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1. Gaslit (2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
A modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.
Stars: Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin
Votes: 7,627
2. Jackie (V) (2016)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama
Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup
Votes: 83,450 | Gross: $13.96M
3. Roosevelt
Biography, Drama, History | Pre-production
A biographical drama about President Theodore Roosevelt.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Star: Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Nixon (1995)
R | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History
A biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe, Ed Harris
Votes: 32,740 | Gross: $13.56M
5. All the Way (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination, and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, Frank Langella
Votes: 15,245
6. Medium Cool (1969)
R | 111 min | Drama
A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Director: Haskell Wexler | Stars: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill
Votes: 4,712 | Gross: $1.48M
7. Recount (2008 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 116 min | Drama, History
A chronicle of the weeks after the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, and the subsequent recounts in Florida.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Denis Leary, Ed Begley Jr.
Votes: 13,603
8. Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are) (2021)
100 min | Documentary, Drama
A journey across the United States to explore the story of the Civil War of Americans from President Obama's final year in office through the present.
Director: Rachel Boynton | Stars: Rachel Boynton, Cate Arnold, Robert Epperson, Herbert DeLoach Jr.
Votes: 222
9. Dear Eleanor (2016)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Director: Kevin Connolly | Stars: Liana Liberato, Isabelle Fuhrman, Josh Lucas, Luke Wilson
Votes: 2,049
10. 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: 2,652
11. Southside with You (2016)
PG-13 | 84 min | Biography, Drama, History
Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Director: Richard Tanne | Stars: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Phillip Edward Van Lear
Votes: 10,137 | Gross: $6.30M
12. Weiner (2016)
R | 96 min | Documentary
An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign and today's political landscape.
Directors: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | Stars: Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin, Jordan Zain Weiner, Barbara Morgan
Votes: 10,534 | Gross: $1.61M
13. LBJ: The Early Years (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 155 min | Drama
This made-for-TV film chronicles the years 1934 through 1963, tracing the beginnings of Johnson's public career, chronicling his reputation for down-and-dirty politicking, and following his progress.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Randy Quaid, Patti LuPone, Morgan Brittany, Pat Hingle
Votes: 288
14. Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
Not Rated | 144 min | Biography, Drama
After a bout with polio, future president Franklin D. Roosevelt fights to save his political career.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson, Hume Cronyn, Jean Hagen
Votes: 1,509
15. Interview with the Assassin (2002)
R | 88 min | Drama
Almost forty years after the John F. Kennedy assassination, an ex-Marine named Walter Ohlinger has come forward with a startling claim.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Dylan Haggerty, Raymond J. Barry, Renee Faia, Kelsy Kemper
Votes: 1,907 | Gross: $0.05M
16. By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
116 min | Documentary
Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency, two filmmakers began to roll cameras on the young senator. Over the next 19 months, across the USA, the daily events of the presidential campaign are chronicled.
Directors: Amy Rice, Alicia Sams | Stars: Barack Obama, Neil Abercrombie, Dick Armey, David Axelrod
Votes: 1,151
17. You Got Trumped: The First 100 Days (2016–2018)
Unrated | Comedy
This insane comedy series examines President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
Stars: John Di Domenico, Ron Sparks, Aron Tager, Lisa Gilroy
Votes: 225
18. Prince Jack (1984)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama
John F. Kennedy makes decisions with his father, brother Robert, Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King.
Director: Bert Lovitt | Stars: Robert Hogan, James F. Kelly, Kenneth Mars, Lloyd Nolan
Votes: 45
19. Planet America (2012– )
29 min | Talk-Show
The Chaser's Chas Licciardello and the ABC's John Barron set out to discover the real America - its politics and its people - with US and Australian experts coming along for the ride.
Stars: John Barron, Chas Licciardello, Jim Fallows, Howard Dean
Votes: 98
20. Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987)
200 min | Drama
This is the story of feud between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and the Kennedys. It shows how much Hoover hated them and how they tried to stand up to him. From the day John Kennedy was ... See full summary »
Stars: Heather Thomas, Robert Pine, Jack Warden, Richard Anderson
Votes: 40
21. Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy (1992 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary destined to calmly explain and analyze the facts, myths and rumours about John Kennedy's assassination and the overwhelming use of information in Oliver Stone's epic "JFK" (... See full summary »
Directors: Barbara Kopple, Danny Schechter | Stars: Ike Pappas, Oliver Stone, Tom Wicker, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 511
22. Killing Oswald (2013)
102 min | Documentary
Using archival footage, interviews and dramatic reconstruction, "Killing Oswald" explores the mystery of how and why John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald were assassinated in 1963.
Director: Shane O'Sullivan | Stars: John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Nigel Barber, Raymond Burns
Votes: 262
23. White House Madness (1975)
R | 79 min | Comedy
Nixon finds his administration crumbling around him, his allies turning against him, the courts beginning to hound him and an exorcist is even called in to drive the demons from his soul.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Steve Friedman, Dennis Fimple, Perry Cook, Rusty Blitz
Votes: 48
24. Theodore Roosevelt: A Cowboy's Ride to the White House (2010 Video)
76 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Theodore Roosevelt: A Cowboy's Ride to the White House is the exciting story of a physically challenged young man from Harvard who came to the western frontier in 1883. Theodore Roosevelt ... See full summary »
Stars: Henry William Brands, Douglas Brinkley, Darrell Dorgan, Clay Jenkinson
Votes: 18
25. The Butler: An American Story (2013 TV Movie)
22 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of The Butler (2013).
