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  1. Roman Empire 2016

    Documentary

    This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.

    The sides of Roman Empire

    • Commodus, Julius Caesar and Caligula
    • Historians between staged scenes
    • Gladiators, plots and murders

    Good for you if

    • you like learning Roman history through dramatised scenes.
    • you like emperors, senators and the plots against them.
    • you like gladiator fights in the arena.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand bloody battles and murders.
    • you'd rather not see sex scenes on screen.

    About: power · betrayal · ambition

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  2. Rise of Empires: Ottoman 2020

    Documentary

    Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.

    The sides of Rise of Empires: Ottoman

    • Mehmed II besieging Constantinople in 1453
    • Acted battle scenes between historian interviews
    • Cannons against the walls of the city

    Good for you if

    • you like the fall of Constantinople told step by step.
    • you like a siege with cannons, walls and ships.
    • you want history with battle scenes, not just talking heads.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather skip palace politics, and the sultan's court and the Byzantine emperor scheme between battles.
    • you can't stand bloody sword fights.

    About: conquest · ambition · empire

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  3. Apocalypse: World War I 2014

    Documentary

    Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles.

    The sides of Apocalypse: World War I

    • Archive footage of the Great War in color
    • Fronts from Flanders to Africa and the Ottoman Empire
    • Soldiers and civilians caught in four years of war

    Good for you if

    • you want the whole of World War I told in order, forgotten fronts included.
    • you want to see the trenches as the soldiers lived them.
    • you like real faces from 1914 brought closer by color.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real footage of the wounded and the dead.
    • you can't take the scale of real loss in one evening.

    About: war · memory · loss

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  4. Hitler: A Career 1977

    Documentary

    A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of mass psychology and how the desperate crowd can be deceived and shepherded to the slaughterhouse.

    The sides of Hitler: A Career

    • Archive footage of Hitler's rise
    • Crowds at Nazi rallies
    • The Weimar Republic sliding into dictatorship

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand how the Weimar Republic fell to the Nazis.
    • you're interested in how crowds are swayed by propaganda.
    • you want the story told through footage from the time.

    Bad for you if

    • two and a half hours of archive footage is too much for you.
    • you can't sit through so many images of Nazi crowds and war.

    About: propaganda · mass psychology · dictatorship

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  5. The Vietnam War 2017

    Documentary

    An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

    The sides of The Vietnam War

    • Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's history of the war
    • American veterans, protesters and Vietnamese witnesses
    • From French Indochina to the fall of Saigon

    Good for you if

    • you want the whole war, from the French colonial years to 1975.
    • you like hearing soldiers from both sides describe the same battles.
    • you want witnesses rather than actors.

    Bad for you if

    • ten long episodes is too much for you.
    • you can't stand real footage of combat and the dead.

    About: war · lies of power · memory

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  6. Shōgun 2024

    Series

    In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.

    The sides of Shōgun

    • An English sailor shipwrecked in Japan in 1600
    • A lord outplayed by his regents
    • A noblewoman translating between two worlds

    Good for you if

    • you like feudal Japan seen through a stranded English pilot.
    • you like Toranaga quietly playing a council that wants him dead.
    • you like a patient story where one look says more than a battle.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch beheadings and ritual suicide on screen.
    • you won't read subtitles for much of the dialogue, which is in Japanese.

    About: honor · duty · culture clash · ambition

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  7. The World at War 1973

    Documentary

    A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.

    The sides of The World at War

    • World War II from its roots to its aftermath
    • Interviews with soldiers, civilians and leaders
    • Archive footage narrated by Laurence Olivier

    Good for you if

    • you want the whole Second World War told in order, front by front.
    • you like hearing soldiers who were there tell what they saw.
    • you like the grave, haunting Carl Davis theme that opens every episode.

    Bad for you if

    • you find 1970s television and black and white archives dated.
    • you can't watch footage of the camps and the dead.
    • you won't commit to twenty six episodes of nearly an hour each.

    About: war · memory · genocide

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  8. Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.

    The sides of Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

    • The September 11 attacks
    • Twenty years of war in Afghanistan
    • Survivors, soldiers and officials remembering

    Good for you if

    • you want the personal stories of people who lived through that day.
    • you like seeing how one day reshaped the following twenty years.
    • you want to understand the choices made in Washington after the attacks.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch footage of the attacks and accounts of torture.
    • you want something light for your evening.

    About: terrorism · grief · security and freedom

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  9. Marco Polo 2014

    Series

    Set in a world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, this lavish drama series follows explorer Marco Polo's adventures in the 13th century.

    The sides of Marco Polo

    • Marco Polo at the court of Kublai Khan
    • The Mongol Empire against the Song dynasty
    • A blind monk named Hundred Eyes

    Good for you if

    • you like the 13th century Mongol court.
    • you like lavish costumes, palaces and armies.
    • you like court intrigue around a great Khan.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not watch sex scenes.
    • you can't stand bloody battles and executions.

    About: empire · loyalty · ambition

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  10. D-Day Sacrifice 2014

    Documentary

    Comprised entirely of re-mastered and colorised archive footage from World War II, much of it never before seen, Sacrifice recounts the story of D-Day through the testimonies of those who lived it. These important historical days are seen through the eyes of French civilians and members of the military fighting on both sides. The testimonies of famous individuals like Dwight D. Eisenhower and Erwin Rommel are intertwined with those of anonymous soldiers and citizens, such as film director Samuel Fuller and Eisenhower's chauffeur, Kay Summersby. From the preparations for D-Day all the way through to the liberation of Paris, the accounts of these men and women provide a moving and invaluable retelling of this pivotal time in history.

