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The Silence of Joan (2011)

May 23rd , 1430, Joan of Arc is captured
January 9th , 1431, Joan of Arc's trial begins
May 30th , 1431, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake

Rating: 73 %

Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations.

Length: 65 mins

The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)

May 23rd , 1430, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake
January 9th , 1431, Joan of Arc's trial begins

Rating: 63 %

Awards: 6 wins & 13 nominations.

Length: 98 mins

The Ninth Day (2004)

January 15th , 1942, Henri Kremer is temporarily released from Dachau
January 24th , 1942, the ninth, and last, day of Henri Kremer's release

Rating: 73 %

Awards: 7 wins & 8 nominations.

Length: 128 mins

The Terminal (2004)

January 15th , 2004, Viktor Navorski arrives at an airport terminal and is refused entry

Rating: 71 %

Awards: 7 nominations.

Length: 115 mins

Aurore (2005)

January 23rd , 1918, Aurore Gagnon's mother, Marie-Anne Caron, dies of tuberculosis
February 12th , 1920, Aurore Gagnon is murdered
February 14th , 1920, Aurore Gagnon's funeral is held

Rating: 65 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations.

Length: 100 mins

A Mighty Heart (2007)

January 23rd , 2002, Daniel Pearl is abducted
February 1st , 2002, Daniel Pearl is beheaded

Rating: 75 %

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 48 wins & 31 nominations.

Length: 121 mins

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

January 25th , 1971, Idi Amin overthrows president Milton Obote
June 28th , 1976, hijacked Air France Flight 139 lands at Entebbe Airport in Uganda

Rating: 63 %

Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations.

Length: 125 mins

De-Lovely (2004)

January 30th , 1918, Cole Porter and Linda Thomas marry
December 19th , 1919, Cole Porter and Linda Thomas meet
October 24th , 1937, Cole Porter is injured while horse riding
May 20th , 1954, Linda Thomas dies
October 15th , 1964, Cole Porter dies

Rating: 65 %

Length: 115 mins

22 Bullets (2010)

February 1st , 1977, Jacky Imbert is shot 22 times

Rating: 66 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 24 wins & 46 nominations.

Length: 123 mins

Julie & Julia (2009)

August 13th , 2002, Julie Powell cooks the first of Julia Child's recipes, including Artichauts au Naturel avec Beurre au Citron
October 30th , 2002, Julie Powell cooks lobster thermidore
February 2nd , 2003, Julie Powell cooks Beef bourguignon
August 12th , 2003, Julie Powell cooks her last recipe, stuffed duck in pastry

Rating: 75 %

Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations.

Length: 101 mins

Groundhog Day (1993)

February 2nd , Groundhog Day

Rating: 73 %

Awards: 11 wins & 7 nominations.

Length: 110 mins

Violeta Went to Heaven (2011)

February 5th , 1967, Violeta Parra commits suicide

Rating: 66 %

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 27 nominations.

Length: 124 mins

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

August 19th , 1561, Mary returns to Scotland to rule the country
February 8th , 1587, Mary is executed

Rating: 74 %

Awards: 7 wins & 16 nominations.

Length: 133 mins

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008)

February 11th , 1979, Jacques Mesrine is killed

Rating: 56 %

Awards: 6 wins & 7 nominations.

Length: 125 mins

1911 (2011)

April 27th , 1911, the Second Guangzhou Uprising
October 10th , 1911, the Wuchang Uprising
December 29th , 1911, Sun Yat-sen becomes provisional president of China
February 12th , 1912, emperor Puyi abdicates
March 10th , 1912, Yuan Shikai is sworn in

Rating: 69 %

Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations.

Length: 114 mins

15 Février 1839 (2001)

February 14th , 1839, Marie Thomas Chevalier De Lormier and his comrade-in-arms are told they will be hanged in 24 hours
February 15th , 1839, Marie Thomas Chevalier De Lormier and his comrade-in-arms are hanged

Rating: 68 %

Awards: 3 nominations.

Length: 115 mins

American Made (2017)

March 28th , 1984, Barry Seal agrees to become a DEA informant
June 25th , 1984, Barry Seal uses a plane with hidden cameras to deliver cocaine to Nicaragua
February 19th , 1986, Barry Seal is murdered outside a Salvation Army Center

Rating: 69 %

Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations.

