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1. The Vietnam War (2017)
TV-MA | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Huy Duc, James Willbanks, Duong Van Mai Elliott
Votes: 28,071
2. The Civil War (1990)
TV-14 | 76 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.
Stars: David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards
Votes: 18,591
3. American Experience (1987– )
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt
Votes: 2,209
4. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
TV-14 | 398 min | Documentary, History
Explores America's response to the Holocaust, and how it challenged the ideals of democracy.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Peter Hayes, Deborah Lipstadt
Votes: 1,594
5. The War (2007)
TV-14 | 124 min | Documentary, History, War
A seven-part series focusing on the many ways in which the Second World War impacted the lives of American families.
Stars: Keith David, Katharine Phillips, Tom Hanks, Paul Fussell
Votes: 5,682
6. Baseball (1994–2010)
TV-PG | 104 min | Documentary, History, Sport
A documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.
Stars: Daniel Okrent, George F. Will, John Chancellor, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Votes: 4,748
7. The Central Park Five (2012)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.
Directors: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | Stars: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Kharey Wise, Raymond Santana
Votes: 7,941 | Gross: $0.27M
8. The Dust Bowl (2012)
TV-PG | 229 min | Documentary, History
A documentary about the 1930s drought of North American prairie farm land, and its consequences during the great depression.
Stars: Dorothy Williamson, Donald Worster, Timothy Egan, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg
Votes: 2,115
9. Muhammad Ali (2021)
445 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An in-depth look at the life of boxer, Muhammad Ali, including his years as an activist and philanthropist.
Stars: Gerald Early, Todd Boyd, Salim Muwakkil, Jerry Izenberg
Votes: 1,376
10. Hemingway (2021– )
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Biography
Explore the painstaking process through which Hemingway created some of the most important works of fiction in American letters.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Jeff Daniels, Edna O'Brien, Michael Kitakis
Votes: 1,621
11. Jazz (2001)
108 min | Documentary, History, Music
A survey of the musical form's history and major talents.
Stars: Keith David, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Giddins, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 2,504
12. The West (1996)
537 min | Documentary, History, War
Stephen Ives' "The West" is a PBS 4-Video Series co-produced by Ken Burns: - "Death Runs Riot" 85 min. - "Fight No More Forever" 85 min. - "Ghost Dance" 58 min. - "The People" 82 min.
Stars: Peter Coyote, N. Scott Momaday, Murphy Guyer, John Trudell
Votes: 2,151
13. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
TV-14 | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that weaves together the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.
Stars: Peter Coyote, George F. Will, Geoffrey C. Ward, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Votes: 2,653
14. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
15. Country Music (2019)
Documentary, Music
The story of the creation of modern Country music.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Marty Stuart, Vince Gill, Rosanne Cash
Votes: 1,739
17. New York: A Documentary Film (1999–2003)
600 min | Documentary, History
Exploration of New York City's rich history as a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.
Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Kenneth Jackson, Mike Wallace, Mike Wallace
Votes: 1,121
18. The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
690 min | Documentary, History
The history of the U.S. National Parks system, including the initial ideas which led to the world's first national parks and the expansion of the system over 150 years.
Stars: Peter Coyote, William Cronon, Dayton Duncan, Shelton Johnson
Votes: 1,952
19. Prohibition (2011)
60 min | Documentary, History
The story of the American activist struggle against the influence of alcohol, climaxing in the failed early 20th century nationwide era when it was banned.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Pete Hamill, Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Michael Lerner
Votes: 3,429
20. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997 TV Movie)
TV-G | 240 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
The story of the most important American exploration expedition in American history and the participants in it.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Adam Arkin, John Logan Allen, Stephen Ambrose
Votes: 1,422
21. Thomas Jefferson (1997– )
180 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A biographical film about The United States' influential and profoundly enigmatic Founding Father.
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Waterston, Michael Potts, Ossie Davis
Votes: 815
22. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
TV-PG | 214 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Jack Johnson, Keith David, Samuel L. Jackson, Adam Arkin
Votes: 1,692
23. Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015)
345 min | Documentary
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, this three-part series tells the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the ... See full summary »
Stars: Edward Herrmann, Terrence Howard
Votes: 395
25. Jack Johnson
Biography, Drama | Announced
Follow Jack Johnson, the world's first heavyweight black boxing champion.
Star: Mahershala Ali
26. Mark Twain (2001 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 212 min | Documentary, Biography
A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Keith David, Kevin Conway, Philip Bosco, Blythe Danner
Votes: 1,115
27. Frank Lloyd Wright (1998)
TV-PG | 146 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A biography of the life and work of the American architect.
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Edward Herrmann, Philip Bosco, Julie Harris, Sab Shimono
Votes: 918
28. Ken Burns Presents: The Gene (2020– )
120 min | Documentary
The Gene: An Intimate History weaves together science, history & personal stories for a historical biography of the human genome, while also exploring breakthroughs for diagnosis & ... See full summary »
Stars: David Costabile, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Wendy Chung, Sally Jackson
Votes: 132
29. Jackie Robinson (2016)
TV-PG | 240 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary chronicles the personal and professional life of Jackie Robinson from his birth in 1919 to his death in 1972. Robinson's rise from humble beginnings to became an American hero and pivotal figure in American history are detailed.
