Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2002)
A history movie starring Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh and Rachel Shelley
In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.
Last Train from Hiroshima
A war movie
The true story of a Japanese man during World War II who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, got on a train to Nagasaki, and then survived the nuclear explosion in that city.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
A movie starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness and Omar Sharif
Malcolm X (1992)
A rated PG-13 history movie starring Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett and Albert Hall
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Mank (2020)
A drama starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried and Lily Collins
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
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Marketa Lazarová (1967)
A drama starring Josef Kemr, Magda Vášáryová and Naďa Hejná
Mikolás and his brother Adam rob travelers for their tyrannical father Kozlík. During one of their "jobs" they end up with a young German hostage whose father escapes to return news of the kidnapping and robbery to the King. Kozlik prepares for the wrath of the King, and sends Mikolás to pressure his neighbor Lazar to join him in war ... (more)