Historical Figure Movies
- 2015
Born to Be Blue
Born to Be Blue6.52015HD
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
- 2011
Buddha: The Great Departure
Buddha: The Great Departure7.52011HD
Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him...
- 1962
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker7.8931962HD
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard...
- 1983
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole61983HD
Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole is an unabashedly biased recreation of the controversy concerning the "conquering" of the North Pole. Robert E....
- 1983
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff7.4331983HD
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history...
- 2021
President Biden
President Biden82021HD
FRONTLINE tells the story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president. Those who know him best describe the...
- 2003
The Fog of War
The Fog of War7.72003HD
Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from...
- 1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois71940HD
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his...
- 1993
Geronimo: An American Legend
Geronimo: An American Legend6.2651993HD
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of...
- 1944
Kenpu Renpeikan
Kenpu Renpeikan01944HD
Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro,...
- 1951
Follow the Sun
Follow the Sun6.21951HD
A biographical film of Ben Hogan, from his start as a golf caddy to being considered one of golf's greatest players.
- 2012
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer7.2862012HD
A chronicle of the life of Yasui Santetsu, a 17th century master of go who turned his attention to astronomy and created a new calendar for Japan....
- 1917
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross51917HD
Revolutionary War heroine Betsy Ross finds herself in competition with her sister for the affections of a British soldier.
- 2022
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign02022HD
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. While her service to her country is...
- 2001
61*
61*72001HD
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally...
- 1991
Sisi/Last Minute
Sisi/Last Minute31991HD
The immature young ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph, was extremely shy around women but (according to this film) was constantly...
- 1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre6.2871967HD
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as...
- 1975
Galileo
Galileo5.91975HD
Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical notion...
- 1935
The Crusades
The Crusades6.21935HD
King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.
- 1943
Madame Curie
Madame Curie7.21943HD
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism...