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.
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying...
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his...
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while bat...
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Capta...
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film...
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustl...
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to ...
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first office...
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Kore...
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in...
After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the de...
In 1933, after leaving Dogville, Grace Margaret Mulligan sees a slave being punished at a cotton far...
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Agu...
Young Prince Nechljudov is summoned as a judge in a murder trial. A rich merchant was found dead in ...
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme...
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to hav...
The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.
Meet Chala, an eleven year-old boy with a hard life and strong respect for Carmela, his sixth grade ...