Greatest 21 History Movies Hits from 2003

In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart. More about Cold Mountain / IMDB / YouTube

Katherine Watson teaches art history in 1953 at the respectable all-female Wellesley College. She encourages her conservative students to question and disregard the outdated societal mores for women. Learn about Mona Lisa Smile / IMDB / YouTube

An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), in which he purports to have been a C.I.A. hitman. Info on Confessions of a Dangerous Mind / IMDB / YouTube

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation. Explore Seabiscuit / IMDB / YouTube

Antwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman. During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins. See more about Antwone Fisher / IMDB / YouTube

The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine. Get info on Shattered Glass / IMDB / YouTube

In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback. Details on Rabbit-Proof Fence / IMDB / YouTube

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum. Details on The Magdalene Sisters / IMDB / YouTube

An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s. Check out The Best of Youth / IMDB / YouTube

A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years. Learn about Russian Ark / IMDB / YouTube

The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas Stonewall Jackson, as he meets with military success against the Union from 1861 to 1863, when he is accidentally killed by his own soldiers. Explore Gods and Generals / IMDB / YouTube

Vizontele Tuuba is the sequel to Vizontele and recounts the 1980 military coup, the repercussions of the coup in a small southeastern town in Turkey. This is a very confusing period: every sad incident leads to a funny event or every funny incident results in sadness. Learn about Vizontele Tuuba / IMDB / YouTube

During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the Catholic Church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation. Get info on Luther / IMDB / YouTube

Due to Hitler's threat, Walter Redlich, a Jewish lawyer, immigrates to Kenya with his wife Jettel and daughter Regina. Things take a turn when the family is ordered to move by the British officers. Explore Nowhere in Africa / IMDB / YouTube

A samurai goes to extraordinary lengths to provide for his family. Check out When the Last Sword Is Drawn / IMDB / YouTube

The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland. Info on Song for a Raggy Boy / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer. Get info on The Gospel of John / IMDB / YouTube

The 1978 kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants: a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade. Info on Good Morning, Night / IMDB / YouTube

The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous. Read about The Weather Underground / IMDB / YouTube

Hollywood makes a deal with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to film his war and recreate his life. Find out about And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the real story during Kargil war fought between India and Pakistan in 1999. Read about LOC: Kargil / IMDB / YouTube