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1. The West Wing (1999–2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, John Spencer
Votes: 85,613
2. Lincoln (2012)
PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 272,718 | Gross: $182.21M
3. The Vietnam War (2017)
TV-MA | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Huy Duc, James Willbanks, Duong Van Mai Elliott
Votes: 27,995
4. Milk (I) (2008)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Votes: 179,873 | Gross: $31.84M
5. Roosevelt
Biography, Drama, History | Pre-production
A biographical drama about President Theodore Roosevelt.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Star: Leonardo DiCaprio
6. This Place Rules (2022)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Follows events and characters surrounding the January 6th, 2021 insurrection of the U.S. Capital Building in the days preceding the attack.
Director: Andrew Callaghan | Stars: Andrew Callaghan, Joker Gang, Gum Gang, Brittany
Votes: 6,523
7. Frost/Nixon (2008)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell
Votes: 112,488 | Gross: $18.59M
8. Benjamin Franklin (2022)
225 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Mandy Patinkin, Josh Lucas, Liam Neeson
Votes: 1,168
9. Against All Enemies (2023)
106 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
A documentary feature film that explores the critical role of military veterans in domestic violent extremist groups.
Director: Charlie Sadoff | Stars: Michael Breen, Eric Braden, Kristofer Goldsmith, Kathleen Belew
Votes: 258
10. The Second Civil War (1997 TV Movie)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A simple immigration issue spins wildly out of control for those involved, ranging from the President of the United States, to a news producer.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman, James Earl Jones
Votes: 2,273
11. JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)
TV-14 | 118 min | Documentary, History
Declassified files related to President Kennedy's assassination in a far larger context, aiming to shine more light on what really happened in 1963.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Whoopi Goldberg, Oliver Stone, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Votes: 4,236
12. The Candidate (1972)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter
Votes: 11,928 | Gross: $0.12M
13. 2000 Mules (2022)
89 min | Documentary
A documentary which purports to prove widespread, coordinated and deliberate voter fraud in the 2020 election, sufficient to change the overall outcome, and claims Trump won swing states like Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona.
Directors: Debbie D'Souza, Dinesh D'Souza, Bruce Schooley | Stars: Dinesh D'Souza, Catherine Engelbrecht, Gregg Phillips, Debbie D'Souza
Votes: 10,091
14. McCarthy (II)
Biography, Drama, History | Pre-production
A personal look at the influential former politician who rose to fame as a driving force behind anti-communist and anti-homosexual U.S. political sentiment during the Cold War.
Director: Václav Marhoul | Stars: Emilia Clarke, Michael Shannon, Dane DeHaan, Scoot McNairy
15. Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
R | 128 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Jim Acosta, Roger Ailes, Brooke Baldwin, Ashleigh Banfield
Votes: 20,398 | Gross: $6.35M
16. Advise & Consent (1962)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama, Thriller
The polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon
Votes: 7,512
17. JFK: What the Doctors Saw (2023)
92 min | Documentary, History
Startling medical observations about JFK's wounds when seven doctors who were in the Parkland Hospital ER reunite to discuss a day none of them can forget.
Director: Barbara Shearer | Stars: Ronald C. Jones, Lawrence E. Klein, Joe D. Goldstrich, Kenneth Salyer
Votes: 561
18. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard
Votes: 2,060
19. Death to 2021 (2021 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy
This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread and occasional delight that 2021 had to offer.
Directors: Jack Clough, Josh Ruben | Stars: Hugh Grant, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper, Lucy Liu
Votes: 15,757
20. JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)
TV-MA | 214 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Oliver Stone revisits material used in the making of the film JFK along with additional material that has come to light since.
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Douglas Horne, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Votes: 498
21. JFK: One Day in America (2023)
TV-14 | 132 min | Documentary, History
The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the president of the United States, told in real time by those who were there.
Stars: Clint Hill, Sid Davis, Paul E. Landis, Buell Frazier
Votes: 634
22. The Real Story of January 6 (2022)
102 min | Documentary, Crime
The "Real Story of January 6", a feature documentary by the Epoch Times reveals the truth that has been hidden from the American people.
Director: Joshua Philipp | Stars: Luke Coffee, Joseph M. Hanneman, Jake Lang, Kash Patel
Votes: 262
23. 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
24. Kennedy (2023)
Documentary, Biography, History
A chronicle of John F. Kennedy's life, including his youth, ascension into politics, presidency, and his lasting impact on history.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Conan O'Brien, Gillian Sorenson, Chris Matthews
Votes: 252
25. She Will Rise (TV Movie)
Biography, Drama | Pre-production
Follows the rise and fall of former Congresswoman Katie Hill.
Star: Elisabeth Moss
26. Four Hours at the Capitol (2021)
TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime
A chronicle of the incursion at the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C., many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidency.
Director: Jamie Roberts | Stars: Eddie Block, Buddy Carter, Jim McGovern, Leah Han
Votes: 3,852
27. Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019)
PG-13 | 97 min | Documentary
Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Roy M. Cohn, Ken Auletta, Marie Brenner, Robert Cohen
Votes: 1,209
28. Uncle Tom (2020)
G | 106 min | Documentary, History
An oral history of the American black conservative.
Director: Justin Malone | Stars: Brandon Tatum, Carol Swain, Chad Jackson, Larry Elder
Votes: 6,684
29. 2016: Obama's America (2012)
PG | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary that examines the question, "If Barack Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?"
Directors: Dinesh D'Souza, John Sullivan | Stars: Jay Bastian, Joe Biden, Cait Brasel, Gene Burris Jr.
Votes: 11,021 | Gross: $33.45M
30. January 6th (2022)
TV-MA | 150 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Follows the events of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th of 2021, told by those who witnessed the chaos firsthand.
