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1. Pearl Harbor (2001)
PG-13 | 183 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, William Lee Scott
Votes: 351,835 | Gross: $198.54M
2. Annie (1982)
PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking
Votes: 49,521 | Gross: $57.06M
3. The Monuments Men (2014)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, War
An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from German thieves and return them to their owners.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 141,201 | Gross: $78.03M
4. The First Lady (2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the East Wing of the White House, many of history's most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America's charismatic, complex and dynamic first ladies.
Stars: Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gillian Anderson, O-T Fagbenle
Votes: 5,737
5. J. Edgar (2011)
R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 133,636 | Gross: $37.31M
6. The Winds of War (1983)
126 min | Drama, Romance, War
The trials of the Henry and Jastrow families in the early years of World War II.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman
Votes: 4,662
7. War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, War
The trials of the Henry and the Jastrow families amidst the events after the U.S.'s entry into World War II.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 3,127
8. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Passed | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf
Votes: 16,864 | Gross: $11.80M
9. Into the Storm (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History
Continuing the storyline of The Gathering Storm (2002), Churchill at War is a look at the former British prime minister's life and career at the end of WWII.
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Clive Mantle, Adrian Scarborough, Jack Shepherd
Votes: 5,864
10. Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
R | 94 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Williams, Samuel West
Votes: 12,366 | Gross: $6.37M
11. Truman (1995 TV Movie)
PG | 135 min | Biography, Drama
Though considered unqualified, Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd president following the April 1945 death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Gary Sinise, Diana Scarwid, Richard Dysart, Colm Feore
Votes: 2,497
12. The Good Traitor (2020)
115 min | Biography, Drama, War
At the beginning of World War II, when the Germans invade Denmark in 1940, the Danish ambassador to America declares himself to be the only true representative of the free Danish people.
Director: Christina Rosendahl | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Denise Gough, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Zoë Tapper
Votes: 1,496
13. Annie Live! (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young orphan opens the heart of billionaire Sir Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.
Directors: Lear Debessonet, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Harry Connick Jr., Nicole Scherzinger, Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty
Votes: 2,273
14. Warm Springs (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 121 min | Biography, Drama
The stirring true story of Franklin D. Roosevelt's battle with polio in 1921.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, David Paymer, Tim Blake Nelson
Votes: 3,325
15. The Beginning or the End (1947)
Passed | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History
A docudrama detailing the research, development and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler
Votes: 749 | Gross: $2.66M
16. Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
84 min | Comedy, War
In this irreverent parody, the British court and war government consist mainly of idiots and/or traitors. Hitler moves into Buckingham palace and plans to marry into the Windsors. A US Army... See full summary »
Director: Peter Richardson | Stars: Miranda Richardson, Antony Sher, Christian Slater, Harry Enfield
Votes: 2,607
17. Ike: The War Years (1979)
291 min | Biography, Drama, History
During World War II, General Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower serves as supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe. On a personal level, he has an extramarital affair with his driver Kay Summersby.
Stars: Robert Duvall, Lee Remick, Dana Andrews, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 466
18. The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990)
278 min | Drama
This sweeping mini-series profiling the Kennedy family ran three nights. The film chronicles 55 years in the lives of the family opening in 1906 with the marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy, a ... See full summary »
Stars: Casey Affleck, Annette O'Toole, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Steven Weber
Votes: 175
19. FDR: American Badass! (2012)
R | 93 min | Action, Comedy
An outrageous, over-the-top spoof, FDR: American Badass is the untold true story of our country's greatest monster-hunting president!
Director: Garrett Brawith | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Lin Shaye, Bruce McGill, Ray Wise
Votes: 2,110
20. Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
203 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from early youth to his election as President of the United States, as told from Eleanor's point of view.
Stars: David Huffman, Mackenzie Phillips, Lilia Skala, Ed Flanders
Votes: 387
21. World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)
Not Rated | 194 min | Drama, History, War
As the world was at the brink, the three most powerful men in world history met and decided its fate.
Stars: Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, John Lithgow, Ed Begley Jr.
Votes: 636
22. Te Ata (2016)
PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
Te Ata set her sights on Broadway and what she thought was her life's dream. Audition after audition she was rejected and began to wonder if she was cut out for the bright lights.
Director: Nathan Frankowski | Stars: Q'orianka Kilcher, Gil Birmingham, Brigid Brannagh, Graham Greene
Votes: 993 | Gross: $0.07M
23. 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
24. The Fall of Berlin (1950)
167 min | Drama, War
A years-long struggle of the Soviet people against the German war machine is shown from the point of view of Stalin and from the point of view of an ordinary soldier and his beloved girl.
Director: Mikheil Chiaureli | Stars: Mikheil Gelovani, Boris Andreyev, Vladimir Savelev, Marina Kovalyova
Votes: 547
25. Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977 TV Movie)
155 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Priscilla Pointer, Walter McGinn
Votes: 344
26. World War Two: Behind Closed Doors (2008– )
300 min | Documentary, History, War
A story showing the 3 allied leader's, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin's actions and relationships behind the scenes during World War 2. It isn't as friendly as it seems. Shows how close ... See full summary »
Stars: Aleksey Petrenko, Bob Gunton, Paul Humpoletz, Samuel West
Votes: 542
27. 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
28. The Last Bastion (1984)
360 min | Drama, History, War
The Last Bastion is a television mini-series telling the story of Australia's involvement in World War II, and its often strained relations with its two main allies, Great Britain and the United States.