Stars: Charles Allen, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Yaya DaCosta
Votes: 57
26. A Tour of the White House (1962 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Mrs. Kennedy provided a masterful, authoritative, knowledgeable tour of the various historical artifiacts furnishing 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, "the people's house", its interior design and ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charles Collingwood, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy
Votes: 104
27. The Lost Kennedy Home Movies (2011 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History
Director: Harrison Engle | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Hugh Auchincloss, Dai Bao, Lem Billings
Votes: 41
28. Nixon in the Den (2015 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A fresh look at the controversial career and presidency of Richard Nixon. Reynolds argues that Nixon was genuinely successful as an international statesman. Yet behind the scenes, Nixon's diplomacy was a story of intrigue and rivalry.
Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Richard Nixon, David Reynolds, Leonid Brezhnev, Neville Chamberlain
Votes: 22
29. DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 136 min | Documentary, History
DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis tells the history of Chicago's African-American community as never before, through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists, politicians, and business leaders.
Directors: Barbara E. Allen, Daniel Andries | Stars: Margaret Burroughs, Jerry Butler, Jerry Butler, Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable
30. FDR: That Man in the White House (1978 TV Movie)
90 min
A television version of Dore Schary's one-man play about FDR, with its original star.
Director: Gerald Krell | Star: Robert Vaughn
Votes: 40
31. Barack Obama: Who Is This Guy? (2008 Video)
65 min | Documentary, Action, Biography
Director: Maria Arita Howard | Stars: Barack Obama, Blair Underwood, Graham Allison, John Bouman
32. Bryan Cranston: Becoming LBJ (2016 Video)
2 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Bill Corso, Bryan Cranston, Frank Langella, Anne Morgan
33. Hillary: A Woman on the Edge (2016 Video)
PG-13 | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History
No politician, woman or man, has been as frequently attacked as Hillary Clinton. In her 40-year career, both right-wing and liberal media have been critical of her, passing on even the ... See full summary »
Director: William Karel | Stars: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton
Votes: 45
34. Ted Kennedy: Tragedy Scandal and Redemption (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Ted Kennedy, Will Lyman, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
35. President Trump: The First 100 Days (2017 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: John Barron, Kim Beazley, Damien Cave, Kellyanne Conway
36. Caroline Kennedy: The Next Generation (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Caroline Kennedy, Joe Narciso, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II, John Kennedy Jr.
37. Making John Adams (2008 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Charles Thomas Baxter, David Crank, Kirk Ellis, Steve George
Votes: 15
38. Lyndon B. Johnson's Inauguration (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 37 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Lyndon B. Johnson's Inauguration ... See full summary »
Stars: Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson
39. Obama: A Life in Politics (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 163 min | Documentary, Biography, History
OBAMA A Life in Politics follows Barack Obama s remarkable journey to the White House. Starting with his inspiring keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention, which set the course ... See full summary »
Stars: Barack Obama, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Malia Obama
40. Killing Lincoln: Behind the Scenes (2013 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Billy Campbell, Geraldine Hughes, Jesse Johnson, Adrian Moat
41. RFK Must Die: Epilogue (2007 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Shane O'Sullivan | Stars: Philip van Praag, Robert F. Kennedy, Sirhan Sirhan
42. 784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation (1982 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Nancy Dickerson, Richard Nixon
43. Politics as Usual: The Clintons (2016 Video)
46 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Clintons are nothing if not the ultimate survivors. Nearly two decades after they burst on to the national stage, they are still dominating it, with Hillary mounting an extraordinary ... See full summary »
Stars: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton
Votes: 7
44. I Am Barack: This Is My Story (2015 Video)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The race to decide the Democratic candidate for the 2008 elections was, by anyone's standards, a stirring moment in history. For the first time, an African American was running against a ... See full summary »
Stars: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama
45. The Inauguration of Barack Obama on CNN (2009 Video)
120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Barack Obama, Elizabeth Alexander, Jill Biden, Joe Biden
Votes: 23
46. Philip Baker Hall: Secret Honor (2004 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Philip Baker Hall, Robert Altman, Stephen Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson
Votes: 7
47. Becoming Barack (2009)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
A revealing portrait of Barack Obama's formative years in Chicago, featuring the oldest videotape interview Obama, from 1993.
Director: Robert Yuhas | Stars: Barack Obama, Loretta Augustine-Herron, Douglas Baird, Charles Branham
Votes: 66
48. A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Barack Obama, Beyoncé, George W. Bush, Laura Bush
Votes: 12
49. Barack Obama: A Change Has Come (2012 Video)
Short, Music
The plot encompasses the civil rights movement from the 1960s when the doors of public bathrooms in the South often read "Whites Only" through the March on Washington and Robert Kennedy's ... See full summary »
Directors: David Daniel, David Rapka | Stars: Clinton Cameron, Blythe Daniel, David Daniel, Jake Daniel
50. Nixon: Featurette (1995 Video)
5 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Oliver Stone, James Woods, Joan Allen