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Movies by Lists - The Birth Of A Nation - Independence (1607-1842) (75 [115])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
1776A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.1972Peter H. HuntDrama, Family, History, Musical7.6 (9.4K votes)14120211228
Adams ChroniclesThis ambitious multi-part PBS production brings to life five generations of one of America's leading political and historical families, tracing their lives from John Adams' years as a colonial Boston attorney to the rise in promin...1976Fred Coe, James Cellan Jones, Paul Bogart, Barry Davis, Bill GlennDrama, History8.1 (209 votes)120231013
Alamo, TheIn 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.1960John WayneAdventure, Drama, History, War, Western6.8 (15.5K votes)16220211228
Alamo, TheBased on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.2004John Lee HancockDrama, History, War, Western6.0 (22.3K votes)13720240416
Alexander HamiltonWith the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, General George Washington took Colonel Hamilton with him into the newly formed government. While the main disagreements in the early days was over paying the soldiers who had fought in t1931John G. AdolfiBiography, Drama, History5.9 (255 votes)7020211228
Allegheny UprisingIn 1759, in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Valley, local settlers and Indian fighters try to persuade the British authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the marauding Indians.1939William A. Seiter (*)Adventure, History, War, Western6.3 (1.7K votes)8120211228
April MorningOn the morning of April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began with the ""shot heard 'round the world"".1988Delbert Mann (*)Drama, History, War6.4 (779 votes)10020240407
Barbary PirateThe U.S. government sends Major Thomas Blake on a secret mission when the Bey of Tripoli starts demanding tribute from American merchant ships in the Mediterranean in the early 1800's. His pose as a Tory on the ship alienates his fel1949Lew LandersAction, Adventure5.5 (51 votes)6520211228
Bastard, ThePhillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his father's family, and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved 1978Lee H. KatzinDrama, History, Romance6.9 (312 votes)020211228
Battles of Chief PontiacDuring the 1700s, in the Great Lakes region the British troops have driven the French out and with help from the mercenary Hessian troops the British plan to annihilate the native tribes of the Ottawas.1952Felix E. FeistDrama, History, War, Western5.6 (194 votes)7220221116
Belizaire the CajunA Cajun man attempts to save his town.1986Glen PitreDrama, History, Romance6.5 (443 votes)10320220723
Black RobeIn the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.1991Bruce BeresfordAdventure, Drama, History, War7.1 (7K votes)10120211228
Buccaneer, TheDuring the war of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.1958Anthony QuinnAdventure, Drama, History, Romance, War6.5 (2.5K votes)11920211228
Buccaneer, TheSemi-fictional account of pirate Jean Lafitte's involvement in the War of 1812.1938Cecil B. DeMille (*)Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War6.7 (687 votes)12620211228
California ConquestIn the 1840s, most Californians want their state to break away from Mexico and possibly join the USA but Russia, Britain and France aim to grab California for themselves.1952Lew LandersAdventure, History, Romance, Western5.2 (284 votes)7820240210
Captain John Smith and PocahontasCaptain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish the colony of Jamestown.1953Lew LandersDrama, History, Romance4.4 (166 votes)7520211228
CentennialThe economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid 1700s to the late 1970s.1978Virgil W. Vogel, Paul Krasny, Harry Falk, Bernard McEveetyAction, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western8.3 (3.7K votes)120240910
Courageous Mr. Penn [Penn of Pennsylvania]William Penn's heroic deeds, on the European and American continents, are told in this portrait of the founding father of both the Quakers and the Pennsylvania colony. Based on C.E. Vulliamy's biography ""William Penn.""1942Lance ComfortDrama5.6 (159 votes)7820231017
Crucible TheA Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.1996Nicholas HytnerDrama, History6.8 (37.1K votes)12420211228
Crucible, The [Les sorcières de Salem]Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. It will be the beginning of a series of witchcraft trials and a dark moment in American history.1957Raymond RouleauDrama, History7.1 (654 votes)14520211228
Daniel BooneIn 1775, Daniel Boone settles Kentucky, despite menacing Indians and renegade whites.1936David HowardBiography, Family, Western5.6 (285 votes)7520211228
Davy Crockett - King of the Wild FrontierAmerican frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.1955Norman FosterAdventure, Drama, Family, Western6.9 (4.8K votes)9320240313
Distant DrumsAfter destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety.1951Raoul Walsh (*)Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Western6.4 (2.4K votes)10120240419
Drums Along the MohawkNewlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins.1939John Ford (*)Drama, Romance, War, Western7.1 (6.1K votes)10420211228
