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History 1950-1999

by DouxM • Created 7 years ago • Modified 1 month ago
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  • Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)

    1. The Crown

    2016–202360 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (272K)
    Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.
    CreatorPeter MorganStarsClaire FoyOlivia ColmanImelda Staunton
  • Manuel Lozano in Butterfly (1999)

    2. Butterfly

    19991h 36mR69Metascore
    7.6 (10K)
    Spain, 1936. Moncho is an outcast at school but is able to form a strong bond with his outspoken teacher. When fascism arrives to Spain, his teacher is considered an enemy of the regime.
    DirectorJosé Luis CuerdaStarsManuel LozanoFernando Fernán GómezUxía Blanco
  • Land and Freedom (1995)

    3. Land and Freedom

    19951h 49mNot Rated
    7.5 (13K)
    David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the fascists. He makes friends between the soldiers.
    DirectorKen LoachStarsIan HartRosana PastorIcíar Bollaín
  • The Parallax View (1974)

    4. The Parallax View

    19741h 42mR65Metascore
    7.1 (23K)
    An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
    DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsWarren BeattyPaula PrentissWilliam Daniels
  • Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)

    5. All the President's Men

    19762h 18mPG84Metascore
    7.9 (132K)
    "The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
    DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsDustin HoffmanRobert RedfordJack Warden
  • Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)

    6. Marathon Man

    19762h 5mR64Metascore
    7.4 (73K)
    After the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.
    DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin HoffmanLaurence OlivierRoy Scheider
  • Kevin Costner in JFK (1991)

    7. JFK

    19913h 9mR72Metascore
    8.0 (177K)
    New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsKevin CostnerGary OldmanJack Lemmon
  • Anthony Hopkins in Nixon (1995)

    8. Nixon

    19953h 12mR66Metascore
    7.0 (34K)
    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.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsAnthony HopkinsJoan AllenPowers Boothe
  • James Woods in Salvador (1986)

    9. Salvador

    19862h 2mR69Metascore
    7.3 (24K)
    A burnt-out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsJames WoodsJim BelushiMichael Murphy
  • Tommy Lee Jones in Heaven & Earth (1993)

    10. Heaven & Earth

    19932h 20mR
    6.8 (16K)
    During the Vietnam War, a Vietnamese woman struggles hustling on the streets, where she comes face to face with those involved in the conflict around her.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsHiep Thi LeTommy Lee JonesHaing S. Ngor
  • Talk Radio (1988)

    11. Talk Radio

    19881h 50mR66Metascore
    7.2 (15K)
    A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsEric BogosianEllen GreeneLeslie Hope
  • Val Kilmer in The Doors (1991)

    12. The Doors

    19912h 20mR62Metascore
    7.2 (105K)
    Jim Morrison's life, from his LA film student days to his death in Paris. Val Kilmer delivers an uncanny portrayal, with vocals indistinguishable from Morrison's originals. It depicts Morrison's journey as the iconic 60s rock frontman.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsVal KilmerMeg RyanKyle MacLachlan
  • Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

    13. Born on the Fourth of July

    19892h 25mR75Metascore
    7.2 (122K)
    The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsTom CruiseBryan LarkinRaymond J. Barry
  • Frank Langella and Michael Sheen in Frost/Nixon (2008)

    14. Frost/Nixon

    20082h 2mR80Metascore
    7.6 (115K)
    A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsFrank LangellaMichael SheenKevin Bacon
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar (2011)

    15. J. Edgar

    20112h 17mR59Metascore
    6.5 (136K)
    J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsLeonardo DiCaprioArmie HammerNaomi Watts
  • The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

    16. The Manchurian Candidate

    19622h 6mPG-1394Metascore
    7.9 (83K)
    An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsFrank SinatraLaurence HarveyJanet Leigh
  • House of Saddam (2008)

    17. House of Saddam

    20084 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.4 (5.6K)
    A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors.
    StarsIgal NaorShohreh AghdashlooMakram Khoury
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)

    18. The Last King of Scotland

    20062h 3mR74Metascore
    7.6 (202K)
    Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
    DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsJames McAvoyForest WhitakerGillian Anderson
  • Jack O'Connell in '71 (2014)

    19. '71

    20141h 39mR83Metascore
    7.2 (64K)
    In 1971, a young and disoriented British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast.
    DirectorYann DemangeStarsJack O'ConnellSam ReidSean Harris
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

    20. The Deer Hunter

    19783h 3mR90Metascore
    8.1 (378K)
    The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.
    DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn Cazale
  • Sam Waterston in The Killing Fields (1984)

    21. The Killing Fields

    19842h 21mR76Metascore
    7.8 (62K)
    A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign.
    DirectorRoland JofféStarsSam WaterstonHaing S. NgorJohn Malkovich
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)

    22. Blood Diamond

    20062h 23mR64Metascore
    8.0 (611K)
    A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsLeonardo DiCaprioDjimon HounsouJennifer Connelly
  • Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Mosa Kaiser, Sophie Okonedo, Ofentse Modiselle, and Mathabo Pieterson in Hotel Rwanda (2004)

    23. Hotel Rwanda

    20042h 1mPG-1379Metascore
    8.1 (386K)
    Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
    DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsDon CheadleSophie OkonedoJoaquin Phoenix
  • Malcolm X (1992)

    24. Malcolm X

    19923h 22mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (108K)
    Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy Lindo
  • Firaaq (2008)

    25. Firaaq

    20081h 41mNot Rated
    7.3 (2.7K)
    Chronicles the devastating impact on vulnerable Muslims in Gujarat after riots.
    DirectorNandita DasStarsInaamulhaqNassarShahana Goswami

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