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1. Julie & Julia (2009)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 128,836 | Gross: $94.13M
2. Trumbo (2015)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K.
Votes: 84,768 | Gross: $7.86M
3. The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
114 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.
Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney | Stars: Pearl Mackie, Jeff Rawle, Paul Ryan, Matthew Wolf
Votes: 1,791
4. The Front (1976)
PG | 95 min | Drama
In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy
Votes: 9,671
5. The House on Carroll Street (1988)
PG | 101 min | Thriller
In 1950s America, an FBI agent and a blacklist victim uncover a plot to smuggle Nazi war criminals into the country.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, Jessica Tandy
Votes: 2,801 | Gross: $0.46M
6. Big Jim McLain (1952)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, History
In the post-war Hawaii, House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter hunt down Communists.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: John Wayne, Nancy Olson, James Arness, Alan Napier
Votes: 2,358
7. Citizen Cohn (1992 TV Movie)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: James Woods, Joe Don Baker, Joseph Bologna, Ed Flanders
Votes: 1,514
8. The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2010)
109 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Profile of Robert Oppenheimer, controversial father of the atomic bomb.
Director: David Grubin | Stars: Marvin L. Goldberger, Priscilla McMillan, Richard Rhodes, Martin Sherwin
Votes: 223
9. Career (1959)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
More than anything in the world, Sam Lawson wants to be a successful actor. Is he willing to sacrifice his wife, happiness and personal reputation to achieve his goal?
Director: Joseph Anthony | Stars: Dean Martin, Anthony Franciosa, Shirley MacLaine, Carolyn Jones
Votes: 708
10. Trumbo (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Askin | Stars: Dalton Trumbo, Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas
Votes: 1,244 | Gross: $7.85M
11. Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023 TV Movie)
Documentary, Crime, History
With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.
Director: David Harvey | Stars: Chuck Granata, Lenny Luizzi, Robert Foster, Robbyn Swan
Votes: 57
12. Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story (2004)
TV-PG | 99 min | Documentary
A filmmaker explores the lives and deaths of her grandparents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed as spies in 1953.
Director: Ivy Meeropol | Stars: Bob Considine, Robert Meeropol, Morton Sobell, Sally Kanter Bruin
Votes: 443
13. Dark Mind (2006)
81 min | Drama, Thriller
An inventor (Masterson) must protect his inventions from becoming casualties of the Cold War.
Director: Nicholas Peterson | Stars: Christopher Masterson, Lyndsy Fonseca, David DeLuise, Richard Riehle
Votes: 207
14. Fear on Trial (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: William Devane, George C. Scott, Dorothy Tristan, William Redfield
Votes: 151
15. Point of Order! (1964)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
An unfiltered, unflinching document of the notorious 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, compiled entirely from raw TV footage (with no narration, music, or added scenes).
Director: Emile de Antonio | Stars: John G. Adams, Roy M. Cohn, Ray Jenkins, Joseph McCarthy
Votes: 516
16. Gehlen: Hitler's Superspy (1974 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
This is the remarkable story of Reinhard Gehlen, former Head of the German Secret Service, who helped to found the CIA, the American Central Intelligence Agency.
Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Siegfried Westphal, Walter Warlimont, Kenneth Strong, Lyman Kirkpatrick
Votes: 24
17. In der Sache J. Robert Oppenheimer (1964 TV Movie)
135 min | Drama
Director: Gerhard Klingenberg | Stars: Charles Regnier, Siegfried Wischnewski, Carl Lange, Hans Karl Friedrich
Votes: 38
18. Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus talks about the history and current state of free speech in America.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Martin Garbus, Liz Garbus, Ken Starr, Jack M. Sleeth
Votes: 300
19. Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman (2007)
85 min | Documentary
A turbulent century, a grand romance, and a passionate search for artistic independence come alive.
Director: Jeff Kaufman | Stars: Edward Biberman, Herbert J. Biberman, Alexander Calder, Joan Crawford
Votes: 98
20. Linus Pauling, Crusading Scientist (1977)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
The documentary traces Pauling's unique achievements as both scientist and peace crusader. He enthusiastically describes the events leading to his first Nobel award, for chemistry, while ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Richter | Stars: Barclay Kamb, Linda Pauling Kamb, Ava Helen Pauling, Linus Pauling
21. Crna lista (1974 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Actor Joe Larch gets blacklisted during the McCarthy Era, so he goes to court to ask for his reinstatement.
Director: Sava Mrmak | Stars: Slobodan Aligrudic, Vasa Pantelic, Relja Basic, Ljuba Tadic
Votes: 6
22. Le frère qui envoya les Rosenberg sur la chaise électrique (2009)
55 min | Documentary
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Robert Kuperberg | Stars: Raymond Batvinis, Meeropol Jennifer, Robert Meeropol, Sam Roberts
23. An Evening with Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019 Video)
51 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Hilary Helstein, Matt Tyrnauer
24.
Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
Episode:
Crusade Without Conscience
(1954)
30 min | Drama
The nephews of a judge are held hostage by members of the Communist Party in an effort to force the court to acquit a "fellow traveller."
Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Walter Coy, Ross Elliott, Tom Powers, Frances Rafferty
25.
In Search of the Constitution (1987)
Episode:
We the People
(1987)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, History
Ordinary citizens reveal the rewards--and personal perils--of defending their rights to privacy, freedom of conscience, and church-state separation before the Supreme Court.
Director: Wayne Ewing | Stars: Michael Hardwick, Michael Hobbs, George Hochfield, Harry Keyishian
26.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
(1998)
Documentary
Arena explores the rise of the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra from his early family background to overwhelming showbusiness success. Interviews with friends, family and associates reveal a star-studded career in music and film.
Director: Alan Lewens | Stars: Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Vic Damone, Bing Crosby
Votes: 7