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Jeanne Vaubernier (Maïwenn), a common girl eager to rise socially, uses her distinct charms to get out of her condition. Her lover, the Count du Barry, who is getting rich thanks to Jeanne's lucrative gallantry, wishes to introduce her to the King. He organizes the meeting through the intermediary of the influential Duke of Richelieu. This one exceeds his expectations: between Louis XV (Johnny Depp) and Jeanne, it's love at first sight… With the courtesan, the King rediscovers his taste for life - so much so that he can no longer do without her and decides to make her his official favorite.

Drama Historical 2 hrs, 25 mins

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In 1935, J. Edgar Hoover forms the FBI and makes it an efficient crime-fighting organization — in part by harassing dissenters and building secret files on politicians. Hoover also fights the gangster wars in the ’30s and, later, the Mafia. He remains the FBI's director until his death in 1972.

R Drama Historical

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A WWII comedy spoof using action figures to imagine what would have happened if the Germans had won the Battle of Britain.

Comedy Historical 1 hr, 31 mins

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Story of Louis XV, known as Louis the Beloved, who records the second longest reign in French history, ruling the country from 1715 to 1774.

Drama Historical

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An intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman). JACKIE places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband's assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a psychological portrait of the First Lady as she struggles to maintain her husband’s legacy and the world of "Camelot" that they created and loved so well.

R Drama Historical 1 hr, 35 mins

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Julia Pastrana was a physically-deformed Mexican woman, just over four feet tall, covered with black hair with large, misshapen facial features, who fell in love with the man, Theodore Lent, who displayed her in his traveling freak show. What happened next is far from a happy ending...

Drama Historical

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Based on a true story, the film recreates one Christmas night during WWI when enemies were able to lay aside their differences, visit each others trenches and celebrate the holiday.

Drama Historical 1 hr, 56 mins

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