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1. The Hateful Eight (2015)

R | 168 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins

Votes: 660,282 | Gross: $54.12M

2. Lincoln (2012)

PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History

As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Votes: 272,733 | Gross: $182.21M

3. Emancipation (2022)

R | 132 min | Action, Thriller

A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor

Votes: 27,214

4. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian

Votes: 134,169 | Gross: $84.05M

5. In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)

TV-MA | 115 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

A Philadelphia police officer struggles with a lifelong obsession to track down a mysterious serial killer whose crimes defy explanation.

Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Bokeem Woodbine, Michael C. Hall

Votes: 61,208

6. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.

Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott

Votes: 5,162 | Gross: $0.67M

7. Dark Command (1940)

Approved | 94 min | Drama, Romance, War

In Kansas during the Civil War, opposing pro-Union and pro-Confederate camps clash and visiting Texan Bob Seton runs afoul of William Cantrell's Raiders.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers

Votes: 3,037

8. Killing Lincoln (2013 TV Movie)

Unrated | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on The New York Times best-selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye-opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

Director: Adrian Moat | Stars: Tom Hanks, Regen Wilson, Billy Campbell, Jesse Johnson

Votes: 2,389

9. The Hunley (1999 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 94 min | Action, Drama, History

During the siege of Charleston of 1864, Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley becomes the first submersible to sink an enemy warship in wartime.

Director: John Gray | Stars: Armand Assante, Donald Sutherland, Alex Jennings, Chris Bauer

Votes: 1,308

10. Band of Angels (1957)

Passed | 125 min | Drama

Amantha Starr grows up as a privileged Southern belle in the ante-bellum South, but after her father dies broke, her world is destroyed when she discovers that her mother was Black.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Votes: 2,628

11. The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)

Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Romance

A pinup artist (Ronald Reagan) in search of the perfect woman poses as a Czech immigrant to win over a shapely schoolteacher (Virginia Mayo) who’s more into facts than figures.

Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken, Dona Drake

Votes: 620

12. Lincoln (1988)

188 min | Drama, History, War

After arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency.

Stars: Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Mulligan, Deborah Adair

Votes: 451

13. The Bride Wore Boots (1946)

Approved | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

A bookish historian is married to a steely Southern belle who raises horses, an animal that he doesn't care for. However, the cute young neighbor girl doesn't feel that way about him and makes no bones about letting him know it.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Cummings, Diana Lynn, Patric Knowles

Votes: 523

14. General Spanky (1936)

Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Family, War

A small boy is instrumental in a famous Civil War victory.

Directors: Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: George 'Spanky' McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Irving Pichel

Votes: 435

15. The Neutral Ground (2021)

82 min | Documentary

In December 2015, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments from public grounds. A forceful group of critics protested the decision, and fearing retaliation, no crew would agree to remove the statues.

Director: CJ Hunt | Stars: CJ Hunt, Mr. Hunt, Mitch Landrieu, Jason Williams

Votes: 126

16. April 1865 (2003 TV Movie)

100 min | Documentary, War

APRIL 1865 examines the extraordinary series of events that changed the course of history in 30 brief days. In that one month, Petersburg fell, Richmond fell and burned, General Lee ... See full summary »

Stars: Bob Bosler, Allen Brenner, Bill Ciampa, Benny Gibson

Votes: 61

17. Eighty Acres of Hell (2006 TV Movie)

94 min | History

Unprepared for a protracted war, the huge number of prisoners of war overwhelmed both sides ability to hold them. Coupled with the bitter animosity toward the enemy this lead to inhuman ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Foreman | Stars: Thomas Y. Cartwright, William C. Davis, Joseph G. Dawson, David Dixon

Votes: 26

18. Halsey, JF, Dawson (2019 Video)

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Stars: Halsey English, Dustin Gold, Jean-François Gariépy, Ryan Dawson

19. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: The Great Petrie Fortune (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Rob inherits an old roll-top desk from his late great-uncle Hezekiah that contains "wealth" of some sort hinted at in a song.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 294

20. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: Always a Godmother, Never a God (2005)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

Church ladies. Lorelai and Rory don their proper summer dresses and show up at the baptismal font to godmothers to Sookie's children - a clever ploy on Sookie's part to get the Gilmore girls back together.

