Netflix Movies and Categories Finder: Historical Films
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The Green Mile
When a prison guard discovers that a death row inmate possesses mysterious powers, he tries desperately to prevent the condemned man's execution.
Released: 2016-10-07
Runtime: 03:08:41
Netflix ID: 60000417
Gladiator
Tapped for the throne after the death of the emperor, a Roman general instead finds himself condemned to die by the late ruler's power-hungry son.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:34:58
Netflix ID: 60000929
Rebecca
A young newlywed moves to her husband's imposing estate, where she must contend with his sinister housekeeper and the haunting shadow of his late wife.
Released: 2020-10-21
Runtime: 02:03:02
Netflix ID: 81002196
The Imitation Game
During World War II, a brilliant mathematician leads a team of cryptanalysts as they work feverishly to break the Germans' notorious Enigma code.
Released: 2015-05-20
Runtime: 01:54:12
Netflix ID: 70295172
The Artist
Winner of five Oscars, this black-and-white silent film follows the romance between a silent-era legend on a downward spiral and a rising starlet.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:40:34
Netflix ID: 70189319
The Untouchables
In Brian De Palma's period crime drama, Eliot Ness will stop at nothing to take down legendary Al Capone -- even if it means bending some rules.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:59:31
Netflix ID: 60004086
Destiny
In 12th-century Spain, a philosopher and his profound teachings jeopardize the caliph he serves when political rivals threaten a government upheaval.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 02:15:56
Netflix ID: 81252543
Pride and Prejudice
In Jane Austen's tale of 19th-century England, Mrs. Bennet hopes to marry her daughters to prosperous gentlemen, including new arrival Mr. Darcy.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:06:36
Netflix ID: 70032594
Glory
This stirring drama follows the first African-Americans to serve in combat during the Civil War -- and shows how they helped turn the tide of the war.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:02:12
Netflix ID: 547335
October Sky
Inspired by Soviet satellite Sputnik streaking across the heavens in 1957, a teenager builds a rocket to compete for a science fair scholarship.
Released: 2020-03-01
Runtime: 01:47:19
Netflix ID: 18957852
Changeling
When her kidnapped son is brought home, a mother suspects that the boy isn't her child, so the police captain has her committed to an asylum.
Released: 2015-07-16
Runtime: 02:21:41
Netflix ID: 70100378
The Theory of Everything
As his esteem grows in the world of physics, Stephen Hawking's body is ravaged by ALS, forcing his increasing dependence on his devoted wife, Jane.
Released: 2016-08-03
Runtime: 02:03:25
Netflix ID: 80000644
Fire in the Blood
Filmmaker Dylan Mohan Gray delves into Africa's AIDS crisis to put a human face on those caught in the battle over inexpensive, generic HIV drugs.
Released: 2017-05-01
Runtime: 01:23:11
Netflix ID: 70268209
Stars
Based on the life of Jan Banas, a famous footballer’s megawatt success begets a game of rivalry, passion and love.
Released: 2020-07-29
Runtime: 01:41:54
Netflix ID: 81116046
Escape from Alcatraz
Lifer Frank Morris plans his unauthorized departure from Alcatraz in this thriller based on the penitentiary's only successful jailbreak.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:51:52
Netflix ID: 480144
Apollo 13
Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew in this chronicle of a true story.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:19:46
Netflix ID: 262866
Saladin
The Sultan of Egypt and Syria launches a campaign to retake Jerusalem amid the Crusades.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 03:14:03
Netflix ID: 81252549
The Trial of the Chicago 7
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
Released: 2020-10-16
Runtime: 02:10:10
Netflix ID: 81043755
Alexandria ... Why?
Living in Alexandria during World War II, an Egyptian teen enamored with American films dreams of making it in Hollywood.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 02:11:07
Netflix ID: 60001801
Sweeney Todd
After being falsely imprisoned, a vengeful murderer covers his tracks by enlisting the help of a baker whose meat pies become the toast of London.
