Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
War 1840
TITLE DETAILS

War 1840

· Runtime unavailable · Not rated

Drama · History

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Lin Zexu, an imperial envoy, braved the hardships of destructed opium in Humen, and actively and forcefully faced foreign invaders to arouse the patriotism of the Chinese nation.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Yin Li
Production companies
iQIYI Pictures (重复 同 iQiyi Motion Pictures)
Countries
China
Status
In Production

Top Cast

Chen KunChen Kun林则徐
Xiao YangXiao Yang琦善
Wang ZhifeiWang Zhifei道光
Ni DahongNi Dahong穆彰阿
Yu ZhenYu Zhen关天培
Wu GangWu Gang邓廷桢
Chen ChuangChen Chuang怡良
Wu JunWu Jun达哈苏
Hu MingHu Ming赵荆棘
曲洪辰曲洪辰袁家辉
泰煜恩泰煜恩虾仔
Hugo Ng Doi-yungHugo Ng Doi-yung伍敦元
Danny RayDanny Ray弗朗索瓦
Xu HuanshanXu Huanshan

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

Munich - The Edge of War
★ 6.9
Munich - The Edge of War2021Drama · History

At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.

A City of Sadness
★ 7.5
A City of Sadness1989Drama · History

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
★ 7.1
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants2025Drama · History

Under Genghis Khan, the Mongolian army pushes west to destroy the Jin Dynasty, setting its sights on the Song Dynasty next. Amid internal conflicts among martial arts schools, Guo Jing unites the Central Plains' warriors to defend Xiangyang, embodying courage and loyalty in the fight for the nation.

Confucius
★ 5.9
Confucius2010Drama · History

In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation of Qi. Threatened with annihilation by their powerful neighbour, a desperate people turn to their greatest teacher to lead their most powerful army. When Confucius delivers a stunning victory against all odds, a jealous aristocracy sets out to destroy him, but they should never under-estimate a remarkable man whose wisdom is more powerful than the sword.

My People, My Country
★ 6.6
My People, My Country2019Drama · History

Anthology of short films directed by several different directors.

Radium Girls
★ 6.6
Radium Girls2020Drama · History

Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.

Adventures of a Mathematician
★ 6.1
Adventures of a Mathematician2021Drama · History

The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.

The Banquet
★ 6.1
The Banquet2006Drama · History

Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor's brother, Li, kills him and Wu Luan tries to avenge his father's death.

Panther
★ 6.3
Panther1995Drama · History

In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.

The Current War
★ 6.7
The Current War2018Drama · History

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
★ 6.9
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story1993Drama · History

This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.

14 Blades
★ 6.3
14 Blades2010Drama

Commander Qinglong is the loyal leader of the assassin group that serves the emperor. But when his allies plan a rebellion against the ruler, he finds himself in danger.

Suffragette
★ 7.2
Suffragette2015Drama · History

Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.

The Last Tycoon
★ 6.4
The Last Tycoon2012Drama · History

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?

The Last Emperor
★ 7.6
The Last Emperor1987Drama · History

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Julia
★ 6.5
Julia1977Drama · History

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

An Empress and the Warriors
★ 6.1
An Empress and the Warriors2008History

After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.

Hounddog
★ 6.5
Hounddog2008Drama

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
★ 6.3
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks2017Drama · History

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.

Waiting for the Barbarians
★ 5.9
Waiting for the Barbarians2020Drama · History

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate 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.

Similar titles

La banlieue, c’est le paradis
★ 6.3
La banlieue, c’est le paradis2025History

In the 1960s, the suburbs were meant to be modern havens for newcomers from rural France, Portugal, Spain, North Africa, and Africa, helping rebuild post-war France. Large housing complexes symbolized this ideal, offering comfort, heating, and electricity. But by the 1980s, disillusionment set in as economic crisis, unemployment, poverty, crime, racism, and police violence took hold. Mohamed Bouhafsi tells the story of a dream that didn’t last.

Les Glucksmann, une histoire de famille
★ 7.0
Les Glucksmann, une histoire de famille2026History

Caral: Sacred City of the Andes
★ 8.0
Caral: Sacred City of the Andes2020History

The Sacred City of Caral or Caral-Supe is the capital of the Norte Chico Civilization of Supe located in the Supe Valley, 200 km (124 miles) north of Lima. The Sacred City of Caral is the earliest known civilization in the Americas, it dates to the Late Archaic period. Radiocarbon analysis performed by the Caral-Supe Special Archaeological Project (PEACS) dates its development between 3000 to 1800 B.C.. It is believed that this civilization started by the merging of small villages based on trade of agricultural and fishing products. Its importance rests on the success of techniques of domestication of cotton, beans, potatoes, chilis, squash among other products. Success in agriculture was due to the development of water canals, reservoirs and terraces. They used guano, bird excrement, and anchovies as fertilizer.

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
★ 6.3
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots1895Drama · History

A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the execution block and made to kneel down with her neck over it. The executioner lifts his axe ready to bring it down. After that frame Mary has been replaced by a dummy. The axe comes down and severs the head of the dummy from the body. The executioner picks up the head and shows it around for everyone else to see. One of the first camera tricks to be used in a movie.

