Bitter Harvest (2017)
A war movie starring Max Irons, Samantha Barks and Terence Stamp
Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.
Black Death (2011)
A history movie starring Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne and Carice van Houten
As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are charged by the church to investigate. Their journey is filled with danger, but it's upon entering the village that their true horror begins.
Black Hawk Down (2002)
A war movie starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Eric Bana
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Blonde
A drama starring Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody and Bobby Cannavale
From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.
Braveheart (1995)
A rated R history movie starring Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack and Sophie Marceau
At the end of the 13th century, British occupying forces murder the beloved wife of William Wallace, who lives in Scotland. Incited by this deed and blinded by revenge, he mobilizes his Scottish countrymen for a campaign against the overpowering English. Despite their numerical inferiority, they achieve the unthinkable and defeat the British king's army. After the victory, however, not all Scots back Wallace and betray their freedom fighter.
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Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
A documentary starring Jodie Foster, Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone
An essay film on the year 1975, looking at the classic movies all released in that year.