Directors: Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet | Stars: Liz Cheney, Nancy Pelosi, Steven Sund
Votes: 511
31. Shouting Down Midnight (2022)
97 min | Documentary
This timely doc follows Texas State Senator Wendy Davis's filibuster in 2013, when she stood for 13 hours to fight an antiabortion law threatening women's access to lifesaving healthcare.
Director: Gretchen Stoeltje | Star: Wendy Davis
Votes: 30
32. Thomas Jefferson (1997– )
180 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A biographical film about The United States' influential and profoundly enigmatic Founding Father.
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Waterston, Michael Potts, Ossie Davis
Votes: 815
33. The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (2013)
360 min | Documentary
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us is the defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity.
Stars: Rob Lowe, Kurt Andersen, David Sirota, Tom Brokaw
Votes: 639
34. American Deep State (2020)
PG-13 | 139 min | Documentary
For the first time, American people see the possibility that elected governments have to follow rules set by Washington D.C.'s bureaucratic institutions. From 1963 JFK's assassination to 2016 Russia Collusion Conspiracy.
Director: Bernie Olaf | Stars: Betty Adams, William Barr, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden
Votes: 586
35. Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019)
TV-MA | 94 min | Documentary
A look at the life and work of New York power broker Roy Cohn.
Director: Ivy Meeropol | Stars: Cindy Adams, Joey Adams, Peter L. Allen, Noreen Bahring
Votes: 932
36. The Reagans (2020)
TV-PG | 221 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's presidency.
Stars: Maya Wiley, Ron Reagan, Jonathan Alter, Robert Scheer
Votes: 1,140
37. Rigged: The Zuckerberg Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump (2022 Video)
40 min | Documentary
A documentary by Citizens United Productions, exposing Mark Zuckerberg for his role in funding drop-box ballot operations across the country during the 2020 Election.
Director: Jason Killian Meath | Stars: Ken Blackwell, Kellyanne Conway, Ted Cruz, Ken Cuccinelli
Votes: 556
38. Capitol Punishment (2021)
139 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Actor Nick Searcy was at the January 6th rally and provides never before seen footage of the January 6th rally. Searcy interviews Proud Boys president Enrique Tarrio, and others who were ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Burgard | Stars: Aaron Babbitt, Ashli Babbitt, Maureen Bailey, Patrick Bergy
Votes: 708
39. American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
60 min | Documentary, History
Explore the Kennedy family's rise to power and how personal relationships within the Kennedy dynasty shaped national and global events from the Cold War to the Wall Street crash.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Evan Thomas, J. Randy Taraborrelli, Barbara Perry
Votes: 511
40. John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
PG | 96 min | Documentary
The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Elijah Cummings, Anthony Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Ayanna Pressley
Votes: 1,054
41. Trump 2024: The World After Trump (2020)
97 min | Documentary, Biography
Addresses the aggressive movement to transform America, strip away its freedoms and Judeo-Christian values.
Director: Dwight Thompson | Stars: Joel Weldon, Mike Huckabee, Dennis Prager, F. Damon Friedman
Votes: 396
42. Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023 TV Movie)
Documentary, Crime, History
With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.
Director: David Harvey | Stars: Chuck Granata, Lenny Luizzi, Robert Foster, Robbyn Swan
Votes: 57
43. Clinton Cash (2016)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary
An investigation into how the Clintons have amassed millions in personal wealth through foreign contributions to the Clinton Foundation, a supposed charity, in exchange for political favors... See full summary »
Director: M.A. Taylor | Stars: Peter Schweizer, Sani Abacha, Gilbert Chagoury, Bill Clinton
Votes: 1,615
44. Obama (2008–2010)
TV-14 | 2 min | Short, Comedy
Join President Barack Obama (Jordan Peele) as he addresses the nation on the important issues of 2008 and beyond as America's first black president.
Stars: Jordan Peele, Jane Shayne, Phil Powers
Votes: 109
45. JFK: The Final Evidence (2023)
Documentary, Action, Crime
In this two-part series, explore the mystery behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy with Dr David J Hall.
Stars: Emma Long, David J. Hall, Chris Moran
Votes: 26
46. Hijack (1998)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
A prestigious senator and the passengers on board a train are kidnapped by a milita group.
Director: Worth Keeter | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Ernie Hudson, Beth Toussaint, Brent Huff
Votes: 438
47. Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (2021– )
Documentary, Biography
Multi-part documentary explores the journey of Barack Obama from his early upbringing to the 44th U.S. President, set against the backdrop of the country's unfolding racial history.
Stars: Al Sharpton, Ta-Nehisi Coates, David Remnick, Valerie Jarrett
Votes: 1,127
48. The Most Canceled Man in America (2022)
47 min | Documentary, Crime
A young political activist is openly targeted by the US Government for his involvement in nationwide protests and the events of January 6th, 2021. With his money seized and no ability to board a plane, he leads a movement to new heights.
Director: Paul Escandon | Stars: Matt Evans, Nick Fuentes, Vincent James, Tyler Russell
Votes: 346
49. Trump Unprecedented (2022)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Centered around the former U.S. President Donald Trump, the three-part miniseries goes behind the scenes of the Trump family on the campaign trail just days before and after the 2020 ... See full summary »
Stars: Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump
Votes: 14
50. Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol (2021)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
As part of a six-month investigation, The Times synchronized and mapped thousands of videos and police audio of the U.S. Capitol riot to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened - and why.
Directors: David Botti, Malachy Browne | Stars: Malachy Browne, Haley Willis, Zachary Alam, Ashli Babbitt
Votes: 174