Stars: Keith David, Jamie Foxx
Votes: 536
30. Huey Long (1985)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Ken Burns' portrait of Louisiana governor/U.S. senator Huey Long.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Huey Long, Russell Long, David McCullough, Jennings Randolph
Votes: 571
31. The Statue of Liberty (1985)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, History
Documentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, the impact it still has on people and the state of liberty as a personal and political concept in America in 1985.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: David McCullough, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Paul Roebling
Votes: 713
32. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
TV-G | 113 min | Documentary, History
For 50 years, radio dominated the airwaves as the first mass medium. Ken Burns examines the lives of three men who shared the responsibility for its invention and early success.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Jason Robards, Red Barber, Erik Barnouw, Ken Bilby
Votes: 594
33. The Congress (1989 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
The U. S. Congress is one of the country's most important and misunderstood institutions. Ken Burns tells the story behind this branch of government.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: David McCullough, Charles McDowell, Barbara Fields, John C. Stennis
Votes: 349
34. The Jewish Americans (2008)
360 min | Documentary
Acclaimed filmmaker David Grubin traces 350 years of Jewish American history, from the arrival of the first Jews in 1654 up to the present day. THE JEWISH AMERICANS tells the story of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar, Tony Kushner
Votes: 105
35. The Opera Game (2019 TV Movie)
78 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
1850's New Orleans chess prodigy, Paul Morphy's tortured life is examined.
Directors: Marshall Woodworth, Wendy Fleetwood, Monty Ross | Stars: Clarke Peters, Jaqueline Fleming, Blaine Kern III, Michael Patrick Lane
Votes: 38
36. Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Tom Hanks hosts a tribute to acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns that explores the breadth and depth of his work, talks to many of his collaborators, and looks at his filmmaking process to understand how he makes American History come to life.
Director: Bob Marty | Stars: Tom Hanks, Ken Burns, Sam Waterston, George Lucas
Votes: 63
37. Thomas Hart Benton (1989 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people to appreciate.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Henry Adams, Matthew Baigell, Earl Bennett, Jessie Benton
Votes: 193
38. George Marshall & the American Century (1994 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
He built the mightiest army in history and selected its leaders. Eisenhower, MacArthur and Patton all obeyed his commands. George Marshall was the only soldier ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Directors: Kenneth Levis, Kenneth Mandel | Stars: George C. Marshall, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 43
39. FDR: A Presidency Revealed (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | Documentary
Stars: Edward Herrmann, Marian Anderson, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill
Votes: 63
40. Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony (1999)
TV-G | 181 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and their life long fight to bring equal rights to women.
Stars: Carolyn McCormick, Adam Arkin, Ann Dowd, Sally Kellerman
Votes: 336
41. Cradle of Champions (2017)
TV-14 | 100 min | Documentary
Three young people battle to change their lives through a three-month odyssey of the New York Daily News Golden Gloves-the biggest and oldest amateur boxing tournament in the world.
Director: Bartle Bull | Stars: Brian Adams, Teddy Atlas, Duquan Chambers, Christine Ciccone
Votes: 69
42. Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City (2010)
56 min | Documentary
Few individuals have had more impact on the American city than architect and planner Daniel Hudson Burnham. In the midst of late nineteenth century urban disorder, Burnham offered a ... See full summary »
Director: Judith McBrien
Votes: 18
43. Reporting America at War (2003– )
Documentary
Stars: Linda Hunt, Walter Cronkite, Christiane Amanpour, Andrew Rooney
Votes: 21
44.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Donner Party
(1992)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary exploring the struggles of The Donner Party, a group of American pioneers and their two Indigenous guides who became stranded in the Sierras during a horrible winter.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: David McCullough, J.D. Cannon, Timothy Hutton, Gene Jones
Votes: 470
45.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo
(1991)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Robert Levi | Stars: Julian Bond, Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington
Votes: 30
46.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part I)
(1996)
TV-PG | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An assassin's bullet ended the life of William McKinley in 1901, making his vice president, Theodore Roosevelt, an "accidental" president at the age of 42.
Director: David Grubin | Stars: David McCullough, John Morton Blum, John Milton Cooper, Edith Derby Williams
Votes: 117
47.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Coney Island
(1991)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The film explores the beginnings of America's first amusement park and takes us through its good times all the way up to its end. The show was originally produced for PBS's American Experience.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Philip Bosco, Andrei Codrescu, Frederick P. Fried, Vincent Gardenia
Votes: 140
48.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Miss America
(2002)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Lisa Ades | Stars: Cherry Jones, Julia Alvarez, Sarah Banet-Weiser, Margaret Cho
Votes: 63
49.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided Part 1 - Ambition
(2001)
TV-PG | 360 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of the Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's childhoods - his in a remote backwoods log cabin, hers in a wealthy Kentucky home - and describes their courtship.
Stars: David Morse, Holly Hunter, David McCullough, Jean Harvey Baker
Votes: 159
50.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
FDR: Part I
(1994)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR ... See full summary »
Director: David Grubin | Stars: Winston Churchill, David McCullough, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes: 150