MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS! (HISTORY GENRE)

My guy. You gotta check out Babylon, directed by Damien Chazelle. The acting, cinematography, costumes, and production design are all balls-to-the-wall crazy. It takes place in the 1920s, during the silent film era, think Wolf of Wall Street mixed with Boogie Nights, and Singing in the Rain. We follow Margot Robbie as a rising star in this depraved-filled debaucherous land of opportunity of early Hollywood, where we also meet Brad Pitt the dying star, and Manny, the up-and-coming filmmaker, and we see the ups and downs of making it in Hollywood. I know this comment is long, but I hope you check it out. It's so good.

Svengali 1931, Red River 1948. Greetings from Valdivia🥰, Chile🇨🇱

Cry Freedom (1987) Donald Woods, a South African journalist, is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend Steve Biko.

Sergeant York and To Hell And Back

I know I'm commenting on an older post and I don't think either of these movies would do well for for views. However, they should both be and your radar. The Road to Wellville. (1994) It's super funny with an amazing cast (Anthony Hopkins) and the story revolves around the late Victorian era heath craze and Kellogg's cereal. The second film, The Last Emperor co-staring Peter O'Toole, is about the last Emperor of China. It's based on true events although I'm not sure how accurate it really is.

Michael Collins and Wicked Little Letters.

"Valhalla Rising" (By Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn). Wild and unapologetic. Good luck!

If you haven’t seen Conspiracy (2001), it’s a quintessential movie on the banality of evil.

First Man (2018) Excalibur (1981)

The Pianist and Good Morning Vietnam. But The Pianist is an all timer, a can't miss tour-de-force for Adrien Brody.

Hey James, when are we going to vote on this?

war and peace 1967

Glengarry Glenross Clue Rocky Horror Picture Show

Amadeus One flew over the cookoo’s nest Bullets over broadway A clockwork orange Radio Days Mighty Aphrodite Copland Wise Guys The color of money Rain man

Late entries: The China Syndrome, Primarily Colors

Remembrance (2011)

Cry Freedom (1987)

Sisu (2022)

The 13th Warrior (1999)

Harakiri might be a stretch, but it’s my favorite movie. And the Cleopatra film from 1963 is awesome!

The New World (2005) extended cut - my favourite of all time, from a director you've dipped into but not for a while

The Bridge on the River Kwai The Man who shot liberty valance

It would be nice if you watch the theory of everything 2014. The film was flawless. It made me tear up

McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) The Seventh Seal (1957) ...and I mean honestly, what about freakin Citizen Kane (1941)?

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) and Babylon

Another vote for Steven Spielberg's LINCOLN (2012). Despite winning a couple of Oscars and general acclaim, I think it's strangely underrated. My other one is Walter Hill's GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (1993). Wes Studi is rather brilliant in the title role.

Kingdom of Heaven (Directors Cut | 2005) or The Duellists (1977)

All the President’s Men Bridge over the River Kwai

Dangerous Liaisons (1988) Costume drama based on a novel from 1782. Great performances and an captivating look at that time period. So a fictional story but from a historic novel. All the President's Men (1976) Again great performances and documents an important event in American history, all too relevant today.

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

One film based on real events which I think you really should react to is "Casualties of War" by Brian De Palma, it is from 1989 and is starring Sean Penn and Michael J Fox, very powerful and well acted. based on the events of the 1966 "incident on Hill 192" during the Vietnam War

American Made with Tom Cruise is a fun ride with crazy editing and style

Not sure if this 100% fits, but you said "a documentation of an event" so these are documentaries on the same subject from different perspectives. The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014) are by the same director and are pretty shocking looks at a subject most people are ignorant about. If you are only doing one of them I would go with The Act of Killing though. If you wanted things that are not documentaries 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Hunger (2008) are both great and I don't remember you doing any Steve McQueen on the channel yet. If you are accepting of both styles of filmmaking for this then my two requests would be The Act of Killing and 12 Years a Slave.

I have never seen anyone react to "The Emigrants" (1971) and "The New Land" (1972). They are based on books by Vilhelm Moberg and where nominated for a bunch of awards.

