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1. Forrest Gump (1994)

PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, Romance

The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field

Votes: 2,255,627 | Gross: $330.25M

2. JFK (1991)

R | 189 min | Drama, History, Thriller

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau

Votes: 169,862 | Gross: $70.41M

3. The Right Stuff (1983)

PG | 193 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.

Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid

Votes: 65,331 | Gross: $21.50M

4. Selma (2014)

PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History

A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 95,445 | Gross: $52.08M

5. Thirteen Days (2000)

PG-13 | 145 min | Drama, History, Thriller

In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Shawn Driscoll, Drake Cook

Votes: 62,677 | Gross: $34.59M

6. The Butler (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Drama

As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.

Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda

Votes: 119,719 | Gross: $116.63M

7. 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: 83,411 | Gross: $13.96M

8. Batman: The Movie (1966)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero

Votes: 35,780

9. Parkland (2013)

PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, History, Mystery

A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Director: Peter Landesman | Stars: Zac Efron, Tom Welling, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Giamatti

Votes: 17,467 | Gross: $0.65M

10. 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: 15,237

11. LBJ (2016)

R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History

Lyndon B. Johnson aligns himself with John F. Kennedy, rises to the Presidency, and deals with the civil rights struggles of the 1960s.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Michael Stahl-David, Richard Jenkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Votes: 7,684 | Gross: $2.47M

12. Path to War (2002 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 165 min | Biography, Drama, War

In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill

Votes: 4,108

13. Kennedy (1983)

282 min | Biography, Drama, History

Biography of the 1961-1963 Presidency of John F. Kennedy with Martin Sheen and Blair Brown. Covers the momentous presidential years and the lives, loves, and triumphs of one of the most controversial families of the twentieth-century.

Stars: John Shea, E.G. Marshall, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Andrew Rayden

Votes: 590

14. King (1978)

271 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to his assassination in Memphis in 1968.

Stars: Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson, Tony Bennett, Roscoe Lee Browne

Votes: 443

15. Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001 TV Movie)

163 min | Biography, Drama

They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning they upheld their public image by concealing their private truths. ... See full summary »

Director: Larry Shaw | Stars: Jill Hennessy, Lauren Holly, Leslie Stefanson, Daniel Hugh Kelly

Votes: 462

16. A Woman Named Jackie (1991)

PG | 246 min | Biography, Drama

This starts when Jackie Kennedy was working after college; and spans her life through the Presidency of John F. Kennedy and her marriage to Aristotle Onassis after the assassination of President Kennedy.

Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Roma Downey, Anna Thomson, Bob Gunton

Votes: 337

17. RFK (2002 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama, History

Following the death of his brother John, Robert Kennedy is forced to rise to the challenge of leading his country and carrying on his brother's vision of what America could be.

Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Linus Roache, James Cromwell, David Paymer, Martin Donovan

Votes: 448

18. Blood Feud (1983 TV Movie)

210 min | Crime, Drama

Made for TV movie about Bobby Kennedy's campaign to bring Jimmy Hoffa to justice.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Robert Blake, Cotter Smith, Danny Aiello, Edward Albert

Votes: 212

19. Running Against Time (1990 TV Movie)

PG | 92 min | Sci-Fi

History professor David Rhodes has never gotten over the death of his older brother, 1966 in Vietnam. When he hears the rumor that a famous professor is working on a time machine, he ... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Robert Hays, Catherine Hicks, Sam Wanamaker, Wayne Tippit

Votes: 362

20. 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

21. J. Edgar Hoover (1987 TV Movie)

PG | 108 min | Drama

He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most sophisticated investigatory agency in the world.

Director: Robert L. Collins | Stars: Treat Williams, Rip Torn, David Ogden Stiers, Andrew Duggan

Votes: 82

22. 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

23. JFK: One Day in November

History | Announced

An investigator uncovers the hidden truth behind the JFK assassination, revealing the sinister crime of the century that changed the course of history.

Director: Jeff Olm | Stars: Stefano Capone, John Tolbert, Catherine Parish, Mark D Valenti

24. Bryan Cranston: Becoming LBJ (2016 Video)

2 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

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Stars: Bill Corso, Bryan Cranston, Frank Langella, Anne Morgan

25. Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode: Fame (2019)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History

Hedy Lamarr designs the first modern airplane wing, Eartha Kitt's activism provokes the ire of Lady Bird Johnson, and Alexis Pulaski's poodle becomes a huge star.

Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Derek Waters, Hillary Anne Matthews, Alison Rich, Nicole Byer

Votes: 80

26. The Whitest Kids U'Know (2007–2011)
Episode: Episode #2.3 (2008)

TV-MA | Comedy

Instant Karma Bigot / Weird / Joining the Army / Jack and Oswald / Elephant Balls / George Lucas / The America Song

Directors: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore | Stars: Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, Zach Cregger, Darren Trumeter

Votes: 25

27. American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode: Blue Moon (2021)

TV-MA | 41 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

An unexpected visitor arrives at the White House and reveals the details of a very horrific plan.

Directors: Laura Belsey, John J. Gray | Stars: Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, Leslie Grossman, Angelica Ross

Votes: 2,367

28. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The team trace a new Anachronism to the jungles of Vietnam. Rory and Nate bump into someone from Rory's past.

Director: Mairzee Almas | Stars: Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Franz Drameh

Votes: 1,763

29. The Crown (2016–2023)
Episode: Margaretology (2019)

TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama, History

While Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visit the USA, the queen, at the bidding of Harold Wilson, asks them to make a side trip to Washington, D.C. to ask President Johnson for financial assistance for the United Kingdom.

Director: Benjamin Caron | Stars: Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Daniels

Votes: 4,845