Greatest 19 History Movies Picks from 2008

After Christine's son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him, but when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quiet public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope. Info on Changeling / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II. Read about Valkyrie / IMDB / YouTube

Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. Learn about The Boy in the Striped Pajamas / IMDB / YouTube

During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive. Read about Ip Man / IMDB / YouTube

In the prehistoric past, D'Leh is a mammoth hunter who bonds with the beautiful Evolet. When warriors on horseback capture Evolet and the tribesmen, D'Leh must embark on an odyssey to save his true love. Details on 10,000 BC / IMDB / YouTube

Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII. Look into The Other Boleyn Girl / IMDB / YouTube

The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed. Details on The Diving Bell and the Butterfly / IMDB / YouTube

A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution. Info on Persepolis / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life. Info on The Duchess / IMDB / YouTube

Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike. Look into Hunger / IMDB / YouTube

A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, the artistic crime of the century. Learn about Man on Wire / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush. Read about W. / IMDB / YouTube

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206. Learn about Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during World War II. Info on The Counterfeiters / IMDB / YouTube

A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s. Find out about The Baader Meinhof Complex / IMDB / YouTube

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha. Find out about Jodhaa Akbar / IMDB / YouTube

Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. Learn about Cadillac Records / IMDB / YouTube

A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group. Find out about Flame & Citron / IMDB / YouTube

Two feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both. Look into The Edge of Love / IMDB / YouTube