Historical Documentary Movies
- 2024
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Secrets of the Neanderthals7.5832024HD
This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.
- 2024
Einstein and the Bomb
Einstein and the Bomb5.9922024HD
What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.
- 2017
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro7.72017HD
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the...
- 1985
Shoah
Shoah8.31985HD
Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single...
- 2023
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid7.3292023HD
Egyptian archeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for a buried pyramid in this documentary.
- 2008
Chicago 10
Chicago 1062008HD
Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic...
- 2023
The Conqueror (Hollywood Fallout)
The Conqueror (Hollywood Fallout)02023HD
The story of one of the great environmental disasters to befall the United States, and the terrible movie that help bring the catastrophe to light.
- 2024
Amashinga
Amashinga02024HD
The last sovereign Zulu King, a female British missionary, an ambitious colonial official and a young Welshman are all voiced by actors to make...
- 2020
Prehistoric Worlds
Prehistoric Worlds92020HD
Five times, Earth has faced apocalyptic events that swept nearly all life from the face of the planet. What did these prehistoric creatures look...
- 2020
Herbst 1929 - Schatten über Babylon
Herbst 1929 - Schatten über Babylon02020HD
- 2012
Titanic's Final Mystery
Titanic's Final Mystery7.72012HD
The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most enduring and mysterious tragedies of the 20th century. For decades, investigators and amateurs...
- 2015
Three Days in Auschwitz
Three Days in Auschwitz02015HD
The director’s mother, Mirka Mora, avoided Auschwitz by one day. On his father’s side many perished in the Holocaust. These facts...
- 2009
Nostradamus Decoded
Nostradamus Decoded52009HD
Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.
- 2024
D-DAY: 80th Anniversary
D-DAY: 80th Anniversary02024HD
On June 6, 1944, the Allied Forces executed Operation Overlord, the largest seaborne invasion in history, storming the beaches of Normandy. This...
- 2016
The Olympic Dream: 1936 Nazi Games
The Olympic Dream: 1936 Nazi Games6.52016HD
Leni Riefenstahl's flamboyant Nazi aesthetics shaped the public image of the 1936 Olympics. Never before had sports and politics been mixed. Through...
- 1985
Terrorists in Retirement
Terrorists in Retirement91985HD
Not just another documentary on the French resistance movement, this film focuses on one particular group of underground fighters in France: those...
- 1973
The Reformation: Age of Revolt
The Reformation: Age of Revolt01973HD
This educational documentary describes the political, social, and religious conditions of sixteenth century Europe. It also Interprets the reforms of...
- 2016
East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints
East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints02016HD
The battles between the ruling empires and houses of nobility that would decide the fate of the Caucuses, the real Middle Earth, and ultimately the...
- 1952
Le Grand Méliès
Le Grand Méliès6.71952HD
A biographical film about cinematic illusionist Georges Méliès featuring Méliès’s widow, Jeanne d’Alcy, as...
- 2024
Geniale Frauen - Malerinnen von der Renaissance bis zum Klassizismus
Geniale Frauen - Malerinnen von der Renaissance bis zum Klassizismus82024HD