History / Western, a list by Mark Gauci

8.3

/136263/

83

/5833/

73

/61/

4.3

/612242/

98

/204/

99

/599/

88

/42/

4.0

age 11+

Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.

87

IMDb 87

8.2

/989584/

80

/33246/

80

/11163/

4.2

/3771862/

93

/513/

91

/6024/

90

/69/

4.0

age 15+

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

88

85

8.5

/8146/

85

/280/

79

/48/

4.2

/33775/

100

/29/

99

/120/

Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

83

7.5

/299696/

73

/12219/

74

/3908/

4.0

/1137823/

93

/473/

84

/1570/

89

/63/

4.0

age 16+

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

82

7.5

/43237/

76

/2707/

76

/769/

3.8

/283158/

89

/227/

90

/136/

77

/42/

4.0

age 15+

Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.

81

7.3

/66583/

73

/4534/

71

/795/

3.8

/226913/

97

/212/

94

/49/

78

/46/

3.5

age 15+

Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

81

7.2

/130110/

70

/4581/

69

/1483/

3.9

/719787/

93

/337/

79

/519/

90

/57/

4.0

age 17+

When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.

81

7.4

/113413/

75

/4277/

73

/1646/

4.0

/323877/

96

/358/

95

/178/

84

/49/

3.0

age 15+

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

81

6.9

/81893/

73

/5040/

76

/2286/

3.7

/183125/

94

/277/

99

/3512/

76

/53/

3.5

age 15+

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

81

7.3

/161408/

69

/6210/

70

/2416/

3.9

/899395/

93

/357/

79

/114/

92

/59/

4.0

age 13+

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

81

7.5

/127346/

76

/4657/

76

/2235/

3.8

/814782/

88

/224/

96

/29/

74

/44/

3.5

age 13+

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

80

6.9

/23224/

67

/1134/

66

/307/

4.0

/216463/

92

/213/

75

/123/

91

/49/

4.0

age 14+

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

80

7.0

/6577/

69

/310/

69

/111/

3.8

/45054/

96

/115/

91

/17/

87

/18/

3.5

age 15+

Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.

80

7.4

/191288/

74

/7718/

72

/2229/

3.6

/509509/

93

/348/

97

/1341/

73

/59/

3.5

age 15+

Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.

80

IMDb 14

8.1

/10844/

79

/183/

76

/38/

4.2

/197443/

86

/286/

93

/527/

84

/53/

2.5

age 13+

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

80

7.2

/17507/

72

/1047/

72

/319/

3.7

/33697/

96

/196/

97

/529/

77

/48/

3.5

age 13+

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.

80

7.5

/168138/

76

/6389/

76

/2735/

3.7

/321026/

90

/303/

98

/598/

76

/53/

3.0

age 13+

The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.

80

7.1

/24006/

70

/1201/

71

/509/

3.9

/99246/

96

/224/

65

/161/

90

/44/

4.0

age 13+

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.

79

7.5

/38316/

78

/2419/

77

/895/

3.8

/95310/

91

/150/

98

/224/

69

/30/

3.0

age 11+

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.

79

6.7

/3481/

74

/467/

74

/60/

3.4

/15063/

93

/123/

93

/314/

76

/28/

3.5

age 13+

Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.

79

7.2

/8007/

72

/414/

65

/67/

3.5

/22720/

82

/200/

97

/262/

75

/45/

4.0

age 13+

While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.

79

6.8

/220444/

67

/6793/

67

/2866/

3.7

/495830/

94

/366/

76

/28/

89

/58/

4.0

age 15+

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

79

7.7

/203580/

77

/7430/

76

/3240/

3.8

/401749/

89

/344/

90

/454/

76

/49/

3.0

age 16+

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

78

6.7

/34291/

67

/1716/

66

/450/

3.5

/146681/

93

/122/

81

/92/

82

/28/

4.0

age 13+

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

78

7.6

/115244/

75

/5403/

75

/1137/

4.1

/979384/

89

/277/

94

/459/

73

/55/

2.5

age 15+

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

78

7.3

/48789/

72

/1942/

71

/678/

3.6

/109798/

88

/279/

91

/177/

74

/51/

3.5

age 15+

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

78

7.5

/19345/

78

/1462/

78

/395/

3.7

/33789/

88

/113/

96

/47/

62

/26/

3.0

age 10+

This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.

