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Kokoda
6.1

Kokoda

Apr. 25, 2006

Kokoda

A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Guinea during World War II.
Sharpe’s Challenge
7.4

Sharpe’s Challenge

Apr. 23, 2006

Sharpe’s Challenge

Sean Bean is back as the swashbuckling hero in Sharpe’s Challenge, an action packed mini-series to be shot on location in Rajasthan, India. ...
In the Valley of Elah
7.1

In the Valley of Elah

Sep. 14, 2007

In the Valley of Elah

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son’s disappearance following his return from ...
United 93
7.6

United 93

Apr. 28, 2006

United 93

A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when ...
September Dawn
5.8

September Dawn

May. 17, 2007

September Dawn

A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred in Utah in 1857. A group of settlers, ...
Shake Hands with the Devil
7.6

Shake Hands with the Devil

In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance ...
Notorious
6.7

Notorious

Jan. 16, 2009

Notorious

“Notorious” is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn ...
Charlie Wilson’s War
7

Charlie Wilson’s War

In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for ...
Apocalypto
7.8

Apocalypto

Dec. 07, 2006

Apocalypto

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man’s idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous ...
World Trade Center
6

World Trade Center

Aug. 09, 2006

World Trade Center

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
The Other Boleyn Girl
6.7

The Other Boleyn Girl

Feb. 28, 2008

The Other Boleyn Girl

A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful ...
The Banquet
6.4

The Banquet

Sep. 14, 2006

The Banquet

Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor’s brother, Li, ...
Golden Door
6.8

Golden Door

Sep. 22, 2006

Golden Door

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with ...
Hana
6.6

Hana

Jun. 03, 2006

Hana

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn’t an ...
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
7.4

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Following in his father’s footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain’s most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a ...
Pope Joan
6.7

Pope Joan

Oct. 22, 2009

Pope Joan

A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Goya’s Ghosts
6.9

Goya’s Ghosts

Nov. 08, 2006

Goya’s Ghosts

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns ...
Flyboys
6.5

Flyboys

Sep. 22, 2006

Flyboys

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and ...
The Tin Mine
8.1

The Tin Mine

May. 26, 2005

The Tin Mine

A failed engineering student in the late 1940s gets the unexpected education of a lifetime by working for four years in a rainforest tin mine.
Walkout
6.7

Walkout

Mar. 18, 2006

Walkout

Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when ...
The Conclave
6.5

The Conclave

Feb. 16, 2007

The Conclave

In 1458, five years after the fall of Constantinople to the Turk, eighteen cardinals meet to elect a new pope. Rodrigo Borgia, a 27 year old ...
Yamato
6.4

Yamato

Dec. 17, 2005

Yamato

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, “Yamato” has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to ...
Jodhaa Akbar
7.5

Jodhaa Akbar

Feb. 13, 2008

Jodhaa Akbar

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.
Nightwatching
6.5

Nightwatching

Sep. 06, 2007

Nightwatching

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt’s romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification ...
Invincible
7

Invincible

Aug. 25, 2006

Invincible

Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the ...
Men from the Fisherman’s Village
5.5

Men from the Fisherman’s Village

After a stormy night on the sea, a group of Estonian fishermen end up in a small coastal Finnish town. As they await the Soviet authorities to ...
Lincoln
7.3

Lincoln

Nov. 09, 2012

Lincoln

The revealing story of the 16th US President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of ...
Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
7.4

Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today

How, in November 1945, after the end of the World War II and the fall of the Third Reich, the international prosecutors participating in the ...
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
6.8

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist ...
Alone in the Wilderness
8.6

Alone in the Wilderness

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is ...
Why We Fight
8

Why We Fight

Jan. 20, 2005

Why We Fight

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki’s ...
The Queen
7.3

The Queen

Sep. 15, 2006

The Queen

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their ...
Factory Girl
6.3

Factory Girl

Dec. 29, 2006

Factory Girl

In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol’s famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although ...
One Night with the King
6

One Night with the King

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.
Red Cliff
7.3

Red Cliff

Jul. 10, 2008

Red Cliff

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China ...
Joyeux Noel
7.6

Joyeux Noel

Nov. 09, 2005

Joyeux Noel

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man’s land that the French and the ...
Gunner Palace
6.6

Gunner Palace

Sep. 11, 2004

Gunner Palace

American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the “Gunners,” tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq ...
A Cock and Bull Story
6.7

A Cock and Bull Story

Jul. 17, 2005

A Cock and Bull Story

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of “The ...
Marie Antoinette
6.5

Marie Antoinette

May. 24, 2006

Marie Antoinette

The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen ...
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
6.3

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. ...
The Stanford Prison Experiment
6.8

The Stanford Prison Experiment

In 1971, Stanford’s Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either ...
Princess of Mount Ledang
6.6

Princess of Mount Ledang

In the late 15th century, a forbidden romance blossoms between Gusti Putri, a Javanese Hindu princess and Hang Tuah, a Malay Muslim warrior from ...
Flags of Our Fathers
7.1

Flags of Our Fathers

Oct. 19, 2006

Flags of Our Fathers

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is ...
9th Company
7.1

9th Company

Sep. 19, 2005

9th Company

Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.
R-Point
6.2

R-Point

Aug. 13, 2004

R-Point

On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nah-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead.
Dark Matter
6

Dark Matter

Apr. 24, 2008

Dark Matter

Liu Xing a brilliant Chinese student, arrives at University and makes the transition into American life with the help of Joanna Silver. Xing ...
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
6.8

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

When Queen Elizabeth’s reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain’s invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must ...