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.

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his schedul...

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical prof...

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-c...

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans fo...

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

The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Cha...

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to vio...

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair...

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first office...

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

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 documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make p...

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...

Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and B...

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endle...

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

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of...

Simon and Samuel are two Cuban kids who will experience the defeat of the Spanish Army in their coun...