In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film...

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a mov...

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Capta...

Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 mon...

A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he enco...

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matte...

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty....

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attrac...

The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the...

A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the suga...

A pictureless film in 3D sound full of political, poetic and incendiary echoes around the death and ...

Born in 1932, Keiko Kishi has been one of the first Japanese actresses known worldwide. Her decision...

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning ...

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along...

Set in 1979, following a young Communist man's relationship with a gay Catholic writer, exploring to...

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert ...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar ...

Félix finds a young man lying unconscious on the beach and realizes he has scales on his back. Félix...

Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British ...