jamesvscinema / MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS! (HISTORY GENRE)

Cry Freedom (1987) Donald Woods, a South African journalist, is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend Steve Biko.

Mema Random

2024-10-30 05:02:08 +0000 UTC

Sergeant York and To Hell And Back

John G

2024-09-08 01:15:59 +0000 UTC

I know I'm commenting on an older post and I don't think either of these movies would do well for for views. However, they should both be and your radar. The Road to Wellville. (1994) It's super funny with an amazing cast (Anthony Hopkins) and the story revolves around the late Victorian era heath craze and Kellogg's cereal. The second film, The Last Emperor co-staring Peter O'Toole, is about the last Emperor of China. It's based on true events although I'm not sure how accurate it really is.

Mr. Dirty

2024-08-30 14:26:35 +0000 UTC

Michael Collins and Wicked Little Letters.

Vincent O'Driscoll

2024-08-16 18:44:52 +0000 UTC

I second that. Underrated movie

Jojo

2024-08-15 05:04:24 +0000 UTC

"Valhalla Rising" (By Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn). Wild and unapologetic. Good luck!

Trygve Bjellvåg

2024-08-13 11:41:07 +0000 UTC

If you haven’t seen Conspiracy (2001), it’s a quintessential movie on the banality of evil.

Sam

2024-08-10 18:25:19 +0000 UTC

I’ll be making a poll Friday! :)

James Adams

2024-08-08 14:09:44 +0000 UTC

First Man (2018) Excalibur (1981)

Vato Loco

2024-08-08 03:34:45 +0000 UTC

The Pianist and Good Morning Vietnam. But The Pianist is an all timer, a can't miss tour-de-force for Adrien Brody.

Cliff Endicott

2024-08-07 18:42:38 +0000 UTC

Hey James, when are we going to vote on this?

Tetley

2024-08-06 20:39:36 +0000 UTC

war and peace 1967

Justin Broadbent

2024-08-06 15:08:17 +0000 UTC

Jake absolutely killed it in Stronger

Mathieu Paquin

2024-08-06 02:51:07 +0000 UTC

Glengarry Glenross Clue Rocky Horror Picture Show

Diandra Reinfeld

2024-08-05 12:12:23 +0000 UTC

Amadeus One flew over the cookoo’s nest Bullets over broadway A clockwork orange Radio Days Mighty Aphrodite Copland Wise Guys The color of money Rain man

Diandra Reinfeld

2024-08-05 12:11:06 +0000 UTC

Late entries: The China Syndrome, Primarily Colors

Linda

2024-08-04 23:38:54 +0000 UTC

Remembrance (2011)

ChloeGameDev

2024-08-03 14:45:31 +0000 UTC

Cry Freedom (1987)

Mema Random

2024-08-03 05:48:32 +0000 UTC

Sisu (2022)

Mema Random

2024-08-03 05:46:54 +0000 UTC

The 13th Warrior (1999)

Mema Random

2024-08-03 05:45:10 +0000 UTC

Harakiri might be a stretch, but it’s my favorite movie. And the Cleopatra film from 1963 is awesome!

NobleProfession

2024-08-02 17:45:35 +0000 UTC

The New World (2005) extended cut - my favourite of all time, from a director you've dipped into but not for a while

Grunwalski

2024-08-01 18:21:01 +0000 UTC

The Bridge on the River Kwai The Man who shot liberty valance

Patrick Littlejohn

2024-08-01 18:20:58 +0000 UTC

I was just coming here to say this. Films from my country that aren't LOTR always get ignored

Shani Gribben

2024-08-01 10:22:17 +0000 UTC

It would be nice if you watch the theory of everything 2014. The film was flawless. It made me tear up

Shaan Kenji Castro

2024-08-01 04:06:29 +0000 UTC

McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) The Seventh Seal (1957) ...and I mean honestly, what about freakin Citizen Kane (1941)?

Bert Taverner

2024-08-01 01:28:12 +0000 UTC

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) and Babylon

Emil Larsson

2024-07-31 23:07:35 +0000 UTC

Oh cool I’ll have to check that out

Shaun

2024-07-31 04:03:59 +0000 UTC

James has a Patreon-only review of Titanic, but not on YouTube.

Brett Coster

2024-07-31 03:56:14 +0000 UTC

https://youtu.be/q4ggUb985Ek?feature=shared

Tetley

2024-07-30 21:44:50 +0000 UTC

Lawless!!!!! its really good

Brent

2024-07-30 20:29:00 +0000 UTC

Another vote for Steven Spielberg's LINCOLN (2012). Despite winning a couple of Oscars and general acclaim, I think it's strangely underrated. My other one is Walter Hill's GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (1993). Wes Studi is rather brilliant in the title role.

Bryan Tuck

2024-07-30 16:54:38 +0000 UTC

Yeah, I'd vote for those two, hands down. 🔥

Linda

2024-07-30 16:20:30 +0000 UTC

Kingdom of Heaven (Directors Cut | 2005) or The Duellists (1977)

The American Captain

2024-07-30 15:04:38 +0000 UTC

Thank you! I'm going to watch his APNOW commentary today. Fingers crossed he gets to the Right Stuff at some point.

Lori Hitchcock

2024-07-30 13:43:56 +0000 UTC

Thanks for correcting me Brett 👍

John Smith

2024-07-30 13:12:19 +0000 UTC

All the President’s Men Bridge over the River Kwai

Randall Keizer

2024-07-30 12:02:02 +0000 UTC

100%

Kaitlin

2024-07-30 11:31:18 +0000 UTC

Boy in the Striped Pajamas is dogshit. Should only be watched to understand why it’s dogshit. Capote and Nightingale are great tho.

Kaitlin

2024-07-30 11:31:06 +0000 UTC

Two AMAZING movies

Kaitlin

2024-07-30 11:30:10 +0000 UTC

The Lion In Winter should be in regular Christmas theater rotation and I have no idea why it’s not.

Kaitlin

2024-07-30 11:29:13 +0000 UTC

Algiers is perfect

Kaitlin

2024-07-30 11:28:46 +0000 UTC

Oh fuck amazing movie. Impossible to watch heroic WWII movies the same way after.

Kaitlin

2024-07-30 11:28:31 +0000 UTC

All the President's Men is great.

Chaos T

2024-07-30 09:04:15 +0000 UTC

Oops, James hasn't yet done either

Brett Coster

2024-07-30 06:17:09 +0000 UTC

James has already done Apocalypse Now but not The Right Stuff (which is a tremendous movie).

Brett Coster

2024-07-30 06:01:50 +0000 UTC

Another vote for All the President’s Men!