Great topic for a list! Some very interesting suggestions! I def second Paths of Glory, amazing movie based on a novel of a true event. I'd like to throw out 8 Men Out, independent filmmaker John Sayles' movie about the Black Sox scandal of 1919. And I'd love to hear your thoughts about Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move, which Vox pointed out "hinges on real-life car manufacturer conspiracies and racist policies in Detroit." Fascinating camera work choices in that movie.

A bit of a political line, but “All the Presidents Men” or “Frost / Nixon”

The Insider

The Zone of Interest (2023) - dir. Jonathan Glazer …really atmospheric and disturbing but true story set during WWII

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - fictional account of real trips Hunter S. Thompson and his lawyer took to Las Vegas in 1971 to cover the Mint 400 dirt bike race. The book almost immediately devolves into a story of drug fueled insanity and supplants any real type of objective journalism Thompson was meant to do.

Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor about China's last emperor or Scorsese's Kundun about the Dali Lama.

Was thinking about this more and just wanted to throw in a film that is based on real events and one that rarely gets mentioned or talked about but is both important and a wonderfully made film and that is The Killing Fields.

hey james, there are a lot of good films suggested in this thread that area relatively unknown and probably wouldn't win a poll much less do well in one. but what if you ran a poll *just* for those? it'd give a lot of people a chance to see something new and given the appreciation of film of those that subscribe to you, i feel like you'd end up with a great reaction vid.

My parents took me to see "Khartoum" (1966), starring Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier, at the CINERAMA when I was thirteen. It is based on the true story of General "Chinese" Gordon (Heston), who is sent alone with his aide up the Nile to arrange for the evacuation of all foreigners from the title city in the Sudan. The reason for that is a Muslim revolt being led by "the chosen one" known as the Mahdi (Olivier). The Mahdi plans to first conquer Egypt and then the Muslim part of the world, and put the sword to those who oppose him. It is actually more topical today than it was when it was made. My second suggestion is Jeff Bridges starring as Preston Tucker in "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" (1988). Preston Tucker was an innovative inventor who, in the late 1940s, went up against the Big Three with his revolutionary idea to produce "The car of tomorrow, today." It is based upon the true story, of an underdog who tries to take on the champs in the belief that all one has to do to succeed is to build a better mousetrap. What he finds instead is that large corporations, and corporate types of people, will resist change that might threaten their bottom lines. It co-stars Martin Landau, Joan Allen, Lloyd Bridges, Christian Slater, Frederic Forrest, and many other familiar faces from the silver screen. Tucker faced an uphill battle against not only the major automakers, but also the crooked politicians who they controlled. Tucker's story mirrors part of Howard Hughes which we see in "The Aviator" in his persecution by the establishment. I've wondered if both men served as inspiration for the protagonists in Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged."

Titanic (1997) If you have not seen this yet it is a must see. Never mind the love story element which is ok. The creation of the ship going down in this film was on point to historical records by director James Cameron. This one sticks in your head forever and is actually terrifying to think about.

Society of the Snow

Heavenly Creatures

Oppenheimer

The Whistleblower (2010) - A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal. - Gritty and gripping. Rachel Weisz on probably the role of her career in a film that went under the radar but impacted anyone that has seen it.

Silenced (2011) - Based on real events, this film depicts the story of a school for the hearing-impaired where young deaf students were sexually assaulted by the faculty members over a long period of time. - Incredible film as always, coming from Korean Wave. It has immense staying power and it's one of the most brilliant frustrating movies I have ever seen. Just top notch the way it's directed and how horror it can be without having any monsters in it. Or does it?

outlaw king most historically accurate medieval movie that ive seen

The Conformist, 1970. The Duelists, 1977.

First Man (2018) The Irishman (2019)

Gandhi. One of the truly great historical films.

The Right Stuff: a fun, clever, accurate portrayal of the US space programs early days. Great writing and cinematography. Apocalypse Now: maybe more of a war film, but captures the Vietnam experience and the confusion of that time brilliantly. It transcends genre.

