historical films

300 [ historical, action, comicbook ]: Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C
Dangerous Liaisons [ historical, satire ]: Rich and bored aristocrats in Baroque France play high-stakes games of passion and betrayal.
Gladiator [ action, historical ]: When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by a corrupt prince, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.
Hex: Series 1 & 2 [ supernatural, tv, historical, boxset ]: Cassie is a shy high school girl who wants to be accepted by others, but is only truly loved by her best friend Thelma.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [ historical ]: During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
The Man Who Would Be King [ thriller, historical ]: Two British soldiers in India are mistaken for gods.