Kristin

2024-07-30 00:08:15 +0000 UTC

I was going to suggest that one - awesome!! 👍

Renee MeowMeow Beans

2024-07-29 23:07:31 +0000 UTC

Dangerous Liaisons (1988) Costume drama based on a novel from 1782. Great performances and an captivating look at that time period. So a fictional story but from a historic novel. All the President's Men (1976) Again great performances and documents an important event in American history, all too relevant today.

Paul Steffens

2024-07-29 22:59:38 +0000 UTC

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Justin Broadbent

2024-07-29 22:56:04 +0000 UTC

This movie confirmed for me that LOTR was in good hands

Paul Steffens

2024-07-29 22:50:41 +0000 UTC

One film based on real events which I think you really should react to is "Casualties of War" by Brian De Palma, it is from 1989 and is starring Sean Penn and Michael J Fox, very powerful and well acted. based on the events of the 1966 "incident on Hill 192" during the Vietnam War

Inside Bilderberg

2024-07-29 22:32:50 +0000 UTC

American Made with Tom Cruise is a fun ride with crazy editing and style

Jack Meier

2024-07-29 22:32:07 +0000 UTC

Wesley Snipes was so hilarious. Stole every scene he was in.

Kana Kawase

2024-07-29 22:18:12 +0000 UTC

Nice

Tetley

2024-07-29 20:00:43 +0000 UTC

LOVE Dolemite Is My Name - incredible cast! 👍

Renee MeowMeow Beans

2024-07-29 19:50:20 +0000 UTC

Agree! Harakiri is flipping amazing! 👍

Renee MeowMeow Beans

2024-07-29 19:48:06 +0000 UTC

LOVE the Manchurian Candidate! 👍

Renee MeowMeow Beans

2024-07-29 19:47:19 +0000 UTC

Oh that Werner Herzog . . . ! LOVE his films. 👍

Renee MeowMeow Beans

2024-07-29 19:46:30 +0000 UTC

Good one, Jennifer! 👍

Renee MeowMeow Beans

2024-07-29 19:43:58 +0000 UTC

Not sure if this 100% fits, but you said "a documentation of an event" so these are documentaries on the same subject from different perspectives. The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014) are by the same director and are pretty shocking looks at a subject most people are ignorant about. If you are only doing one of them I would go with The Act of Killing though. If you wanted things that are not documentaries 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Hunger (2008) are both great and I don't remember you doing any Steve McQueen on the channel yet. If you are accepting of both styles of filmmaking for this then my two requests would be The Act of Killing and 12 Years a Slave.

Pumpkinbob

2024-07-29 19:04:02 +0000 UTC

I have never seen anyone react to "The Emigrants" (1971) and "The New Land" (1972). They are based on books by Vilhelm Moberg and where nominated for a bunch of awards.

Pontus Persson

2024-07-29 17:22:50 +0000 UTC

Great movie

Yours truly, Johnny Dollar

2024-07-29 17:12:06 +0000 UTC

Great topic for a list! Some very interesting suggestions! I def second Paths of Glory, amazing movie based on a novel of a true event. I'd like to throw out 8 Men Out, independent filmmaker John Sayles' movie about the Black Sox scandal of 1919. And I'd love to hear your thoughts about Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move, which Vox pointed out "hinges on real-life car manufacturer conspiracies and racist policies in Detroit." Fascinating camera work choices in that movie.

Renee MeowMeow Beans

2024-07-29 15:51:44 +0000 UTC

A bit of a political line, but “All the Presidents Men” or “Frost / Nixon”

GareBear

2024-07-29 15:10:50 +0000 UTC

The Insider

Linda

2024-07-29 15:05:47 +0000 UTC

The Zone of Interest (2023) - dir. Jonathan Glazer …really atmospheric and disturbing but true story set during WWII

Wizard Brain

2024-07-29 14:54:38 +0000 UTC

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - fictional account of real trips Hunter S. Thompson and his lawyer took to Las Vegas in 1971 to cover the Mint 400 dirt bike race. The book almost immediately devolves into a story of drug fueled insanity and supplants any real type of objective journalism Thompson was meant to do.

Shawnie

2024-07-29 12:09:41 +0000 UTC

Good one. 🔥

Linda

2024-07-29 11:44:05 +0000 UTC

Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor about China's last emperor or Scorsese's Kundun about the Dali Lama.

hayashi808

2024-07-29 10:55:34 +0000 UTC

Was thinking about this more and just wanted to throw in a film that is based on real events and one that rarely gets mentioned or talked about but is both important and a wonderfully made film and that is The Killing Fields.

Gary Paterson

2024-07-29 06:56:32 +0000 UTC

I loved "Pride"!

Emily Trott

2024-07-29 06:33:53 +0000 UTC

hey james, there are a lot of good films suggested in this thread that area relatively unknown and probably wouldn't win a poll much less do well in one. but what if you ran a poll just for those? it'd give a lot of people a chance to see something new and given the appreciation of film of those that subscribe to you, i feel like you'd end up with a great reaction vid.

j francis m

2024-07-29 06:21:24 +0000 UTC

yesss

j francis m

2024-07-29 06:17:59 +0000 UTC

I thought as much but couldn't remember.. Thanks

Marvelous Dolcy

2024-07-29 05:01:10 +0000 UTC

James has already reviewed 300

Brett Coster

2024-07-29 04:08:15 +0000 UTC

I thought of going with "The Aviator" as well. When I was growing up Howard Hughes was probably the most famous man in the world. However I really knew nothing of his early years and that film explained a little bit about what made him the man that he was.

Emily Trott

2024-07-29 04:02:06 +0000 UTC

My parents took me to see "Khartoum" (1966), starring Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier, at the CINERAMA when I was thirteen. It is based on the true story of General "Chinese" Gordon (Heston), who is sent alone with his aide up the Nile to arrange for the evacuation of all foreigners from the title city in the Sudan. The reason for that is a Muslim revolt being led by "the chosen one" known as the Mahdi (Olivier). The Mahdi plans to first conquer Egypt and then the Muslim part of the world, and put the sword to those who oppose him. It is actually more topical today than it was when it was made. My second suggestion is Jeff Bridges starring as Preston Tucker in "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" (1988). Preston Tucker was an innovative inventor who, in the late 1940s, went up against the Big Three with his revolutionary idea to produce "The car of tomorrow, today." It is based upon the true story, of an underdog who tries to take on the champs in the belief that all one has to do to succeed is to build a better mousetrap. What he finds instead is that large corporations, and corporate types of people, will resist change that might threaten their bottom lines. It co-stars Martin Landau, Joan Allen, Lloyd Bridges, Christian Slater, Frederic Forrest, and many other familiar faces from the silver screen. Tucker faced an uphill battle against not only the major automakers, but also the crooked politicians who they controlled. Tucker's story mirrors part of Howard Hughes which we see in "The Aviator" in his persecution by the establishment. I've wondered if both men served as inspiration for the protagonists in Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged."

