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  • John Lynch, Daniel Sharman, Francesco Montanari, and Synnove Karlsen in Medici (2016)

    1. Medici

    2016–201924 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (24K)
    A political family drama set in Florence in the early fifteenth century. Cosimo de Medici finds himself at the helm of his banking dynasty when his father, Giovanni, dies suddenly.
    CreatorsNicholas MeyerFrank SpotnitzStarsDaniel SharmanAlessandra MastronardiSynnove Karlsen
  • Da Vinci's Demons (2013)

    2. Da Vinci's Demons

    2013–201528 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.9 (81K)
    Follows Leonardo Da Vinci during his early days in Florence, as a young artist, inventor and dreamer, trying to change the future.
    CreatorDavid S. GoyerStarsTom RileyGregg ChilingirianEros V
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

    3. Elizabeth: The Golden Age

    20071h 54mPG-1345Metascore
    6.8 (77K)
    A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
    DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettClive OwenGeoffrey Rush
  • Isabelle Adjani in Queen Margot (1994)

    4. Queen Margot

    19942h 41mR
    7.4 (20K)
    Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with her new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.
    DirectorPatrice ChéreauStarsIsabelle AdjaniDaniel AuteuilJean-Hugues Anglade
  • Borgia (2011)

    5. Borgia

    2011–201438 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.7 (7.6K)
    Story of the rise and the fall of the Renaissance dynasty.
    CreatorTom FontanaStarsMark RyderIsolda DychaukDiarmuid Noyes
  • A Man for All Seasons (1966)

    6. A Man for All Seasons

    19662hG72Metascore
    7.7 (39K)
    The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsPaul ScofieldWendy HillerRobert Shaw
  • Gérard Depardieu in 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

    7. 1492: Conquest of Paradise

    19922h 34mPG-1347Metascore
    6.4 (34K)
    Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsGérard DepardieuArmand AssanteSigourney Weaver
  • Assassin's Creed II (2009)

    8. Assassin's Creed II

    2009MVideo Game
    9.0 (28K)
    Desmond Miles is trained to become a modern-day Assassin through the resurrected memories of ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who uncovers a massive Templar conspiracy in Renaissance Italy leading to the new Pope.
    StarsRoger Craig SmithKristen BellNolan North
  • Lise Danvers and Fabrice Luchini in Immoral Tales (1973)

    9. Immoral Tales

    19732h 5mNot Rated
    5.6 (6.1K)
    An erotic collection of short stories, an anthology comprised of tantalizing tales about sexual desire and its diverse manifestations.
    DirectorWalerian BorowczykStarsLise DanversFabrice LuchiniCharlotte Alexandra
  • Leonid Yarmolnik in Hard to Be a God (2013)

    10. Hard to Be a God

    20132h 57mNot Rated93Metascore
    6.5 (6.8K)
    In the distant future, a space traveler from Earth breaks a special law and interferes with the history of another, Medieval-like planet.
    DirectorAleksei GermanStarsLeonid YarmolnikAleksandr ChutkoYuriy Tsurilo
  • Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins in The Merchant of Venice (2004)

    11. The Merchant of Venice

    20042h 11mR63Metascore
    7.0 (39K)
    In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
    DirectorMichael RadfordStarsAl PacinoJoseph FiennesLynn Collins
  • Catherine McCormack in Dangerous Beauty (1998)

    12. Dangerous Beauty

    19981h 51mR51Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.
    DirectorMarshall HerskovitzStarsCatherine McCormackRufus SewellOliver Platt
  • Sean Bean, Helena Bonham Carter, and Ray Winstone in Henry VIII (2003)

    13. Henry VIII

    20033h 13mTV-14TV Movie
    7.1 (2.6K)
    Two part mini-series documenting the stormy thirty-eight-year reign of King Henry VIII.
    DirectorPete TravisStarsRay WinstoneJoss AcklandSid Mitchell
  • James Corden, Sacha Dhawan, Richard Griffiths, Andrew Knott, Russell Tovey, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, Samuel Anderson, and Jamie Parker in The History Boys (2006)

    14. The History Boys

    20061h 49mR74Metascore
    6.8 (22K)
    An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.
    DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsRichard GriffithsFrances de la TourClive Merrison
  • Alfred Molina, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Ustinov, Claire Cox, and Jonathan Firth in Luther (2003)

    15. Luther

    20032h 3mPG-1347Metascore
    6.6 (16K)
    During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the Catholic Church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
    DirectorEric TillStarsJoseph FiennesBruno GanzPeter Ustinov
  • Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

    16. The Agony and the Ecstasy

    19652h 18mApproved
    7.2 (8.6K)
    The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
    DirectorCarol ReedStarsCharlton HestonRex HarrisonDiane Cilento
  • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)

    17. Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

    19922hPG-13
    4.4 (3.3K)
    Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies.
    DirectorJohn GlenStarsMarlon BrandoTom SelleckGeorges Corraface
  • Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009)

    18. Assassin's Creed: Lineage

    20093 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    6.9 (4.9K)
    When the Duke of Milan is brutally murdered, the Assassin Giovanni Auditore is dispatched to investigate. The answers he uncovers implicate Italy's most powerful families reaching all the way back to the Vatican itself.
    StarsRomano OrzariManuel TadrosJesse Rath
  • Mary Queen of Scots (2013)

    19. Mary Queen of Scots

    20131h 59m
    5.4 (1K)
    A queen who lost three kingdoms. A wife who lost three husbands. A woman who lost her head.
    DirectorThomas ImbachStarsCamille RutherfordMehdi DehbiSean Biggerstaff
  • Robin Williams in Being Human (1994)

    20. Being Human

    19942h 2mPG-1333Metascore
    5.3 (4.4K)
    A man's blunders regarding his family are told and retold through different eras in history.
    DirectorBill ForsythStarsRobin WilliamsJohn TurturroKelly Hunter
  • Salma Hayek, Richard Harris, and Mandy Patinkin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1997)

    21. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    19971h 38mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.1 (2K)
    Based on the novel, a young gypsy becomes a Minister's obsession in 1483. Only the bell ringer and her husband and the court of miracles can save her.
    DirectorPeter MedakStarsMandy PatinkinRichard HarrisSalma Hayek
  • The Story of Mankind (1957)

    22. The Story of Mankind

    19571h 40mApproved
    4.8 (1.6K)
    The Devil and the Spirit of Man argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
    DirectorIrwin AllenStarsRonald ColmanHedy LamarrGroucho Marx
  • Natascha McElhone and Jodhi May in The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)

    23. The Other Boleyn Girl

    20031h 30mTV-PGTV Movie
    6.1 (1.3K)
    Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's King Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne. Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.
    DirectorPhilippa LowthorpeStarsNatascha McElhoneJodhi MayJared Harris
  • Return of the Evil Dead (1973)

    24. Return of the Evil Dead

    19731h 31mNot Rated
    5.8 (3.1K)
    In this second startling film in the BLIND DEAD series, writer/director Amando de Ossorio returns to the horrific origin of the depraved Templar:
    DirectorAmando de OssorioStarsTony KendallFernando SanchoEsperanza Roy
  • Goltzius and The Pelican Company (2012)

    25. Goltzius and The Pelican Company

    20122h 8mNot Rated
    6.5 (1.4K)
    Hendrik Goltzius, a late-16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.
    DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsRamsey NasrF. Murray AbrahamHendrik Aerts

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