20+ Best History Movies or Tv Shows to watch online (July 2025)
2018-07-01 | FlixCatalog Staff
So what are some of the best movies or tvshows you can watch online? We compiled a list of all the movies or tvshows you can watch on some of your favourite OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar. There are a total of 200 movies or tvshows in this list and to make your life easier we have a filter and sort option for you to navigate through the list.
Ahmad Zakii Anwar wants to paint the nude and other taboos in homeland Malaysia. The film touches on current issues in the Muslim world surrounding artistic expression and religious freedoms, through the personal journey of Malaysia's most internationally acclaimed artist.
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52 min
The story of power, desire, lust and love among people of different kingdoms in ancient China. No matter who you are, you have to rise from the mud to become The Great Phoenix.
8.4/10
60 min
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What would we currently be without Copernicus or Darwin? What would Europe be if Churchill had not gone to war with the Nazis, or if the Fall of the Berlin Wall had not happened? A grain of...
8.4/10
26 min
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BOUNCE is a feature documentary that takes us to the far reaches of the globe and the deep recesses of our ancient past to answer the question: Why do we play ball?
8.4/10
76 min
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On a tenuous border with China, the vanishing medieval culture of Mustang is where a man's wealth is measured in horses and riding is as elemental as breathing. TALKING TO THE AIR tells the...
8.4/10
58 min
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Interviews and archival footage focusing on the politics, music, technical advancements, drugs and the "free love" movement of the 1960s.
8.4/10
42 min
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There is one vibratory field that connects all things. It has been called Akasha, Logos, the primordial OM, the music of the spheres, the Higgs field, dark energy, and a thousand other names throughout history.
8.4/10
122 min
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It was the year 1984 when a group of architects decided to organize a one night music band as a New Year's party joke in Kaunas, Lithuania. The joke proved to be so good that rumors about ...
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70 min
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Miya Masaoka uses music to interact with plants and insects; Jon Rose turns fences into musical instruments with a violin bow in conflict zones ranging from the Australian outback to Israel...
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101 min
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A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures.
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60 min
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Grand story of the inner workings of the harem of classic China.
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90 min
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When Meera gets lord Krishna's statue, she falls in love with it. As she grows, her love deepens for the lord and she starts to consider herself as his wife. Will love for the lord alter Meera's life?
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Using the reflections and analysis of many renowned intellectuals, this documentary draws a portrait of neoliberal ideology and examines the various mechanisms used to impose its dictates throughout the world.
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160 min
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A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400 years ago, including the use of period clothes, recipes from the era, food sourced from the land and the absence of modern conveniences.
8.4/10
59 min
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While strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land.
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45 min
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Fashion historian Amber Butchart fuses biography, art and the history of fashion as she explores the lives of historical figures by examining the clothes that they wore.
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30 min
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Set in the early 19th century Lebanon, amidst a time of feudalism, the "Nisr" powerful family struggle to keep control over the lands and the peasants altogether. Greed to rule, plotting, ...
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The wartime contributions of five prominent Hollywood film directors during World War II are profiled.
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60 min
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The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.
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43 min
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''Searching for Home, Coming Back From War' is an emotional and unflinching look at returning veterans and their search for the 'home' they left behind, physically, mentally and spiritually...
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106 min
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A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual revolution, and the rise of foreign and domestic terrorism.
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42 min
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Ross Poldark returns home after American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.
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60 min
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During a time of political turmoil, a mother goes on a journey in search of her missing son, who has been misjudged and labeled a terrorist.
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159 min
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A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.
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103 min
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A one-of-a-kind documentary highlighting the founders of Detroit's leading dance legacy: the Jit. Combining historical footage and exclusive interviews, get a glimpse of the Jitterbugs' ...
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60 min
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Classicist Dr Michael Scott presents a three-part series looking at the power, influence and history of Ancient Greece, particularly Athens, through the prism of one of its most important cultural spaces - the theatre.
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60 min
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In 1930s Korea, during the Japanese colonial era, a man who is a Korean police officer assigned to aid the Japanese in the annihilation of the local rebellion, secretly dons the 'Bridal Mask' and fights the unjust regime.
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60 min
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This series chronicle's the illustrious battle history of the U.S.S. Enterprise which played a critical role in World War Two and for a time was the only carrier defending the Pacific Theater from domination by Japan.
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Using extensive interviews with survivors and archival footage, an examination reveals the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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86 min
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154 min
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Under the guidance of Simon Wiesenthal, documents the year-long process leading up to 'the Final Solution' using newly accessible Eastern European archives, first-hand eyewitness accounts and world renowned historians.
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270 min
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The lavish, passionate story of a beautiful convict girl, Sara Dane who is transported from England to Australia for a crime she did not commit. She struggle for freedom and independence against almost impossible odds.
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250 min
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Indian army special forces execute a covert operation, avenging the killing of fellow army men at their base by a terrorist group.
8.2/10
138 min
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A dramatization of the life of LGBTQ+ trailblazer, voracious learner and cryptic diarist Anne Lister, who returns to Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1832, determined to transform the fate of her faded ancestral home Shibden Hall.