78

6.9

/15864/

72

/826/

69

/351/

3.4

/21987/

97

/148/

88

/88/

74

/35/

3.5

age 14+

In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.

77

7.2

/100472/

72

/6610/

70

/1236/

3.5

/492507/

92

/238/

93

/976/

78

/43/

3.0

age 16+

A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.

77

7.3

/44016/

74

/2901/

72

/646/

3.6

/33767/

94

/72/

92

/286/

69

/18/

3.0

age 15+

A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.

77

7.0

/9059/

74

/695/

76

/296/

3.3

/10434/

91

/22/

85

/34/

74

/5/

3.5

age 10+

After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn, the family's vision, determination and faith lifted them out of obscurity to launch the careers of three NBA champions.

77

7.1

/36297/

73

/1526/

73

/478/

3.5

/92408/

94

/179/

93

/762/

70

/37/

3.0

age 10+

A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.

77

7.3

/110836/

72

/4919/

70

/1312/

3.5

/977600/

82

/343/

95

/2940/

70

/59/

3.5

age 15+

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

77

6.6

/76544/

69

/3827/

66

/1160/

3.5

/137868/

88

/198/

93

/39/

68

/41/

4.0

age 16+

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

76

IMDb 91

6.9

/9952/

66

/308/

68

/109/

3.7

/66756/

90

/212/

77

/72/

78

/43/

3.5

age 15+

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.

76

7.1

/34320/

71

/2189/

70

/485/

3.4

/140129/

92

/212/

89

/116/

76

/38/

3.0

age 15+

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

76

6.5

/3743/

68

/371/

61

/79/

3.3

/10449/

94

/97/

95

/158/

75

/20/

3.5

age 15+

Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.

76

6.8

/2901/

74

/291/

73

/87/

3.5

/3530/

86

/36/

85

/18/

77

/4/

3.0

19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.

76

7.3

/9723/

75

/771/

78

/145/

3.4

/9581/

90

/90/

98

/1138/

51

/14/

3.0

age 13+

Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.

76

7.4

/18502/

78

/1734/

76

/338/

3.3

/15899/

84

/102/

99

/639/

57

/16/

3.0

age 11+

Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.

76

7.2

/116530/

72

/3504/

70

/1623/

3.5

/231940/

86

/331/

92

/600/

75

/55/

3.0

age 14+

Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.

76

6.8

/9844/

68

/510/

68

/240/

3.6

/40803/

87

/134/

83

/33/

75

/36/

3.5

age 15+

The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. Explore the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne; her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman and her care for her maverick brother whom she idolises.

75

6.7

/6127/

67

/490/

67

/125/

3.6

/14732/

95

/57/

75

/31/

71

/21/

3.5

age 13+

Barney Greenwald, a skeptical lawyer, reluctantly defends an officer of the navy who took control of the Caine from its captain, Lt. Philip Francis Queeg, while caught in a violent sea storm. As the court-martial proceeds, however, Greenwald increasingly questions if it was truly a mutiny or rather the courageous acts of a group of sailors who could not trust their unstable leader.

75

7.3

/25659/

74

/1744/

76

/498/

3.5

/20445/

89

/54/

94

/140/

62

/10/

2.5

age 10+

The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.

75

7.0

/260135/

68

/15873/

68

/4030/

3.5

/1078198/

81

/408/

69

/115/

75

/64/

4.0

age 16+

In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.

75

7.0

/5050/

70

/586/

70

/89/

3.5

/12370/

95

/19/

91

/52/

64

/4/

3.0

The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.

75

7.1

/42062/

73

/2525/

70

/581/

3.4

/35553/

92

/122/

83

/199/

74

/23/

3.0

age 15+

When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice.

75

7.8

/77513/

77

/3445/

78

/1420/

3.8

/73700/

85

/183/

93

/228/

66

/40/