Undercover (1984)
True story set in the Roaring Twenties Sydney about the rise of Berlei, a popular Australian brand of womens lingerie, famous for its bras and girdles
Death Defying Acts (2007)
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini Guy Pearce enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him
Memory of the Camps (2014)
Cameramen from Britains Army Film Unit capture footage of concentration camps in German in 1945
The Looming Tower (2018)
A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 911 and the war in Afghanistan
Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last bastions of these mores in America Set in 1
Batalon (2015)
Russia, 1917, WWI This is the story of the 1st Russian Womens Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917
Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound (2016)
Beep is a documentary history of game sound, from the Victorian penny arcades through pinball and the video games right up to 2015
Bomber Harris (1989)
The history of one of the key commanders of WW2, the head of RAF Bomber Command, Air Chief Marshall Sir Arthur Bomber Harris
Hitlers Olympics (2016)
The story of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and how Nazi Germany took advantage of the event for propaganda purposes
The Kings Choice (2016)
April 1940 Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace Ultimately, the decision on Norways future will rest with the Kin
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989)
Based on the true story of Richard The Night Stalker Ramirez who terrorized California in 1985 and the two Los Angeles police detectives who try to track him down
Killing Reagan (2016)
A look at John Hinkleys 1981 assassination attempt against U S President Ronald Reagan
Doomsday Gun (1994)
How the brilliant Canadian munitions engineer, Dr Gerald Bull, agreed to build a super gun for Saddam Hussein in 1988, when the U S cut his funding for the experiment, and how it attracted the attention of several intelligence agencies
The Day Hitler Died (2016)
Filmed interviews with the survivors of the Berlin Bunker in which Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun and the Goebbels family killed themselves in the final days of World War II The interviews were
The Walkers Among Us (2015)
With The Walking Dead franchise at the peak of its popularity, Documentarians Cris Macht and Ian Vacek explore and examine why humanity is obsessed with the zombie apocalypse Cris and Ian interview fans that have been there since
Marguerite et Julien (2015)
An aristocratic brother and sister embrace passion and hope as they flee from society A story of desire, love and death beyond all morality
The Terror (2018)
Supernatural, semihistorical, horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real life historical tragedy
12 Strong (2018)
12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 911 under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban
Frost/Nixon (2008)
A dramatic retelling of the post Watergate television interviews between British talk show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon
Matewan (1987)
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
After becoming king of ancient Israel, Solomon faces threats coming from his jealous dispossessed brother Adonijah, the Egyptian Pharaoh and the scheming Queen of Sheba
The Long Ships (1964)
A vagabond Viking adventurer and a Moor both compete to find The Mother of All Voices, a legendary golden bell near the Pillars of Hercules
Marvels Captain America: 75 Heroic Years (2016)
Marvel celebrates the history of Captain America, both in the comics and on TV and film, and examines the character as a reflection of American culture throughout the years
The Seventh Seal (1957)
A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague
Bent (1997)
Max is gay and as such is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime He tries to deny he is gay and gets a yellow label the one for Jews instead of pink the one for gays In camp he falls in love with his fellow prisoner Horst, who wears his pink label with pride
Darwin (2011)
Propelled from society by tragic turns, the isolated community of Darwin, Death Valley population 35 must now find ways to coexist in a place without a government, a church, jobs, or children
Nixon (1995)
A biographical story of former U S President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame
Genghis: The Legend of the Ten (2012)
This epic actioner features the relentless brave warriors from Ghengis Khans Aravt crew, as they are sent into the woods on a dangerous mission that will put the band of Mongol warriors on the edge of life and death
The Last Play at Shea (2010)
A documentary feature chronicling the history of two New York icons and the journey that brought them together for the last musical performance at Shea Stadium
Escape from Sobibor (1987)
German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October 14, 1943
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom
Downfall (2004)
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictators final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built
The Assault (2010)
Based on a true story, a SWAT team is tasked with storming a hijacked Air France plane to save its passengers
The 300 Spartans (1962)
A small Army of Greeks spearheaded by three hundred Spartans do battle with the whole invading Persian Army
The Lady (2011)
The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burmas democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris
The Pendle Witch Child (2011)
Simon Armitage presents the extraordinary story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine year old girl Jennet Device, a beggar girl
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teachers death Huo Yuanjia in Japanese occupied Shanghai A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christs life told in an anachronistic manner
Midway (1976)
A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good
The Laramie Project (2002)
The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story 2008
A chronicle of the life of Lena Baker, the first woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia for the murder of her employer, who forced her into sexual slavery
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Adaptation of James Jones autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War