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MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS! (HISTORY GENRE) (Patreon)

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2024-07-28 00:13:45
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2026-06

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Excited to get a fresh genre discovery on here! Films that depict historical events, engage with history, or a documentation of an event. Think of something grounded like ARGO to something that can have a creative spin such as THE NORTHMAN.

The film can be anything, as long as the subject has some form of historical aspect.

Recommend me TWO FILMS and I'll do my best to put them up on the polls and watch em!

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Julian Left

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

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.

Jennifer

Heavenly Creatures

Mads

Society of the Snow

Shaun

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.

Emily Trott

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."

j francis m

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.

Gary Paterson

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.

hayashi808

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

Shawnie

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.

Wizard Brain

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

Linda

The Insider

GareBear

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

Renee MeowMeow Beans

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.

Pontus Persson

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.

Pumpkinbob

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.

Jack Meier

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

Inside Bilderberg

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

Paul Steffens

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.

Randall Keizer

All the President’s Men Bridge over the River Kwai

The American Captain

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

Bryan Tuck

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.

Brent

Lawless!!!!! its really good

Emil Larsson

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) and Babylon

Bert Taverner

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

Shaan Kenji Castro

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

Patrick Littlejohn

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

Grunwalski

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

NobleProfession

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

Linda

Late entries: The China Syndrome, Primarily Colors

Diandra Reinfeld

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

Glengarry Glenross Clue Rocky Horror Picture Show

Tetley

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

Cliff Endicott

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

Vato Loco

First Man (2018) Excalibur (1981)

Sam

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

Trygve Bjellvåg

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

Mr. Dirty

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.

John G

Sergeant York and To Hell And Back

Mema Random

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.

Oscar Zephier

My guy. You gotta check out Babylon, directed by Damien Chazelle. The acting, cinematography, costumes, and production design are all balls-to-the-wall crazy. It takes place in the 1920s, during the silent film era, think Wolf of Wall Street mixed with Boogie Nights, and Singing in the Rain. We follow Margot Robbie as a rising star in this depraved-filled debaucherous land of opportunity of early Hollywood, where we also meet Brad Pitt the dying star, and Manny, the up-and-coming filmmaker, and we see the ups and downs of making it in Hollywood. I know this comment is long, but I hope you check it out. It's so good.