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Ed Wood
7.5
1994

Ed Wood

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed c...

Cromwell
6.5
1970

Cromwell

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve...

Camille
7.0
1936

Camille

Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish...

The Guillotines
5.6
2012

The Guillotines

In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of...

Till
7.3
2022

Till

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, ...

7 Women
6.4
1965

7 Women

In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan.

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
2017

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

An account of the life and work of Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941) narrated by US actress Anjelica Huston.

Antwone Fisher
6.9
2002

Antwone Fisher

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young ma...

Saving Mr. Banks
7.3
2013

Saving Mr. Banks

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary ...

Harbin
7.5
2024

Harbin

In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassina...

Viking
4.8
2016

Viking

The early Middle Ages. A time of heavy swords and dark blood law. The ruling clan is in discord. The guilt for the accid...

I Am a Teacher
3.3
2017

I Am a Teacher

This war drama is dedicated to the victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). It revolves around Pavel Zubov, a sch...

The Mattei Affair
7.5
1972

The Mattei Affair

Enrico Mattei helped change Italy’s future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane g...

Balto
7.3
1995

Balto

An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.

The Round Up
7.5
2010

The Round Up

A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

Samurai Rebellion
8.2
1967

Samurai Rebellion

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether...

Uprising
6.5
2001

Uprising

In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

Thalappavu
7.2
2008

Thalappavu

Raveendran, a misfit police constable, becomes friends with Joseph, a Naxal revolutionary. However, Raveendran's mental ...

Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age
1997

Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age

The future of preservation is at stake in the digital age. Into the Future explores the hidden crisis of the digital inf...

The Swordsman
7.5
2020

The Swordsman

After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon's greatest swordsman goes into hiding, far removed from his city'...