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The Best 50 American Civil War Movies of All-Time

The Civil War doesn't often get the Hollywood treatment as a direct subject. Whereas World War II or Vietnam movies frequently go into the heart of battle, those with Civil War themes tend to skirt around the event altogether. A number of classic Westerns, for example, focus instead on the frontier battles between cavalrymen and Native Americans. It would appear that Apache warriors and other tribes made for more palatable common enemies to the audiences of yore. Then again, it could just be that Americans killing Americans in droves—or conjuring the ghosts of slavery—hasn't historically made for good box-office business. Thus, a number of the best movies set during the Civil War are really set "around" the Civil War. It could even be argued that Civil War-based classics like "Glory" or "Gettysburg" are outliers. Here are Stacker's picks for the best 50 films set during the American Civil WAr
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Bad Company (1972)
Bad Company (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
2
The Beguiled (1971)
The Beguiled (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
3
Broken Arrow (1950)
Broken Arrow (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
4
Cold Mountain (2003)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
5
The Conspirator (2010)
The Conspirator (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
6
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
7
Fort Apache (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
8
Free State of Jones (2016)
Free State of Jones (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
9
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
10
Gangs of New York (2002)
Gangs of New York (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
11
The General (1926)
The General (1926)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
12
Gettysburg (1993)
Gettysburg (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
13
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
14
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
15
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
16
Grandma's Boy (1922)
Grandma's Boy (1922)
17
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
18
The Hateful Eight (2015)
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
19
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
20
Hostiles (2017)
Hostiles (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
21
How the West Was Won (1962)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
22
The Last Samurai (2003)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
23
The Last Wagon (1956)
The Last Wagon (1956)
24
Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
25
Little Women (2019)
Little Women (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
26
Little Women (1949)
Little Women (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
27
Little Women (1994)
Little Women (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
28
Little Women (1933)
Little Women (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
29
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
30
The Long Riders (1980)
The Long Riders (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
31
Mysterious Island (1961)
Mysterious Island (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
32
Of Human Hearts (1938)
Of Human Hearts (1938)
33
The Old Maid (1939)
The Old Maid (1939)
34
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
35
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
36
The Plainsman (1936)
The Plainsman (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
38
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Rio Grande (1950)
Rio Grande (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Rio Lobo (1970)
Rio Lobo (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
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