Fighting Kentuckian, TheIn 1818 Alabama, French settlers are pitted against greedy land-grabber Blake Randolph but Kentucky militiaman John Breen, who's smitten with French gal Fleurette De Marchand, comes to the settlers' aid.1949George WaggnerAdventure, Romance, War, Western6.5 (3.2K votes)10020211228
First Texan, TheEastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.1956Byron HaskinBiography, Drama, History, Western6.2 (461 votes)8220220315
Frontier, TheFollows Declan Harp, a half-Irish/half Cree Native-Canadian outlaw who is campaigning to breach the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on the fur trade in Canada.2016John Vatcher, Brad Peyton, T.J. Scott, Ken Girotti, David FrazeeAdventure, Drama, History7.1 (20.6K votes)020220415
George WashingtonThe early life and career of the American General and President through his participation in the Revolutionary War.1984Buzz KulikBiography, Drama, History, War8.0 (453 votes)020211228
George Washington II - The Forging of a NationThe life of George Washington as the first President of the United States of America and his 8 years running his country. The trials he faces dealing with mobs and riots while keeping the country together.1986William A. GrahamBiography, Drama, History7.8 (177 votes)19020211228
Gorgeous HussyPresident Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.1936Clarence BrownDrama, History5.6 (1.2K votes)10320211228
Houston-The Legend of Texas"From personal heartbreak to the epic fight for liberation, the glory of the Old West is captured in this grand life story of Sam Houston, the man whose bravery and vision led to the creation of Texas." -- from back of box1986Peter LevinBiography, Drama, History, War, Western6.5 (397 votes)14420211228
How the West Was WonA family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.1962John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard ThorpeWestern7.1 (20.3K votes)16420211228
Howards of Virginia, TheJust prior to the American War of Independence, aristocratic Virginian Jane Peyton marries unsophisticated rustic farmer and surveyor Matt Howard who takes her to his Shenandoah Valley plantation and later goes to war.1940Frank LloydDrama, History, War6.1 (1.2K votes)11620211228
Hudson's BayHighly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around Hudson's Bay. He befriends the Indians, fights the French, and convinces King Charles II to sponsor an expedition of conquest.1940Irving PichelAdventure, History6.4 (422 votes)9520211228
Jefferson in ParisWidower Thomas Jefferson (3rd US president 1801-09) lives in Paris 1785-90 with his daughter. He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France. He has an alleged affair with her resulting in children.1995James Ivory (*)Biography, Drama, History, Romance5.7 (3K votes)13920211228
Jeremiah JohnsonA mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier.1972Sydney Pollack (*)Adventure, Drama, Western7.6 (30.9K votes)10820211228
John AdamsThe life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.2008Tom HooperBiography, Drama, History8.5 (31.3K votes)020211228
John Paul JonesThe career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.1959John FarrowAction, Biography, History, Romance, War6.6 (1.3K votes)12620211228
Johnny TremainJohnny 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.1957Robert Stevenson (*)Adventure, Family, History, War6.5 (1.8K votes)8020211228
Knickerbocker HolidayIt's 1650 in New Amsterdam, and Brom Broeck, a young outspoken newspaper publisher is arrested for printing advanced opinions on the undemocratic rule of Govenor "Peg-Leg" Stuyvesant. While Brom is in prison, old "Peg-Leg" goes on th1944Harry Joe BrownComedy, History, Musical5.4 (173 votes)8520211228
Lafayette [La Fayette]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.1962Jean DrévilleBiography, Drama, History, War5.9 (177 votes)15820231017
Last Command, TheModerate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Anna.1955Frank LloydHistory, War, Western6.4 (776 votes)11020211228
Last of the MohicansDuring the French and Indian War in colonial America, a white scout, with two of his Indian brothers, helps a British officer escort two women through dangerous territory, with both French troops and hostile Indians after them.1977James L. ConwayAction, Adventure, Drama, War6.2 (257 votes)12020240511
Last of the Mohicans, TheDuring the brutal French and Indian War, the legendary scout Hawkeye is prevailed upon to escort Major Duncan Heyward, and the two daughters of Fort William Henry commander Colonel Munro -- Alice and Cora -- to safety through.1936George B. SeitzAdventure, Drama, Western6.7 (1.4K votes)9120220414
Last of the Mohicans, TheNatty Bumppo, known as Hawk-Eye, is a frontiersman in the American wilderness. Together with his Indian friends Chingachgook and Uncas, he fights battles against nefarious white soldiers as well as the vicious Indian Magua and his...1932Ford Beebe, B. Reeves EasonDrama, War, Western5.8 (176 votes)23120240722
Last of the Mohicans, TheThree trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.1992Michael Mann (*)Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War7.7 (163.4K votes)11220211228
Last of the Mohicans, TheIn the midst of the French and Indian War, the eldest daughter of a British officer develops an attraction towards an Indian ally who is the last living warrior of his tribe, the Mohicans.1920Clarence Brown, Maurice TourneurAction, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western6.7 (1.4K votes)7320240313
