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1. Sydney White (2007)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
Director: Joe Nussbaum | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, Matt Long, Jack Carpenter
Votes: 51,424 | Gross: $11.89M
2. Hamilton (2020)
PG-13 | 160 min | Biography, Drama, History
The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast.
Director: Thomas Kail | Stars: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry
Votes: 114,782
3. The Purge: Election Year (2016)
R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Former Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.
Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, J.J. Soria
Votes: 110,478 | Gross: $79.21M
4. The Fog (2005)
PG-13 | 100 min | Horror, Mystery
A thick mist full of vengeful spirits haunts a prosperous island town off the coast of Oregon, as its inhabitants try to learn their town's dark secret in order to stop it.
Director: Rupert Wainwright | Stars: Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair, DeRay Davis
Votes: 39,297 | Gross: $29.51M
5. Jack of All Trades (2000)
30 min | Adventure, Action, Comedy
Jack Stiles, American spy stationed on a South Pacific island in the early 19th century, teams up with no nonsense British agent Emilia Rothschild to stop Napoleon's colonizing efforts. Jack's alter ego is the Zorro-esque Daring Dragoon.
Stars: Bruce Campbell, Angela Marie Dotchin, Stuart Devenie, Stephen Papps
Votes: 3,113
6. Religulous (2008)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War
Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg
Votes: 60,290 | Gross: $13.00M
7. Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
Unrated | 251 min | Biography, Drama, History
This epic television miniseries explores the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38-year, ocean-spanning love affair that produced children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
Stars: Diahann Carroll, Mario Van Peebles, Sam Neill, Carmen Ejogo
Votes: 561
8. Secrets of the Founding Fathers (2009 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Experts and authors discuss George Washington's connection to the ancient and powerful Freemasons. Experts discuss Benjamin Franklin's possible membership in several secret societies. Such ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Lihani | Stars: Bill Barker, Steve Bullock, Vesta DeBorah, Richard T. Fox Jr.
Votes: 53
9. Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure (2012)
PG | 84 min | Documentary, History
Follow Kirk Cameron across Europe and the U.S. as he seeks to discover the people, places and principles that made America the freest, most prosperous and generous nation the world has ever known.
Director: Duane Barnhart | Stars: Kirk Cameron, Todd Akin, Sue Allan, David Barton
Votes: 859 | Gross: $0.18M
10. Ben Franklin (2004 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ben Franklin rose from poverty to become a true Renaissance Man and Founding Father of America. This is the story of the man behind the myth.
Director: Joshua Alper | Stars: Charley Carfrey, Michael Kelberg, Maggie Lakis
Votes: 45
11. A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)
111 min | Drama, History
It showed the process it took to write the Constitution of the United States.
Director: Peter N. Johnson | Stars: Craig Wasson, Michael McGuire, Morgan White, Bruce Newbold
Votes: 229
12. Periods. (2012)
R | 72 min | Comedy
Featuring Zachary Quinto (Star Trek 2, Margin Call), Penn Badgley (Easy A, Gossip Girl), Willie Garson (White Collar), and YouTube star Grace Helbig, this raucous comedy chronicles the ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Quinaz | Stars: Philip Quinaz, Alison Fyhrie, A.M. Lukas, Brian Shoaf
Votes: 114
13. Crazy Like a Fox (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Comedy
This is the story of Nat Banks, an 8th generation Virginian gentleman farmer living in the past, who loses his family farm, Greenwood, to a pair of land speculators from Washington, D.C. ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Squires | Stars: Roger Rees, Mary McDonnell, Chloe Squires, Cody Wisker
Votes: 183 | Gross: $0.01M
14. Old Glory (1939)
G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Porky balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce, John Deering, John Litel
Votes: 745
15. Mysteries of the Freemasons (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
Special examines the origins of the Freemasons and their putative roots in the stonemasons of the Temple of Solomon and the Knights Templar, the impact of the Freemasons on the Age of ... See full summary »
Director: Tuggelin Yourgrau | Stars: Rich Adams, Chad O. Allen, Charlie Anderson, Jim Bachtell
Votes: 72
16. Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary
The remarkable story of how a group of inspired mavericks made an unlikely marriage of hip-hop and history the biggest musical show in America...and are getting ready to conquer the world.
Director: Elio Espana | Stars: Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jesse Green, Chris Jackson
Votes: 312
17. The Revisionaries (2012)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, History, News
The theory of evolution and a re-write of American history are caught in the crosshairs when an unabashed Creationist seeks re-election as chairman of America's most influential Board of Education.
