Top 19 History Movies Releases from 1998

Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution, avoiding a law-obsessed policeman hell-bent on capturing him. Details on Les Misérables / IMDB / YouTube

From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems. Get info on Kundun / IMDB / YouTube

Alain is a boxer in 1925 Marseille, France. When he doesn't take the dive paid to take by a mob boss, he has to split. He joins the Foreign Legion and is sent to Morocco. He makes 3 friends and they watch each other's backs. More about Legionnaire / IMDB / YouTube

The turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality. Check out Wilde / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence. Details on The Newton Boys / IMDB / YouTube

A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia. More about Savior / IMDB / YouTube

Jacob Katadreuffe lives mute with his mother, has no contact with his father who only works against him and wants to become a lawyer, at all costs. Get info on Character / IMDB / YouTube

A slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman. Look into Beloved / IMDB / YouTube

In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering. Info on The Emperor and the Assassin / IMDB / YouTube

Brazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves. Check out Four Days in September / IMDB / YouTube

Dariya the maid getting a boy to touch her large breast is just one incident that occurs when Yohan and Victor infiltrate two families, forcing young Liza and blind Ekaterina to appear in porn, but they are not so innocent themselves. Details on Of Freaks and Men / IMDB / YouTube

The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone. The caliph's political rivals, centered around the leader of a fanatical Islamic sect, force the caliph to send Averroes into exile, but his ideas keep on livin. See more about Destiny / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General. Get info on Jinnah / IMDB / YouTube

Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, Regeneration tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of those soldiers are England's most important WW1 poets. Find out about Behind the Lines / IMDB / YouTube

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was one of the first well-known female painters. The movie tells the story of her youth, when she was guided and protected by her father, the painter Orazio Gentileschi. Her professional curiosity about the male anatomy, forbidden for her eyes, led her to the knowledge of sexual pleasure. But she was also well known because in 1612 sh. Look into Artemisia / IMDB / YouTube

Italian Jews journey back from Auschwitz after WWII, confronting challenges of reintegrating into society and uncertainties about familial circumstances awaiting them at home. Learn about The Truce / IMDB / YouTube

When six-year-old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the first time. Look into Ruby Bridges / IMDB / YouTube

In Bosnia a squad of peacekeeping soldiers ignores orders and sets off to save the crew of a crashed helicopter. See more about Demons of War / IMDB / YouTube

A biography of the life and work of the American architect. See more about Frank Lloyd Wright / IMDB / YouTube