Emily Trott

2024-07-29 03:47:30 +0000 UTC

Titanic (1997) If you have not seen this yet it is a must see. Never mind the love story element which is ok. The creation of the ship going down in this film was on point to historical records by director James Cameron. This one sticks in your head forever and is actually terrifying to think about.

Shaun

2024-07-29 01:43:52 +0000 UTC

Society of the Snow

Mads

2024-07-29 00:14:54 +0000 UTC

Heavenly Creatures

Jennifer

2024-07-28 23:38:34 +0000 UTC

Oppenheimer

Jennifer

2024-07-28 23:36:57 +0000 UTC

Aussie war double. Love it.

Tetley

2024-07-28 22:57:57 +0000 UTC

The Whistleblower (2010) - A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal. - Gritty and gripping. Rachel Weisz on probably the role of her career in a film that went under the radar but impacted anyone that has seen it.

Julian Left

2024-07-28 22:25:52 +0000 UTC

Silenced (2011) - Based on real events, this film depicts the story of a school for the hearing-impaired where young deaf students were sexually assaulted by the faculty members over a long period of time. - Incredible film as always, coming from Korean Wave. It has immense staying power and it's one of the most brilliant frustrating movies I have ever seen. Just top notch the way it's directed and how horror it can be without having any monsters in it. Or does it?

Julian Left

2024-07-28 22:22:03 +0000 UTC

outlaw king most historically accurate medieval movie that ive seen

Máté Takács

2024-07-28 20:57:12 +0000 UTC

The Conformist, 1970. The Duelists, 1977.

Yours truly, Johnny Dollar

2024-07-28 19:26:03 +0000 UTC

First Man (2018) The Irishman (2019)

ryan

2024-07-28 18:33:02 +0000 UTC

You said 2 films. I'll second someone else's rec of Downfall. And/or Society of the Snow!

Erika Martinez

2024-07-28 17:21:59 +0000 UTC

Gandhi. One of the truly great historical films.

William Lyle

2024-07-28 17:05:29 +0000 UTC

Harakiri is excellent!

William Davis

2024-07-28 16:45:24 +0000 UTC

The Right Stuff: a fun, clever, accurate portrayal of the US space programs early days. Great writing and cinematography. Apocalypse Now: maybe more of a war film, but captures the Vietnam experience and the confusion of that time brilliantly. It transcends genre.

Lori Hitchcock

2024-07-28 15:58:03 +0000 UTC

I feel like I'm too late to add a film, but I saw some others suggest some films that was the direction I was going too, big ups for films like: In the Name of the of the Father (1993), Kagemusha (1980), Battle of Algiers (1966), and Waltz with Bashir (2008). Haven't seen yet, but will make time for: A Brighter Summer Day (1991), Polytechnique (2009), and Heaven's Gate (1980). Recently saw, and loved! Yang's Terrorizers (1986), and Villeneuve's Incendies (2010). Some historical movies I recently saw for the first time and liked: Kesari (2019), Babylon (1980), and The Straight Story (1999).

Penultimate Tommy Wiseau

2024-07-28 15:50:41 +0000 UTC

The man who knew infinity

Aleia

2024-07-28 15:43:33 +0000 UTC

Pride (2014) Realising that they share common foes in Margaret Thatcher, the police and the conservative press, London-based gay and lesbian activists lend their support to striking miners in 1984 Wales. Denial (2016) In 1993 Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books published "Denying the Holocaust." Two years later author David Irving sued her for libel on the grounds that her book had ruined his career as an historian by accusing him of deliberately distorting historical facts. The court case puts the onus on her legal team to prove that the Holocaust did indeed take place. Based on a true story.

Addy's Brain

2024-07-28 15:42:38 +0000 UTC

For something completely different, historical, and amazing…. Please watch Hamilton on Disney +….. for the second movie suggestion, watch Hamilton again‼️

Fred Migliorini

2024-07-28 15:17:42 +0000 UTC

Idk why the first film that came to mind was Stronger (2017) and let's throw in The Book Thief (2013). I've never seen the movie but I love the book!

cindygrape

2024-07-28 14:57:27 +0000 UTC

my second recommendation would be Battleship Potemkin 1925 silent film based on a true story of two war ships who refused orders to fire on one another, it's a classic and worth a watch if you havent seen it or reacted to it yet.

KristyAMF

2024-07-28 14:23:53 +0000 UTC

yeah but like inglorious bastards its alt history not what really happened

KristyAMF

2024-07-28 14:20:14 +0000 UTC

Green book (2018) The King's Speech (2010)

Coleyra

2024-07-28 14:09:03 +0000 UTC

Miracle (2004), Black Hawk Down (2001), Breach (2007), The Aviator (2004).

Eric

2024-07-28 11:34:11 +0000 UTC

Buffalo Soldiers

Devon Tracey

2024-07-28 11:11:09 +0000 UTC

Silence

Ryan Lewis

2024-07-28 09:59:37 +0000 UTC

The Last Duel Paths of Glory Catch me if you Can Once Upon A Time In America (4h 30m director cut is truly the only way to watch)

Ryan Lewis

2024-07-28 09:59:21 +0000 UTC

I have to recommend "Aguirre - The wrath of god" (1972) which is set in the 16th century amazon conquistador time. And also the hard to explain but very impressive "Waltz with Bashir" (2008).

Marc Brune

2024-07-28 09:48:57 +0000 UTC

You could go all topical here with Munich or Chariots of Fire given the Olympics are on, both great films for different reasons. Or you have something like Black Hawk Down which is based on real events

Gary Paterson

2024-07-28 09:20:32 +0000 UTC

1. Zulu (1964) Starring Michael Caine about the British last stand against Zulu Army in South Africa 2. 300 (2006) The only good Zack Snyder film...based on comic by Frank Miller about Sparta and King Leonidas

Marvelous Dolcy

2024-07-28 08:56:36 +0000 UTC

Army of shadows (1969)

Christian Edelmann

2024-07-28 08:41:50 +0000 UTC

The last duel (2021)

Christian Edelmann

2024-07-28 08:41:27 +0000 UTC

I love The Battle of Algiers, it's almost a documentary. Well worth a look.

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:48:22 +0000 UTC

Both great films

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:45:57 +0000 UTC

And done by brilliant directors, Bruce Beresford (Breaker Morant) and Peter Weir (Gallipoli), both very early in their careers.

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:45:00 +0000 UTC

The Courier (2020) with Benedict Cumberbatch was great.

