Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "historical-document"

1. National Treasure (2004)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean

Votes: 355,948 | Gross: $173.01M

2. The Case for Christ (2017)

PG | 112 min | Biography, Drama

An investigative journalist and self-proclaimed atheist sets out to disprove the existence of God after his wife becomes a Christian.

Director: Jon Gunn | Stars: Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Faye Dunaway, Frankie Faison

Votes: 10,358 | Gross: $14.68M

3. George Washington Slept Here (1942)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy

When Bill and Connie Fuller are forced to move out of their Manhattan apartment because of their pet dog, Connie purchases a dilapidated old Pennsylvania house where George Washington allegedly slept, and persuades Bill to renovate it.

Director: William Keighley | Stars: Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride

Votes: 1,959 | Gross: $0.66M

4. España, la primera globalización (2021)

110 min | Documentary

Documentary about Spain's contribution to a time of discoveries and a first globalization.

Director: José Luis López-Linares | Stars: Antonio Valero, Rubén García Benito, Alicia Relinque, Abigail Horro Rodríguez

Votes: 321

5. Hitler's Reign of Terror (1934)

55 min | Documentary

A documentary meant to show Americans what had been going on in Germany since Hitler's rise, centered on a fact finding trip by Cornelius Vanderbilt, with newsreel footage of book burnings and such.

Director: Michael Mindlin | Stars: Edwin C. Hill, Samuel Dickstein, Adolf Hitler, John Haines Holmes

Votes: 27

6. Gli anni ruggenti (1962)

106 min | Comedy

The incognito visit of a fascist hierarch in a tiny country town shakes deeply the ruling class and their lack of integrity.

Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Gino Cervi, Michèle Mercier, Gastone Moschin

Votes: 479

7. The Sacred City (2016 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, History

This British film was made about Canadian historian Dan Gibson, who has uncovered startling new archaeological evidence that Mecca was not the original Holy City of Islam.

Director: David Taylor | Stars: Dan Gibson, Matt Jamie, Ranj Nagra, Adel Shemari

Votes: 211

8. The Gospel of Judas (2006 TV Movie)

PG | 87 min | Documentary

One of the most significant discoveries of the twentieth century is revealed in this film.

Director: James Barrat | Stars: Peter Coyote, Sami Temimi, Bahram Aloui, Salah Miled

Votes: 288

9. Stratis Has Strayed (1969)

94 min | Comedy

After years of hard work, an impecunious scholar will enjoy the fruit of his labour when an affluent movie producer approaches him with a preposterous but lucrative proposal. Now, he has to choose. Which is more important: love or money?

Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Anna Fonsou, Nikos Rizos, Anna Matzourani

Votes: 85

10. In Search of Athelstan (1981 TV Movie)

Documentary, Biography

Impassioned documentary by Michael Wood, exploring the achievements of Athelstan, the first king of England, and grandson of Alfred the Great, enhanced by a late 70's - early 80's soundtrack.

Stars: Susan Pierce, Michael Wood

Votes: 23

11. Les Cathares (2001 TV Movie)

87 min | Documentary, History

Times are rough, violent, conducive to the deepest questioning, the Holy Scriptures are reread and interpreted. For the Cathars, God could not have created a world so inhabited by evil.

Director: Chema Sarmiento | Stars: Dominique Baudis, Anne Brenon, Olivier De Robert, Jean Duvernoy

Votes: 8

12. Roky prelomu (1989– )

412 min | Drama

Watch as Carson and Jason play the first 3 matches against the bots in this season of Rocket League, being played on the Xbox One from Microsoft.

Stars: Michal Docolomanský, Jirí Pleskot, Karel Semerád, Vladimír Brabec

Votes: 7

13. Stari Sloveni - Istorija i obicaji (2010– )

47 min | Documentary

This document demistifies history and mithology of old Slavs. Telling how Slavs moved in Europe and came to places where they live today. Also it describes mithology, and some ceremonials ... See full summary »

Stars: Marko Brdar, Djordje Jankovic, Kristina Matic, Ana Milojkovic

14. Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu (1995 Video Game)

Adventure, Mystery

A fictional adventure of real life Robert Ripley, the man behind "Ripley's Believe It or Not!". On the eve of WWII, Ripley and his girlfriend Mei must visit China and other places to solve an ancient riddle. A sinister group pursues them.