Released: 2016-09-01
Runtime: 01:56:18
Netflix ID: 70077544
Papusza
Romani writer Bronislawa Wajs struggles to succeed as a poet in 20th-century Poland -- while being rejected by the very people who inspired her art.
Released: 2019-06-01
Runtime: 02:05:57
Netflix ID: 81078812
First Man
Astronaut Neil Armstrong spends a decade training for the flight of a lifetime, as he prepares to be the first man to walk on the moon.
Released: 2019-08-18
Runtime: 02:20:59
Netflix ID: 80991403
Stalin's Daughter
Interviews and photographs illuminate the odyssey of Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana, who defected to the West at the height of the Cold War.
Released: 2016-12-19
Runtime: 00:51:58
Netflix ID: 80123614
The Founder
After a fateful encounter with the McDonald brothers, struggling salesman Ray Kroc becomes driven to change the way hamburgers are made and sold.
Released: 2017-07-11
Runtime: 01:55:19
Netflix ID: 80101899
My Week with Marilyn
While filming a movie in England, Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe slips away with a young Brit for a week of self-discovery and frivolity.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:38:55
Netflix ID: 70202150
Big Eyes
This biopic tells the story of Margaret Keane, the American painter who was known for her pop art paintings of children with large doe eyes.
Released: 2016-01-06
Runtime: 01:45:42
Netflix ID: 70095129
With Fire and Sword
Based on the 1884 epic novel by author Henryk Sienkiewicz, a Polish knight fights to reclaim his lover from a Cossack leader amid civil unrest.
Released: 2019-11-20
Runtime: 02:55:13
Netflix ID: 70308739
In the Heart of the Sea
In this true tale (which inspired 'Moby Dick'), a New England whaling crew wages a desperate battle to survive when a giant whale capsizes their ship.
Released: 2016-11-17
Runtime: 02:01:39
Netflix ID: 80017529
Dalida
Leading a tumultuous life, Egyptian-born French-Italian singer Dalida navigates love, success, suicide and the dark side of fame in this biopic.
Released: 2020-01-14
Runtime: 02:01:44
Netflix ID: 80210753
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Queen Elizabeth steels herself against invasion, treason and betrayal as she pines for the love of swashbuckling adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh.
Released: 2016-06-01
Runtime: 01:54:45
Netflix ID: 70045272
Big Bang in Tunguska
Leading scientists offer insights into the most powerful explosion in recorded history, which leveled miles of Siberian wilderness in 1908.
Released: 2016-12-19
Runtime: 00:49:20
Netflix ID: 80123551
Jutro idziemy do kina
Three high school graduates prepare to start the next chapter of their lives, but the outbreak of World War II may derail their dreams forever.
Released: 2021-08-04
Runtime: 01:40:58
Netflix ID: 81446625
The Other Boleyn Girl
Ambitious Boleyn sisters Anne and Mary compete for the heart of powerful but intemperate King Henry VIII in this opulent historical drama.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:55:22
Netflix ID: 70083114
Robin Hood
In this big-budget adaptation, soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley and promises to return his sword to his family in Nottingham.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:20:21
Netflix ID: 70111323
Bulbbul
A child bride grows up to be an enigmatic woman presiding over her household, harboring a painful past as supernatural murders of men plague her village.
Released: 2020-06-24
Runtime: 01:34:06
Netflix ID: 81029150
Far and Away
Two 19th-century Irish immigrants journey to the United States for very different reasons, finding love amid the hardships they endure.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:19:56
Netflix ID: 492899
Da 5 Bloods
Four African American veterans return to Vietnam decades after the war to find their squad leader's remains — and a stash of buried gold. From Spike Lee.
Released: 2020-06-12
Runtime: 02:35:52
Netflix ID: 81045635
The Current War
Rivals Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse find themselves in a frenzied race to determine whose electrical system will power the modern world.
