Agora (2009)
A drama starring Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella and Oscar Isaac
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
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Amina
A drama starring Lucy Ameh, Ali Nuhu and Clarion Chukwurah-Abiola
In 16th-century Zazzau, now Zaria, Nigeria, Amina must utilize her military skills and tactics to defend her family's kingdom. Based on a true story.
Amistad (1997)
A rated R history movie starring Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne and Anthony Hopkins
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case ... (more)
Apocalypto (2006)
An action movie starring Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Max Trujillo and Gerardo Taracena
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
Apollo 13 (2025)
A rated PG drama starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
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Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
A history movie starring Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin and Stellan Skarsgård
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.