Amazones, femmes guerrières de l'Antiquité
★ 7.8
Amazones, femmes guerrières de l'Antiquité2024History

1780
★ 10.0
17802026Drama · History

A wounded Revolutionary War soldier takes shelter with a Pennsylvania trapper and his son. As British troops approach, they face choices about loyalty and survival in the wilderness.

Veeraputhran
Not rated
Veeraputhran2011Drama · History

Freedom fighter and politician Mohammed Abdul Rahiman leads the revolution in Kerala.

June 1940, the Great Chaos
★ 8.0
June 1940, the Great Chaos2010History

From May 10, 1940, France is living one of the worst tragedies of it history. In a few weeks, the country folds, and then collapsed in facing the attack of the Nazi Germany. On June 1940, each day is a tragedy. For the first time, thanks to historic revelations, and to numerous never seen before images and documents and reenacted situations of the time, this film recounts the incredible stories of those men and women trapped in the torment of this great chaos.

The Fate of America
★ 10.0
The Fate of America1997History

Two well-known Quebec artists (filmmaker Jacques Godbout and playwright René-Daniel Dubois) look at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Whose version of this historic event should prevail? Is history best served by documentary or fiction? We also meet Baron Georges Savarin de Marestan and Andrew Wolfe-Burroughs, direct descendants of Montcalm and Wolfe, both of whom died in the battle that would give birth to Canada and to the province of Quebec.

Dar Realidade ao Sonho
Not rated
Dar Realidade ao Sonho1999History

An experimental reinterpretation of Brazilian traditions in which a battle is decided by cooperation rather than conflcit.

Panzers Attack!
Not rated
Panzers Attack!1940History

Rare wartime featurette introduced by General Heinz Guderian covering the German breakthrough at Sedan during World War 2

Tintomara
★ 9.0
Tintomara1970Drama

In March 1792 the Swedish King Gustav III is murdered at a masked ball. Five young people are involved in the murder story, including Tintomara, a 17 year old inter-sex who dominates over the others.

Last Judgment
Not rated
Last Judgment2024Drama · History

The film is dedicated to the upcoming 150th anniversary of the birth of Kazakh writer and public figure Akhmet Baitursynov next year. Filming began in Almaty in November.

Nostalgia
Not rated
Nostalgia2022Drama · History

A boy wakes up with a toy in his hand. Which leads himself to the forgotten historical incidents and other people's shared memories.

Reaping the Whirlwind
Not rated
Reaping the Whirlwind2025Drama · History

In the final weeks of WW2, as the Nazis are on the verge of surrender, a young British stenographer is faced with a difficult decision when his commanding officer orders him to write a letter authorizing an airstrike that could result in thousands of civilian deaths.

Our War
★ 8.0
Our War2025Drama · History

Between February and April 2025, filmmakers Bernard-Henri Lévy and Marc Roussel filmed the Pokrovsk and Soumy fronts in eastern Ukraine, following the fighters of the Anne de Kyiv Brigade, armed by France. They filmed the daily lives of the inhabitants, bombarded by Russian forces terrorizing civilians on the eve of possible negotiations. They interview President Zelenskyy, who is reluctant to travel to Washington, and then watch the rebroadcast of the meeting with Ukrainian soldiers in a bunker. For the real heroes are the anonymous fighters and civilians who hold their heads high in the face of adversity and suffering, and who are filmed on a daily basis. The final part of Lévy’s “Ukrainian Quartet”, Our War is a diary, peppered with flashbacks in which the author recalls the high points of this war that began in 2014.

Personalidades Barreirenses: Jango Biriva, Leonora Kolling e João da Macena - Historiando em Novo Barreiro
Not rated
Personalidades Barreirenses: Jango Biriva, Leonora Kolling e João da Macena - Historiando em Novo Barreiro2026History

Saint Paisios
Not rated
Saint Paisios2026Drama · History

The story of Saint Paisios, or else known as Arsenios Eznepidis. After being uprooted from Farasa of Cappadocia as refugees, the family of young Arsenios settles in Konitsa, Epirus where he grows up with his mother and grandmother, who inherit to him their deep faith in Christ as well as their love for all people. Fast forward to many years later, his time in Mounth Athos and his move to Filotheos monastery play a catalytic role in his religious journey. Eventually, he sends a photograph of himself to his mother, bidding her farewell and telling her that from then on the Virgin Mary will be his mother. He no longer signs using the name Arsenios, but Paisios.

Green Flake
Not rated
Green Flake2020Drama · History

Green Flake, a southern slave, joins Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as a child. Later on in his life he is sent to pave the way to what is now the Salt Lake Valley and his faith sustains him.

One Fire
Not rated
One Fire2025History

ONE FIRE is a new documentary film exploring the mysteries of Theosophy, focusing on Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and her groundbreaking work, The Secret Doctrine. The film traces how Blavatsky's ideas challenged conventional thought and inspired generations of seekers. It also examines the hidden influence of Theosophy - often unknown to many - on modern thought, the arts, music, education, and politics. At the same time, ONE FIRE serves as a meditation on experiencing eternal truths through striking visuals and original music, inviting audiences to engage not only intellectually but also emotionally with Blavatsky's enduring legacy.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.