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1. Color of Victory (2024)
157 min | Biography, History, Sport
The days when Istanbul was occupied as a result of the Armistice of Mudros after the First World War and the Fenerbahce football team won the "Harington Cup"
Director: Abdullah Oguz | Stars: Kubilay Aka, Gülper Özdemir, Nejat Isler, Timuçin Esen
Votes: 39,246
2. Beecham House (2019)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
A look at the lives of residents living in a Delhi mansion at the cusp of the 19th Century.
Stars: Tom Bateman, Lesley Nicol, Leo Suter, Dakota Blue Richards
Votes: 2,622
3. Glória (2021)
TV-MA | 40 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, in the small village of Glória do Ribatejo, João Vidal will take on several high-risk espionage missions that could change the course of Portuguese and world history.
Stars: Miguel Nunes, Matt Rippy, Stephanie Vogt, Carolina Amaral
Votes: 5,054
4. The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
30 min | Adventure, Drama
The Crown takes Tempest's stronghold. The ex-pirate wins a pardon and becomes a privateer. He and Deputy Gov. Beamish fight Spanish raiders despite their unease. They defend the Caribbean.
Stars: Robert Shaw, Paul Hansard, Brian Rawlinson, Edwin Richfield
Votes: 188
5. High Ground (2020)
104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
In a bid to save the last of his family, Gutjuk, a young Aboriginal man, teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara, the most dangerous warrior in the Territory, his uncle.
Director: Stephen Johnson | Stars: Guruwuk Mununggurr, Wakarra Gondarra, Mark Garrawurra, Neville Namarnyilk
Votes: 2,486
6. Sweet Liberty (1986)
PG | 106 min | Comedy
After selling the rights of his book to a movie production company, a writer finds himself fighting the many egos and varying views around him.
Director: Alan Alda | Stars: Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 2,992 | Gross: $14.21M
7. Zama (2017)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama, History
Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto written in 1956, on Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the seventeenth century settled in Asunción, who awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires.
Director: Lucrecia Martel | Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín
Votes: 7,131 | Gross: $0.20M
8. Time to Kill (1989)
R | 110 min | Drama, War
In 1936, when Ethiopia is being invaded by the Italian army, Lieutenant Silvestri sets off for the nearest camp hospital to take care of a toothache. En route he meets a young Ethiopian ... See full summary »
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ricky Tognazzi, Patrice-Flora Praxo, Gianluca Favilla
Votes: 982
9. Heat of the Sun (1998)
334 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in the 1930s, a former Scotland Yard detective is sent to colonial Kenya to head the new criminal investigation unit.
Stars: Trevor Eve, Susannah Harker, Michael Byrne, Julian Rhind-Tutt
Votes: 656
10. Twin Rivers (2007)
106 min | Drama
Set in 1939 Australia, two brothers embark on a 500 mile journey on foot across New South Wales following a dream. A chance encounter with a fellow traveler changes the course of their journey and ultimately, the course of their lives.
Director: Matthew Holmes | Stars: Darren Holmes, Matthew Holmes, Joshua Jaeger, Robyn Dickinson
Votes: 138
11. Sara Dane (1982)
Not Rated | 250 min | Drama, History, Romance
The lavish, passionate story of a beautiful convict girl, Sara Dane who is transported from England to Australia for a crime she did not commit. She struggle for freedom and independence against almost impossible odds.
Stars: Juliet Jordan, Harold Hopkins, Brenton Whittle, Barry Quin
Votes: 82
12. Soldiers Three (1951)
Approved | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
Retired British general Brunswick reminisces about the days when he was a colonel in charge of a British Army battalion fighting against native rebels in colonial India during the late 1800s.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Stewart Granger, Walter Pidgeon, David Niven, Robert Newton
Votes: 506
13. The War That Made America (2006)
Documentary, History, War
This was the war between the French and Indians, and the early colonists, 1754, before the Revolution.
Stars: Larry Nehring, Charles Misulia, Michael L. Colosimo, Bryan Stefancyk
Votes: 177
14. The Outlaw Michael Howe (2013 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama, History, Western
In 1815 a young convict leads a wretched guerrilla army of outlaws, deserters and bushmen in open rebellion against the morally corrupt government on the notorious prison settlement of Van ... See full summary »
Director: Brendan Cowell | Stars: Damon Herriman, Mirrah Foulkes, Rarriwuy Hick, Matt Day
Votes: 135
15. Desmundo (2002)
101 min | Drama
The story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.