Director: Scott Thurman | Stars: Don McLeroy, Kathy Miller, Jonathan Saenz, Stephanie Klenzendorf
Votes: 698 | Gross: $0.02M
18. Revelation: Dawn of Global Government (2016)
PG | 106 min | Documentary
The American Republic, Christian faith and liberty are rapidly being destroyed by a Trojan Horse of globalism. As we have slept "Change has come to America." Awakened late, we find ourselves enveloped, suffocated in a global prison planet.
Director: Chuck Untersee | Stars: Chuck Baldwin, Jerry Boykin, Mark Collins, Charlie Daniels
Votes: 79 | Gross: $0.02M
19. Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union (2022)
Documentary, History
Reviewing the pursuit of democracy within the U.S. on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
Director: Ann Benjamin | Stars: Kathleen Belew, Marcia Chatelain, Jelani Cobb, Robert Costa
Votes: 77
20. Faith of Our Fathers (2021)
28 min | Talk-Show
Bible teaching with an emphasis on Israel, prophecy and the Jewish roots of Christianity.
Stars: Nick Caldwell, Katrina Johnson
21. Bari Weiss to the Woodshed (2019 Video)
414 min | Documentary, News
In this seven-hour video for Patreon, Ryan Dawson blasts Bari Weiss for spouting Zionist propaganda on Joe Rogan's podcast.
Stars: Ryan Dawson, Bari Weiss, Joe Rogan, Nathan Phillips
Votes: 15
22. Understanding Our World: An Interview with Ayn Rand (1961 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Stars: James V. McConnell, Ayn Rand
Votes: 20
23. Making John Adams (2008 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Charles Thomas Baxter, David Crank, Kirk Ellis, Steve George
Votes: 15
24. Statesmen & Symbols: Prelude to the Restoration (2014)
80 min | Documentary
From the producers of For Our Day, comes a fascinating documentary exploring temple symbolism. Discover the reason behind Joseph Smith's involvement with Masonry, the purpose of inverted ... See full summary »
Directors: James F. Stoddard III, L. Hannah Stoddard | Stars: Vicki Jo Anderson, Tim Ballard, Scott N. Bradley, Val W. Brinkerhoff
25. For Our Day: Divinely Sanctioned Governments (2013)
90 min | Documentary
Did Mormon use the government of liberty in the Book of Mormon to foreshadow our divinely sanctioned Constitutional Republic? Is there a link between the American founding principles and ... See full summary »
Director: L. Hannah Stoddard | Stars: Tim Ballard, Scott N. Bradley, Rod L. Meldrum, Bruce H. Porter
26. American History: Our Constitution (1940)
Approved | 20 min | Documentary, Short, History
Made and released in 1940 (and not 1941) this was the first of eight-proposed patriotic shorts made by Max and Arthur Alexander. It deals with how the American constitution came into being ... See full summary »
Director: George Arthur Durlam | Stars: Daniel Curtis, John Elliott, Marc Loebell, Allen Connor
27. America's First Park: River Common (2014)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Scott Spinucci | Stars: Wilbur Fitzgerald, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Theodore Roosevelt
Votes: 19
28. Confounding Father: A Contrarian View of the U.S. Constitution (2020)
103 min | Documentary
Series of 4 episodes takes a critical look at the 1787 framing of the U.S. Constitution from the perspective of Maryland gadfly Luther Martin and other "anti-federalists" who opposed the new plan for some still compelling reasons.
Director: Richard Riggs Hall | Stars: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Murray Dry, Paul Finkelman, Woody Holton
Votes: 8
29. A More Perfect Union: George Washington and the Creation of the U.S. Constitution (2017)
23 min | Short, History
Most popular revolutions throughout history have descended into bloody chaos or fallen under the sway of dictators. So how did the United States, born of its own 8-year revolution, ... See full summary »
Directors: Keith Johnson, Shane Seley | Star: Michael Ortego
30. 11 Questions You Should Ask Hypocritical Libertarians: Rebutted! (2013 Video)
72 min | Talk-Show
Stefan Molyneux takes on the AlterNet article, "11 Questions You Should Ask Libertarians to See if They're Hypocrites" by RJ Eskow.
Star: Stefan Molyneux
31. We Hold These Truths: The Global Quest for Liberty (2023)
57 min | Documentary
Federal Judge Douglas Ginsburg explores the promise and enduring influence of America's Declaration of Independence, both at home and around the world. This promissory note for liberty ... See full summary »
Director: James Taylor | Stars: Danielle Allen, Maria Arcaya, Francois-Henri Briard, Mariela Briceno
32. Who Are the People of America? (1953)
11 min | Short, Documentary
This ephemeral film is a primer on the origins of the American people, from the Native Americans to the European, African and Asian immigrants who arrived in successive waves to form the melting pot that made America great.