Released: 2020-09-03
Runtime: 01:47:52
Netflix ID: 80192838
The Land
A group of peasant farmers fights to protect their village against a corrupt landowner. Adapted from the popular novel by Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 02:09:30
Netflix ID: 81252548
Mary, Queen of Scots
A young Queen Mary returns to rule her native Scotland and battle her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, for the throne of England.
Released: 2019-12-13
Runtime: 02:03:52
Netflix ID: 80994900
Tulip Fever
During the Dutch tulip mania, love blooms between a wealthy merchant's wife and a painter, but their future together hinges on a risky bet.
Released: 2018-03-14
Runtime: 01:44:45
Netflix ID: 80108157
Kamerdyner
Born lower class and raised by aristocrats, an orphan agonizes with forbidden love as three nations feud to control his community over four decades.
Released: 2019-10-01
Runtime: 02:21:04
Netflix ID: 81083545
Pan Tadeusz
Andrzej Wajda's epic saga follows the story of two Polish families living under Russian rule during the late 1800s and early 1900s. While the Horeszkos hope for independence, the Soplica family supports Russia.
Released: 2020-01-17
Runtime: 02:28:23
Netflix ID: 60000552
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
After returning home from WWII, an Olympic athlete struggles to overcome the memories of his traumatic past until he finds faith.
Released: 2019-09-14
Runtime: 01:38:31
Netflix ID: 80991031
Squadron 303
Having fled to England after the Nazi invasion, a group of Polish airmen continues to fight the Germans as members of the Royal Air Force's 303 Squadron.
Released: 2021-01-26
Runtime: 01:39:14
Netflix ID: 81183403
Seberg
In 1960s LA, actor Jean Seberg becomes the target of an FBI investigation as a result of her support for the Black Panthers. Based on a true story.
Released: 2021-09-15
Runtime: 01:42:29
Netflix ID: 80216232
The Messenger
At the end of WWII, a courageous war hero turns Polish government agent tasked with a confidential mission to secure British aid against Germany.
Released: 2019-10-01
Runtime: 01:53:10
Netflix ID: 81168901
Daas
A false prophet and self-proclaimed messiah in 18th-century Austria is investigated by a skeptical lawyer and opposed by one of his former followers.
Released: 2019-12-20
Runtime: 01:42:01
Netflix ID: 81229388
The Little Stranger
A doctor is summoned to an elegant manor home to tend to an ill maid but finds supernatural secrets that connect to his past.
Released: 2019-05-01
Runtime: 01:51:35
Netflix ID: 80241340
The Last Witness
When a journalist digs into the deaths of Polish veterans in England after WWII, he unearths clues to a deep conspiracy that could cost him dearly.
Released: 2020-09-01
Runtime: 01:29:19
Netflix ID: 80208305
Legiony
As a Polish militia battles for independence from Russian rule in the 1910s, a star-crossed romance puts loyalties to the test. Inspired by true events.
Released: 2020-12-12
Runtime: 02:19:43
Netflix ID: 81278719
Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage around the World
Juan Sebastián Elcano just wants to party, but ends up on an expedition with Ferdinand Magellan and navigating the world for a historic adventure.
Released: 2021-01-01
Runtime: 01:29:30
Netflix ID: 80989548
The Haunting of Sharon Tate
Rising star Sharon Tate is plagued by visions of her imminent death, as Charles Manson’s crazed cult moves in for the kill.
Released: 2019-05-04
Runtime: 01:29:50
Netflix ID: 81059974
Piłsudski
Passionate in love and warfare, a staunch activist attempts to free his occupied nation while liberating himself from a complicated romance.
Released: 2020-02-15
Runtime: 01:47:30
Netflix ID: 81190733
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
Hannah Gadsby returns for her second special and digs deep into the complexities of popularity, identity and her most unusual dog park encounter.