Director: Alain Fresnot | Stars: Simone Spoladore, Osmar Prado, Caco Ciocler, Berta Zemel
Votes: 538
16. Amok (1934)
67 min | Drama
Dr. Holk leads a lonely life in a small dutch colony in the tropics. Fled from love and civilisation his only companions are alcohol and his work, which takes him to the villages ravaged by... See full summary »
Director: Fyodor Otsep | Stars: Marcelle Chantal, Jean Yonnel, Valéry Inkijinoff, Jean Servais
Votes: 137
17. Le rose del deserto (2006)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, War
A sanitary battalion of the Italian army is sent to Sorman Oasis in Libya during the African campaign in 1940. Soon, an Italian missionary living nearby succeeds in transforming the ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Michele Placido, Giorgio Pasotti, Alessandro Haber, Fulvio Falzarano
Votes: 448
18. The Last Tasmanian (1978)
105 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The Tasmanians were a distinct people, isolated from Australia and the rest of the world for 12,000 years, until in 1803, British colonisation began.
Director: Tom Haydon | Stars: Leo McKern, Jim Allen, Rhys Jones, D.A. Lowe
Votes: 21
19. Ganga Zumba (1963)
100 min | Drama, History
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Antonio Pitanga, Léa Garcia, Eliezer Gomes, Luiza Maranhão
Votes: 139
20. Under Capricorn (1983)
Not Rated | 198 min | Drama, History
In 1831, young Irishman Charles Adare (Peter Cousens) arrives in New South Wales, Australia, eager to make his fortune and make it fast. But what he finds are secrets that won't stay buried.
Stars: Lisa Harrow, John Hallam, Peter Cousens, Julia Blake
Votes: 58
21. GOOD: The Examination of an Accused Witch (2024)
15 min | Short, Drama | Completed
During Salem's witch trials, a mysterious outsider confronts his own demons as he seeks the truth, but when seeking justice unleashes chaos, he finds himself torn between the spirit realm and the harsh reality of a witch-hunt frenzy.
Director: Xavier Garcia | Stars: Nathan DeHoyos, Debby Gerber, Joe Siriani, Angie Ottosen Staheli
22. Hunting Party (2015)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
Five friends go out for the best night of their lives and their last together. To hunt for love, cheap drinks and salvation.
Director: Chris Kummerfeldt Quiroa | Stars: Fernando Franco, Pedro Javier Silva Lira, Fernando Marroquín, Camille Pellerin
Votes: 63
23. Audrey Napanangka (2022)
84 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Penelope McDonald | Stars: Santo Giardina, Jungarrayi Johnson, Tyrese Johnson, Audrey Martin
Votes: 13
24. Djanki Guriashi (1928)
185 min | Action, Drama, History
In the forties of 19th century in Guria (west Georgia) took place a great revolt against colonial politic of Russian Empire.
Director: Aleksandre Tsutsunava | Stars: A. Mesniaev, K. Eristavi, I. Korsunskaya, T. Gurieli
Votes: 19
25. Ned Kelly in Popular Culture (2003 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Orlando Bloom, Bob Chitty, Joel Edgerton
26. L'ami y'a bon (2004)
9 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Tells the tragic story of the Senegalese colonials who were drafted to help repel the German blitzkrieg invasion of France in World War II. "The Colonial Friend" is an animated film in ... See full summary »
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Votes: 67
27. Afrique 50 (1950)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about the living conditions in a small Ivorian village during French colonization.
Director: René Vautier | Star: René Vautier
Votes: 321
28. The Rockefeller Family and Colonial Williamsburg (1992 Video)
Documentary, History
Director: Richard L. McCluney Jr. | Stars: Chris Bass-Randolph, Gene Galusha, John Hamant, Lee Lively
29. The Boston Tea Party (1908)
Short, Drama, History
Great historic picture of The Tea Party in Boston Harbor, 1773.
