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| The King's Daughter (Film) |
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King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him
to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further
complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature. Rated: PG |
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| The Last Duel (Film) |
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King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de
Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a
duel. Stars Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jodie Comer and Adam Driver, directed by Ridley
Scott. Rated: 18 |
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| The Last Kingdom (Series) |
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The Last Kingdom is a British historical fiction television series based
on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories series of novels. The series is
set in England around 800-900 A.D.. It follows the story of Uhtred, who
is kidnapped by the Danes along with a young Saxon girl called Brida
after his father is slain in battle. Rated: 18 |
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| The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (Film) |
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Anlaf, a Viking king from Ireland, arrives with
his army in Northumbria after learning that Edward, King of the
Anglo-Saxons, has fallen gravely ill. Edward soon dies, leaving behind
three sons, none of whom were named as his aetheling. Lady Eadgifu and
her son Edmund, the youngest of the three, flee to Bebbanburg, where
Edward's former ally Uhtred resides. Rated: 18 |
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| The Legend of Lizzie Borden (Film) |
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The Legend of Lizzie Borden is a 1975 TV movie
about Lizzie Borden, a Massachusetts spinster accused of murdering her
father and stepmother with a hatchet in 1893. The case is not airtight
as there is no physical evidence at the scene of the crime, nor did
Lizzie have any blood on her in the wake of the murders. Elizabeth
Montgomery stars as Lizzie Borden. Rated: 15 |
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| The Libertine (Film) |
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The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of
Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way
to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his
life's work. Rated: 18 |
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| The Mysterious Cities of Gold (Series) |
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A trio of kids must search throughout 16th Century South America for
personal answers linked to the legendary El Dorado. Rated: U |
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| The New World (Film) |
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Captain Smith is spared his mutinous hanging
sentence after captain Newport's ship arrives in 1607 to found
Jamestown, an English colony in Virginia. The initially friendly
natives, who have no personal property concept, turn hostile after a
'theft' is 'punished' violently on the spot. Rated: 12A |
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| The Northman (Film) |
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A young Viking prince is on
a quest to avenge his father's murder. Rated: 18 |
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| The Other Boleyn Girl |
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Two sisters contend for the affection of King
Henry VIII. Featuring Scarlett Johannsen, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana. Rated: 18 |
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| Pillars of the Earth (Miniseries) |
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Set against a backdrop of war, religious strife
and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. Rated: 18 |
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| The Reader |
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Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his
affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael
Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a
war-crime trial. Rated: 15 |
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| The Secret Garden (Film) |
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A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to
England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to
explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets. Rated: U |
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| The Serpent Queen (Series) |
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Eight-part series based on Leonie Frieda's book
"Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France." Rated: 18 |
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| The Six Triple Eight (Film) |
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The Six Triple Eight is a historical drama film
directed by Tyler Perry, depicting the true story of the 6888th Central
Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black, all-female unit during World
War II. Rated: 12A |
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| The Spanish Princess (Series) |
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The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of
Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the
throne. Rated: 18 |
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| The Time Machine (1960 Film) |
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A man's vision for a utopian society is
disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and
dangerous society. Rated: PG |
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| The Time Machine (2002 Film) |
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Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th
century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he
finds humankind divided into two warring races. Rated: PG |
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| The Tragedy of Macbeth (Film) |
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A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of
witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious
wife supports him in his plans of seizing power. Rated: 12 |
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| The Treasure of The Sierra Madre (Film) |
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Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for
work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for
gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Rated: 18 |
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| The Tudors (Series) |
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A dramatic series about the reign and marriages
of King Henry VIII. Starring Johnathan Rhys-Meyers, Sam Neil, Natalie
Dormer and Henry Cavil. Rated: 18 |
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| The Untouchables (Film) |