Length: 117 mins

Amazing Grace (2006)

March 13th , 1787, William Wilberforce is asked at dinner to lead a campaign against slavery
May 12th , 1789, William Wilberforce first speaks about abolition in the House of Commons
May 30th , 1797, William Wilberforce marries Barbara Ann Spooner at the Church of St Swithin
February 23rd , 1807, the Slave Trade Act is passed
March 25th , 1807, the Slave Trade Act is passed, banning the slave trade within the British Empire

Rating: 67 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 52 nominations.

Length: 119 mins

Bright Star (2009)

April 3rd , 1819, Fanny Brawne moves in next door to John Keats
October 18th , 1819, John Keats and Fanny Brawne are engaged
August 10th , 1820, John Keats moves in with Fanny Brawne before leaving for Italy
September 13th , 1820, John Keats and Fanny Brawne say their last goodbye
February 23rd , 1821, John Keats dies in Rome

Rating: 79 %

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 24 wins & 123 nominations.

Length: 123 mins

The Theory of Everything (2014)

July 14th , 1965, Stephen Hawking marries Jane Wilde
March 1st , 1988, A Brief History of Time is published
June 17th , 1989, Stephen Hawking is made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour

Rating: 76 %

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 67 wins & 101 nominations.

Length: 112 mins

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

December 8th , 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby suffers a stroke
March 7th , 1997, Jean-Dominique Bauby publishes his memoir
March 9th , 1997, Jean-Dominique Bauby dies

Rating: 76 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 10 nominations.

Length: 143 mins

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

August 22nd , 1962,
March 11th , 1963, Bastien-Thiry is executed for his part in the assassination attempt
August 25th , 1963, the Jackal attempts to assassinate General Charles de Gaulle

Rating: 77 %

Awards: Won 5 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 13 nominations.

Length: 175 mins

The Sound of Music (1965)

November 26th , 1927, Maria Kutschera marries Georg von Trapp
March 12th , 1938, Austria is annexed to Germany

Rating: 74 %

Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 78 wins & 132 nominations.

Length: 127 mins

Life of Pi (2012)

March 14th , Pi Day is celebrated

Rating: 72 %

Awards: 5 wins & 23 nominations.

Length: 140 mins

The King (2019)

March 20th , 1413, Henry IV dies, and Hal is crowned as Henry V

Rating: 77 %

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 55 nominations.

Length: 189 mins

Magnolia (1999)

November 26th , 1911, three men are hanged
March 23rd , 1958, Sydney Barringer is killed while trying to commit suicide

Rating: 80 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations.

Length: 173 mins

The Great Escape (1963)

March 24th , 1944, the escape

Rating: 66 %

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 18 wins & 23 nominations.

Length: 123 mins

Marie Antoinette (2006)

May 16th , 1770, Marie Antoinette marries the Dauphin of France, Louis-Auguste
May 10th , 1774, Louis XV dies
December 19th , 1778, Marie Antoinette gives birth to a baby girl, Marie Thérèse Charlotte
November 29th , 1780, Marie Antoinette's mother dies
October 22nd , 1781, Marie Antoinette gives birth to Louis-Joseph
March 27th , 1785, Marie Antoinette gives birth to Louis-Charles
July 9th , 1786, Marie Antoinette gives birth to Sophie
June 19th , 1787, Princess Sophie dies
July 14th , 1789, the Bastille is stormed
October 5th , 1789, the royal family escape to Tuileries Palace

Rating: 67 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 19 wins & 29 nominations.

Length: 120 mins

Of Gods and Men (2010)

December 24th , Ali Fayattia agrees to protect the monks
March 27th , 1996, seven Algerian monks are kidnapped

Rating: 59 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Length: 108 mins

Casino Jack (2010)

March 29th , 2006, Jack Abramoff is sentenced to 70 months in prison
June 8th , 2010, Jack Abramoff is released from prison into a half way house
December 3rd , 2010, Jack Abramoff is released from his half way house

Rating: 56 %

Length: 116 mins

Timeline (2003)

April 2nd , 1357,

Rating: 70 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations.