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Charles Ogle, Herbert Prior
Votes: 21
30. The Whalers
105 min | Documentary | Announced
For centuries, whaling ships sailed the seas hunting for great cetaceans, crewed largely by free Black, Indigenous, and Afro-Indigenous men, despite the slave trade and blatant discrimination. This is their story.
Directors: PJ Marcellino, Jerri Thrasher
31. Gefährliche Jagd (1950)
77 min | Documentary
Director: Willy Zeyn | Star: Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
32. November 1828 (1979)
140 min | Drama, War
A group of Javanese villagers are driven to revolt against the Dutch colonialists in this historical drama, which revolves around the themes of loyalty and treachery.
Director: Teguh Karya | Stars: Slamet Rahardjo, Rachmat Hidayat, Sardono W. Kusumo, El Manik
Votes: 218
33. Close to the Bone (2022)
Documentary, History
A film and related exhibition exploring legacies of violence from Australia's pastoral frontier, developing as a collaborative project with Jared Thomas and others for ABC TV and the South Australian Museum.
Directors: Malcolm McKinnon, Jared Thomas | Stars: Mike Brown, Jackie Crawford, Ken McKenzie, Regina McKenzie
34. Making John Adams (2008 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Charles Thomas Baxter, David Crank, Kirk Ellis, Steve George
Votes: 15
35. Red White and Boo (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, War
Through the use of a Time Machine, Casper the Friendly Ghost gets transported back in time, In the stone-age, Casper frightens cave-men and women. Robert Fulton's steamboat makes a ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond
Votes: 32
36. The Story of Ned Kelly (2002 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The Story of Ned Kelly is a vivid and authentic account of the 25-year life that generated Australia's most enduring legend. The man hidden by the iconic mask is revealed in a exciting ... See full summary »
Directors: Darren Jones, Michael Spencer | Stars: Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Ian Jones
37. Flame of Africa (1954)
70 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
"Flame of Africa" tells the tale of Shaka Zulu.
Director: Thomas Victor Bulpin | Stars: Ngovolwana Ngoti, Ganda Zulu, Tolake Zuma, Zizwenzonke Mithenthwa
39. A & H Doddridge Blacksmith Shop, Angaston, South Australia (2012 Video)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Come and experience the A and H Doddridge Blacksmith Shop South Australia. A working museum dedicated to the skills of the blacksmith with over 130 years of blacksmithing at the site and many of the original tools and equipment on display.
Director: Ashley Starkey
42. Behind the Scenes of 'Van Diemen's Land' - The Battle of the Beards (2009 Video)
2 min | Short, Comedy, History
Stars: Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft, Torquil Neilson, Oscar Redding
43. Breaker Morant: The Retrial - Interviews (2014 Video)
16 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Charles Leach, Geoffrey Robertson, Lawrence Street, Greg Hunt
44. The Magic of Auchendarroch (2021)
31 min | Documentary, Short, History
Auchendarroch House, a 19th Century mansion in the Adelaide Hills, links the lives of two women who, separated by over a hundred years, are consumed with creating a nexus of beauty through the designs of William Morris.
Director: Carolyn Corkindale | Stars: Carole Whitelock, Michelle Wallis, Victoria Morgan, Ruth Urquhart
45. The Visionary Lights (2013 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short, History
Col William Light was the first Surveyor General for SA and planned the City of Adelaide, he was born in Penang. His father, Francis, was the founder of the British colony of George Town. Adelaide and George Town, Penang are Sister Cities
Director: Ashley Starkey | Stars: Lindl Lawton, Glen Woodward, Wendy Wu, Stephen Yarwood
47. Behind the Scenes of 'Van Diemen's Land' - From 'Balibo' to 'Van Diemen's Land' (2009 Video)
2 min | Short, Talk-Show
48. Howling III: Extended 'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews (2019 Video)
19 min | Short, Biography, History
Stars: Philippe Mora, Bob McCarron
50. Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere (2007 TV Movie)
78 min | Documentary
A story of what can happen to water and the people who rely on it. The lake is Omapere, sacred to the Ngapuhi people of Aotearoa, New Zealand. The story is told by the people of the area.
Director: Simon Marler | Stars: Cyril Chapman, Tipania Kingi, Ani Martin, Irihapeti Morgan