Top 10s History
Schindler's List
Liam Neeson stars as Oskar Schindler, who tries to save Jewish workers from the Nazis. Violence/strong language/mature themes/flashing images. (1993)(188 mins)
Oppenheimer
Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer works with a team of scientists to develop the atomic bomb.
12 Years a Slave
Based on an incredible true story of Solomon Northup who was abducted and sold into slavery during pre-Civil War United States. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity.
The King's Speech
Based on the true story of King George VI (Colin Firth) as he reluctantly assumes the throne. Considered unfit to rule and cursed with a nervous stammer, the unprepared monarch turns to an unorthodox speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush).
Dunkirk
Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea, British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces facing a fierce battle in World War II.
Hacksaw Ridge
The true story of World War II medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, and refused to kill people, becoming the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Argo
During the Iran hostage crisis, an extraction specialist in the CIA poses as a Hollywood film producer to rescue six Americans.
Downfall
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of World War II.
Hotel Rwanda
The true story of a brave hotel manager who risked his and his family’s lives to harbor over 1,000 refugees during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Black Hawk Down
An October 1993 mission to capture top militia lieutenants in war-torn Mogadishu leaves the elite Task Force Ranger under attack by enemy combatants.