Length: 150 mins

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

June 2nd , 1967, the Shah of Iran visits West Berlin
April 2nd , 1968, Frankfurt department stores are firebombed
July 15th , 1971, Petra Schelm is killed in a shootout with police
April 24th , 1975, the Red Army Faction take over the West German Embassy in Stockholm
September 5th , 1977, Hanns-Martin Schleyer is kidnapped by the Red Army Faction
October 18th , 1977, Hanns-Martin Schleyer is murdered by the Red Army Faction

Rating: 70 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 28 wins & 20 nominations.

Length: 95 mins

Timbuktu (2014)

April 3rd , 2012, Ansar Dine announce that Timbuktu is under Sharia Law

Rating: 79 %

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 110 wins & 161 nominations.

Length: 119 mins

1917 (2019)

April 6th , 1917, Lance Corporals William Schofield and Tom Blake are given an urgent message to deliver
April 7th , 1917, Lance Corporal William Schofield delivers an important message

Rating: 75 %

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 46 wins & 61 nominations.

Length: 140 mins

La Vie en Rose (2007)

April 6th , 1936, Louis Leplée is killed
October 28th , 1949, Marcel Cerdan dies in a plane crash
October 24th , 1960, Charles Dumont offers his song "Non, je ne regrette rien" to Édith Piaf
October 10th , 1963, Édith Piaf dies

Rating: 77 %

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 45 nominations.

Length: 122 mins

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

April 6th , 1994, Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana is killed

Rating: 78 %

Awards: Won 11 Oscars. Another 114 wins & 83 nominations.

Length: 194 mins

Titanic (1997)

April 15th , 1912, the Titanic sinks

Rating: 65 %

Awards: 2 nominations.

Length: 120 mins

The Red Baron (2008)

April 21st , 1918, Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron", is shot down and killed

Rating: 68 %

Awards: 2 nominations.

Length: 136 mins

Rebellion (2011)

April 22nd , 1988, 30 policeman are taken hostage

Rating: 70 %

Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations.

Length: 130 mins

The Promise (2016)

April 24th , 1915, Mikael Boghosian is sent to a prison labour camp

Rating: 64 %

Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations.

Length: 111 mins

Miss Congeniality (2000)

April 25th , Grace Hart calls it "The perfect date. It’s not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket."

Rating: 73 %

Length: 94 mins

The Battle of Chernobyl (2006)

April 26th , 1986, the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl explodes

Rating: 64 %

Awards: 1 win & 12 nominations.

Length: 108 mins

Land of Oblivion (2011)

April 26th , 1986,

Rating: 70 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 13 nominations.

Length: 118 mins

Kon-Tiki (2012)

April 28th , 1947, start of the Kon-Tiki expedition
August 7th , 1947, the raft hits a reef and is beached

Rating: 83 %

Awards: Won 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 18 wins & 19 nominations.

Length: 106 mins

Senna (2010)

May 1st , 1994, Ayrton Senna's death

Rating: 61 %

Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination.

Length: 125 mins

Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla (2013)

May 5th , 1862, the battle

Rating: 57 %

Awards: 2 nominations.

Length: 105 mins

The Conquest (2011)

May 7th , 2002, Nicolas Sarkozy is appointed Interior Minister
May 6th , 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy is elected president of France

Rating: 63 %

Awards: 3 wins & 19 nominations.

Length: 106 mins

Mars Attacks! (1996)

May 9th ,

Rating: 65 %

Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations.

Length: 98 mins

Final Destination (2000)

May 13th , 2000, Alex Browning and several classmates leave a plane just before it explodes on takeoff
June 21st , 2000, a memorial service is held for the victims of a fatal plane crash

Rating: 60 %

Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations.

Length: 118 mins

The Monuments Men (2014)

May 17th , 1945, The Monuments Men rescue artworks stored by the Germans in the Altaussee salt mine

Rating: 65 %

Length: 110 mins

50 to 1 (2014)

May 22nd , 2009, Mine That Bird wins the Kentucky Derby

Rating: 74 %

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 64 wins & 229 nominations.

Length: 107 mins

Dunkirk (2017)

May 26th , 1940, the first day of the evacuation of allied soldiers at Dunkirk

Rating: 67 %

Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations.

Length: 110 mins

Overlord (2018)

June 5th , 1944, the day before D-Day

Rating: 76 %

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations.

