History Movies

Walk the Line

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis,

PG-13 • Drama, Music • Movie (2005)

Mary of Scotland

True story of two women -- queens, cousins and mortal enemies -- each devout in her belief that she is the savior of England.

TVG • Drama, History • Movie (1936)

Flight of the Intruder

Three fearless Navy pilots go against orders to avenge their buddies' deaths in North Vietnam.

PG-13 • Drama, History • Movie (1991)

Gladiator

The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The Gladiator who defied an empire.

R • Adventure, Drama • Movie (2000)

Hamburger Hill

A squad of 14 soldiers in one of the most brutal battles of the Vietnam war

R • Adventure, Drama • Movie (1987)

Ali

A pivotal decade in the life of heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali - his rise to the top of the sport, his refusal to go to Vietnam, and his comeback fights with Foreman and Frazier.

R • Boxing, Sports • Movie (2001)

The Other Boleyn Girl

Two sisters are driven into a rivalry while courting the King of England.

PG-13 • Drama, History • Movie (2008)

Flags of Our Fathers

Clint Eastwood's World War II saga chronicles the lives of the Marines who planted the famous flag during the battle for Iwo Jima.

R • Drama, History • Movie (2006)

Jarhead

Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx stars with Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal in this unconventional war story that follows a soldier from boot camp to active duty in the deserts of the Middle East.

R • Drama, Military & War • Movie (2005)

Chernobyl's First 48

Chernobyl: the world's most catastrophic nuclear accident -- and for 48 hours, the Soviet government covered it all up, locking locals in a contaminated city. This is the story of the heroes who risked everything to prevent an even bigger global disaster.

TV14 • History, Documentaries • Movie (2026)

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney turns his focus to Scientology in this documentary based on the book by Lawrence Wright. Gibney profiles eight former Scientologists, shining a light on how the church cultivates true believers and looking at its origins, from the mind of L. Ron Hubbard to its rise in Hollywood and beyond.

TVMA • Documentaries, History • Movie (2015)

Marshall

Thurgood Marshall encounters one of his earliest challenges in 1940.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Thriller • Movie (2017)

Colette

Keira Knightley stars as French novelist Colette in this film that follows her fight for creative ownership of the novels she ghost-wrote.

R • Drama, Biography • Movie (2018)

The Post

Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star in this drama that details how Washington Post staffers risked everything to publish the Pentagon Papers.

PG-13 • Drama, History • Movie (2017)

Saving Private Ryan

A World War II captain and his squad risk all to locate and send home a soldier whose three brothers died in combat.

R • Adventure, Drama • Movie (1998)

The Aviator

Martin Scorsese's brilliant, Oscar®-winning drama about the life of legendary tycoon and recluse Howard Hughes. Leonardo DiCaprio stars.

PG-13 • Drama, Biography • Movie (2004)

The English Patient

The Best Picture Oscar(R)-winning WWII epic about a dying Hungarian mapmaker whose story is revealed to a compassionate Italian nurse.

R • Drama, Romance • Movie (1996)

Restoration

A physician's fortunes rise and fall during the reign of King Charles II.

R • Drama, History • Movie (1995)

Chappaquiddick

On July 18, 1969, Sen. Ted Kennedy drives his car off of a bridge on Massachusetts' Chappaquiddick Island. The accident results in the death of passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, a 28-year-old campaign strategist who worked for Kennedy. The ongoing investigation into the mysterious events forever alters his political legacy and changes the course of presidential history.

PG-13 • Drama, Thriller • Movie (2017)