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The best American history movies

The moments that shaped a nation, told brilliantly. Lincoln goes inside one of the biggest fights in American politics, 12 Years a Slave is a powerful true story, and Apollo 13 and Hidden Figures celebrate the people who took America to space.

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  1. 12 Years a Slave poster 12 Years a Slave2013
  2. Lincoln poster Lincoln2012
  3. Oppenheimer poster Oppenheimer2023
  4. Apollo 13 poster Apollo 131995
  5. Hidden Figures poster Hidden Figures2016
  6. Selma poster Selma2014
  7. Malcolm X poster Malcolm X1992
  8. All the President's Men poster All the President's Men1976
  9. JFK poster JFK1991
  10. Glory poster Glory1989
  11. Gone with the Wind poster Gone with the Wind1939
  12. The Last of the Mohicans poster The Last of the Mohicans1992
  13. Dances with Wolves poster Dances with Wolves1990
  14. Gangs of New York poster Gangs of New York2002
  15. Killers of the Flower Moon poster Killers of the Flower Moon2023
  16. BlacKkKlansman poster BlacKkKlansman2018
  17. The Trial of the Chicago 7 poster The Trial of the Chicago 72020
  18. Green Book poster Green Book2018
  19. Argo poster Argo2012
  20. Bridge of Spies poster Bridge of Spies2015
  21. The Post poster The Post2017
  22. Frost/Nixon poster Frost/Nixon2008
  23. Nixon poster Nixon1995
  24. Good Night, and Good Luck. poster Good Night, and Good Luck.2005
  25. Trumbo poster Trumbo2015
  26. Thirteen Days poster Thirteen Days2000
  27. Jackie poster Jackie2016
  28. The Right Stuff poster The Right Stuff1983
  29. First Man poster First Man2018
  30. Mississippi Burning poster Mississippi Burning1988
  31. Judas and the Black Messiah poster Judas and the Black Messiah2021
  32. Milk poster Milk2008
  33. Zero Dark Thirty poster Zero Dark Thirty2012
  34. United 93 poster United 932006
  35. Vice poster Vice2018
  36. The Butler poster The Butler2013
  37. 42 poster 422013
  38. One Night in Miami... poster One Night in Miami...2020
  39. Detroit poster Detroit2017
  40. Till poster Till2022
  41. Ghosts of Mississippi poster Ghosts of Mississippi1996
  42. The Long Walk Home poster The Long Walk Home1990
  43. Loving poster Loving2016
  44. Nickel Boys poster Nickel Boys2024
  45. Rosewood poster Rosewood1997
  46. Harriet poster Harriet2019
  47. Emancipation poster Emancipation2022
  48. Amistad poster Amistad1997
  49. The Birth of a Nation poster The Birth of a Nation2016
  50. Free State of Jones poster Free State of Jones2016
  51. Cold Mountain poster Cold Mountain2003
  52. Gettysburg poster Gettysburg1993
  53. Shenandoah poster Shenandoah1965
  54. The Horse Soldiers poster The Horse Soldiers1959
  55. Ride with the Devil poster Ride with the Devil1999
  56. Friendly Persuasion poster Friendly Persuasion1956
  57. Young Mr. Lincoln poster Young Mr. Lincoln1939
  58. The Conspirator poster The Conspirator2011
  59. The Patriot poster The Patriot2000
  60. 1776 poster 17761972
  61. Hamilton poster Hamilton2025
  62. Young Washington poster Young Washington2026
  63. Drums Along the Mohawk poster Drums Along the Mohawk1939
  64. Matewan poster Matewan1987
  65. Heaven's Gate poster Heaven's Gate1980
  66. The Alamo poster The Alamo1960
  67. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee poster Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee2007
  68. They Died with Their Boots On poster They Died with Their Boots On1941
  69. The Crucible poster The Crucible1996

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