History Movies

12 Years a Slave

Solomon, a free African-American, is promised a fortnightly job. However, after arriving in Washington DC, he realises that he has been sold into slavery.

The African Doctor

A brilliant doctor from the Congo takes a job in a rural French village, where he and his family work to win over the less-than-welcoming locals.

Apollo 13

The Apollo 13 crew find themselves stranded when their spacecraft gets damaged. NASA must now find a way to bring them back before it is too late.

At Eternity's Gate

Tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.

Belle

When her mother dies, Belle is taken under the protection of a sailor. Called away on an expedition to the Indies, he leaves her in the care of a reluctant Lord.

BlacKkKlansman

Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the KKK.

Boys Don't Cry

Young transgender Brandon Teena leaves his hometown under threat when his ex-girlfriend's brother discovers that he's biologically female.

Colette

Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.

Dallas Buyers Club

Ron, a rodeo cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, discovers a banned drug that can help patients survive longer. He forms a club to smuggle the medicine to those in need.

Darkest Hour

The fate of World War II hangs on Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

The Death of Stalin

After being in power for nearly thirty years, Soviet dictator Stalin takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.

Detroit

In the heat of the 12th Street uprising, a task-force raids The Algiers Motel searching for a sniper. When they fail to find him, the guests are subjected racism and violence.

The Duchess

A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

Eddie the Eagle

The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

The Favourite

The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin ending in a bitter rivalry to be the Queen's favourite.

Fences

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.

First They Killed My Father

Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.

Fruitvale Station

When Oscar Grant III decides to take a public train in Oakland on New Years Eve, a series of unfortunate events lead to fatal consequences.

Good Night, and Good Luck

USA, 1953. Planning their CBS news show, hack Ed Murrow and producer Fred Friendly hit on a combustible story: the sacking of a "Commie" Navy pilot without trial or justification.

Hacksaw Ridge

During World War II, Army medic and conscientious objector Desmond Doss becomes an unlikely hero on an Okinawa battlefield without bearing arms.

Heavenly Creatures

Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.

Hidden Figures

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space programme.

Hunger

IRA inmates refuse to wear prison stripes, starting a protest to attain political prisoner status. When it fails Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike.

The Imitation Game

Newly created British intelligence agency MI6 recruits Cambridge mathematics alumnus Alan Turing to crack Nazi codes.