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American History in 100 Movies - Page 2

I thought it would be hard to narrow this list to 100 movies, but it turned out to be difficult to come up with 100. I wanted all the movies to be based on actual history (e.g., "The Longest Day" and not "Saving Private Ryan" for D-Day), but Hollywood just loves to fictionalize things. "Compulsion" and "Inherit the Wind" are fictionalized versions of the Leopold & Loeb and Scopes Trials, but I felt compelled to include them anyway. "1776" is a musical, but there are several dramatic scenes that capture what they were actually debating in Philadelphia that hot summer. When there were multiple movies about the same event (e.g., the Alamo, Pearl Harbor), I picked the one I thought was the better film. I started including biographies and even a few sports movies that I thought were particularly "American." So, by no means a perfect list, but it is a start. At least I didn't just go with documentaries!
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Compulsion (1959)
Compulsion (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
42
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
43
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
44
J. Edgar (2011)
J. Edgar (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   43%
45
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
46
Seabiscuit (2003)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
47
Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
48
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
49
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
50
Midway (1976)
Midway (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
51
The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
52
The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
53
Band of Brothers (2001)
Band of Brothers (2001)
54
The Pacific (2010)
The Pacific (2010)
55
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
56
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
57
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
58
Macarthur (1977)
Macarthur (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
59
42 (2013)
42 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
60
In Cold Blood (1967)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
61
The Aviator (2004)
The Aviator (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
62
Cadillac Records (2008)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
63
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
64
Quiz Show (1994)
Quiz Show (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
65
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
66
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
67
Thirteen Days (2000)
Thirteen Days (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
68
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
69
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   43%
70
Parkland (2013)
Parkland (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
71
Selma (2014)
Selma (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
72
King (1978)
King (1978)
73
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
74
Kinsey (2004)
Kinsey (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
75
Helter Skelter (1976)
Helter Skelter (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
76
Serpico (1973)
Serpico (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
77
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
78
Apollo 13 (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
79
Ali (2001)
Ali (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
80
We Were Soldiers (2002)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
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