Connie Tsang

2024-07-28 07:40:31 +0000 UTC

James has already reviewed Raging Bull

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:27:53 +0000 UTC

Alright, you already watched Django Unchained, so I'm changing my second suggestion to The Journey of Natty Gann. A great underrated Disney film.

Mr Zilla

2024-07-28 07:26:47 +0000 UTC

James has already reviewed Braveheart. And speaking as someone with Scottish heritage it's totally lacking history. ;-)

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:25:11 +0000 UTC

James has already reviewed The Last Samurai

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:17:14 +0000 UTC

James has already reviewed Master and Commander

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:16:24 +0000 UTC

James has already reviewed Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:15:57 +0000 UTC

James has already reviewed Master and Commander, but The Lion in Winter is a very good suggestion

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:13:28 +0000 UTC

James has already reviewed Django Unchained

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:12:38 +0000 UTC

Already reviewed by James

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:04:58 +0000 UTC

The Parallax View (1974) Political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Crazy political thriller Political thrillers, I tell you!

Jason Cooley

2024-07-28 07:03:48 +0000 UTC

Already reviewed by James

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 07:03:21 +0000 UTC

Once Upon a Time in America is a great, great film.

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 06:40:07 +0000 UTC

The Battle of Algiers (1966) about the Algerian struggle to gain independence from France. One of the great movies of all time. Kubrick, Steven Soderbergh and Werner Herzog have praised the movie. And Christopher Nolan cited it as a big influence on Dunkirk. Heaven's Gate (1980). It's loosely based on the Johnson County War, a dispute between land barons and European immigrants that often became very violent. It was a huge box office bomb and was pilloried by critics at the time. But time has been kind to this movie and it has since gotten a re-evaluation.

Edward Sighamony

2024-07-28 06:21:21 +0000 UTC

71 is really good

Matt

2024-07-28 05:45:15 +0000 UTC

Apple + hidden gems. Tetris https://youtu.be/-BLM1naCfME?si=H4ipYNGLUZTRouGW The Greatest Beer Run Ever https://youtu.be/NqxziDlZOIo?si=DK8aK9YYRe1JqSt4

Bd Blake

2024-07-28 05:43:59 +0000 UTC

Andrei Rublev would be great, I'd also love a Ivan's Childhood reaction from James

Matt

2024-07-28 05:43:01 +0000 UTC

We need some more Tarkovsky reactions, Andrei Rublev would be awesome

Matt

2024-07-28 05:41:15 +0000 UTC

This might not qualify but it is history period piece in a sense. Once upon a time in America, the 4 hour 30m directors cut is a masterpiece. Something more traditional I would say Rob Roy from 1995. Liam Neeson kicking ass in 18th century Scottish highlands. Very underrated as it was overshadowed by braveheart that year but its a hidden gem.

Night King01

2024-07-28 05:36:50 +0000 UTC

A Brighter Summer Day is a masterpiece I'd absolutely love a reaction to that

Matt

2024-07-28 05:36:07 +0000 UTC

oh hell yes

j francis m

2024-07-28 05:22:41 +0000 UTC

Harakiri and Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)

Anthony Vantino

2024-07-28 05:21:31 +0000 UTC

Hard pressed for just two but I have to go for; the bridge over the river kwai (1957), and the lion in winter (1968). One is an all time greats war epic by the minds behind Lawrence of Arabia, Dr ziavago, etc. And the other is one of the greatest family drama's committed to film, with exceptional performances by Peter O'Toole, Katherine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, and a baby faced Timothy Dalton.

Conor Marshall

2024-07-28 05:06:21 +0000 UTC

So many to choose from, and you've already done a lot of history films, but my final two choices are: 1. Quest For Fire (1981) - you can't go further back in history (apart from the beginning of 2001) than this film. 2. Agora (2009) - a wonderful film with Rachel Weisz, Oscar Isaac, and Max Minghella, set in Alexandria in about 700AD I'll just slip in a third choice, if I may, for Breaker Morant (1980), a really great Australian movie set in the Boer Woer (1899-1902)

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 04:48:56 +0000 UTC

How about "The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)," or "Miracle At St Anna (2008)?" I don't know if you've seen "From Here To Eternity," but that's also worth consideration.

JL Green

2024-07-28 04:46:29 +0000 UTC

A Brighter Summer Day (1991) by Edward Yang Judas and The Black Messiah (2021) by Shaka King

Shadday

2024-07-28 04:30:26 +0000 UTC

It is a super hard watch indeed :/

Mathieu Paquin

2024-07-28 04:27:43 +0000 UTC

I had forgotten he reacted to Master and Commander. Need to rewatch that reaction.

Chaos T

2024-07-28 04:26:06 +0000 UTC

Breaker Morant. Based on a true story that happened during the Boer War in South Africa. Possibly the best Australian movie ever made. Great cast and a great story. Gallipoli. A very faithful depiction of the Australian army in Turkey during WWI. It stars a young Mel Gibson that was filmed between Mad Max 1 and 2. Probably one of the top 5 Australian films ever made.

RICHARD

2024-07-28 04:18:45 +0000 UTC

The Banshees of Inisherin

Bob Loblaw

2024-07-28 04:16:50 +0000 UTC

James has done Master and Commander but not Kingdom of Heaven director's cut (the only one to see). Otherwise great choices

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 04:12:48 +0000 UTC

James has done both already

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 04:10:39 +0000 UTC

James did Master and Commander about 3 years ago.

RICHARD

2024-07-28 04:09:23 +0000 UTC

Ah, my bad.

Jimmie V

2024-07-28 04:09:16 +0000 UTC

And the original as comparison, All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Brett Coster

2024-07-28 04:06:16 +0000 UTC

Hostiles (2017). An underrated movie in my opinion. Not without its flaws, but a solid and grounded film that takes place in 1892 America and grips you in the first 3 minutes. I’m curious to hear what your filmmaker’s perspective is on it. I’m not sure what else to recommend, but I’m seeing a lot of Kingdom of Heaven and that’s also a good choice if you haven’t seen it

Yoshii

2024-07-28 03:59:37 +0000 UTC

-The Red Violin (runs through several period of history) 1998 - The English patient (late WWII) 1996

Sonia Deepak

2024-07-28 03:50:54 +0000 UTC

Kingdom of Heaven Directors Cut (only the directors cut, the theatrical release was awful) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Both films share a lot in common. They both should have won more awards but didn’t for various reasons, both are period epics that are extremely faithful to the IDEA of a time period, and is more interested in being historically accurate in vibes and ideas while their contents may not be a true historical event. Both are also incredible films.