Stars: Bill Hunter, Colin McEwan, Ron Blanchard, Phil Perman
Votes: 94
29. FDR: A One Man Show (1987 TV Special)
30 min | Biography, Comedy
Chris Elliot plays FDR in his live "One Man Show" about the life and times of the president, however, he looks and sounds nothing like the man and he re-enacts events from Roosevelt's life that never happened.
Director: Matt Wickline | Stars: Chris Elliott, Marv Albert, Bob Elliott, Mark Allen
Votes: 188
30. Alaska Far Away: The New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colony (2008)
91 min | Documentary
'Alaska Far Away' tells the story of the Matanuska Colonization Project of 1935, a creative and controversial New Deal program that relocated 202 families devastated by the Great Depression... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Hill, Joan Juster | Star: Peter Coyote
Votes: 8
31. Stalin and Hitler: The Motion Picture (2009)
Not Rated | 38 min | Short, Comedy
In an alternate Post-WWII history, Stalin and Hitler are pursuing degrees at a small liberal arts college in the mountains of North Carolina. However, when these two titans clash over the ... See full summary »
Directors: Jonathan Dantzler, Daniel Dockery, Zaque Smith | Stars: Nathan Paul Barker, Beckie Dillon, Daniel Dockery, Corina Penn-Bartoo
Votes: 20
32. World War Brown (2014 TV Short)
17 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
After Senator Brown accidentally breaks FDR's back, FDR declares war on him. Mr. Brown flees to Not C Germiny to his cousin Adolf Hitler. He joins the Third Reich in order to destroy FDR.
Director: Eric Lees | Stars: Eric Lees, Troy Lucardie, William Pages, Matthew Ronquillo
Votes: 17
33.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Annie
(1999)
Unrated | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A little orphan girl catches the attention of a kind man named Mr. Warbucks, who wants to adopt her, but the cruel, strict orphanage owner has a scheme to keep Annie - and her reward money.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Kathy Bates, Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth
Votes: 5,794
34.
This Is America, Charlie Brown (1988–1989)
Episode:
The Smithsonian and the Presidency
(1989)
25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Viewers experience meeting U.S. presidents as seen through the eyes of the Peanuts gang. Charlie Brown and Linus visit with Abraham Lincoln. The gang also meets Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Erin Chase, Frank Welker, Brandon Stewart, Gregg Berger
Votes: 44
35.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Unhired Assassin: Part 2
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Although unsuccessful in their first attempt to assassinate Chicago's Mayor, Anton J. Cermak, the Capone mob under the command of Frank Nitti and several other of the imprisoned mobster's ... See full summary »
Director: Howard W. Koch | Stars: Robert Stack, Joe Mantell, Robert Gist, Bruce Gordon
Votes: 88
36.
Voyagers! (1982–1983)
Episode:
Destiny's Choice
(1983)
TV-G | 49 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
After finding Franklin D. Roosevelt directing films in Hollywood in 1928, the Voyagers visit him just after he contracted polio to convince him to not give up and continue his career in politics.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce, Oliver Clark, Angela Clarke
Votes: 53
37.
The Winds of War (1983)
Episode:
The Changing of the Guard
(1983)
Unrated | 147 min | Drama, Romance, War
With the lend-lease Act about to be passed by Congress, The President asks Pug Henry to lead an informal escort of 70 merchant ships delivering much needed supplies to England. They're ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman
Votes: 135
38.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular
(2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In this Thanksgiving episode, Rick and Morty need to get a presidential pardon.
Directors: Douglas Einar Olsen, Wesley Archer | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 10,095
39.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
World War II
(2018)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History
A group of artists known as the Ghost Army trick German troops, a resistance movement grows within Japanese internment camps, and Adolf Hitler's nephew fights for the U.S.
Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Derek Waters, John Lutz, Randall Park, Lyric Lewis
Votes: 84
40.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020)
Episode:
The New Deal
(2020)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Coulson and the agents are thrust backwards in time and stranded in 1931 New York City; with an all-new Zephyr set to time-jump at any moment, the team must hurry to find out exactly what happened.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen | Stars: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Elizabeth Henstridge
Votes: 2,235
41.
Atlantic Crossing (2020)
Episode:
The Attack
(2020)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Family, History
The crown prince and princess of Norway, Olav and Märtha, are forced to flee when Nazi Germany launches a surprise attack on the 9th of April 1940. With Germans on their tail they have to ... See full summary »
Directors: Alexander Eik, Janic Heen | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Sofia Helin, Tobias Santelmann, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 283
42.
Atlantic Crossing (2020)
Episode:
The Throne
(2020)
TV-14 | 56 min | Drama, Family, History
The king and crown prince retreat to London and arrange for crown princess Martha and the children to take a boat from Finland to the United States.
Directors: Alexander Eik, Janic Heen | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Sofia Helin, Tobias Santelmann, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 201
43.
Atlantic Crossing (2020)
Episode:
Crossing the Atlantic
(2020)
TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Family, History
Roosevelt extends a special invitation to Martha and her children, while bombs fall on Olav and the king in London.
Directors: Alexander Eik, Janic Heen | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Sofia Helin, Tobias Santelmann, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 185
44.
Atlantic Crossing (2020)
Episode:
The Gift
(2020)
TV-14 | 54 min | Drama, Family, History
A Nazi agent slips through the cracks, putting the children at risk. Martha travels to England and gets a shock. A Norwegian war hero meets a tragic fate.
Directors: Alexander Eik, Janic Heen | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Sofia Helin, Tobias Santelmann, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 142
45.
Atlantic Crossing (2020)
Episode:
A Queen Returns
(2020)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Family, History
Roosevelts health declines and Olav tries to stay out of the Soviet sphere of influence.
Directors: Alexander Eik, Janic Heen | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Sofia Helin, Tobias Santelmann, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 142