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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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Ponnar Shankar
2011 · Action
Winter in Wartime
2011 · Drama
Of Gods and Men
2011 · Drama
Even the Rain (Tambien la Lluvia)
2011 · History
Ip Man 2
2011 · Action
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow
2011 · Action
Battlefield Heroes
2011 · Comedy
United
2011 · History
Montevideo, God Bless You!
2010 · Romance
Kandahar
2010 · History
Moner Manush
2010 · Drama
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
2010 · History
The King's Speech
2010 · Drama
Made in Dagenham
2010 · Drama
Fortress of War
2010 · Drama
Burke & Hare
2010 · Thriller
Shake Hands with the Devil
2010 · Drama
Black Venus
2010 · History
Carlos
2010 · Biography
Secretariat
2010 · Drama
The Social Network
2010 · Biography
Ip Man
2010 · Action
Even the Rain
2010 · History
Kings of Pastry
2010 · Drama
Max Manus
2010 · Action
Centurion
2010 · Action
The Army of Crime
2010 · Drama
Death and Glory in Changde
2010 · History
Madrasapattinam
2010 · Drama
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010 · History
Agora
2010 · Adventure
Beneath Hill 60
2010 · Drama
You Don’t Know Jack
2010 · Drama
Warlords
2010 · Action
Vincere
2010 · Biography
The Round Up
2010 · Drama
Confucius
2010 · Drama
Temple Grandin
2010 · History
The Kingdom of Solomon
2010 · Action
Ao: The Last Hunter
2010 · Adventure
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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.
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- Intense Movies Relentless action and constant pressure.
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