Length: 178 mins

The Longest Day (1962)

June 6th , 1944, D-Day

Rating: 81 %

Awards: Won 5 Oscars. Another 74 wins & 74 nominations.

Length: 169 mins

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

June 6th , 1944, D-Day

Rating: 73 %

Length: 94 mins

Clue (1985)

June 9th , 1954, Mr Boddy is killed

Rating: 65 %

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations.

Length: 127 mins

The White Crow (2019)

June 16th , 1961, Rudolf Nureyev defects from Russia, seeking asylum in France

Rating: 79 %

Awards: 1 win & 7 nominations.

Length: 101 mins

Before Sunrise (1995)

June 16th , 1994, Jesse and Celine meet and spend the day together
June 17th , 1994, Jesse and Celine part ways

Rating: 79 %

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 73 nominations.

Length: 152 mins

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

June 18th , 1966, the 24 hour long Le Mans race starts
June 19th , 1966, the Le Mans race ends, 24 hours after it began
August 17th , 1966, Ken Miles dies in a car crash

Rating: 79 %

Awards: Won 5 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 32 nominations.

Length: 178 mins

Braveheart (1995)

July 22nd , 1298, William Wallace fights at the Battle of Falkirk
August 23rd , 1305, William Wallace is executed
June 23rd , 1314, Robert the Bruce invokes the name of William Wallace at the Battle of Bannockburn

Rating: 70 %

Awards: 3 wins & 5 nominations.

Length: 138 mins

We Were Soldiers (2002)

June 24th , 1954, a French unit is ambushed by the Viet Minh
November 14th , 1965,
November 15th , 1965, Lt. Col. Moore orders 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings to call in "Broken Arrow"
November 16th , 1965, American forces take the landing zone

Rating: 66 %

Awards: Won 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations.

Length: 175 mins

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

July 3rd , 1872, Phileas Fogg leaves London to travel around the world
September 21st , 1872, Phileas Fogg returns to London

Rating: 58 %

Length: 107 mins

7 Days in Entebbe (2018)

July 4th , 1976, 102 hostages are freed in Operation Thunderbolt at Entebbe airport

Rating: 70 %

Awards: 7 wins & 13 nominations.

Length: 108 mins

Borg vs McEnroe (2017)

July 5th , 1980,

Rating: 75 %

Awards: Won 6 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 8 nominations.

Length: 120 mins

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

July 6th , 1535, Sir Thomas More is executed

Rating: 75 %

Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 26 wins & 44 nominations.

Length: 144 mins

Casino Royale (2006)

July 6th , 2006, the bomb-maker receives a text message

Rating: 48 %

Awards: 1 nomination.

Length: 131 mins

The Sovereign's Servant (2007)

July 8th , 1709,

Rating: 69 %

Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 19 nominations.

Length: 123 mins

Chariots of Fire (1981)

July 11th , 1924, Eric Liddell wins the Olympic 400m race

Rating: 76 %

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 50 nominations.

Length: 125 mins

The Two Popes (2019)

July 13th , 2014, the two popes watch the FIFA World Cup Final together

Rating: 53 %

Awards: 1 win.

Length: 86 mins

July 14 (1933)

July 14th ,

Rating: 62 %

Length: 92 mins

Bastille Day (2016)

July 14th , Michael Mason steals a handbag containing explosives, on the eve of Bastille Day

Rating: 74 %

Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations.

Length: 116 mins

Zero Days (2016)

July 15th , 2010, the existence of the Stuxnet worm is made public via a blog post

Rating: 57 %

Length: 85 mins

The Sewers of Paradise (1979)

July 16th , 1976, Albert Spaggiari tunnels into a bank vault

Rating: 70 %

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations.

Length: 189 mins

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

July 17th , 1918, Tsar Nicholas II and his family are killed by Bolsheviks

Rating: 67 %

Awards: 3 wins & 10 nominations.

Length: 101 mins

The Dish (2000)

July 20th , 1969, the Parkes Observatory radio telescope dish is used to send pictures of the moon landing around the world

Rating: 73 %

Awards: 4 wins & 7 nominations.

Length: 126 mins

North Face (2008)

July 21st , 1936, Andreas Hinterstoisser, Willy Angerer and Edi Rainer die while trying to climb the Eiger
July 22nd , 1936, after a gruelling night, Toni Kurz dies two metres from being saved