Stars: Phil Banton, Karen Yip, Tony Eng, Tara Moss

Votes: 35

15. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: Partners of the Heart (2002)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

During World War II and the era of staunch racial segregation, a Black carpenter's son named Vivien Thomas, who had a talent for surgery, along with a white surgeon named Dr. Alfred Blalock... See full summary »

Directors: Bill Duke, Andrea Kalin | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Courtney B. Vance, Beau James, Christopher Haley

Votes: 52

16. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode: Million Dollar Coffin (1953)

Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Jerry is excited about publishing the personal papers a Revolutionary War figure. He and Pam accompany Nathaniel Sykes III to the small town where his ancestor is buried to retrieve the ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Edward Brophy

Votes: 28

17. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Templecombe, Somerset (1996)

Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, History

Templecombe Somerset is the site of a priory that dates back to the 12th century. The exact location of the original building has been confused by later construction. The Time Team set ... See full summary »

Director: Carole Peters | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Phil Harding

Votes: 33

18. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Islip, Oxfordshire (2006)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

Searching for the chapel of Edward the Confessor in the village where he was born.

Director: Graham Dixon | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 21

19. BattleField Detectives (2003– )
Episode: The Six-Day War (2005)

Documentary, History, War

In anticipation of a war with its Arab neighbors Israel spent years planning and refining its war plans and techniques. This program describes in some detail the elements of the plans that ... See full summary »

Stars: Liad Choczner, Abraham Cohen, Eli Cohen, Maurice Cohen

Votes: 10

20. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Dungannon, Northern Ireland (2008)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

A former military compound is between reverting back to a council open space. From illustrations there was a castle here. But where? The adjacent communication mast does not help geophys, nor does military grade concrete covering.

Director: Michael Douglas | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth

Votes: 11

21. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Towcester, Northamptonshire (2008)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

Paintpot's, the family cat, burial shows a wall. It is known that a Cistercian Nunnery existed here 900 years ago. Over the usual 3 days can the Team find the layout?

Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 19

22. I, Claudius (1976)
Episode: What Shall We Do About Claudius? (1976)

Not Rated | 52 min | Biography, Drama, History

Six years have passed. Germanicus has joined Tiberius in the Germanian campaign, to avenge the Roman legion slaughtered at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. Claudius remains at home, ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker

Votes: 403

23. Les Trésors de... (2014– )
Episode: Les Trésors de la Bibliothèque nationale de France (2020)

90 min | Documentary, History

The National Library of France is the guardian of priceless treasures that tell our history, our illustrious thinkers, writers, scholars and artists. Telling the story of the exceptional ... See full summary »

Directors: Marie David, Guillaume Perez | Stars: Sophie Jovillard, Stéphanie Coudurier, Guillaume Apollinaire, Arletty

Votes: 5

24. The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
Episode: Ambition (2021)

53 min | Documentary, History

An epic three-part series that charts the rise and fall of the Boleyns. A story of love, sex and betrayal, told from the family's unique perspective. Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the ... See full summary »

Directors: Emma Frank, Katie Greening | Stars: Shelley Conn, Lauren Mackay, Susan Doran, Nandini Das

Votes: 59

25. History Cold Case (2010– )
Episode: Ipswich Man (2010)

58 min | Documentary

The team investigates the remains of c. 13th-century African man found in an Medieval grave in Ipswich, England.

Director: Neil Ferguson | Stars: Laurence Fox, Ian Barnes, Adrian Bell, Sue Black

Votes: 22

26. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Cornering the Colonel (2010)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

Colonel Sanders last suit and America's next to last flag are items the Pawn Shop customers are looking to sell. A Grover Cleveland document and a set of watchmaker tools need an expert look.

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Austin 'Chumlee' Russell

Votes: 58

27. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Sub for Sale (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

Rick buys a midget submarine dirt cheap but the renovation could have the Pawn Shop underwater. Safer to deal in more traditional memorabilia like a Revolutionary war document, a spittoon and an R2D2 cooler.

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Austin 'Chumlee' Russell

Votes: 49

28. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Chummobile (2011)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

The Pawn Stars are given the chance to buy a recreation of the Batmobile used in the 1989 movie "Batman" and the 1992 sequel "Batman Returns"; a 19th century "Ship's Passport" that was ... See full summary »

Director: Jairus Cobb | Star: Rick Harrison

Votes: 55

29. Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016)
Episode: Bloodlines (2011)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jane and the team investigate what appears to be a modern-day witch hunt in Salem. Meanwhile, Frankie's old girlfriend returns to town with a surprise, and Jane has no problem speaking her mind about the situation.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Jordan Bridges, Lee Thompson Young

Votes: 482

30. History Cold Case (2010– )
Episode: The Bodies in the Well (2011)

59 min | Documentary

The bodies of 17 people, including 11 children, were found in a medieval well in Norwich, England, in 2004. All evidence points to a horrific crime.

