The Northman (2022)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | History | Thriller
From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's murder.
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Björk
Director: Robert Eggers
Labyrinth of Cinema / Umibe no eigakan – Kinema no tamatebako (2019)
Drama | History | Romance | Sci-Fi | War
The story centers on a group of young people who travel back in time when they are in a movie theater just before closing time. They witness deaths during the closing days of Japan's feudal times and on the battlefront in China before they are sent to Hiroshima just before the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city.
Starring: Takuro Atsuki, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Takahito Hosoyamada, Rei Yoshida, Riko Narumi, Hirona Yamazaki, Takako Tokiwa
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
The Pilot: A Battle for Survival / Letchik (2021)
Biography | Drama | History | War
December of 1941, Northwestern Front. A German tank column is moving towards Moscow. During a mission to stop the enemy advance, Nikolai Komlev's IL-2 is shot down. Komlev manages to crash-land his plane in a remote forest clearing. He's alive, but far from friendly territory. Ahead of him is a relentless trial of severe physical and mental endurance. After battling hunger and extreme cold, evading packs of wolves and detachments of Nazi soldiers, the wounded Komlev finally makes it back to safety. But there he faces another challenge, the most life-changing of them all.
Starring: Pyotr Fyodorov, Anna Peskova, Maksim Emelyanov, Gela Meskhi, Roman Knizka, Paul Orlyanskiy
Director: Renat Davletyarov, Cindy Robinson
Redeeming Love (2022)
Drama | History | Romance
Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers.
Starring: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Nina Dobrev, Logan Marshall-Green, Eric Dane, Famke Janssen
Director: D.J. Caruso
Belfast (2021)
Biography | Drama | History
A young boy and his working class family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.
Starring: Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Shattered (2022)
Drama | History | Romance
A rich divorcee Chris falls in love with a mysterious woman Sky where Chris, ex-wife and his child eventually gets trapped and a desperate fight for survival will most likely ensue.
Starring: Cameron Monaghan, Frank Grillo, Lilly Krug, John Malkovich, Sasha Luss, Ash Santos
Director: Luis Prieto
The Battle at Lake Changjin / Chang jin hu (2021)
Action | Drama | History | War
Set in the Second Phase Offensive of the Korean War, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" tells an epic historical tale: 71 years ago, the People's Volunteer Army entered North Korea for battle. Under extreme freezing conditions, the troops on the Eastern Front pursued with fearless spirit and iron will, as they courageously fought the enemy at Lake Changjin. The battle was a turning point in the Korean War and demonstrated the courage and resolve of the PVA.
Starring: Jing Wu, Jackson Yee, Yihong Duan, Yawen Zhu, Chen Li, Dongjun Han, Jun Hu, Hanyu Zhang
Director: Kaige Chen, Dante Lam, Hark Tsui, Jianxin Huang, Haiqiang Ning, Ju-chun Park
Empire of Silver / Bai yin di guo (2009)
Biography | Drama | Family | History | Romance
In 1899, a care-free young man must prepare to take over his family's Chinese banking empire.
Starring: Aaron Kwok, Lei Hao, Tielin Zhang, Jennifer Tilly, Shih-Chieh King, Tien Niu
Director: Christina Yao
Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
Biography | Drama | History | Thriller
A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.
Starring: George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jeremy Irons, Robert Bathurst, Jessica Brown Findlay, August Diehl
Director: Christian Schwochow
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Drama | History | Thriller | War
A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Corey Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Harry Melling, Sean Patrick Thomas
Director: Joel Coen
Giovanni's Island / Jobanni no shima (2014)
Animation | Drama | History | War
A dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true events.
Starring: Kota Yokoyama, Junya Taniai, Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Kanako Yanagihara, Yûsuke Santamaria
Director: Mizuho Nishikubo
Portrait of a Beauty / Mi-in-do (2008)
Drama | History | Romance
Born to a family of established court painters, a woman is forced to carry on her family name and take over her brother's life after he commits suicide.
Starring: Gyu-ri Kim, Yeong-ho Kim, Nam-gil Kim, Ja-Hyeon Chu
Director: Yun-su Jeon
The Last Duel (2021)
Action | Drama | History | Thriller
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.
Starring: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Jodie Comer, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter
Director: Ridley Scott
Curse of the Golden Flower / Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006)
Action | Drama | History | Romance
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Ye Liu, Jin Chen, Dahong Ni
Director: Yimou Zhang
The Emperor's Sword / Luan shi zhi ding qin jian (2020)
Action | History | War
A sword that bestows power upon its wielder was divided and hidden. A rebel seizes power and stages a massacre, leaving only one survivor. Now, the daughter of a great general is all that stands between a tyrant and his domination.
Starring: Feng-bin Mou, Yilin Hao, Zhao Qihang, Qiyu Yang, Ruoyao Pan
Director: Zhang Yingli
Benedetta / Blessed Virgin (2021)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.
Starring: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Quo vadis, Aida? / Where are you going, Aida? (2020)
Drama | History | War
Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp.
Starring: Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Isakovic, Johan Heldenbergh, Raymond Thiry, Emir Hadzihafizbegovic
Director: Jasmila Zbanic
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
Biography | Drama | History
An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cherry Jones, Sam Jaeger, Fredric Lehne
Director: Michael Showalter
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
Biography | Drama | History
English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity.
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Sophia Di Martino
Director: Will Sharpe
Legend of Lv Bu / God of War II / Lu bu zhuan / Dou po luan shi qing (2020)
Action | Fantasy | History | Romance | War
Years after escaping, Lv Bu has no memory of his hellish early life as a test subject for a ruthless imperial sorceress. Now, he is feared across the land as the conquering general under warlord Dong Zhuo, for whom he has blazed a trail of victories on the battlefield. But when a woman arrives at the palace claiming to be his long-lost love, the facade begins to fade, and he begins to realize that his closest allies may yet be his most dangerous foes.
Starring: Charles Lin, David Wu, Yinghao Sheng, Lu Liu
Director: Cong Cai