I feel like I'm too late to add a film, but I saw some others suggest some films that was the direction I was going too, big ups for films like: In the Name of the of the Father (1993), Kagemusha (1980), Battle of Algiers (1966), and Waltz with Bashir (2008). Haven't seen yet, but will make time for: A Brighter Summer Day (1991), Polytechnique (2009), and Heaven's Gate (1980). Recently saw, and loved! Yang's Terrorizers (1986), and Villeneuve's Incendies (2010). Some historical movies I recently saw for the first time and liked: Kesari (2019), Babylon (1980), and The Straight Story (1999).

The man who knew infinity

Pride (2014) Realising that they share common foes in Margaret Thatcher, the police and the conservative press, London-based gay and lesbian activists lend their support to striking miners in 1984 Wales. Denial (2016) In 1993 Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books published "Denying the Holocaust." Two years later author David Irving sued her for libel on the grounds that her book had ruined his career as an historian by accusing him of deliberately distorting historical facts. The court case puts the onus on her legal team to prove that the Holocaust did indeed take place. Based on a true story.

For something completely different, historical, and amazing…. Please watch Hamilton on Disney +….. for the second movie suggestion, watch Hamilton again‼️

Idk why the first film that came to mind was Stronger (2017) and let's throw in The Book Thief (2013). I've never seen the movie but I love the book!

my second recommendation would be Battleship Potemkin 1925 silent film based on a true story of two war ships who refused orders to fire on one another, it's a classic and worth a watch if you havent seen it or reacted to it yet.

Green book (2018) The King's Speech (2010)

Miracle (2004), Black Hawk Down (2001), Breach (2007), The Aviator (2004).

Buffalo Soldiers

The Last Duel Paths of Glory Catch me if you Can Once Upon A Time In America (4h 30m director cut is truly the only way to watch)

I have to recommend "Aguirre - The wrath of god" (1972) which is set in the 16th century amazon conquistador time. And also the hard to explain but very impressive "Waltz with Bashir" (2008).

You could go all topical here with Munich or Chariots of Fire given the Olympics are on, both great films for different reasons. Or you have something like Black Hawk Down which is based on real events

1. Zulu (1964) Starring Michael Caine about the British last stand against Zulu Army in South Africa 2. 300 (2006) The only good Zack Snyder film...based on comic by Frank Miller about Sparta and King Leonidas

Army of shadows (1969)

The last duel (2021)

The Courier (2020) with Benedict Cumberbatch was great.

The Parallax View (1974) Political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Crazy political thriller Political thrillers, I tell you!

The Battle of Algiers (1966) about the Algerian struggle to gain independence from France. One of the great movies of all time. Kubrick, Steven Soderbergh and Werner Herzog have praised the movie. And Christopher Nolan cited it as a big influence on Dunkirk. Heaven's Gate (1980). It's loosely based on the Johnson County War, a dispute between land barons and European immigrants that often became very violent. It was a huge box office bomb and was pilloried by critics at the time. But time has been kind to this movie and it has since gotten a re-evaluation.

Apple + hidden gems. Tetris https://youtu.be/-BLM1naCfME?si=H4ipYNGLUZTRouGW The Greatest Beer Run Ever https://youtu.be/NqxziDlZOIo?si=DK8aK9YYRe1JqSt4

This might not qualify but it is history period piece in a sense. Once upon a time in America, the 4 hour 30m directors cut is a masterpiece. Something more traditional I would say Rob Roy from 1995. Liam Neeson kicking ass in 18th century Scottish highlands. Very underrated as it was overshadowed by braveheart that year but its a hidden gem.

Harakiri and Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)

Hard pressed for just two but I have to go for; the bridge over the river kwai (1957), and the lion in winter (1968). One is an all time greats war epic by the minds behind Lawrence of Arabia, Dr ziavago, etc. And the other is one of the greatest family drama's committed to film, with exceptional performances by Peter O'Toole, Katherine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, and a baby faced Timothy Dalton.

So many to choose from, and you've already done a lot of history films, but my final two choices are: 1. Quest For Fire (1981) - you can't go further back in history (apart from the beginning of 2001) than this film. 2. Agora (2009) - a wonderful film with Rachel Weisz, Oscar Isaac, and Max Minghella, set in Alexandria in about 700AD I'll just slip in a third choice, if I may, for Breaker Morant (1980), a really great Australian movie set in the Boer Woer (1899-1902)

How about "The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)," or "Miracle At St Anna (2008)?" I don't know if you've seen "From Here To Eternity," but that's also worth consideration.