Dillon H

2024-07-28 03:50:54 +0000 UTC

He actually has already reacted to Master and Commander

Sonia Deepak

2024-07-28 03:47:01 +0000 UTC

“Turtles Can Fly” (foreign film)

PandaRouge91

2024-07-28 03:41:27 +0000 UTC

If Kingdom of Heaven, please do the extended version.

william yohn

2024-07-28 03:38:19 +0000 UTC

Pretty stoked to see a new poll up! First suggestion is The Damned United (2009), a super energetic sports drama based on Brian Clough's short-lived reign in charge of Leeds United during the 1974 season. Second suggestion is The Settlers (2023), a revisionist western based on the Selk'nam genocide in Tierra del Fuego. Filmed on location in Patganoia. Brutal and honest look at colonial history with stunning cinemtaography and epic music.

Tetley

2024-07-28 03:31:02 +0000 UTC

Definitely Society of the Snow is much better. It is however an interesting double feature to see how (without spoilers) the American version is more centered on an individual dilemma and personal battle against the elements, while the Spanish version focuses more on the collective experience and collaboration.

Lola Lirola

2024-07-28 03:28:39 +0000 UTC

In the Name of the Father (1993) and Veronica Guerin (2003)

AliaAtreides84

2024-07-28 03:27:22 +0000 UTC

el abrazo de la serpiente !

Arie Navarrete

2024-07-28 03:24:54 +0000 UTC

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Cowboy Bebop: The Movie A little trip into the Anime-Movie world :)

Viktor M

2024-07-28 03:21:55 +0000 UTC

Strong stuff. And gorgeous cinematography.

Tetley

2024-07-28 03:20:55 +0000 UTC

Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - it is based on 60's Hollywood and the Manson family but with a Tarantino twist

Greyjoy

2024-07-28 03:12:04 +0000 UTC

Got my vote

Tetley

2024-07-28 03:11:13 +0000 UTC

In The Name of the Father (1993) Kagemusha (1980)

Wesley

2024-07-28 03:10:18 +0000 UTC

Blackberry

Mitch

2024-07-28 03:05:57 +0000 UTC

Downfall is so good! And maybe Society of Snow instead of Alive as it's a bit more accurate but Alive is a classic.

Erika Martinez

2024-07-28 03:03:12 +0000 UTC

Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Extended Cut The Eagle has Landed (1976)

John Smith

2024-07-28 03:02:24 +0000 UTC

Another really cool historical movie is Underground from 1995. It tells the story of Yugoslavia and its many turmoils, but in a super fun and surrealist way

Trevor Harty

2024-07-28 02:54:40 +0000 UTC

Obscure favorite of mine, the Great War of Archimedes (2019) by Takashi Yamazaki, who directed Godzilla Minus One (2023) and Lupin III: The First (2019). Focuses on the secret construction of the Japanese battleship Yamato before the Second World War, as well as the political rivalries and conspiracies within the Japanese military at the time. Excellent soundtrack by Naoki Satō, impressive special effects work, and in my opinion, whilst the plot is fictionalised, the material culture is especially impressive and the plot is surprisingly engaging and unconventional in its execution, with some interesting twists and turns along the way. One in hindsight major flaw (although one I can't levy blame upon the film entirely), is this sort of whitewashed revisionist narrative it propagates, a symptom of Japanese political society which has denied many of its imperialistic war crimes and atrocities committed during the Second World War and before. The film presents a critical lens to Japanese imperialism and nationalism, albeit not particularly address the more, atrocious aspects of the topic, though I think with the narrative being more perspective based, and with the general focus being detached from the primary region of Japanese atrocities, it can suffice, however it is something to note. Not a cinematic masterpiece sure, however a fairly underrated film and one at least worth a watch if you are interested in period pieces. I have some links to reviews should it take your interest - https://asianmoviepulse.com/2021/06/film-review-the-great-war-of-archimedes-2019-by-takashi-yamazaki/ https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2021/06/review-great-war-archimedes-movie/ https://rogersmovienation.com/2021/05/26/movie-review-to-build-or-not-to-build-a-wwii-battleship-hinges-on-the-great-war-of-archimedes/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8708802/

Robert Elliott

2024-07-28 02:53:18 +0000 UTC

The Kings Speech(2010) Amistad(1997)

Christopher Feola

2024-07-28 02:52:38 +0000 UTC

Obviously there’s already a fair amount of WWII movies, but Tora Tora Tora is really cool because it’s a Japanese and American co-production that tries to depict a realistic account of both sides of Pearl Harbor. Most movies choose heroes, but it’s cool to see a movie just focus on events

Trevor Harty

2024-07-28 02:51:45 +0000 UTC

Patton(1970) Joyeux Noelle(2005)

Christopher Feola

2024-07-28 02:51:35 +0000 UTC

seconded.

j francis m

2024-07-28 02:46:42 +0000 UTC

Dallas Buyers club Troy

Thomastheterminator

2024-07-28 02:45:24 +0000 UTC

He’s actually seen Come and See!

William Davis

2024-07-28 02:39:59 +0000 UTC

Citizen X, about the investigation into a Soviet Russia era serial killer. It's got Donald Sutherland in it.

Kero-chan

2024-07-28 02:27:18 +0000 UTC

I mean, there might be a tiny grain of historical truth somewhere in it, but it's an excuse for me to nominate Jon Boorman's Excalibur, the best cinematic version of the Arthurian legends in my opinion. I'll also nominate his Emerald Forest, supposedly loosely based on a real event of a boy abducted and raised by a remote tribe of indigenous people in the Amazon basin, and his father's decade-long search for him. So: Excalibur (1981) The Emerald Forest (1985)

Christiaan Van den Akker

2024-07-28 02:25:16 +0000 UTC

Joan of Arc famous silent version 1928. Gates of Eternity 2012 Wihem DeFoe, Migs Mickelsson, Life of Vincent Van Vogh. Stunning in its acting and cinematography.

Patrick Massonne

2024-07-28 02:13:56 +0000 UTC

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Loyd

2024-07-28 02:11:45 +0000 UTC

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Mathieu Paquin

2024-07-28 02:07:27 +0000 UTC

Polytechnique (2009) from Denis Villeneuve. Based on the 1989 Montreal Polytechnique school massacre, we get to see the perspective of two students and from the shooter as well. Acting and cinematography are fantastic

Mathieu Paquin

2024-07-28 02:06:50 +0000 UTC

I saw Ed Wood recommended, so my second recommendation is Dolemite Is My Name, about underground comedian and filmmaker, Rudy Ray Moore. It's written by the same guys who wrote Ed Wood and follows similar beats, but is more naturalistic. IMO, it captures guerilla, by-the-seat-of-your-pants filmmaking even better than Ed Wood.