Director: Mike Taylor | Stars: Stephen Mangan, Brian Ayers, Ian Barnes, Sue Black

Votes: 15

31. Lucy Worsley Investigates (2022– )
Episode: The Witch Hunts (2022)

History

What started Britain's century of bloody witch hunts? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of one supposed witch, whose case lit the fuse for the state-sanctioned killing of thousands.

Director: Georgina Leslie | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Wendy Seager, Ryan Pirie, David Montgomery

Votes: 68

32. Decoded (2010–2012)
Episode: Rushmore (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

Does Mount Rushmore, one of America's greatest icons of Democracy have a more sinister meaning? Buddy, Mac and Scott travel to Big Sky country to decode the intended message possibly hidden within this great American symbol.

Star: Jesse Larner

Votes: 22

33. My Grandparents' War (2019– )
Episode: Keira Knightley (2022)

44 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Actress Keira Knightley learns new stories of her grandparents' amazing wartime feats.

Star: Keira Knightley

Votes: 27

34. Ron Paul Liberty Institute (2015– )
The Durham Report Unmasks the Deep State (2023 Podcast Episode)

News

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Stars: Ron Paul, Peter Van Buren

35. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Lee and Liza's Family Tree (2023)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary

Many descendants of enslaved people have little record of their family's ancestry. Follow one family's quest to discover their lost history, and see how science and genealogy can help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery.

Director: Byron Hurt | Stars: Maya Alexander, Jendra Bonner, Andra Mae Grimes Harrell, Anitra Hurt

Votes: 26

36. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: The Princes in the Tower (2023)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

Find out if one of history's greatest cold cases-the imprisonment of two princes in the Tower of London-can finally be solved. Their disappearance led to centuries of mystery and speculation.

Director: Janice Sutherland | Stars: Tracy Borman, Henrike Lahnemann, Philippa Langley, Matt Lewis

Votes: 28

37. Bloody Tales (2013– )
Episode: Monsters (2013)

TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb and Joe Crowley investigate the bloody stories surrounding Roman emperor Caligula, French nobleman Gilles de Rais and Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory.

Directors: Jeremy Turner, Luke McLaughlin | Stars: Suzannah Lipscomb, Joe Crowley, Alexander Evers, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

Votes: 25

38. Edward and Mary: The Unknown Tudors (2002– )
Episode: Edward VI: The Boy King (2002)

TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History

When Edward was just nine their father died and the young boy became King, surrounded by advisors and further distanced from his beloved elder sister. But by now they were divided not just ... See full summary »

Director: Rachel Bell | Stars: David Starkey, Tim Wright, Rachel Jenkins

Votes: 9

39. Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016)
Episode: Divorced (2016)

TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Historian Lucy Worsley takes a close look at the first two of Henry VIII's six wives: Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.

Director: Russell England | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Nicholas Agnew, Scott Arthur, Paola Bontempi

Votes: 94

40. Fact or Fiction (2001–2004)
Episode: Richard III (2004)

Documentary

Contrary to popular perception, Richard III, was loyal, fair and effective as a ruler- much more than the infamous one dimensional Shakesperian villain rumored to have murdered the "Princes in the Tower". Did he?

Director: David Willcock | Stars: Keith Dockray, Michael K. Jones, A.J. Pollard, Tony Robinson

Votes: 16

41. In Search of the Dark Ages (1979–1981)
Episode: In Search of Erik Bloodaxe (1981)

45 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Viking Erik Bloodaxe ruled Northumbria, England during two reigns in the 10th Century, yet little is known about him. Michael Wood draws extracts from the now-lost Northumberland Chronicle to shed some light on this mysterious king.

Stars: Richard Bailey, Richard Hall, Michael Wood

Votes: 5

42. Portillo's Hidden History of Britain (2018)
Episode: Shepton Mallet (2018)

45 min | Documentary, History

Michael explores Shepton Mallet prison which over its 400-year history has seen executions and escape attempts, been used as a store for historical documents during wartime and became the U.S. military's WWII death-row.

Director: Ruairi Fallon | Stars: Michael Portillo, Fred Dinenage

Votes: 12