Votes: 17
33.
Jack of All Trades (2000)
Episode:
Shark Bait
(2000)
22 min | Adventure, Action, Comedy
Emilia and Jack search for a mythical sea monster that has sunk several ships around Pulau-Pulau and find yet another plan to conquer the world, this one by the descendant of Leonardo da Vinci. Slobbish Blackbeard helps them.
Director: Eric Gruendemann | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Angela Marie Dotchin, Michael Hurst, Stuart Devenie
Votes: 64
34.
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
35.
The Jesse Lee Peterson Show (1991– )
Trump on Hannity; Judge Hidalgo & Tacos! Elizabeth Warren to Ban Electoral College
(2019 Podcast Episode)
News
Director: Jesse Lee Peterson | Stars: Jesse Lee Peterson, James Hake
36.
Monkey in the Morning (2017– )
Episode:
No Rest for the Wicked
(2019)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Francis Leonard Powers, Dax Orien, Poly Dub, Pincalo the Driving Apeman
37.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Biden's Race Hoax Gaffe, North Korea, Felons Voting
(2019 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Scott Adams, Alexa
39.
Policy Watch with Doug Besharov (1997– )
Episode:
Judith Martin Part 1: Miss Manners on the Role of Etiquette in a Civil Society
(2006)
Talk-Show
Stars: Douglas Besharov, Judith Martin
40.
The Buck Sexton Show (2017– )
It's Time to Free America
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Buck Sexton, Benjamin Domenech
41.
The Buck Sexton Show (2017– )
Stop Social Distancing Arrests
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Buck Sexton, Michael J. Knowles, Allen Guelzo
42.
Good Eats (1999–2012)
Episode:
American Classics IX: Pumpkin Pie
(2010)
TV-G | 22 min | Documentary, Comedy
Alton takes this fall classic back to Plymouth and forward into the future.
Stars: Alton Brown, Cole Cassell, Paul Merchant, Carolyn O'Neil
Votes: 12
43.
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
44.
In Search of the Constitution (1987)
Episode:
Mr. Justice Brennan
(1987)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, History
Associate Justice William J. Brennan explains how the Supreme Court wrangles with abstract concepts such as dignity, privacy, and cruel and unusual punishment.
Director: Tony Marshall | Stars: William Brennan, Bill Moyers
45.
CollegeHumor Originals (2006–2023)
Episode:
Declaration of Email Signatures
(2012)
TV-MA | 2 min | Comedy
If the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence the way you sign your e-mails.
Director: Matthew Pollock | Stars: Mark Deklin, Jim O'Heir, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Billy Merritt
46.
The Why Minutes with Nick Freitas (2021– )
Episode:
Why You Were Lied to about the 2nd Amendment
(2023)
32 min | Documentary
Following his interpretation of the Second Amendement to the Constitution Nick asks the intriguing question; "Should your rights be curtailed because someone abuses theirs?"
Star: Nick Freitas
47.
Codes and Conspiracies (2014–2016)
Episode:
Freemasons
(2014)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
The most secret of secret societies, The Freemasons, are intertwined with American history. Most of the Founding Fathers and 14 Presidents were Freemasons. Some say Washington DC is laid ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Evans | Stars: Dan Nachtrab, Warren Getler, Akram Elias, Christopher L. Hodapp
Votes: 25
48.
Adam Ruins Everything (2015–2019)
Episode:
Adam Ruins Voting
(2015)
TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
Adam explores the twisted history of the Electoral College, explaining that the Founding Fathers did not want most Americans to vote. He also takes a stab at fixing a political system that seems rigged against true democracy.
Directors: Vincent Peone, Josh Ruben | Stars: Adam Conover, Daryl Atkinson, Edward L. Ayers, Caleb Bark
Votes: 205
49.
The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode:
Moosylvania: Parts 1-2
(1963)
TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky and Bullwinkle "Moosylvania" Part 1 of 4, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Pied Piper", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Trap Bait", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Moosylvania" Part 2 of 4.
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: 20
50.
Angie Tribeca (2016–2018)
Episode:
Irrational Treasures
(2018)
TV-14 | 21 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In this riff on National Treasure (2004), the team is on a treasure hunt to help Chief Atkins track down his family's long lost fortune that's tied to both the ancient Rome and the Louisiana Purchase before the Frenchman finds it first.
Director: Ira Ungerleider | Stars: Rashida Jones, Jere Burns, Andree Vermeulen, Kiersey Clemons
Votes: 85