Best 18 History Movies Fan Favorites from 1989

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager, for their sexual enjoyment. Get info on Casualties of War / IMDB / YouTube

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415. Check out Henry V / IMDB / YouTube

After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith. Read about Roger & Me / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series. Learn about Eight Men Out / IMDB / YouTube

The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis. Find out about Great Balls of Fire! / IMDB / YouTube

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret WWII project, and the first atomic bombs designed, built, and tested in Los Alamos. See more about Fat Man and Little Boy / IMDB / YouTube

In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union. Details on The Winter War / IMDB / YouTube

Camille Claude impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and she also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow. Read about Camille Claudel / IMDB / YouTube

An in-depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8. Find out about For All Mankind / IMDB / YouTube

A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister. Details on The Woman in Black / IMDB / YouTube

The story of a family embroiled in the White Terror that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s. More about A City of Sadness / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the Profumo Scandal of 1963, an affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government. Look into Scandal / IMDB / YouTube

In Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, his girlfriend, and their families are sent to Auschwitz. When the camp guards learn of his boxing abilities, they force him to participate in weekly boxing matches. Details on Triumph of the Spirit / IMDB / YouTube

On June 28th 1389, at Kosovo Polje, an army of the Serbian Prince Lazar made a stand against the advancing Ottoman forces of Sultan Murad. More about The Battle of Kosovo / IMDB / YouTube

The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador. Details on Romero / IMDB / YouTube

Looking for change late in life, Harriet travels for a job as teacher in Mexico. The revolutionaries use her to gain access to a fortified estate. There she meets General Arroyo and befriends Old Gringo, a writer. Read about Old Gringo / IMDB / YouTube

A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of empathy and of clairvoyance, such that could aid suicidal patients. After the war, with one friend as his manager and another as his lover, Schneider changes his name to Eric Jan H. Get info on Hanussen / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of the French Revolution from the calling of the Etats General in 1789 until the end of the Jacobin Terror in 1794. See more about The French Revolution / IMDB / YouTube