Highest Rated "American Revolution" Feature Film Titles
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1. Janice Meredith (1924)
153 min | Comedy, Romance
It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of... See full summary »
Writers: Paul Leicester Ford, Lillie Hayward | Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Marion Davies, Harrison Ford, Macklyn Arbuckle, Joseph Kilgour
2. The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their ... See full summary »
Writers: Val Burton, Walter DeLeon, Bradford Ropes, John Grant | Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Reynolds, Binnie Barnes
3. In the Year of the Pig (1968)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, War
Produced at the height of the Vietnam War, Emile de Antonio's Oscar-nominated 1968 documentary chronicles the war's historical roots. With palpable outrage, De Antonio (Point of Order, ... See full summary »
Director: Emile de Antonio | Stars: Harry S. Ashmore, Daniel Berrigan, Joseph Buttinger, William R. Corson
4. 1776 (1972)
PG | 141 min | Drama, Family, History
A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
Writers: Peter Stone, Sherman Edwards | Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden
5. Amazing Grace (2006)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Writer: Steven Knight | Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai
6. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.
Writers: Washington Irving, Kevin Yagher, Andrew Kevin Walker | Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon
7. The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, History, Romance
The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War.
Writers: John Dighton, Roland Kibbee, George Bernard Shaw | Directors: Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Janette Scott
8. Divided Loyalties (1990)
102 min | Biography
Story of Joseph Brant, chief of the Mohawks, and the events that led to the birth of Canada as a nation. During the time of the American Revolution, while Britain faces full scale ... See full summary »
Writer: Peter Jobin | Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Clare Barclay, Robert Bidaman, John Bourgeois, Torquil Campbell
9. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Approved | 104 min | Drama, History, Romance
Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutinary War begins.
Writers: Lamar Trotti, Sonya Levien, Walter D. Edmonds | Director: John Ford | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins
10. All for Liberty (2009)
PG-13 | 86 min | Drama
It is 1775. Henry Felder, a Swiss-German colonist, lives with his family in the British colony of South Carolina. After many years of struggling with corrupt British rulers, Felder is urged... See full summary »
Writers: Ron Mangravite, Michael O'Rourke, Chris Weatherhead | Director: Chris Weatherhead | Stars: Bettina Beard, Delfloria Brown, Halle Brown, Richard Bryant
11. The Patriot (2000)
R | 165 min | Action, Drama, History
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
Writer: Robert Rodat | Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs
12. John Paul Jones (1959)
126 min | Action, Biography, History
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Writers: John Farrow, Jesse Lasky Jr., Clements Ripley | Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien
13. The People Speak (2009)
113 min | Documentary, History
A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."
Writers: Anthony Arnove, Howard Zinn | Directors: Anthony Arnove, Chris Moore, Howard Zinn | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Marisa Tomei
14. The Deserter (2003)
PG | 75 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A British Revolutionary War drummer accidentally deserts from his regiment and is hunted down for execution.
Writer: Eric Bruno Borgman | Director: Eric Bruno Borgman | Stars: Eric Bruno Borgman, Michael Kaplan, George Souza, Michael Greeley
15. National Treasure (2004)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.
Writers: Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, Oren Aviv, Charles Segars | Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean
16. Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
U | 116 min | Adventure, History, Romance
The life story of the titular Beaumarchais (Fabrice Luchini), playwright and adventurer, who gets himself into numerous different scrapes and romantic encounters in 18th Century France.
Writers: Sacha Guitry, Édouard Molinaro, Jean-Claude Brisville | Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc, Sandrine Kiberlain, Michel Aumont
17. Johnny Tremain (1957)
Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Family, History
Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself.
Writers: Thomas W. Blackburn, Esther Forbes | Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot
18. America (1924)
Passed | 141 min | Drama, History, War
The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.
Writer: Robert W. Chambers | Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Neil Hamilton, Carol Dempster, Erville Alderson, Charles Emmett Mack
19. Marie Antoinette (2006)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Writer: Sofia Coppola | Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Judy Davis
20. The Scarlet Coat (1955)
Unrated | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, History
During the Revolutionary War, American Major John Boulton feigns desertion in order to uncover a British plot to seize the stronghold of West Point.
Writer: Karl Tunberg | Director: John Sturges | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders, Anne Francis
21. Lafayette (1961)
Not Rated | 158 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America's aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington's command.
Writers: Jean Bernard-Luc, Jean Dréville, François Ponthier, Suzy Prim, Jacques Sigurd | Director: Jean Dréville | Stars: Pascale Audret, Jack Hawkins, Michel Le Royer, Folco Lulli
22. The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Approved | 116 min | Drama, History, War
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbrining when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for ... See full summary »
Writers: Sidney Buchman, Elizabeth Page | Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Marshal
23. The Heart of a Hero (1916)
Drama, War
Writers: Clyde Fitch, Frances Marion | Director: Emile Chautard | Stars: Robert Warwick, Gail Kane, Alec B. Francis, George MacQuarrie
24. Sweet Liberty (1986)
PG | 106 min | Comedy
Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, ... See full summary »
Writer: Alan Alda | Director: Alan Alda | Stars: Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bob Hoskins
25. The Spirit of '76 (1917)
Drama, History, War
Catherine Montour (Adda Gleason), a striking half-breed Indian princess, and mistress of King George III (Jack Cosgrove) aspires to become the first Queen of America when the revolution breaks out.
