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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: 2,257,651 | Gross: $330.25M
2. Watchmen (2009)
R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman
Votes: 582,629 | Gross: $107.51M
3. 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: 169,953 | Gross: $70.41M
4. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History
Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
Director: Terry George | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali
Votes: 372,304 | Gross: $23.53M
5. In the Line of Fire (1993)
R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott
Votes: 113,745 | Gross: $102.31M
6. Mermaids (1990)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling
Votes: 35,880 | Gross: $35.42M
7. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Benjamin Gates must follow a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight
Votes: 253,606 | Gross: $219.96M
8. 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: 83,443 | Gross: $13.96M
9. Vantage Point (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox, Bruce McGill
Votes: 154,070 | Gross: $72.27M
10. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
TV-PG | 195 min | Drama, History, War
The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper
Votes: 26,343 | Gross: $10.00M
11. Johnny English Reborn (2011)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down Chinese Premier Xiang Ping.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West, Roger Barclay
Votes: 140,880 | Gross: $8.31M
12. The Conspirator (2010)
PG-13 | 122 min | Crime, Drama, History
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Tom Wilkinson, Kevin Kline
Votes: 30,008 | Gross: $11.54M
13. The Professional (1981)
Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly, Cyrielle Clair, Marie-Christine Descouard
Votes: 17,271
14. 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: 7,692 | Gross: $2.47M
15. 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: 4,233
16. Viva Zapata! (1952)
Approved | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman
Votes: 12,465
17. The Killing of America (1981)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Crime
A documentary of the decline of America. It features footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.
Director: Sheldon Renan | Stars: Chuck Riley, Ed Dorris, Thomas Noguchi, Sirhan Sirhan
Votes: 2,370
18. The Kennedys (2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, History, Romance
The triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.
Stars: Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 7,692
19. Beyond: Two Souls (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Live the life of Jodie Holmes, a young woman who possesses supernatural powers through her psychic link to a mysterious invisible entity.
Director: David Cage | Stars: Elliot Page, Willem Dafoe, Eric Winter, Kadeem Hardison
Votes: 13,079
20. End Game (2006)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.
Director: Andy Cheng | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Angie Harmon, James Woods, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 5,643
21. The Man Standing Next (2020)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with the edge over any branch of government.
Director: Min-ho Woo | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, Lee Hee-joon
Votes: 4,125
22. Killing Kennedy (2013 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's best seller comes this shocking thriller starring Rob Lowe and Ginnifer Goodwin. As John F. Kennedy (Lowe) rises to become U.S. president, a ... See full summary »
Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Rob Lowe, Will Rothhaar, Jack Noseworthy, Casey Siemaszko
Votes: 3,732
23. 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
24. The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
R | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on real life events, Assassination is set in 1974 and centers on a businessman who decides to take extreme measures to achieve his American dream.
Director: Niels Mueller | Stars: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson
Votes: 26,112 | Gross: $0.70M
25. Executive Action (1973)
PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama, History
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer, Gilbert Green
Votes: 3,245
26. XIII: The Conspiracy (2008)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
The assassination of the US President places a man in the center of an even larger plot.
Stars: Stephen Dorff, Caterina Murino, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie
Votes: 7,202
27. No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent, killed by the mafia.
Director: Lucas Lowe | Stars: Loren Avedon, Keith Vitali, Joseph Campanella, Wanda Acuna
Votes: 1,067
28. Dagger Eyes (1983)
84 min | Horror, Thriller
Assassins are after a prostitute who has come into possession of a cigarette lighter that, unbeknownst to her, contains the negatives that show a politician's assassination.
Director: Carlo Vanzina | Stars: Carole Bouquet, Phil Coccioletti, Duilio Del Prete, John Steiner
Votes: 282
29. I... For Icarus (1979)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Yves Montand, Michel Albertini, Roland Amstutz, Jean-Pierre Bagot
Votes: 4,565
30. JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick (2014 Video)
208 min | Documentary, History, War
This is one of the only documentaries that actually speaks on the real Secret Societies which for most are still a secret.
Stars: Francis Richard Conolly, Gordon Arnold, Charles Brehm, Howard Brennan
Votes: 716
31. 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
32. Land of the Blind (2006)
R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller
A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.