Kana Kawase

2024-07-28 01:53:29 +0000 UTC

Andrei Rublev - about a medical Russian icon painter All the Presidents Men - about the journalists investigating the watergate scandal

Noah Smith

2024-07-28 01:45:15 +0000 UTC

I know you reacted to Solaris and Stalker. If you enjoyed those, you might give Andrei Rublev a view.

Kana Kawase

2024-07-28 01:45:01 +0000 UTC

Sorry, missed that! Here comes two more • Killers of the flower moon • The wave (2008) aka Die Welle

Alexander Tirkel

2024-07-28 01:42:07 +0000 UTC

seconded on Capote

j francis m

2024-07-28 01:38:50 +0000 UTC

Lolol me too! I have to consult google to refresh my memory.

Dee

2024-07-28 01:35:52 +0000 UTC

All the President's Men Bridge on the River Kwai (from the guy who made Lawrence of Arabia!!)

Elias Smith

2024-07-28 01:34:03 +0000 UTC

Detroit (2017) & Legend (2015)

Dee

2024-07-28 01:33:48 +0000 UTC

Night and Fog. First documentary or film dealing with the Holocaust (I'd like it as required viewing in schools, it's so powerful) Come and See is based around the time Nazis started slaughtering Russian civilians in even larger numbers than what was going on in concentration camps.

Jimmie V

2024-07-28 01:32:24 +0000 UTC

I would recommend -The siege of Jodotville I feel its overlooked/underappreciated

KristyAMF

2024-07-28 01:31:09 +0000 UTC

Ooh, and Chariots of Fire? That's a classic!

Lola Lirola

2024-07-28 01:21:40 +0000 UTC

Did that! List some others if you’d like :)

James Adams

2024-07-28 01:21:27 +0000 UTC

Definitely seconding this one. One of the most moving films of late.

Lola Lirola

2024-07-28 01:20:47 +0000 UTC

I did both I believe! List another two if you’d like!

James Adams

2024-07-28 01:20:35 +0000 UTC

😂 all goodies!

James Adams

2024-07-28 01:20:13 +0000 UTC

believe I have! list two others if you’d like! :)

James Adams

2024-07-28 01:19:44 +0000 UTC

In Cold Blood

Linda

2024-07-28 01:19:38 +0000 UTC

Let's bring in some women! - A League of Their Own (sure, it's frothy, but underneath there are a lot of real women's small stories of finding liberation when the men were away during WWII) - Marie Antoinette (a really masterful exercise where period tropes are put in conversation with modern iconography to look at the tragic queen and her celebrity life under a new lens)

Lola Lirola

2024-07-28 01:19:20 +0000 UTC

Hollywood history: Ed Wood French Revolution: Les Misérables

a.n.w

2024-07-28 01:14:28 +0000 UTC

Kingdom of Heaven Enemy at the Gates

Feignorance

2024-07-28 01:12:51 +0000 UTC

The Last King of Scotland (2006) and The Promised Land (2023)

Keegan Duffy

2024-07-28 01:12:22 +0000 UTC

Sergeant York (1940) with Gary Cooper. Patton (1970) with George C Scott. Both are excellent historical movies. Sergeant York was a Medal of Honor recipient from WWI. Patton was a General during WWII and plowed his way all around Europe before being killed just after the war ended.

Jana Parma

2024-07-28 01:11:37 +0000 UTC

The Imitation Game/Hidden Figures

Jon S

2024-07-28 01:08:32 +0000 UTC

Bergman's The Virgin Spring is classic. The Last Duel is a very different take on the same terrible central act. Don't watch them back to back - that would be too much for everyone.

JC Willard

2024-07-28 01:08:25 +0000 UTC

Monty Python and the holy Grail

Nate

2024-07-28 01:07:46 +0000 UTC

Amazing Grace Loving Vincent

Kate L.

2024-07-28 01:07:24 +0000 UTC

Mishima

Ates (pronounced ah-Tesh)

2024-07-28 01:04:44 +0000 UTC

Raging Bull, Zero Dark Thirty

BobJ

2024-07-28 01:00:26 +0000 UTC

That's really cool and super depressing!

BruggerColtrane

2024-07-28 00:58:46 +0000 UTC

My friend was hired as the acting coach on Beasts of No Nation for the kids.

Kate L.

2024-07-28 00:57:48 +0000 UTC

Tomb Raider

YourWineStopLAKENORMAN

2024-07-28 00:56:18 +0000 UTC

Kingdom of Heaven

YourWineStopLAKENORMAN

2024-07-28 00:56:10 +0000 UTC

Anything by Zhang Yimou... Shanghai Triad, Curse of the Golden Flower,Raise the Red Lantern

MsKofi

2024-07-28 00:54:59 +0000 UTC

A few came to mind .... The Great Escape ... while the names are changed it is dedicated to the POWs of a German camp during WW2 who helped intact the largest escape from a German camp ever and most were never allowed to return home. It is a true story. Only The Brave ... The true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots ... wilderness firefighters with an all star cast including Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jeff Bridges, etc ...Directed by Joseph Kosinki who later went on to direct Top Gun Maverick ... if you are not crying by the end of it, then you are not human A third one is ... Veronica Guerin .. the true story about an Irish investigative journalist looking into the narcotic epidemic in Ireland in the early 1990s starring Cate Blanchett

Jon Bradley

2024-07-28 00:54:26 +0000 UTC

Max manus, the best movie made by norway. Its mostly in norwegian, but some english as well. It a greatly tells the story of the resistans in norway during ww2.

august 121

2024-07-28 00:54:09 +0000 UTC

Hidden Figures & Life is Beautiful

LEGACY, A Musical Indictment

2024-07-28 00:51:23 +0000 UTC

1. '71 about a British soldier stranded in Belfast during the Troubles. 2. Beasts of No Nation - technically fiction but could be literally any West African civil war in the last 40 year 3. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Era navy epic 4. Kingdom of Heaven - Roughly the 3rd crusade time period. 5. Last of the Mohicans - I know this is on the channel already but it's so good.

BruggerColtrane

2024-07-28 00:50:06 +0000 UTC

“The doors” by Oliver stone Or “born on the 4th of July “also Oliver stone

Gina Horton

2024-07-28 00:49:26 +0000 UTC

The Good, The Bad and the Weird(2008) western about Korea and Japan in the 30s.

Chelsea

2024-07-28 00:48:56 +0000 UTC

Excellent choices

Jon Bradley

2024-07-28 00:47:45 +0000 UTC

Loving, 2016, directed by Jeff Nichols - One couple's fight for interracial marriage, during the Civil Rights era.

Karen Pleasants

2024-07-28 00:47:18 +0000 UTC

United 93 (2006)

karth

2024-07-28 00:46:28 +0000 UTC

Munich, 2005, directed by Steven Spielberg - Aftermath of the killing of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics.

