History Movies

Sharpe’s Waterloo (1997)

Sharpe’s Waterloo (1997)

Sharpe’s Waterloo (1997)
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Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, “Sharpe’s Waterloo” brings maverick British officer Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815.

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Sharpe’s Justice (1997)

Sharpe’s Justice (1997)

Sharpe’s Justice (1997)
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Napoleon has been exiled to Elba, the English have returned from the wars, and Major Richard Sharpe finds himself in a sort of exile to lead a company of Yorkshire…

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Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)

Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)

Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
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Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Sharpe’s Revenge (1997)

Sharpe’s Revenge (1997)

Sharpe’s Revenge (1997)
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Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napolean’s gold, and he must clear his name to avoid execution. Meanwhile his wife Jane – urged on by a friend –…

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Character (1997)

Character (1997)

Character (1997)
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In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly…

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Genre: Drama, History
Selena (1997)

Selena (1997)

Selena (1997)
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In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her…

Genre: Drama, History, Music
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)
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Tara and Maya are two inseparable friends in India. Their tastes, habits, and hobbies are the same. Years later, the two have matured, but have maintained their friendship. Tara gets…

Miss Evers’ Boys (1997)

Miss Evers’ Boys (1997)

Miss Evers’ Boys (1997)
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The true story of the US Government’s 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.

Rosewood (1997)

Rosewood (1997)

Rosewood (1997)
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Spurred by a white woman’s lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.

Mandela and de Klerk (1997)

Mandela and de Klerk (1997)

Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
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Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela’s 27-year struggle to end apartheid.

Paradise Road (1997)

Paradise Road (1997)

Paradise Road (1997)
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A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.

Genre: Drama, History, War
Old Man (1997)

Old Man (1997)

Old Man (1997)
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A prisoner set on serving his time gets recruited to save a pregnant woman trapped in a tree during the Great Flood of 1927. A massive storm drives them farther…

The Great Military March Forward: Pursue and Wipe Out in the South (1997)

The Great Military March Forward: Pursue and Wipe Out in the South (1997)

The Great Military March Forward: Pursue and Wipe Out in the South (1997)
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Evita (1996)

Evita (1996)

Evita (1996)
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The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved…

Genre: Drama, History
The Crucible (1996)

The Crucible (1996)

The Crucible (1996)
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A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover’s wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

Genre: Drama, History
Mother Night (1996)

Mother Night (1996)

Mother Night (1996)
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An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role…

Genre: Drama, History
Michael Collins (1996)

Michael Collins (1996)

Michael Collins (1996)
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Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.

When We Were Kings (1996)

When We Were Kings (1996)

When We Were Kings (1996)
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It’s 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don…

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
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Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew…

Mandela (1996)

Mandela (1996)

Mandela (1996)
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A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and for bringing an end to apartheid….

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Some Mother’s Son (1996)

Some Mother’s Son (1996)

Some Mother’s Son (1996)
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Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as…

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Genre: Drama, History
Basquiat (1996)

Basquiat (1996)

Basquiat (1996)
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The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

Genre: Drama, History
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)

The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)

The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
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A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge,…

Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)

Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)

Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)
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This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down. She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career….

Sharpe’s Mission (1996)

Sharpe’s Mission (1996)

Sharpe’s Mission (1996)
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Sharpe is teamed with a Colonel he helped promote and they are tasked to destroy a powder magazine, but an alliance with the French may threaten their success. Meanwhile, Jane…

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Sharpe’s Siege (1996)

Sharpe’s Siege (1996)

Sharpe’s Siege (1996)
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Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals who will rise against Bonaparte. However, he is somewhat distracted by thoughts of…

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Sharpe’s Regiment (1996)

Sharpe’s Regiment (1996)

Sharpe’s Regiment (1996)
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Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query…

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Catherine the Great (1996)

Catherine the Great (1996)

Catherine the Great (1996)
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Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.

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Rasputin (1996)

Rasputin (1996)

Rasputin (1996)
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Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation…or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the…

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Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
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Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and…

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Andersonville (1996)

Andersonville (1996)

Andersonville (1996)
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This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy’s most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle…

The Celluloid Closet (1996)

The Celluloid Closet (1996)

The Celluloid Closet (1996)
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What “That’s Entertainment” did for movie musicals, “The Celluloid Closet” does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay…

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The Magic of Flight (1996)

The Magic of Flight (1996)

The Magic of Flight (1996)
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Take a technological thrill ride The Magic of Flight takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher and wider than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the first…

Stonewall (1995)

Stonewall (1995)

Stonewall (1995)
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A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.

Nixon (1995)

Nixon (1995)

Nixon (1995)
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A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to…

Genre: Drama, History
Wild Bill (1995)

Wild Bill (1995)

Wild Bill (1995)
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Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.

Ulysses’ Gaze (1995)

Ulysses’ Gaze (1995)

Ulysses’ Gaze (1995)
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An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.

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Genre: Drama, History, War
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)
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“Trinity and Beyond” is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William Shatner and featuring an original score…

The Horseman on the Roof (1995)

The Horseman on the Roof (1995)

The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
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In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.

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The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
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During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the “Tuskegee…