Director: Robert Edwards | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Lara Flynn Boyle
Votes: 3,891 | Gross: $0.01M
33. Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 123 min | Documentary, History, War
Zeitgeist: Addendum attempts to locate the root causes of the pervasive social corruption, while also offering a solution.
Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Jacque Fresco, Roxanne Meadows, John Perkins, George Carlin
Votes: 18,691
34. This Is My Affair (1937)
Passed | 100 min | Crime, Drama, History
Navy Lt. Richard Perry becomes an undercover man out to discover the leaders of a group of well connected men who pull off bank robberies during the McKinley administration (early 20th century).
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy
Votes: 685
35. Ruby (1992)
R | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An exploration of certain conspiracy theories surrounding the JFK assassination from Jack Ruby's perspective. Ruby owns a run-down strip club in Dallas, and does what he can for credibility... See full summary »
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn, Frank Orsatti, Jeffrey Nordling
Votes: 1,689 | Gross: $0.92M
36. Splinter Cell: Conviction (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Following Sam Fisher's stint as a double agent, Fisher returns out of hiding having learned that his daughter's death was no accident.
Director: Sean Stanek | Stars: Michael Ironside, Lynne Adams, Tyrone Benskin, Claudia Besso
Votes: 3,281
37. Spin (2012–2016)
TV-PG | 52 min | Drama, Thriller
After the assassination of the president, the electoral campaign begins again. The president's former advisor, is trying to promote his foals. The Secretary of State, is also in the running. The dirty tricks multiply.
Stars: Bruno Wolkowitch, Grégory Fitoussi, Philippe Magnan, Yves Pignot
Votes: 800
38. Zapruder Film of Kennedy Assassination (1970)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
The home movie footage shot by Abraham Zapruder that caught the assassination of the U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.
Director: Abraham Zapruder | Stars: Charles Brehm, Howard Brennan, John Connally, Nellie Connally
Votes: 2,330
39. The Men Who Killed Kennedy (1988–2003)
Documentary, History
A detailed examination of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with emphasis on the discrepancies and inconsistencies in the government's official version of events.
Stars: Hilary Minster, Robert J. Groden, Cyril H. Wecht, Gary Mack
Votes: 655
40. 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
41. 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried (1988 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, History, Music
Through exclusive and previously unseen footage from family archives and the local TV station near the infamous "grassy knoll," plus the insightful recollestions of Gerald Ford, Coretta ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Halford | Stars: James Earl Jones, Ralph Abernathy, McGeorge Bundy, Carol Channing
Votes: 77
42. The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
April 14, 1865. As four year of Civil War draw to a close, our country again faces unforgettable tragedy: the assassination of the President. Starring Lance Henriksen as the Great ... See full summary »
Director: John Gray | Stars: Rob Morrow, Lance Henriksen, Donna Murphy, Jean Louisa Kelly
Votes: 385
43. Sadat (1983)
PG | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
The dramatization of the life of Egyptian leader Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat, from his early years as a young officer fighting the British, to his assassination in 1981.
Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., John Rhys-Davies, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Jeremy Kemp
Votes: 282
44. Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs (1988 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
In this spoof of spy films, Alan, a U.N. translator, and his kindergarten teacher wife, Beverly, get roped into helping foil a presidential assassination plot by an unlikely G-man-who just ... See full summary »
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ed Begley Jr., Wendy Crewson, Linda Purl
Votes: 262
45. The Price of Power (1969)
90 min | Drama, Western
In Dallas, an ex-Union soldier attempts to expose a conspiracy of Southerners who murdered his father, his friend and the President.
Director: Tonino Valerii | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Warren Vanders, María Cuadra, Rai Sanders
Votes: 920
46. 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
48. The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes (1992)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963 at the age of 46. Attractive and charismatic, he was one of the most ... See full summary »
Director: John Barbour | Stars: Jim Garrison, Bill Alford, F. Irvin Dymond, David Ferrie
Votes: 183
49. The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
A biographical film featuring the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: George A. Billings, Danny Hoy, Ruth Clifford, Nell Craig
Votes: 35
50. 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