Last Tomahawk, The [Der letzte Mohikaner]When the Mohicans are massacred by white bandits and their ally, Iroquois chief Magua, last survivor Unkas and his white friend, Hawkeye, battle their enemies who also attack an army commando and besiege the two beautiful Munroe s...1965Harald ReinlWestern5.5 (219 votes)9220231101
Magnificent DollDolly Payne Madison is the daughter of boardinghouse owners in Washington, DC who falls in love with Aaron Burr and James Madison.1946Frank Borzage (*)Drama, History6.0 (352 votes)9020211228
Man from the Alamo, TheDuring the Alamo siege, John Stroud is sent to Ox Bow to protect the townsfolk but, following a massacre, he infiltrates Jess Wade's gang of turncoat renegades supporting the Mexicans.1953Budd BoetticherDrama, Western6.5 (1.9K votes)7920211228
MohawkIn 1700s New York, a Boston artist working in the remote Fort Alden is torn between his love for 2 women and thrown into the middle of a Mohawk-Iroquois-American war.1956Kurt NeumannWestern5.2 (633 votes)8020240530
Mountain Men, TheA pair of grizzled frontiersmen fight Indians, guzzle liquor and steal squaws in their search for a legendary valley 'so full of beaver that they jump right into your traps' in this fanciful adventure.1980Richard LangAdventure, Western6.4 (2.3K votes)10220211228
MutinyDuring the War of 1812, the U.S. tasks Captain James Marshall to sail through the British blockade and bring back a French loan in gold but the secret leaks out and many greedy hands, including the mutinous crew's, are after the g...1952Edward Dmytryk (*)Adventure, History5.2 (505 votes)7720240316
New World, TheThe story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.2005Terrence Malick (*)Biography, Drama, History, Romance6.7 (88.6K votes)13520231001
Northwest Passage [Northwest Passage Book I -- Rogers' Rangers]Langdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They set out for Fort Wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected.1940King Vidor, Jack Conway, W.S. Van DykeAdventure, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western7.0 (3.9K votes)12620240419
One Man's HeroJohn Riley, an Irish immigrant soldier recruited in the American army during the Mexican-American War faces anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic bigotry from his fellow servicemen and defects to the Mexican army.1999Lance HoolAction, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western6.1 (1.2K votes)12120211228
Patriot, ThePeaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.2000Roland Emmerich (*)Action, Drama, History, War7.2 (267K votes)16520211228
Philip KentWhen Phillipe Charboneau, the illegitimate son of an English duke, travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved in ...1978Lee H. KatzinDrama, History, Romance6.8 (349 votes)020231013
Pirates of MontereyA woman journeys to Spanish California to marry a Spanish officer, but on the way she meets and falls in love with an American adventurer who is part of a movement to overthrow the Spanish in California.1947Alfred L. WerkerAdventure, Drama, Romance, Western5.9 (145 votes)7720240609
Plymouth AdventureTrials and tribulations beset the one hundred odd settlers that journey to Virginia in 1620 including unexpectedly arriving in Plymouth, Massachusetts.1952Clarence BrownAdventure, Drama, History, Romance6.2 (1.7K votes)10520240622
PocahontasAn English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.1995Mike Gabriel, Eric GoldbergAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance6.7 (180.6K votes)8120211228
Pocahontas II - Journey to a New WorldPocahontas sets off on a journey to England with Meeko, Flit, and Percy. Hearing rumors of John Smith's death, Pocahontas tries to prevent war and battle.1998Tom Ellery, Bradley RaymondAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance4.9 (15.2K votes)7220211228
President's Lady, TheThe story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, the film begins when he meets Rachel Donaldson Robards. The plot concentrates on the scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties1953Henry LevinBiography, Drama6.8 (819 votes)9620211228
Rebels, ThePhilip Kent takes part in the American Revolution and the newly formed Congress.1979Russ MayberryDrama, History, War6.5 (198 votes)020211228
RevolutionA trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.1985Hugh HudsonAdventure, Drama, History, War5.3 (7K votes)12620220806
Robin Hood of El DoradoIn the 1840s, Mexico has ceded California to the United States, making life nearly impossible for the Mexican population due to the influx of land and gold-crazy Americans. Farmer Joaquin Murrieta avenges his wife's death against ...1936William A. Wellman (*)Western5.9 (345 votes)8520240303
Salem Witch TrialsA masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.2002Joseph SargentDrama, History6.0 (934 votes)18920231017
Scarlet Coat, TheDuring the Revolutionary War, American Major John Boulton feigns desertion in order to uncover a British plot to seize the stronghold of West Point.1955John Sturges (*)Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War6.3 (669 votes)10120211228
Scarlet Letter, TheAfter having a child out of wedlock, a young Puritan woman is pressured to reveal the name of her lover.1926Victor Sjöström (*)Drama7.6 (1.8K votes)11520211228
