231. The Moderns
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Rudolph
Actors: Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, John Lone, Wallace Shawn, Geneviève Bujold, Kevin J. O'Connor
232. Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven M. Martin
Actors: Leon Theremin, Robert Moog, Clara Rockmore, Nicolas Slonimsky, Paul Shure, Brian Wilson
233. Edward II
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Derek Jarman
Actors: Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan, Tilda Swinton, John Lynch, Dudley Sutton
Plot: The new king of England summons his previously banned lover. Although they
are filled with joy, they must face the intense opposition towards their
relationship which plagues the court.
234. Les miserables
Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Glenn Jordan
Actors: Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins, Cyril Cusack, Claude Dauphin, John Gielgud, Ian Holm
235. Princess of Montpensier, The ( princesse de Montpensier, La )
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Actors: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Raphaël Personnaz, Anatole de Bodinat
236. The Great Battle
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Historical/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kwang-shik Kim
Actors: Joo-Hyuk Nam, In-sung Jo, Seol-Hyun Kim, Dong-il Sung, Sung-woong Park, Oh-seong Yu
237. Origin
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ava DuVernay
Actors: Vera Farmiga, Niecy Nash, Blair Underwood, Finn Wittrock, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal
238. The Birth of a Nation
Year of Release: 1915
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: D.W. Griffith
Actors: Lillian Gish, Henry B. Walthall, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis, Mae Marsh
Plot: During the civil war, a tale is told of the anarchy that ruled the south after the war. One of the first major motion pictures and the one that started "it" all. Silent.
239. Harvest of Empire
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Peter Getzels, Eduardo Lopez
Actors: Juan Gonzalez
Plot: Documentary released in conjunction with journalist Juan Gonzalez's book, Harvest of Empire explores the history between America's involvement in Latin America and how it correlates to the current immigration crisis in the U.S.
240. The Promise
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Terry George
Actors: Christian Bale, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Angela Sarafyan, James Cromwell, Jean Reno
Plot: As the Ottoman Empire nears it end, the sophisticated Ana finds herself torn between two men - brilliant medical student Michael and a renowned American journalist.
