Movies based on History & Wars
Show movies that teach your patrons about major historical events. Decorate the viewing area set in the time period of the movie.
General Historical Events
For a complete list of historical events movies please visit our genre listing.
- The Young Victoria
- Burma VJ
- The Hurt Locker
- John Adams
- Taking Woodstock
- The Duchess
- The Other Boleyn Girl
- Hotel Rwanda
- 1492 Conquest of Paradise
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age
- The Queen
- Forrest Gump
- Gladiator
- Troy
- Titanic
- National Treasure
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets
- The Da Vinci Code
- Apocalypto
- In the Name of the Father
- Motorcycle Diaries
- Munich
Movies about War
For a complete list of war movies please visit our genre listing.
American Revolutionary War & Early American War Movies
- The Patriot
- 1776
- Johnny Tremain
- Allegheny Uprising
- One Man's Hero
- The Alamo
- Geronimo: An American Legend
- Little Big Man
- They Died with Their Boots On
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- Andersonville
- Cold Mountain
- Glory
- Journey to Shiloh
- The Red Badge of Courage
- Shenandoah
- Dances with Wolves
- Gettysburg
- The General
- Gods and Generals
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The Dawn Patrol
- Flyboys
- Lawerence of Arabia
- Paths of Glory
- Sergeant York
- Gallipoli
- Hell's Angels
- Wings
- Battle of the Bulge
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Das Boot
- Letters from Iwo Jima
- Tuskegee Airmen
- Stalag 17
- Action in the North Atlantic
- Air Force
- Atonement
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- Battle for Midway
- Battle of Britain
- Battleground
- Nanking
- Apocalypse Now
- Born on the Fourth of July
- Full Metal Jacket
- Good Morning Vietnam
- Platoon
- We Were Soldiers
- Birdy
- Braddock: Missing in Action III
- Dead Presidents
- The Green Berets
- Hamburger Hill
- Tropic Thunder
Movies about Wars 1990s to Present
- Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
- Three Kings
- Jarhead
- Behind Enemy Lines
- Black Hawk Down
- Grace is Gone
- Stop Loss
- In the Valley of Elah
- Home of the Brave
- Redacted
- The Hurt Locker
Black History Movies
These movies are great to show during February for Black History Month. For a complete list of African-American history movies please visit our genre listing.
- For Colored Girls
- Cadillac Records
- The Express
- Soul Men
- The Pursuit of Happyness
- The Great Debaters
- American Gangster
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion
- Akeelah and The Bee
- Remember the Titans
- In the Heat of the Night
- The Color Purple
- Crash
- Dreamgirls
- Ali
- Ray
- Cooley High
- A Raisin in the Sun
- Brian's Song
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Malcolm X
- Boyz 'N The Hood
- Lady Sings the Blues
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
- Lean on Me
- Basquiat
- A Soldier's Story
- Jackie Brown
- Rosewood
- Juice
- Harlem Nights
- Uptown Saturday Night
- Coming to America
- Hollywood Shuffle
- Do the Right Thing
Women's History Movies
These movies are great to show during March for Women History Month. For a complete list of women history movies please visit our genre listing.
- Changeling
- North Country
- The Color Purple
- The Joy Luck Club
- A League of Their Own
- Monsoon Wedding
- Rabbit-Proof Fence
- Iron Jawed Angels
- Frida
- Mona Lisa Smile
- National Velvet
- Fargo
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Thelma and Louise
- The Hours
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
- The Cider House Rules
- Erin Brockovich
- What's Love Got To Do With It
- Gone With The Wind
- The Accused
- Adam's Rib
- Mildred Pierce
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
- Born Yesterday
- Funny Girl
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Gorillas in the Mist
- Heavenly Creatures
- Imitation of Life
- Sense and Sensibilty
- Little Women (1933)
- The Women (1939)
- Muriel's Wedding
- Secrets & Lies
- Woman of the Year
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