Released: 2020-05-26
Runtime: 01:12:50
Netflix ID: 81054700
Pilecki
This fictional documentary follows the life of army officer Witold Pilecki, who voluntarily infiltrated and later escaped from the Auschwitz death camp.
Released: 2020-09-01
Runtime: 01:20:33
Netflix ID: 81277560
Of Animals and Men
Discover how Antonina and Jan Żabiński courageously risked their lives to save hundreds of Jews by hiding them at the Warsaw Zoo during World War II.
Released: 2020-09-01
Runtime: 01:10:00
Netflix ID: 81306416
Enola Holmes
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
Released: 2020-09-23
Runtime: 02:03:54
Netflix ID: 81277950
Iwan the Terrible
This documentary focuses on tempestuous 16th-century Czar Ivan IV, whose vision and ruthlessness expanded the size, power and culture of Russia.
Released: 2016-12-19
Runtime: 00:52:09
Netflix ID: 80123615
Wołyń
As her country erupts into the chaos of World War II, a young Polish woman fights to survive during years of endless slaughter.
Released: 2019-06-07
Runtime: 02:22:57
Netflix ID: 81094635
ZAĆMA
A ruthless, atheist interrogator turned remorseful Catholic author wants forgiveness from God and seeks help from a top cardinal she once arrested.
Released: 2019-10-11
Runtime: 01:49:32
Netflix ID: 80151419
Chce sie zyc
Years after a grave diagnosis, a spirited man with cerebral palsy transforms his life by finding his own way to communicate. Based on a true story.
Released: 2019-10-18
Runtime: 01:47:03
Netflix ID: 81192958
Stan and Ollie
Facing dwindling crowds and their own aging, silver screen comedy legends Laurel and Hardy embark on a tour to reconnect with fans — and each other.
Released: 2020-04-16
Runtime: 01:37:48
Netflix ID: 81038344
Raya and Sakina
When robberies and murders targeting women sweep early 20th-century Egypt, the hunt for suspects leads to two shadowy sisters. Based on a true story.
Released: 2020-05-21
Runtime: 03:50:07
Netflix ID: 81236591
#AnneFrank - Parallel Stories
Through her diary, Anne Frank's story is retold alongside those of five Holocaust survivors in this poignant documentary from Oscar winner Helen Mirren.
Released: 2020-07-01
Runtime: 01:34:41
Netflix ID: 81264660
August Sky – 63 Days of Glory
A decades-old diary found at a construction site reveals the harrowing account of a professor in hiding during the early days of the Warsaw Uprising.
Released: 2020-08-01
Runtime: 01:14:56
Netflix ID: 81277552
Karski i władcy ludzkości
This documentary tells the story of Jan Karski, the first person to deliver eyewitness accounts of Nazi war crimes in Poland to the western powers.
Released: 2020-09-01
Runtime: 01:11:48
Netflix ID: 81277561
Popieluszko-poslaniec prawdy
This documentary follows the life of Jerzy Popiełuszko, the chaplain of the Solidarity movement, who inspired Poles to stand up to the Communist regime.
Released: 2020-10-14
Runtime: 01:26:32
Netflix ID: 81306466
Enrico Piaggio - An Italian Dream
With his business on the brink of bankruptcy, entrepreneur Enrico Piaggio comes up with a new invention that moves the world.
Released: 2021-03-31
Runtime: 01:42:18
Netflix ID: 81411169
Gang Leader: A Story Of Love And Knives
Just released from prison, Nino Patroni sets out to ensure his sister gets married, discover who put him behind bars and woo his beloved Rosa.
Released: 2021-03-31
Runtime: 01:45:34
Netflix ID: 81411199
Journey to the Amazon: The Forgotten Warriors of Carthage
In this documentary, a professor explains his idiosyncratic theory concerning the origins of the Andean Chachapoya people, the "warriors of the clouds."
Released: 2021-08-16
Runtime: 00:52:02
Netflix ID: 81457244