American History Movies

  • 2002
    Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

    7.3152002HD

    In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his...

    Gangs of New York
  • 1989
    Glory

    Glory

    Glory

    7.4741989HD

    Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

    Glory
  • 2024
    Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    6.632024HD

    Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

    Nickel Boys
  • 2025
    Breakdown: 1975

    Breakdown: 1975

    Breakdown: 1975

    6.42025HD

    In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.

    Breakdown: 1975
  • 1996
    The People vs. Larry Flynt

    The People vs. Larry Flynt

    The People vs. Larry Flynt

    6.9731996HD

    Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living...

    The People vs. Larry Flynt
  • 1999
    Grass

    Grass

    Grass

    6.61999HD

    Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by...

    Grass
  • 1931
    Cimarron

    Cimarron

    Cimarron

    5.61931HD

    When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his...

    Cimarron
  • 1956
    Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

    6.71956HD

    The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the...

    Friendly Persuasion
  • 1990
    The Long Walk Home

    The Long Walk Home

    The Long Walk Home

    7.61990HD

    Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin...

    The Long Walk Home
  • 2000
    The Crossing

    The Crossing

    The Crossing

    6.462000HD

    A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.

    The Crossing
  • 1984
    The Times of Harvey Milk

    The Times of Harvey Milk

    The Times of Harvey Milk

    7.21984HD

    Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his...

    The Times of Harvey Milk
  • 1940
    Teddy the Rough Rider

    Teddy the Rough Rider

    Teddy the Rough Rider

    6.71940HD

    This short follows the political career of Theodore Roosevelt, beginning in 1895, when he was appointed police commissioner of New York City. In 1897...

    Teddy the Rough Rider
  • 2022
    Denzel Washington: A Model American

    Denzel Washington: A Model American

    Denzel Washington: A Model American

    7.22022HD

    In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its...

    Denzel Washington: A Model American
  • 2022
    Stonebreakers

    Stonebreakers

    Stonebreakers

    72022HD

    In a year of uprisings and political unrest, Stonebreakers documents the fights around monuments in the United States and explores the shifting...

    Stonebreakers
  • 2021
    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    6.82021HD

    A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
  • 2022
    Split Screen

    Split Screen

    Split Screen

    02022HD

    The story of January 6, 2021, where approximately 2000 people stormed the US Capitol to stop the certification of the Electoral College Votes,...

    Split Screen
  • 2024
    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

    5.72024HD

    By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of...

    In Search of Bass Reeves
  • 1991
    Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    6.21991HD

    This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works...

    Solomon Northup's Odyssey
  • 2016
    I Am JFK Jr.

    I Am JFK Jr.

    I Am JFK Jr.

    62016HD

    I Am JFK Jr. - A Tribute to a Good Man is an homage to America's fallen prince and the Kennedy legacy. It is the story of a young man destined for...

    I Am JFK Jr.
  • 2020
    Green Flake

    Green Flake

    Green Flake

    02020HD

    Green Flake, a southern slave, joins Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as a child. Later on in his life he is sent to pave the way to what...

    Green Flake