Writers: Robert Goldstein, George L. Hutchin | Director: George Siegmann | Stars: Adda Gleason, Howard Gaye, George Chesebro, Dark Cloud
26. Revolution (1985)
PG-13 | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, History
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find... See full summary »
Writer: Robert Dillon | Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright
27. The Little Patriot (1995)
PG | 90 min | Family, Adventure
Join in one boy's heroic adventure as he fights in the struggle for freedom on the American frontier. James Todd is a young boy growing up in the hostile American wilderness-a rugged and ... See full summary »
Writers: J. Christian Ingvordsen, Rick Washburn | Director: J. Christian Ingvordsen | Stars: Dan Haggerty, Ryan Washburn, Jacqueline Konx, J. Christian Ingvordsen
28. Taking Liberty (1993)
96 min | Drama
Independent Nell Prescott gets involved in intrigue and heroism during the American Revolution and meets Benjamin Franklin along the way.
Writers: John Watson, Pen Densham, Jacqueline Zambrano | Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Barry Bell, Robert Boynton, Jason Carter, Eric Close
29. A Clockwork Blue (1972)
86 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Bumbling Jewish mama's boy researcher Homer acquires a magical watch that enables him to go through time. While traveling through time Homer encounters such notable historical figures as ... See full summary »
Writer: E.E. Patchen | Director: Eric Jeffrey Haims | Stars: Tracy Handfuss, Maria Arnold, Suzanne Fields, Roshell Rush
30. Sybil Ludington (2010)
87 min | Drama, Family, History
'The courage to make a difference, the courage to stand, the courage to bring about change.' The movie, Sybil Ludington, is a period film that inspires and encourages all to boldly go after... See full summary »
Writer: Kim Robinson | Director: Kim Robinson | Stars: Micah Morgan, Robert Copeland, Josiah Rizzo, Chris Kincaid
31. Time Chasers (1994)
PG-13 | 89 min | Sci-Fi
An inventor comes up with a time machine, but must prevent its abuse at the hands of an evil C.E.O.
Writer: David Giancola | Director: David Giancola | Stars: Matthew Bruch, Bonnie Pritchard, Peter Harrington, George Woodard
32. Revelation: Dawn of Global Government (2016)
146 min | Documentary
Looming world government, a world "elite", The United Nations...loss of American sovereignty! The light of our "shining city on the hill" dims. Dissecting America under judgment, Lieutenant... See full summary »
Writer: Chuck Untersee | Director: Chuck Untersee | Stars: Jerry Boykin, Mark Collins, Charlie Daniels, Alex Jones
33. 1776
Drama, History, War | Announced
A look at how General George Washington led the war of independence against the powerful British army in 1776. Based on the book by David McCullough.
Writers: Kirk Ellis, David McCullough
34. Hellfire Club
Drama | Announced
London's notorious Hellfire Club, largely known for its outlandish activities of London's high and low societies during the mid-eighteenth century that included John Wilkes, Benjamin ... See full summary »
Writer: Jeffrey Hatcher
35. The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918)
Drama, History
Writer: S.M. Weller | Director: Arthur Ashley | Stars: June Elvidge, Carlyle Blackwell, Arthur Ashley, Carl Gerard
36. Fields of Endless Day (1978)
58 min | Documentary, History
The ethnic history of the Black population in Canada.
Writers: Frederick Ward, William Whitehead | Director: Terrence McCartney Filgate | Stars: Lili Francks, Winston Sutton, Ricardo Keens-Douglas, Mireilla Metellus
37. The World Turned Upside Down (1985)
Drama, History
A dramatization of the story of a typical United Empire Loyalist as told through the eyes of a child.
Writer: Gloria Demers | Director: Joan Henson | Stars: Andy Cline, Katie Haggerty, Terri Hawkes, Craig Melanson
38. The Spy (I) (1914)
Passed | Drama, War
Borrowing shamelessly from "A Tale of Two Cities", an American agent, Harvey Birch (Herbert Rawlinson), exchanges places in prison with Henry Wharton (J. W. Pike'), a condemned British ... See full summary »
Writers: James Fenimore Cooper, James Dayton | Director: Otis Turner | Stars: Herbert Rawlinson, Edna Maison, Ella Hall, William Worthington
39. A Continental Girl (1915)
Drama, War
Writer: Joseph Adelman | Director: Joseph Adelman | Stars: May Ward, George Harcourt, William Sorelle, Olaf Skavlan
40. Don't Wanna Slave No More (1997)
Documentary, Drama, Family
Don't Wanna Slave No More is the story of Virginia's slaves on the eve of the American Revolution. Lord Dunmore, the last British governor of Virginia, proclaimed that any slave who fought ... See full summary »
Writers: Michael Lord, Christy Matthews, William G. Wagner | Director: William G. Wagner | Stars: Tyler Adams, Harvey L. Bakari, Stan Beadle, Alex Clark