Karen Pleasants

2024-07-28 00:46:03 +0000 UTC

• The Pianist • 1917

Alexander Tirkel

2024-07-28 00:45:58 +0000 UTC

Gangs of New York (2002) Early American colony rivalry gangs during the time when people were still arriving off boats. (Daniel Day-Lewis) has legendary performance. Braveheart (1995) Scotland goes to war against England, led by William Wallace (Mel Gibson). One of my all time favorite history films.

Shaun

2024-07-28 00:45:50 +0000 UTC

Capote The Nightingale edited to remove The Boy in the Striped Pajamas since “it’s dogshit” 😅 sorry about that! 🩷

Gillian Hadland

2024-07-28 00:45:13 +0000 UTC

The Name of the Rose (based on the Umberto Eco novel and starring Sean Connery)

Michael

2024-07-28 00:44:18 +0000 UTC

I agree with Mr TV Eye. All The President's Men about the Watergate scandal with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as the reporters who broke open the whole thing is a must see. Also I would recommend JFK by Oliver Stone. All star cast, compelling and suspenseful, basically bringing to life all the so called conspiracy theories around the assassination.

RicoRay317

2024-07-28 00:39:17 +0000 UTC

Zodiac and JFK as well. Both have outstanding casts

SilverDoe🎔

2024-07-28 00:36:15 +0000 UTC

seconded :)

j francis m

2024-07-28 00:35:35 +0000 UTC

Dances With Wolves Apocalypto (Apologies if you’ve done either one before)

Shawn Burkhart

2024-07-28 00:34:43 +0000 UTC

Malcolm X

William Davis

2024-07-28 00:34:22 +0000 UTC

Valhalla Rising

George Ray

2024-07-28 00:32:09 +0000 UTC

waterloo 1970 (its also free on Youtube)

Justin Broadbent

2024-07-28 00:31:50 +0000 UTC

Elvis (2022) Austin Butler’s performance of Elvis Presley is a masterclass in acting. Absolutely an amazing performance.; The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) is an underrated Golf film directed by Bill Paxton and stars Shia LeBeouf and Stephen Dillane Most stylized shot golf film ever shot on film. The film editing in this film is amazing. Very underrated film.

Cody Price

2024-07-28 00:31:14 +0000 UTC

The Catcher Was a Spy Its ww2 but about spies and not battles. The true story behind it is quite interesting and the movie was good too. the Siege of Jadotville Its about a UN peacekeeping mission gone wrong in the Congo.

Ashley

2024-07-28 00:30:14 +0000 UTC

Malcolm X

AmonRa1081

2024-07-28 00:29:55 +0000 UTC

Master and Commander Glory EDIT: I typed this on the fly and had forgotten you already reacted to these films 😆 As others have said here, Kingdom of Heaven Directors Cut is really good. The directors cut is one of the best directors cuts ever released. I have no idea what the studios were thinking with that theatrical release.

Chaos T

2024-07-28 00:29:55 +0000 UTC

Immortal Beloved

AmonRa1081

2024-07-28 00:29:30 +0000 UTC

The Road to Wellville. (1994). Super cast, super funny.

Mr. Dirty

2024-07-28 00:29:25 +0000 UTC

Society of the Snow!

codenamewitch xx

2024-07-28 00:29:09 +0000 UTC

Alive (1993) Downfall (2004)

Paul Phelan

2024-07-28 00:28:28 +0000 UTC

The Iron Claw The Last Duel Judas and the Black Messiah 1917 Silence

Andrew Ancil

2024-07-28 00:26:47 +0000 UTC

MASTER AND COMMANDER

Joel Swensen

2024-07-28 00:26:07 +0000 UTC

The Fabelmans 2022 (based on Steven Spielberg)

Matt

2024-07-28 00:26:06 +0000 UTC

Full Metal Jacket Saving Private Ryan Dick Hamilton

Allison N Williams

2024-07-28 00:25:55 +0000 UTC

Kingdom of Heaven, JFK

Nishant

2024-07-28 00:25:45 +0000 UTC

"The outlaw Josey Wales" (1976) is a classic western and historical fiction based on a real figure during the Civil War. The first Classic Clint Eastwood movie I tried and I'm glad I did, I definitely recommend 👌 "The last samurai" (2003) Masterpiece, need I say more?

Reid Mclellan

2024-07-28 00:25:07 +0000 UTC

Munich

Linda

2024-07-28 00:24:39 +0000 UTC

All the President’s Men Black Hawk Down

Mr TV Eye

2024-07-28 00:24:10 +0000 UTC

Black Mass was so damned awesome I can't even. 🔥

Linda

2024-07-28 00:23:20 +0000 UTC

The Lion in Winter Master and Commander

Scott Leggett

2024-07-28 00:22:55 +0000 UTC

That or Shanghai Triad by Zhang Yimou

meow nyan

2024-07-28 00:22:43 +0000 UTC

First Man 2018 (about Neil Armstrong)

Matt

2024-07-28 00:22:40 +0000 UTC

I’ve actually watched both in the channel I believe

James Adams

2024-07-28 00:22:32 +0000 UTC

I believe in ya!

James Adams

2024-07-28 00:21:48 +0000 UTC

Sparticus Django Unchained

Mr Zilla

2024-07-28 00:21:46 +0000 UTC

In the spirit of the Olympics starting, gonna have to recommend -Munich -Icarus (more of a documentary about Doping in the Olympics)

Viperdyne

2024-07-28 00:21:37 +0000 UTC

The Grandmaster dir. by Wong Kar-Wai

meow nyan

2024-07-28 00:21:36 +0000 UTC

And Rose Island

Maria Fernandez

2024-07-28 00:21:06 +0000 UTC

Society Of The Snow!!!!

Maria Fernandez

2024-07-28 00:20:53 +0000 UTC

The Zone of Interest (2023) [Same director of Under the Skin] The Iron Claw (2023)

Tyree Harris

2024-07-28 00:20:48 +0000 UTC

I hate when people actually solicit suggestions because that is when I can never think of anything. I'm trying to think of a couple good ones that aren't just WW2.

Ashley

2024-07-28 00:19:59 +0000 UTC

Black Mass about the mobster Whitey Bulger and, I know people will probably say otherwise but, Pearl Harbor is quite the watch.

Raven as a spoiled rich kid in WCW is cannon Johnny. Deal with it.