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60 min
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Set during the end of the Goryeo period to the early Joseon period. Two friends aim their swords against one another due to differences in opinion about "my country."
8.2/10
80 min
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Set in the early 19th century. Goo Hae Ryung works as a historian. Female historians like Goo Hae Ryung are generally looked down upon because of their gender. Yet, Goo Hae Ryung fulfills ...
8.2/10
35 min
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A German hospital in 1943 has to deal with the effects of WWII and the cruel policies of the Nazi regime.
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the series narrates the story of how the state of Maharashtra came into existence with Bombay as its capital. It is the story of the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement and the struggles of the Marathi manus.
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A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
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99 min
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The story follows the life journey of two kings: Prithvi Vallabh, king of Avantipur, a kind and peaceful man, and Tailap, the neighboring king, who is very cruel.
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"The Mystery of Britannic" - a historical docudrama that reveals a unique scenery on the terrible fate of the sister ship of the famous Titanic, whose final destiny was to be lost while at ...
8.2/10
95 min
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An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
8.2/10
100 min
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In ancient Thailand a war breaks out between the Thais and the Burmese. When defeat became imminent for the Thais, a warrior kills his wife and curses her soul to be the protector of all ...
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A documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.
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42 min
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The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of eighteen to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
8.2/10
60 min
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A small, shabby bar in the deep south of Italy. A group of men play Padrone e sotto, an archaic drinking game. The film looks into a closed society of residents of a structurally weak ...
8.2/10
73 min
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Professor of physics Jim Al-Khalili investigates the most accurate and yet perplexing scientific theory ever - quantum physics.
8.2/10
60 min
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This is a David and Goliath story of one veterinarian's battle to protect her patients (tigers, lions and even house cats) from big corporations, with their big corporate money, that will ...
8.2/10
58 min
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Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us and why we have reduced the universe to just a handful of fundamental units of measurement.
8.2/10
60 min
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Egaro the Immortal Eleven Bengali Movie is an attempt by the director Arun Roy to revisit the historic 1911 IFA Shield win by eleven barefooted Mohun Bagan players over the East Yorkshire ...
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A series of murder occurred during the reign of King Sejong. As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive...
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Uncover the dirt behind your favorite video game franchises on "All Your History".
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Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
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60 min
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44 min
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"Young man, from now on you will only work for me". These were Adolf Hitler's words to the young sculptor Arno Breker in 1936. What would he commission from his new "Phidias"?
8.2/10
95 min
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An examination of the conflicting attitudes of the opponents of the Vietnam War.
8.2/10
112 min
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The importance of TV as a medium that has shaped the American conscience, and how the LGBTQ movement influenced what we watch on TV.
8.1/10
307 min
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Discover the beloved artifacts behind some of your favorite Disney films in Prop Culture, an Original Series.
8.1/10
35 min
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A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
8.1/10
93 min
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A documentary that traces the evidence for biblical authority and reliability.
8.1/10
92 min
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At the threshold of the 20th Century, a melting pot of adventurous immigrants, creative mavericks, and freedom-seeking African Americans shaped consumerism as we now know it. The new ...
8.1/10
69 min
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A chronicle of the lives and events that led to the brave and epic last stand of the 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikh regiment of the British Indian Army against thousands of Afghani invaders in the September of 1897.
8.1/10
18 min
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The series dramatizes the life story of Mexican superstar singer Luis Miguel, who has captivated audiences in Latin America and beyond for decades.
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60 min
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A TV documentary miniseries chronicling the trends, pop culture, and important events that took place from 1990 to 1999.
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60 min
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World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
8.1/10
139 min
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San Francisco, 1980. As 72-year-old Guo Xue Hu reminisces about his hometown, Dadaocheng, a young man walks towards him from afar. It is Xing Xiong, Yi An's son. He has brought a letter ...
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Can save 200 visas 5,500 Jews in the extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau? In 1944 the Spanish diplomat Angel Sanz Briz avoided these deportations in Nazi-occupied Budapest. His family,...
8.1/10
93 min
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A unique documentary film that takes the viewer on a musical journey in exploring the life and times of the late legendary drummer, Randy Castillo.
8.1/10
65 min
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"The Legend of Cool 'Disco' Dan" is the story of black Washington DC told from the perspective of Cool "Disco" Dan starting with his birth during the civil rights era and follows his life ...
8.1/10
86 min
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The film tells the story of Marcel Cellier who traveled to Eastern Europe, where he collected and documented sounds that were up until then unknown in the west. They made this music ...
8.1/10
93 min
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The mysterious pull of an old Spanish 'Gypsy' art on contemporary musicians in Los Angeles is the essence of KUMPANIA. We see how these musicians inspire each other to reach new heights of ...
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60 min
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A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.
8.1/10
60 min
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The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.
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107 min
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The original British series which follows scientists, archaeologists and historians as they explore new evidence and new theories to explain enduring mysteries from human history.
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The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.
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75 min
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Lieutenant Sodhi and his army fight for Indian Independence during World War II as part of the Indian National Army; the journey and sacrifice of the Indian National Army from its soldiers' point of view.
