Films about presidents of the United States

John Adams

Series Age rating: 13 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 8.5

Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through...

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Hamilton

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.

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JFK

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1991 IMDB Rating: 8

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

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All the President's Men

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1976 IMDB Rating: 7.9

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.

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Thomas Jefferson

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1997 IMDB Rating: 7.7

The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker Ken Burns in this probing documentary. Covering Jefferson's diplomat...

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Frost/Nixon

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.7

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the q...

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Young Mr. Lincoln

Film Age rating: 1 Year: 1939 IMDB Rating: 7.5

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tr...

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The Comey Rule

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 7.5

An immersive, behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, which divided a nation. This two-part biopic tells the sto...

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Selma

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.5

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately...

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