A Brighter Summer Day (1991) by Edward Yang Judas and The Black Messiah (2021) by Shaka King

Breaker Morant. Based on a true story that happened during the Boer War in South Africa. Possibly the best Australian movie ever made. Great cast and a great story. Gallipoli. A very faithful depiction of the Australian army in Turkey during WWI. It stars a young Mel Gibson that was filmed between Mad Max 1 and 2. Probably one of the top 5 Australian films ever made.

The Banshees of Inisherin

Hostiles (2017). An underrated movie in my opinion. Not without its flaws, but a solid and grounded film that takes place in 1892 America and grips you in the first 3 minutes. I’m curious to hear what your filmmaker’s perspective is on it. I’m not sure what else to recommend, but I’m seeing a lot of Kingdom of Heaven and that’s also a good choice if you haven’t seen it

Kingdom of Heaven Directors Cut (only the directors cut, the theatrical release was awful) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Both films share a lot in common. They both should have won more awards but didn’t for various reasons, both are period epics that are extremely faithful to the IDEA of a time period, and is more interested in being historically accurate in vibes and ideas while their contents may not be a true historical event. Both are also incredible films.

-The Red Violin (runs through several period of history) 1998 - The English patient (late WWII) 1996

“Turtles Can Fly” (foreign film)

Pretty stoked to see a new poll up! First suggestion is The Damned United (2009), a super energetic sports drama based on Brian Clough's short-lived reign in charge of Leeds United during the 1974 season. Second suggestion is The Settlers (2023), a revisionist western based on the Selk'nam genocide in Tierra del Fuego. Filmed on location in Patganoia. Brutal and honest look at colonial history with stunning cinemtaography and epic music.

In the Name of the Father (1993) and Veronica Guerin (2003)

el abrazo de la serpiente !

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Cowboy Bebop: The Movie A little trip into the Anime-Movie world :)

Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - it is based on 60's Hollywood and the Manson family but with a Tarantino twist

In The Name of the Father (1993) Kagemusha (1980)

Blackberry

Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Extended Cut The Eagle has Landed (1976)

Obscure favorite of mine, the Great War of Archimedes (2019) by Takashi Yamazaki, who directed Godzilla Minus One (2023) and Lupin III: The First (2019). Focuses on the secret construction of the Japanese battleship Yamato before the Second World War, as well as the political rivalries and conspiracies within the Japanese military at the time. Excellent soundtrack by Naoki Satō, impressive special effects work, and in my opinion, whilst the plot is fictionalised, the material culture is especially impressive and the plot is surprisingly engaging and unconventional in its execution, with some interesting twists and turns along the way. One in hindsight major flaw (although one I can't levy blame upon the film entirely), is this sort of whitewashed revisionist narrative it propagates, a symptom of Japanese political society which has denied many of its imperialistic war crimes and atrocities committed during the Second World War and before. The film presents a critical lens to Japanese imperialism and nationalism, albeit not particularly address the more, atrocious aspects of the topic, though I think with the narrative being more perspective based, and with the general focus being detached from the primary region of Japanese atrocities, it can suffice, however it is something to note. Not a cinematic masterpiece sure, however a fairly underrated film and one at least worth a watch if you are interested in period pieces. I have some links to reviews should it take your interest - https://asianmoviepulse.com/2021/06/film-review-the-great-war-of-archimedes-2019-by-takashi-yamazaki/ https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2021/06/review-great-war-archimedes-movie/ https://rogersmovienation.com/2021/05/26/movie-review-to-build-or-not-to-build-a-wwii-battleship-hinges-on-the-great-war-of-archimedes/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8708802/

The Kings Speech(2010) Amistad(1997)

Obviously there’s already a fair amount of WWII movies, but Tora Tora Tora is really cool because it’s a Japanese and American co-production that tries to depict a realistic account of both sides of Pearl Harbor. Most movies choose heroes, but it’s cool to see a movie just focus on events

Patton(1970) Joyeux Noelle(2005)

Dallas Buyers club Troy

Citizen X, about the investigation into a Soviet Russia era serial killer. It's got Donald Sutherland in it.