Scarlet Letter, TheAn affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.1995Roland Joffé (*)Drama, Romance5.3 (15.2K votes)13520211228
Scarlet Letter, The [Der scharlachrote Buchstabe]In 17th-century Salem, Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A because she is an adulteress, with a child out of wedlock. For seven years, she has refused to name the father. A vigorous older stranger arrives, recognized by Hester but un1973Wim Wenders (*)Drama, History5.9 (794 votes)9020211228
SeminoleA cavalry lieutenant recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tribe, under an evil major.1953Budd BoetticherAdventure, Drama, Music, Romance, Western6.1 (1.2K votes)8720230328
Tecumseh - The Last WarriorThis western began in 1812 when the settlers tried to take away more and more territories from the indians. Tecumseh, who is the leader of the Shawnee indians, tries to do something. He plans a big indian state, and tries to win t...1995Larry ElikannWestern6.7 (296 votes)9220231017
TripoliIn 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag1950Will PriceAction, Adventure, History, Romance, War5.8 (453 votes)9520211228
UnconqueredIntrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War.1947Cecil B. DeMille (*)Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Western7.0 (2.4K votes)14620211228
First Landing2007Cristobal KrusenHistory5.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Pocahontas1994Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi MasunagaAnimation, Adventure, Family, History5.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Animated Hero Classics: Pocahontas1994Richard RichAnimation4.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Pocahontas2004Diane Paloma EskenaziAnimation, Family4.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Pocahontas1995Richard SlapczynskiAnimation5.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Young Pocahontas1997Tony LoveAnimation, Short, Adventure, Family5.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Pocahontas: The Legend1995Danièle J. SuissaAction, Drama4.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Salem Witch Trials1992nannan7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Scarlet Letter1979nanDrama6.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Follow the River1995Martin DavidsonAdventure, Drama6.2 (Unkn) Excluded
The Broken Chain1993Lamont JohnsonDrama, War, Action5.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans1957nanAdventure, Drama, Western7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Uncas, el fin de una raza1965Mateo CanoAdventure, Drama, Western4.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Die Lederstrumpferzählungen1969nanAdventure, Drama, Western6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
The Last of the Mohicans1971nanAdventure, Drama, War, Western6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
The Last of the Mohicans1975nanAnimation, Adventure, Family6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
The Last of the Mohicans1987nanAnimation, War6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Northwest Passage1958nanAdventure6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer1956Ismael Rodríguez, Albert C. GannawayDrama, Western4.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Daniel Boone1964nanAdventure, Western7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider1966George ShermanWestern6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Hudson's Bay1959nanAdventure, Family, Western6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Nouvelle-France2004Jean BeaudinDrama, History, Romance, War5.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor2003Mikael SalomonDrama, History6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal2000nanBiography, Drama, History, Romance7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Far Horizons1955Rudolph MatéDrama, History, Romance, Western6.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Tecumseh1972Hans KratzertHistory, Western5.6 (Unkn) Excluded
The Awakening Land1978nanDrama8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
The Fighting Kentuckians1920J. Harrison EdwardsDramanan (Unkn) Excluded
Random Passage2002nanDrama7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout1950Lew LandersAdventure, Western5.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates1956Norman FosterAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Western6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Davy Crockett on the Mississippi1976Charles NicholsAnimation6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
The Son of Davy Crockett1941Lambert HillyerDrama, Western6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Martyrs of the Alamo1915Christy CabanneDrama, History, War, Western5.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Heroes of the Alamo1937Harry L. FraserAdventure, History, War, Western5.8 (Unkn) Excluded
The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956nanAdventure, Western6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory1987Burt KennedyAction, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western6.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Texas1994Richard LangAdventure, History, Western6.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Drums of Destiny1937Ray TaylorAdventure5.9 (Unkn) Excluded