Historical movies and documentaries
Approximate dates after titles
Often these can be viewed on Netflix or Amazon Prime or be gotten from the public library
Approximate dates after titles
Often these can be viewed on Netflix or Amazon Prime or be gotten from the public library
Evidence of Exodus
The Book of Daniel (c. 539 B.C.)
The Book of Esther (c. 470 B.C.)
The Gospel of John (c. 36 A.D.)
Son of God (c. 36 A.D.)
Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (c. 67 A.D.)The Visual Bible: The Book of Acts
The Eagle fiction occurring (c. 140 A.D.)
Braveheart (c. 1300) - mature themes
The Crucible (fiction 1692)
Roots Part I (1750-1767) - mature themes, disturbing images
Roots Part II (1767-1768) - mature themes
Roots Part III (1776-1790) - mature themes
1776
The Patriot fiction occurring (c. 1777) - mature themes
Roots Part IV (1806-1824) - mature themes
Ken Burns' The West (19th century)
Florence Nightingale
Roots Part V (1841-1865) - mature themes
Smithsonian Channel: Civil War 360
Ken Burns' The Civil War (1861-1865)
The Conspirator
Roots Part VI (1865-1870) - mature themes
Amazing Grace
For Greater Glory (1926-1929)
Water (1930s)
Places in the Heart (Great Depression)
The Grapes of Wrath (Great Depression)
The Devil's Arithmetic
Pearl Harbor
My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes (c. 1940-1944)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
The Pope vs. Hitler
The Long Way Home (1945)
Denial
Judgment at Nuremberg
American Experience: Henry Ford (d. 1947)
Master of Lightning: Nikola Tesla (d. 1943)
The Long Walk Home (1950's)
I am David (1952)
JFK: Like No Other
The Sixties
Hidden Figures
The Help
Eyes on the Prize - disturbing images
Selma
The Seventies
The Eighties
Cesar's Last Fast (1988)
The Last Days Of The USSR (1989-1991)
Hotel Rwanda (1994)
Bhutto (d. 2007)
The Jewish Cardinal (d. 2007)
Lee Daniel's The Butler (fiction 1926-2009)
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (1995)
World Trade Center (2001)
Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (d. 2011)
The Iron Lady (1935-2013)
Nova: Rise of the Drones (c. 1990s-2013)
On The Way to School (c. 2013)
He Named Me Malala (c. 2014)
Human Flow (2017)
World History/Other Cultures
Teach With Movies recommended US History Movies
The Book of Daniel (c. 539 B.C.)
The Book of Esther (c. 470 B.C.)
The Gospel of John (c. 36 A.D.)
Son of God (c. 36 A.D.)
Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (c. 67 A.D.)The Visual Bible: The Book of Acts
The Eagle fiction occurring (c. 140 A.D.)
Braveheart (c. 1300) - mature themes
The Crucible (fiction 1692)
Roots Part I (1750-1767) - mature themes, disturbing images
Roots Part II (1767-1768) - mature themes
Roots Part III (1776-1790) - mature themes
1776
The Patriot fiction occurring (c. 1777) - mature themes
Roots Part IV (1806-1824) - mature themes
Ken Burns' The West (19th century)
Florence Nightingale
Roots Part V (1841-1865) - mature themes
Smithsonian Channel: Civil War 360
Ken Burns' The Civil War (1861-1865)
The Conspirator
Roots Part VI (1865-1870) - mature themes
Amazing Grace
For Greater Glory (1926-1929)
Water (1930s)
Places in the Heart (Great Depression)
The Grapes of Wrath (Great Depression)
The Devil's Arithmetic
Pearl Harbor
My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes (c. 1940-1944)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
The Pope vs. Hitler
The Long Way Home (1945)
Denial
Judgment at Nuremberg
American Experience: Henry Ford (d. 1947)
Master of Lightning: Nikola Tesla (d. 1943)
The Long Walk Home (1950's)
I am David (1952)
JFK: Like No Other
The Sixties
Hidden Figures
The Help
Eyes on the Prize - disturbing images
Selma
The Seventies
The Eighties
Cesar's Last Fast (1988)
The Last Days Of The USSR (1989-1991)
Hotel Rwanda (1994)
Bhutto (d. 2007)
The Jewish Cardinal (d. 2007)
Lee Daniel's The Butler (fiction 1926-2009)
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (1995)
World Trade Center (2001)
Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (d. 2011)
The Iron Lady (1935-2013)
Nova: Rise of the Drones (c. 1990s-2013)
On The Way to School (c. 2013)
He Named Me Malala (c. 2014)
Human Flow (2017)
World History/Other Cultures
Teach With Movies recommended US History Movies