Director: Robert Berlinger | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson

Votes: 704

21. Petticoat Junction (1963–1970)
Episode: Billie Jo's First Record (1968)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy

Billie Jo is ecstatic that her first 45 has been produced. The record company has plans to market it heavily, which evokes mixed emotions in Billie Jo. She is excited about her recording ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Mike Minor

Votes: 32

22. Lincoln (1974–1976)
Episode: The Unwilling Warrior (1975)

50 min | Biography, Drama, History

Abraham Lincoln learns the art of war in the hope that one day Americans will lay down their swords and shields and study war no more. The story spans the Civil War from 1861 through the Fall of Richmond in April 1865.

Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Sada Thompson, Ed Flanders, Lloyd Nolan

Votes: 6

23. OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode: The American Civil War: Part 1 (2020)

TV-14 | 29 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Oversimplified explains The American Civil War, in two parts.

Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster

Votes: 39

24. OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode: The American Civil War: Part 2 (2020)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Oversimplified explains The American Civil War, in two parts.

Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster

Votes: 39

25. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Illegitimate (2009)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The DA's office tries to prove that a businessman who believes that he is the illegitimate son of President Kennedy was the mastermind of a plot that ended with three dead bodies.

Director: Joshua Marston | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache

Votes: 263

26. Manhunt (2024)
Episode: Useless (2024)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Stanton gets a win, but not the way he wanted. He plans for the conspirators' trial, which he must conquer to keep Lincoln's legacy alive.

Director: Eva Sørhaug | Stars: Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison

Votes: 192

27. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Guns Blazing (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

Prepare for battle with the Pawn Stars as one of the rarest guns in American history pops into the shop. Then, it's a race to the finish when a tire signed by legendary NASCAR driver Dale ... See full summary »

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Drew Max

Votes: 42

28. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 60-53 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

We begin the countdown of America's most notorious unsolved mysteries and crimes by exploring who killed Marilyn Monroe and ask if one of America's most infamous killers got away with murder.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Newton, John McGinnis, Troy Taylor, Paul Aron

29. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode: Presidential Assassins (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary

Over the last centuries, there have been four successful presidential assassinations and a multitude of failed attempts. But do we know the real story behind these assassination plots?

Stars: Jonathan Adams, Norman Jarvis, Ronald Kessler, Al Corbi

Votes: 41

30. Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (1954– )
Episode: Episode #71.9 (2023)

TV-PG | News, Talk-Show

New Year's Eve; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; Mike Johnston, mayor of Denver; Brandon Johnson, mayor of Chicago; David Becker, CBS News election law contributor;

Stars: Margaret Brennan, Lindsey Graham, Brandon Johnson, Mike Johnston

31. The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
Trump Picks His VP for 2024 (2024 Podcast Episode)

48 min | Talk-Show

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Star: Michael J. Knowles

32. Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode: Will the USA Be Here in 10 Years? (2013)

88 min | News, Talk-Show

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Star: Michael Hoggard

33. Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode: Temple of the Antichrist Continued (2013)

90 min | News, Talk-Show

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Star: Michael Hoggard

34. Roots (2016)
Episode: Part 4 (2016)

TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, War

Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years; Tom, nurses a grudge against his father; George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery; Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Herman Netzhammer, Lane Garrison, Tip 'T.I.' Harris

Votes: 375

35. F Is for Family (2015–2021)
Episode: Landing the Plane (2017)

TV-MA | 27 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Sue psyches herself up to speak to the Plast-a-Ware shareholders' meeting. Frank gathers some accomplices to take down Scoop, but in true Murphy family fashion, nothing goes according to plan.

Directors: Romain Bounoure, Olivier Schramm, Dan Sumich | Stars: Bill Burr, Laura Dern, Justin Long, Debi Derryberry

Votes: 696

36. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Bullwinkle's Testimonial Dinner: Parts 3-4 (1963)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Bullwinkle's Testimonial Dinner" Part 3 of 6, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Ugly Duckling", Peabody's Improbable History "Don Juan", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Bullwinkle's Testimonial Dinner" Part 4 of 6.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 15