2024-07-28 00:19:18 +0000 UTC

Good ones! 🔥

Linda

2024-07-28 00:19:04 +0000 UTC

Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, but only the director's cut/roadshow edition.

p0sthum4n

2024-07-28 00:18:32 +0000 UTC

The Post and All the President's Men

Linda

2024-07-28 00:18:27 +0000 UTC

Master and commander 1917

ISeeTrees ofGreen

2024-07-28 00:18:09 +0000 UTC

Trial of the Chicago 7 Dope Sick (mini series)

Mister Lou

2024-07-28 00:17:49 +0000 UTC

gonna go with two recent ones, Blackberry and The Iron Claw

Lewish

2024-07-28 00:17:27 +0000 UTC

Phantom Thread // Billy Elliot

Kaitlin

2024-07-28 00:17:25 +0000 UTC

All the presidents Men Trial of the Chicago 7

Jonathan

2024-07-28 00:17:02 +0000 UTC

Inside Llewyn Davis The Social Network

Ryan

2024-07-28 00:16:59 +0000 UTC

Troy

Eric Espejo

2024-07-28 00:16:46 +0000 UTC

Martin Scorsese’s “Silence”; which covers a moment of Japan’s history with fictional characters, but still an interesting film

Xeidler Trayling

2024-07-28 00:16:42 +0000 UTC

Devil's Backbone by Guillermo del Toro. A more creative film that takes place during the Spanish Civil War (like pan's labyrinth but less fantastical)

Erika Martinez

2024-07-28 00:16:42 +0000 UTC

Miracle. Story of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team. Definitely sports&history but has large historical context due to the Cold War.

Dallas Darnell

2024-07-28 00:16:37 +0000 UTC

The Revenant.

Nick Mandlamadi aka Ebony

2024-07-28 00:16:27 +0000 UTC

Troy and The Patriot are fantastic movies

Zoheb Satta

2024-07-28 00:15:39 +0000 UTC

The Zone of Interest

Josh Hinrichs

2024-07-28 00:15:37 +0000 UTC

Glory

VinnyC123

2024-07-28 00:15:29 +0000 UTC

Lincoln

Josh Hinrichs

2024-07-28 00:15:03 +0000 UTC

MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS! (HISTORY GENRE)

Comments

Cry Freedom (1987) Donald Woods, a South African journalist, is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend Steve Biko.

Sergeant York and To Hell And Back

Michael Collins and Wicked Little Letters.

I second that. Underrated movie

"Valhalla Rising" (By Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn). Wild and unapologetic. Good luck!

If you haven’t seen Conspiracy (2001), it’s a quintessential movie on the banality of evil.

I’ll be making a poll Friday! :)

First Man (2018) Excalibur (1981)

The Pianist and Good Morning Vietnam. But The Pianist is an all timer, a can't miss tour-de-force for Adrien Brody.

Hey James, when are we going to vote on this?

war and peace 1967

Jake absolutely killed it in Stronger

Glengarry Glenross Clue Rocky Horror Picture Show

Amadeus One flew over the cookoo’s nest Bullets over broadway A clockwork orange Radio Days Mighty Aphrodite Copland Wise Guys The color of money Rain man

Late entries: The China Syndrome, Primarily Colors

Remembrance (2011)

Cry Freedom (1987)

Sisu (2022)

The 13th Warrior (1999)

Harakiri might be a stretch, but it’s my favorite movie. And the Cleopatra film from 1963 is awesome!

The New World (2005) extended cut - my favourite of all time, from a director you've dipped into but not for a while

The Bridge on the River Kwai The Man who shot liberty valance

I was just coming here to say this. Films from my country that aren't LOTR always get ignored

It would be nice if you watch the theory of everything 2014. The film was flawless. It made me tear up

McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) The Seventh Seal (1957) ...and I mean honestly, what about freakin Citizen Kane (1941)?

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) and Babylon

Oh cool I’ll have to check that out

James has a Patreon-only review of Titanic, but not on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/q4ggUb985Ek?feature=shared

Lawless!!!!! its really good

Another vote for Steven Spielberg's LINCOLN (2012). Despite winning a couple of Oscars and general acclaim, I think it's strangely underrated. My other one is Walter Hill's GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (1993). Wes Studi is rather brilliant in the title role.

Yeah, I'd vote for those two, hands down. 🔥

Kingdom of Heaven (Directors Cut | 2005) or The Duellists (1977)

Thank you! I'm going to watch his APNOW commentary today. Fingers crossed he gets to the Right Stuff at some point.

Thanks for correcting me Brett 👍

All the President’s Men Bridge over the River Kwai

100%

Boy in the Striped Pajamas is dogshit. Should only be watched to understand why it’s dogshit. Capote and Nightingale are great tho.

Two AMAZING movies

The Lion In Winter should be in regular Christmas theater rotation and I have no idea why it’s not.

Algiers is perfect

Oh fuck amazing movie. Impossible to watch heroic WWII movies the same way after.

All the President's Men is great.

Oops, James hasn't yet done either

James has already done Apocalypse Now but not The Right Stuff (which is a tremendous movie).

Another vote for All the President’s Men!

I was going to suggest that one - awesome!! 👍

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

This movie confirmed for me that LOTR was in good hands

One film based on real events which I think you really should react to is "Casualties of War" by Brian De Palma, it is from 1989 and is starring Sean Penn and Michael J Fox, very powerful and well acted. based on the events of the 1966 "incident on Hill 192" during the Vietnam War

American Made with Tom Cruise is a fun ride with crazy editing and style

Wesley Snipes was so hilarious. Stole every scene he was in.

Nice

LOVE Dolemite Is My Name - incredible cast! 👍

Agree! Harakiri is flipping amazing! 👍

LOVE the Manchurian Candidate! 👍

Oh that Werner Herzog . . . ! LOVE his films. 👍

Good one, Jennifer! 👍

I have never seen anyone react to "The Emigrants" (1971) and "The New Land" (1972). They are based on books by Vilhelm Moberg and where nominated for a bunch of awards.

Great movie

A bit of a political line, but “All the Presidents Men” or “Frost / Nixon”

The Insider

The Zone of Interest (2023) - dir. Jonathan Glazer …really atmospheric and disturbing but true story set during WWII

Good one. 🔥

Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor about China's last emperor or Scorsese's Kundun about the Dali Lama.

Was thinking about this more and just wanted to throw in a film that is based on real events and one that rarely gets mentioned or talked about but is both important and a wonderfully made film and that is The Killing Fields.

I loved "Pride"!

yesss

I thought as much but couldn't remember.. Thanks

James has already reviewed 300

I thought of going with "The Aviator" as well. When I was growing up Howard Hughes was probably the most famous man in the world. However I really knew nothing of his early years and that film explained a little bit about what made him the man that he was.

Society of the Snow

Heavenly Creatures

Oppenheimer

Aussie war double. Love it.

outlaw king most historically accurate medieval movie that ive seen

The Conformist, 1970. The Duelists, 1977.

First Man (2018) The Irishman (2019)