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"The Untouchables" is a 1987 crime film that
follows Prohibition agent Eliot Ness as he assembles a team to take down
the notorious gangster Al Capone in 1930s Chicago. Rated: 15 |
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| The Untouchables (Series) |
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Chicago, 1930, the time of Prohibition. And it
is the great time for organized crime, the so-called Mafia. One of the
big bosses is Al Capone. Rated: 15 |
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| The Waltons (Series) |
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The life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family
through financial depression and World War II. Rated: PG |
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| The White Princess (Series) |
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Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same
name, the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and
her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Rated: 18 |
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| The White Queen (Series) |
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Three different, yet equally relentless women
vie for the throne in 15th-century England. Follows the War of the Roses
when neighbour fought neighbour to decide the fate of England. Rated: 18 |
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| The Woman King (Film) |
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A historical epic inspired by true events that
took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of
Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. Rated: 15 |
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| Titus (Film) |
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Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant
the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family. Rated: 18 |
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| Unfrosted (Film) |
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In 1963 Michigan, business rivals Kellogg's and
Post compete to create a cake that could change breakfast forever. Rated: 12A |
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| Victoria (Series) |
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The early life of Queen Victoria, from her
ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and
marriage to Prince Albert. Rated: 15 |
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| Vikings (Series) |
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Vikings transports us to the brutal and
mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who
yearns to explore and raid the distant shores across the ocean. Rated: 12 |
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| Vikings Valhalla (Series) |
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Follow-up series to 'Vikings' set 100 years
later and focusing on the adventures of Leif Erikson, Freydis, Harald
Hardrada, and the Norman King William the Conqueror. Rated: 12 |
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| Virgin Territory |
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Young Florentines take refuge from the black
plague and engage in bawdy adventures and lusty exchanges. Rated: 15 |
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| Waiting for The Barabarians (Film) |
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At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial
magistrate of an unnamed empire suffers a crisis of conscience when an
army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an
impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate. Rated: 15 |
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| War and Peace (Miniseries) |
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As the Russian conflict with Napoleon reaches
its peak, five aristocratic families face the possibility of their lives
being changed forever. Rated: 12 |
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| Warpath (Film) |
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Alice travels west along with a ruthless bounty
hunter in search of her lost husband. An independent film written,
produced and directed by Josh Becker. Rated: 18 |
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| Water for Elephants (Film) |
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Set in the 1930s, a former veterinary student
takes a job in a travelling circus and falls in love with the
ringmaster's wife. Rated: 12 |
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| When Life Gives You Tangerines (Series) |
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"When Life Gives You Tangerines" is a poignant
South Korean drama that follows the life of Ae-sun, a poor girl aspiring
to be a poet, and her loyal companion Gwan-sik, set against the backdrop
of Jeju Island from the 1950s to the 2000s. Rated: 18 |
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| When They See Us (Film) |
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In 1989, a jogger was assaulted and raped in New
York's Central Park, and five young people were subsequently charged
with the crime. The quintet, labeled the Central Park Five, maintained
its innocence and spent years fighting the convictions, hoping to be
exonerated. Rated: 15 |
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| Woman of the Hour (Film) |
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Woman of the Hour is based on the
stranger-than-fiction true story of Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala.
Bradshaw was a bachelorette on the hit '70s TV matchmaking show The
Dating Game and chose handsome and funny bachelor No. 3, Rodney Alcala.
But behind Alcala's charming facade was a deadly secret: He was a
psychopathic serial killer. Rated: 15 |
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| World Without End (Series) |
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The English town of Kingsbridge works to
survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with
France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death. Rated: 18 |
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| Wuthering Heights (Film) |
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A servant in the house of
Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy
and Heathcliff. Rated: U |
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| Yankee Doodle Dandy (Film) |
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The life of the renowned
musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan. Rated: U |
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| Zulu (Film) |
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The 1964 film "Zulu" is set during the 1879
Anglo-Zulu War and depicts the Battle of Rorke's Drift, where a small
British garrison, commanded by Lieutenant John Chard, defends against a
massive Zulu force after the British defeat at Isandlwana. Rated: PG |
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