Top rated like a history lesson movies on HBO Now
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1 Bad Education (2019)
A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.
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- 2019-09-08 | Drama / Crime
Cast
- Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney
Rating
- 6.8
2 News of the World (2020)
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
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- 2020-12-25 | Drama / Western
Cast
- Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel
Rating
- 6.97
3 Into the Storm (2009)
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
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- 2009-05-31 | Drama / History
Cast
- Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Scarborough
Rating
- 6.5
4 Confirmation (2016)
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
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- 2016-04-16 | Drama / History
Cast
- Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce
Rating
- 6.843
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5 J. Edgar (2011)
As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.
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- 2011-11-09 | Drama / Crime
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts
Rating
- 6.224
6 RKO 281 (2000)
In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.
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- 2000-04-07 | Drama / History
Cast
- Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell
Rating
- 6.386
7 The Janes (2022)
Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of “Jane” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies. In the pre-Roe v. Wade era — a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois — the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.
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- 2022-05-03 | Documentary
Cast
- Heather Booth, Judith Arcana
Rating
- 5.7
8 Sometimes in April (2005)
Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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- 2005-02-17 | Drama / History
Cast
- Idris Elba, Carole Karemera
Rating
- 7.117
9 Einstein and Eddington (2008)
A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to understand his ideas.
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- 2008-11-29 | History / Drama
Cast
- David Tennant, Richard McCabe
Rating
- 6.854
10 The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changing tastes and styles.
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- 2020-10-08 | Music / Documentary
Cast
- Barry Gibb, Andy Gibb
Rating
- 7.7