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38 min
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'Mohishashur Mordini' is the most popular program on Indian Radio. In the year 1976 this program had been recreated by the most popular and talented artists of India instead of the ...
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108 min
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A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.
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492 min
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Documentary series celebrating the deep emotional bonds between people and their beloved four-legged best friends.
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50 min
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This is the story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich told like the drama it really was: through the personal relationships of the movers and shakers of the Nazi Party.
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52 min
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The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise (and sometimes fall) of their billion-dollar creations.
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46 min
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Critically acclaimed high voltage intense drama, power packed performance, will take you on a roller coaster ride. A fictional story of Chandrabhan Upadhyay, who trespassed into Gandhiji's ...
8/10
97 min
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A gripping and shocking documentary composed of numerous colorized archive footage. Apocalypse: Verdun takes us to the infamous and bloody battle of Verdun that occurred in February 1916, when World War I had been raging for two years.
8/10
90 min
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Filmed over four years, Concerto - A Beethoven Journey follows world-class pianist Leif Ove Andsnes as he attempts to understand and interpret one of the greatest sets of works for piano ...
8/10
93 min
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Yonkers Mayor Nick Wasicsko takes office in 1987 and has to deal with the serious subject of the building of public housing in the white, middle class side of the town.
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60 min
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As Mongol invasions are getting more frequent, Yunus travels to Nallihan where he establishes himself as Seldjuk official. After joining Taptuk Emre's dergâh (dervish monastery), he proceeds to follow his journey on becoming a dervish.
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70 min
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A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
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114 min
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Five years conflict, thousands casualties, a football team united them
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151 min
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The life and notable works of Anthony Firingee a 19th century Bengali language folk poet of Portuguese origin.The time frame of the storyline jumps between two different time periods-19th century and the present day.
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150 min
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The life of the Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German born princess who came to Russia as bride for the young Peter III, chosen by his aunt Elisabeth, and who, once ...
8/10
44 min
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A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.
8/10
108 min
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THE LOTTERY OF BIRTH is the first in a three-part documentary series entitled 'Creating Freedom' exploring the relationship between freedom, power and control in Western democracies. The ...
8/10
77 min
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'The Sound of Belgium' explores the rich but untold story of Belgian electronic dance music. From the grand dance halls with Decap organs to the golden days of Popcorn; From dark and cold ...
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85 min
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Uma loses her husband at a very young age and faces many hardships. The only support she gets is from her brother-in-law.
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140 min
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Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives captures a spirited group of women who taught themselves how to deliver babies on a 1970s hippie commune. Today as nearly one third of all ...
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95 min
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Huw Edwards presents this history of Wales, showing the country in ways it's never been seen before. From prehistoric times, to power struggles with the barons, and England, through to the ...
8/10
58 min
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The drama depicts how a group of eunuchs survive in the weakening Qing empire, and closely traces Li's early life from the first day he entered the imperial palace to become one of the most...
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When a priest's wife brings home an orphan boy, her husband is against it. Over time, he develops a connection with him, but is shocked when he finds out the boy's religion.
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105 min
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Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
8/10
98 min
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New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
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189 min
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Miniseries dramatizing the life of the Italian Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
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300 min
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104 min
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Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
7.9/10
44 min
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Based on the life of the Israeli spy, Eli Cohen.
7.9/10
53 min
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A dozen aging survivors are interviewed from Jiabiangou, a complex of three work camps in Northwest China where supposed rightists were sent for re-education in the 1950s and 1960s under Mao Zedong.
7.9/10
495 min
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Inside North Korea's Dynasty is the ultimate story of a family's power, and the relationship among a father, son and grandson. The series provides the most complex and comprehensive look at...
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Supernatural, semihistorical, horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real life historical tragedy.
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60 min
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52 min
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"The Bandit's Godfather" is a documentary film that treats the life of the Sicilian bandit Giuliano and the situations created around him as : Politics and Mob, the massacre created in ...
7.9/10
86 min
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Porus is the story of Indian warrior Porus and his life especially the Battle of the Hydaspes with the Great Alexander.
7.9/10
22 min
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Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
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93 min
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When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
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130 min
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This British film was made about Canadian historian Dan Gibson, who has uncovered startling new archaeological evidence that Mecca was not the original Holy City of Islam.
7.9/10
85 min
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A political family drama set in Florence in the early fifteenth century. Cosimo de Medici finds himself at the helm of his banking dynasty when his father, Giovanni, dies suddenly.
7.9/10
60 min
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In 1935, 17 year old aspiring actress Marsha Hunt was discovered in Hollywood. She signed with Paramount Pictures and went on to a flourishing career at MGM. She made 54 films in 17 years ...
7.9/10
101 min
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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 considered the "Largest Gay Mass Murder in U.S. History".
7.9/10
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In 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
7.9/10
52 min
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All This Mayhem is a searing account of what happens when raw talent and extreme personalities collide. In this unflinching, never-before-seen account of drugs and the dark side of ...
7.9/10
104 min
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The true stories of extraordinary young women who witness the brutality and heroism of war and rise to meet the challenge.
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60 min
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