

Battleship Potemkin

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. ...
The Iron Horse
7.2

The Iron Horse

Oct. 04, 1925

The Iron Horse

Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which ...
The Loves of Pharaoh
6.5

The Loves of Pharaoh

Feb. 21, 1922

The Loves of Pharaoh

The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.
Häxan
7.6

Häxan

Sep. 18, 1922

Häxan

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to ...
Anna Boleyn
6.5

Anna Boleyn

Dec. 03, 1920

Anna Boleyn

The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious ...
Anniversary of the Revolution
6.8

Anniversary of the Revolution

A chronicle of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from the bourgeois democratic February Revolution to the great socialist October Revolution and ...
The Dumb Girl of Portici
6.4

The Dumb Girl of Portici

Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe.
Martyrs of the Alamo
5.7

Martyrs of the Alamo

Nov. 20, 1915

Martyrs of the Alamo

The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836.
The Coward
6

The Coward

Nov. 14, 1915

The Coward

Set during the American Civil War, Keenan stars as a Virginia colonel and Charles Ray as his weak-willed son. The son is forced, at gunpoint, by ...
The Birth of a Nation
6.1

The Birth of a Nation

Feb. 08, 1915

The Birth of a Nation

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is ...
The Drummer of the 8th
5.9

The Drummer of the 8th

When the Civil War begins, young Billy runs away from home to enlist in the Northern Army as a drummer; he’s wounded in battle and taken ...
The Rose of Kentucky
5.7

The Rose of Kentucky

Aug. 24, 1911

The Rose of Kentucky

A farmer takes in a young orphan after her mother’s death and sends her off to school. After she’s grown, he encourages her to ...
1964
8.1

1964

Jan. 14, 2014

1964

1964 was the year the Beatles came to America, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, and three civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi. It ...
Upstairs Inferno
7.9

Upstairs Inferno

Nov. 01, 2015

Upstairs Inferno

On June 24, 1973, a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge was deliberately set on fire — an event that, for over 40 years, was ...
The Guide
7.7

The Guide

Nov. 12, 2014

The Guide

American boy Peter and blind minstrel Ivan are thrown together by fate amidst the turbulent mid-30s Soviet Ukraine.
Limonov: The Ballad
5.9

Limonov: The Ballad

Sep. 05, 2024

Limonov: The Ballad

A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. But also a switchblade-waving poet, a lover of ...
Why We Ride
7.5

Why We Ride

Oct. 03, 2013

Why We Ride

The passion of the riders and the soul of their machines. WINNER – Best Documentary -Motorcycle Film Festival 2013 — An inspiring ...
JFK: A President Betrayed
7.4

JFK: A President Betrayed

Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, “JFK: A President Betrayed” uncovers new evidence that reveals how JFK embarked on ...
The Attacks Of 26/11
6.9

The Attacks Of 26/11

Mar. 01, 2013

The Attacks Of 26/11

The real-life story of eight Pakistani terrorists, who sail to Mumbai and wage war on the populace for the next 24 hours.