I mean, there might be a tiny grain of historical truth somewhere in it, but it's an excuse for me to nominate Jon Boorman's Excalibur, the best cinematic version of the Arthurian legends in my opinion. I'll also nominate his Emerald Forest, supposedly loosely based on a real event of a boy abducted and raised by a remote tribe of indigenous people in the Amazon basin, and his father's decade-long search for him. So: Excalibur (1981) The Emerald Forest (1985)

Joan of Arc famous silent version 1928. Gates of Eternity 2012 Wihem DeFoe, Migs Mickelsson, Life of Vincent Van Vogh. Stunning in its acting and cinematography.

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Polytechnique (2009) from Denis Villeneuve. Based on the 1989 Montreal Polytechnique school massacre, we get to see the perspective of two students and from the shooter as well. Acting and cinematography are fantastic

I saw Ed Wood recommended, so my second recommendation is Dolemite Is My Name, about underground comedian and filmmaker, Rudy Ray Moore. It's written by the same guys who wrote Ed Wood and follows similar beats, but is more naturalistic. IMO, it captures guerilla, by-the-seat-of-your-pants filmmaking even better than Ed Wood.

Andrei Rublev - about a medical Russian icon painter All the Presidents Men - about the journalists investigating the watergate scandal

I know you reacted to Solaris and Stalker. If you enjoyed those, you might give Andrei Rublev a view.

Sorry, missed that! Here comes two more • Killers of the flower moon • The wave (2008) aka Die Welle

All the President's Men Bridge on the River Kwai (from the guy who made Lawrence of Arabia!!)

Detroit (2017) & Legend (2015)

Night and Fog. First documentary or film dealing with the Holocaust (I'd like it as required viewing in schools, it's so powerful) Come and See is based around the time Nazis started slaughtering Russian civilians in even larger numbers than what was going on in concentration camps.

I would recommend -The siege of Jodotville I feel its overlooked/underappreciated

In Cold Blood

Let's bring in some women! - A League of Their Own (sure, it's frothy, but underneath there are a lot of real women's small stories of finding liberation when the men were away during WWII) - Marie Antoinette (a really masterful exercise where period tropes are put in conversation with modern iconography to look at the tragic queen and her celebrity life under a new lens)

Hollywood history: Ed Wood French Revolution: Les Misérables

Kingdom of Heaven Enemy at the Gates

The Last King of Scotland (2006) and The Promised Land (2023)

Sergeant York (1940) with Gary Cooper. Patton (1970) with George C Scott. Both are excellent historical movies. Sergeant York was a Medal of Honor recipient from WWI. Patton was a General during WWII and plowed his way all around Europe before being killed just after the war ended.

The Imitation Game/Hidden Figures

Bergman's The Virgin Spring is classic. The Last Duel is a very different take on the same terrible central act. Don't watch them back to back - that would be too much for everyone.

Monty Python and the holy Grail

Amazing Grace Loving Vincent

Mishima

Raging Bull, Zero Dark Thirty

Tomb Raider

Kingdom of Heaven

Anything by Zhang Yimou... Shanghai Triad, Curse of the Golden Flower,Raise the Red Lantern

A few came to mind .... The Great Escape ... while the names are changed it is dedicated to the POWs of a German camp during WW2 who helped intact the largest escape from a German camp ever and most were never allowed to return home. It is a true story. Only The Brave ... The true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots ... wilderness firefighters with an all star cast including Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jeff Bridges, etc ...Directed by Joseph Kosinki who later went on to direct Top Gun Maverick ... if you are not crying by the end of it, then you are not human A third one is ... Veronica Guerin .. the true story about an Irish investigative journalist looking into the narcotic epidemic in Ireland in the early 1990s starring Cate Blanchett

1. '71 about a British soldier stranded in Belfast during the Troubles. 2. Beasts of No Nation - technically fiction but could be literally any West African civil war in the last 40 year 3. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Era navy epic 4. Kingdom of Heaven - Roughly the 3rd crusade time period. 5. Last of the Mohicans - I know this is on the channel already but it's so good.

