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History Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
1,452 history movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Fencer
2017 · Drama
The Black Prince
2017 · Drama
Romeo Is Bleeding
2017 · Biography
Anarchist from Colony
2017 · Drama
The Chinese Widow
2017 · Romance
Dawson City: Frozen Time
2017 · History
God of War
2017 · Action
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
2017 · History
Lahoriye
2017 · Drama
Mango Dreams
2017 · History
The Wizard of Lies
2017 · History
Dear Basketball
2017 · History
The Promise
2017 · Drama
Tommy's Honour
2017 · Biography
Begum Jaan
2017 · Action
The Lost City of Z
2017 · Action
Queen of the Desert
2017 · Biography
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · Biography
The Death of Louis XIV
2017 · Biography
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017 · Biography
Frantz
2017 · Drama
Rangoon
2017 · Action
Newsies
2017 · Music
The Founder
2017 · Biography
Gautamiputra Satakarni
2017 · History
To Walk Invisible
2016 · History
Hidden Figures
2016 · Biography
Silence
2016 · Adventure
Viking
2016 · Drama
Assassin's Creed
2016 · Action
Patriots Day
2016 · Drama
Dangal
2016 · Action
Neruda
2016 · Biography
Land of Mine
2016 · Drama
Maaveeran Kittu
2016 · Drama
1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines
2016 · Drama
Allied
2016 · Action
Blood on the Mountain
2016 · History
Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur
2016 · Action
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Drama
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- Crime Heists, betrayals and who really did it.
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- Dark Movies Grim worlds, moral grey zones and heavy atmospheres.
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- Mind-Bending Movies Confusing, twisting stories you need to watch twice.
- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
- Slow-Burn Movies Patient storytelling that builds to something big.
- Tense Movies Edge-of-your-seat suspense from start to finish.
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- Emotionally Heavy Movies Movies that make you cry and stay with you.
- Light & Easy Movies Easy watching with low emotional stakes.
- Intense Movies Relentless action and constant pressure.
- Whimsical Movies Playful, imaginative and a little bit odd.
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