Historical

The General | United Kingdom| Ireland
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IMDB
7.2 (8909 votes)
In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.

Pearl Harbor | United States of America
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IMDB
6.2 (301440 votes)
Budget
140,000,000.00$
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

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IMDB
7.2 (4427 votes)
Jews rise up in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis in 1943.

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Budget
25,000,000.00$
A drama based on the life of Ronald Reagan, from his childhood to his time in the oval office.

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IMDB
7.2 (41203 votes)
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

Roe v. Wade | United States of America
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IMDB
3.8 (1405 votes)
The 2019 film Roe v. Wade is based on the American landmark decision of the same name, issued in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions. The film stars a predominantly conservative ensemble cast including Jon Voight, Stacey Dash, and Robert Davi. Loeb also stars as Bernard Nathanson, a gynecologist who co-founded the abortion rights organization NARAL.

Genre
IMDB
7.2 (7117 votes)
Budget
30,000,000.00$
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.

Chernobyl: The Final Warning
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IMDB
6.2 (328 votes)
True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.

September Dawn | Canada
Genre
IMDB
5.8 (2825 votes)
Budget
11,000,000.00$
A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred in Utah in 1857. A group of settlers, traveling on wagons, was murdered by the native Mormons. All together, about 140 souls of men, women and children, were taken.

Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid | United States of America
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IMDB
5.7 (714 votes)
Gore Vidal's historical novel is brought to life in this television production of Turner Network Television's Billy the Kid.

Ennio Morricone | Germany| United Kingdom
Genre
IMDB
7.5 (94 votes)
From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contributions to director Roland Joffé's acclaimed 1986 drama The Mission, film composer Ennio Morricone has crafted more than 500 scores over the course of his enduring career in film. Now fans can take a look back at the life and career of one of cinema's most prolific composers through interviews with both the composer himself and many of his longtime collaborators. From his Italian efforts to his work in America, this documentary covers every aspect of Morricone's career as few have, offering insight into his childhood, his longtime association with Leone, and his ultimate disenchantment with the American studio system.

The Wizard of Lies | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.8 (20030 votes)
A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.

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