“The doors” by Oliver stone Or “born on the 4th of July “also Oliver stone

The Good, The Bad and the Weird(2008) western about Korea and Japan in the 30s.

Loving, 2016, directed by Jeff Nichols - One couple's fight for interracial marriage, during the Civil Rights era.

United 93 (2006)

Munich, 2005, directed by Steven Spielberg - Aftermath of the killing of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics.

• The Pianist • 1917

Gangs of New York (2002) Early American colony rivalry gangs during the time when people were still arriving off boats. (Daniel Day-Lewis) has legendary performance. Braveheart (1995) Scotland goes to war against England, led by William Wallace (Mel Gibson). One of my all time favorite history films.

Capote The Nightingale *edited to remove The Boy in the Striped Pajamas since “it’s dogshit” 😅 sorry about that!* 🩷

The Name of the Rose (based on the Umberto Eco novel and starring Sean Connery)

I agree with Mr TV Eye. All The President's Men about the Watergate scandal with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as the reporters who broke open the whole thing is a must see. Also I would recommend JFK by Oliver Stone. All star cast, compelling and suspenseful, basically bringing to life all the so called conspiracy theories around the assassination.

Zodiac and JFK as well. Both have outstanding casts

Dances With Wolves Apocalypto (Apologies if you’ve done either one before)

Malcolm X

Valhalla Rising

waterloo 1970 (its also free on Youtube)

Elvis (2022) Austin Butler’s performance of Elvis Presley is a masterclass in acting. Absolutely an amazing performance.; The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) is an underrated Golf film directed by Bill Paxton and stars Shia LeBeouf and Stephen Dillane Most stylized shot golf film ever shot on film. The film editing in this film is amazing. Very underrated film.

Master and Commander Glory EDIT: I typed this on the fly and had forgotten you already reacted to these films 😆 As others have said here, Kingdom of Heaven Directors Cut is really good. The directors cut is one of the best directors cuts ever released. I have no idea what the studios were thinking with that theatrical release.

Malcolm X

Immortal Beloved

The Road to Wellville. (1994). Super cast, super funny.

Society of the Snow!

Alive (1993) Downfall (2004)

The Iron Claw The Last Duel Judas and the Black Messiah 1917 Silence

MASTER AND COMMANDER

The Fabelmans 2022 (based on Steven Spielberg)

Kingdom of Heaven, JFK

"The outlaw Josey Wales" (1976) is a classic western and historical fiction based on a real figure during the Civil War. The first Classic Clint Eastwood movie I tried and I'm glad I did, I definitely recommend 👌 "The last samurai" (2003) Masterpiece, need I say more?

Munich

All the President’s Men Black Hawk Down

The Lion in Winter Master and Commander

First Man 2018 (about Neil Armstrong)

In the spirit of the Olympics starting, gonna have to recommend -Munich -Icarus (more of a documentary about Doping in the Olympics)

The Grandmaster dir. by Wong Kar-Wai

And Rose Island

Society Of The Snow!!!!

The Zone of Interest (2023) [Same director of Under the Skin] The Iron Claw (2023)

Black Mass about the mobster Whitey Bulger and, I know people will probably say otherwise but, Pearl Harbor is quite the watch.

Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, but only the director's cut/roadshow edition.

The Post and All the President's Men

Master and commander 1917

Trial of the Chicago 7 Dope Sick (mini series)

gonna go with two recent ones, Blackberry and The Iron Claw

Phantom Thread // Billy Elliot

All the presidents Men Trial of the Chicago 7

Inside Llewyn Davis The Social Network

Troy

Martin Scorsese’s “Silence”; which covers a moment of Japan’s history with fictional characters, but still an interesting film

Devil's Backbone by Guillermo del Toro. A more creative film that takes place during the Spanish Civil War (like pan's labyrinth but less fantastical)

Miracle. Story of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team. Definitely sports&history but has large historical context due to the Cold War.

The Revenant.

Troy and The Patriot are fantastic movies

The Zone of Interest

Glory

Lincoln