    The sides of D-Day Sacrifice

    • Colorised archive footage of World War II
    • The Normandy landings
    • Soldiers and French civilians on both sides

    Good for you if

    • you want to follow D-Day from the preparations to the liberation of Paris.
    • you like war seen by soldiers and civilians on both sides.
    • you want real footage and real testimonies, with no actors.

    Bad for you if

    • you find wartime archive footage dated, even in colour.
    • you can't watch real images of dead and wounded soldiers.

    About: sacrifice · liberation · memory

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  11. Rome 2005

    Series

    A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

    The sides of Rome

    • Two soldiers, Vorenus and Pullo
    • Caesar's rise and fall
    • The streets and the senate of ancient Rome

    Good for you if

    • you like ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in.
    • you like Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic.
    • you like following two ordinary soldiers through great events.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand graphic battles and executions.
    • you'd rather not watch frequent sex scenes, or you watch with others.

    About: ambition · loyalty · betrayal

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  12. Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.

    The sides of To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

    • J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project
    • The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    • Archive footage and historians' interviews

    Good for you if

    • you want the real story behind the Oppenheimer film.
    • you like the question of who decides to use a weapon.
    • you want to understand how the bomb changed war forever.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't look at the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
    • you want a big-screen drama more than archive and interviews.

    About: guilt · science · war · responsibility

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  13. Queen Cleopatra 2023

    Documentary

    As Egypt's last pharaoh, Cleopatra fights to protect her throne, family and legacy in this docuseries featuring reenactments and expert interviews.

    The sides of Queen Cleopatra

    • Egypt's last pharaoh
    • Her alliances with Caesar and Mark Antony
    • Reenactments with expert interviews

    Good for you if

    • you like Egypt's last pharaoh and her fight for the throne.
    • you like Cleopatra playing Caesar and Mark Antony against Rome.
    • you like experts explaining a real queen between scenes.

    Bad for you if

    • you want history without reenacted scenes and invented dialogue.
    • you want battle scenes more than interviews with historians.

    About: power · legacy · family

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  14. Hearts and Minds 1974

    Documentary

    Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.

    The sides of Hearts and Minds

    • Interviews with generals and veterans
    • Vietnamese villagers after the bombing
    • The Vietnam War filmed while it was still going on

    Good for you if

    • you want to see what the Vietnam War did to the people on both sides.
    • you like a film made in the middle of the events it shows.
    • you like seeing official speeches set against what happened on the ground.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real footage of napalm and wounded civilians.
    • you find seventies footage dated.

    About: war · propaganda · guilt

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  15. Alexander 2004

    Film

    Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.

    The sides of Alexander

    • Alexander the Great conquering all the way to India
    • Colin Farrell as the Macedonian king
    • Elephants in a battle in India

    Good for you if

    • you want ancient Greece, Persia and Babylon on screen.
    • you like huge battles fought with spears and horses.
    • you like a 20-year-old king set on ruling the whole known world.

    Bad for you if

    • three hours is too much for one evening.
    • you can't stand bloody sword battles.

    About: ambition · glory · a mother's hold

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  16. The Pacific 2010

    Series

    Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.

    The sides of The Pacific

    • Three real Marines in the Pacific war
    • Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa
    • Coming home after the fighting

    Good for you if

    • you want the true stories of Leckie, Basilone and Sledge.
    • you want to understand the war against Japan island by island.
    • you like battle scenes on the scale of a film.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch combat deaths filmed up close.
    • the toll of war on real men's minds is too much for you.

    About: war · brotherhood · trauma

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  17. This biopic profiles history's most spectacular madman, tracing his journey from humble roots to complete mastery of Germany.

    The sides of Hitler: The Rise of Evil

    • Hitler's rise from Vienna to power
    • Robert Carlyle as Hitler
    • A journalist who tried to warn Germany

    Good for you if

    • you want to see how Germany handed power to Hitler step by step.
    • you want to watch Robert Carlyle's Hitler.
    • you want the true story of Fritz Gerlich, the journalist who tried to warn Germany.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't bear spending hours with Hitler.
    • you want the Second World War, and this story stops before it begins.

    About: power · complicity · the rise of fascism

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  18. Taxi to the Dark Side 2008

    Documentary

    An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.

    The sides of Taxi to the Dark Side

    • An Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar
    • Detention at Bagram and Guantanamo
    • Soldiers and officials on interrogation orders

    Good for you if

    • you want the true story of one innocent man who died in US custody.
    • you want to see how orders from the top reached a prison cell.
    • you want to understand what the war on terror did behind closed doors.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take a story of torture and death of an innocent man.
    • you can't look at photos of prisoners being abused.

    About: torture · responsibility · justice

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  19. Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.

    The sides of The Untold History Of The United States

    • Oliver Stone narrating American history
    • From the Second World War to the present
    • Presidents, bombs and the Cold War

    Good for you if

    • you like a sweeping run through the American century.
    • you like asking who really made the big decisions.
    • you like archive footage of real leaders and real events.

    Bad for you if

    • you find almost ten hours too much for one documentary.
    • you'd rather not spend hours on wars and bombs.

    About: empire · power · memory

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  20. The Last Duel 2021

    Film

    King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

    The sides of The Last Duel

    • A knight and a squire, old friends turned enemies
    • One crime told three times
    • A duel to the death in medieval Paris

    Good for you if

    • you like a real 14th century trial in mud, steel and castles.
    • you want a brutal duel on horseback and on foot.
    • you want Jodie Comer as Marguerite, holding her ground against a court of men.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a rape on screen. Here you see it twice, from two points of view.
    • two and a half hours is too much for you.

    About: honor · truth · women's voices

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