Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1787"

1. The Bounty (1984)

PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox

Votes: 30,657 | Gross: $8.60M

2. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

Not Rated | 178 min | Adventure, Drama, History

In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.

Directors: Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed, George Seaton | Stars: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith

Votes: 17,945 | Gross: $13.68M

3. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Passed | 132 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny.

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin

Votes: 24,919

4. RBG (2018)

PG | 98 min | Documentary, Biography

The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.

Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ann Kittner, Harryette Helsel, Nina Totenberg

Votes: 15,092 | Gross: $14.02M

5. Interlude in Prague (2017)

103 min | Drama, History, Music

The incredible tale of Mozart's Prague years.

Director: John Stephenson | Stars: Aneurin Barnard, James Purefoy, Samantha Barks, Morfydd Clark

Votes: 791

6. Beloved Sisters (2014)

Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, History, Romance

The 18th century literary genius Friedrich Schiller falls in love with the sisters Charlotte and Caroline von Lengefeld. After a passionate summer together in a menage a trois, jealousy and rivalry endanger their union.

Director: Dominik Graf | Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Henriette Confurius, Claudia Messner

Votes: 1,601 | Gross: $0.05M

7. The Cummington Story (1945)

Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Documentary

War refugees begin new lives in a small Massachusetts town.

Directors: Helen Grayson, Larry Madison | Stars: Sidney Meyers, Clifton L. Sears

Votes: 51

8. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: Alexander Hamilton (2007)

TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

From his humble beginnings as an immigrant, to his infamous death, the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton is explored.

Director: Muffie Meyer | Stars: Colm Feore, Mary Bacon, Samuel Barnett, Gerry Bamman

Votes: 109

9. The Supreme Court (2007– )
Episode: One Nation Under Law (2007)

History

Focuses on Chief Justice John Marshall, who scored a coup for a previously impotent Supreme Court when he seized the power of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison, and his ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Lennon | Stars: Charles Aldrich, C.R. Anderson, John Anderson, William Barker

Votes: 7

10. Liberty! The American Revolution (1997– )
Episode: Are We to Be a Nation? 1783-1788 (1997)

40 min | History, War

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Directors: Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Jane Adams, David Bishins, Rob Campbell, Peter Donaldson

Votes: 20

11. Fire of Learning (2015– )
Episode: The Plot to Give America a Monarch (2021)

13 min | Documentary, History

Prior to the drafting of the United States Constitution in was unclear what the role of the head of state would be. With the Articles of Confederation failing several prominent Americans, ... See full summary »

Star: Justin LaViolette

12. How the States Got Their Shapes (2011–2012)
Episode: Use It or Lose It (2011)

TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

If you thought our borders were set in stone, you'd be wrong. Who stole a corner of Washington, DC? Is Ohio actually a state? And why isn't St. Louis our nation's capital? One thing's for ... See full summary »

Director: David Konschnik | Stars: Brian Unger, H.W. Brands, Kevin F. Kern, Mark Stein

Votes: 34

13. Thoisoi2 - Chemical Experiments! (2014– )
Episode: Erbium - A Metal, Which Creates Quantum Internet! (2018)

6 min | Documentary

Maxim shares the story of the discovery of erbium in Ytterby Sweden where it was discovered along side ytterbium. Today it has several uses in advanced technology such as lasers, amplifiers... See full summary »

Star: Maxim Bilovitskiy

14. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Pirate's Booty (2011)

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

The Pawn Stars find themselves sailing on strange tides when a street-legal pirate ship parade float cruises their way. Then, a woman drops in with a World War II bomber jacket and flight ... See full summary »

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Austin 'Chumlee' Russell

Votes: 47

15. In Search of the Constitution (1987)
Episode: In the Beginning (1987)

Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, History

Historians Forrest McDonald, Michael Kammen, and Olive Taylor go behind the Constitutional Convention's closed doors to reveal the framers' values and assumptions.

Director: Vern Diamond | Stars: Michael Kammen, Forrest McDonald, Bill Moyers, Olive Taylor

16. Captivating History (2017– )
Episode: 7 Ways Alexander Hamilton Helped Shape America (2022)

15 min | Documentary, History

Alexander Hamilton had strong ideas about how the new United States should operate. While he didn't win all his battle he successfully established the framework that was crucial to giving the United States a sound financial footing.

17. Zach Star (2016– )
Episode: Bayes Theorem and some of the mysteries it has solved (2019)

15 min | Documentary

Several cases where Baysian probabilities were instrumental in locating lost ships and planes in the ocean.

Star: Zach Star