fictionalized history

26 movies and shows

Dirty Angels

Wed, 11 Dec 2024

During the United States' 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of female soldiers posing as medical relief are sent back in to rescue a group of kidnapped teenagers caught between ISIS and the Taliban.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Wed, 19 Dec 2007

Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

National Treasure

Fri, 19 Nov 2004

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

Rekhachithram

Thu, 09 Jan 2025

Having recently served a suspension for gambling online while on duty, Circle Inspector Vivek Gopinath rejoins the police force and is looking to reclaim his lost honour. Awaiting him is a 40-year-old, unresolved murder mystery with a faceless victim.

Family Feud

Thu, 04 Jan 2018

Jay-Z aims to unite the new and older generations of rap fans, while also reflecting on his own infidelity.

Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway

Thu, 16 Mar 2023

An immigrant Indian mother fights the Norwegian foster care system and legal machinery to win back custody of her children.

Goya's Ghosts

Wed, 08 Nov 2006

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to him, hoping that his connection with fanatical Inquisitor Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure her release.

The Small Victorian Boy

Sun, 13 Oct 2024

In post Civil War West Virginia, 9 year old Jamie's life is forever changed when he unexpectedly meets his Uncle Vernon.

Yaazhi

Thu, 17 Apr 2025

Yaazhi, a mythical creature once sworn to protect its land and people, fails and abandons the battlefield. As it flees, the real war begins—a battle within the mind. When a protector turns deserter, can redemption ever be found?

Satyashodhak

Fri, 05 Jan 2024

The film follows the life of social reformer and writer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule.

Midnight in Savannah

Wed, 01 Jan 1997

Documentary on a murder associated with members of Savannah, Georgia society. This becomes an occasion to delve into the interaction of Savannah's high life and low life in lurid detail: the mores, the eccentric residents, and the history of this coastal city.

Betsy Ross

Sun, 16 Sep 1917

Revolutionary War heroine Betsy Ross finds herself in competition with her sister for the affections of a British soldier.

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Fri, 03 May 2024

Since its release in 1968, Planet of the Apes, the masterful film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, and its subsequent sequels have asked its viewers challenging questions about contemporary society under the guise of a bold science fiction saga: a fascinating look at a hugely successful pop culture phenomenon.

The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey

Thu, 31 Dec 2020

Joan Crawford's close-up in Humoresque. Michelangelo's David and Boticelli's "Birth of Venus". Stendhal was overwhelmed by the cultural overstimulation in Florence, which Graziella Magherini described scientifically in 1979 as Stendhal syndrome. Mark Rappaport describes his fascination for the Austrian actor Turhan Bey, who made a career in exotic roles in Hollywood in the 1940s. A very personal essay about the effect of close-ups, the canvas idols of the dream factory and the role of their admirers and fans.

The Night Before Christmas

Sun, 01 Dec 1968

Fictionalized account of how Clement C. Moore came to write "A Visit from St. Nicholas." His young daughter, stricken with pneumonia, asks for a Santa Claus story for Christmas. No such story had been written, so Moore writes his famous poem, set to Ken Darby's music and sung by The Norman Luboff Choir.

Last Year in Dachau

Fri, 10 Jul 2020

Near Munich, in Bavaria, Germany, is the Schleißheim Palace, where French filmmaker Alain Resnais shot his film Last Year at Marienbad in 1960. Nearby is the Dachau concentration camp, where thousands of people were killed between 1933 and 1945. An essay about the present and the past, beauty and horror, life and death.

Rock Hudson's Home Movies

Sat, 12 Sep 1992

In this revisionist documentary, actor Eric Farr re-creates the character of Rock Hudson in order to take a look back at his films. It compares the actor's screen (and public) image with his real life and shows certain scenes, lines and situations in his films to insinuate that Hudson may have been gay.