Documentaries, Movies and TV Shows
Learn US History by watching documentaries or movies on History Channel, Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Most of the applicants are applying for US Citizenship through the continuous residence within 5 years.
Mathematically that means that you will be able to learn US History, Civic and improve your English by watching 1 documentary or movie every 2 weeks.
Here is a catalog which will help you to learn all about your country of your future citizenship.
Fiction
Amistad
Questions in Civics
Slavery #60 #76
Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins
Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the true story of the events in 1839 aboard the slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba
IMDB 7.3
1997
Fiction
The Last of the Mohicans
Questions in Civics
Native Americans #59
Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means
The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War
IMDB 7.7
1992
Fiction
Midway
Questions in Civics
World War II #81 #82
Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson
Midway is a 2019 American war film about the Battle of Midway, a turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II
IMDB 6.7
2019
Fiction
Bridge of Spies
Questions in Civics
Cold War #83
Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda
Bridge of Spies is a 2015 historical drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Matt Charman and the Coen brothers, and starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, and Alan Alda
IMDB 7.6
2015
Fiction
Green Card
Questions in Civics
Citizenship eligibility #48 #49 #50 #53 #54
Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth
Green Card is a 1990 romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Peter Weir and starring Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell
IMDB 6.3
1990
Fiction
Minari
Questions in Civics
Citizenship eligibility #48 #49 #50 #53 #54
Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim
Minari is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. It stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, and Will Patton
IMDB 7.6
2020
Fiction
Free State of Jones
Questions in Civics
Civil war #73 #74, Slavery #60 #76
Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali
Free State of Jones is a 2016 American historical war film inspired by the life of Newton Knight and his armed revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi, throughout the American Civil War. Written and directed by Gary Ross, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, and Keri Russell
IMDB 7.6
2016
Fiction
Hyde Park On Hudson
Questions in Civics
Franklin Roosevelt #80
Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Williams
Hyde Park on Hudson is a 2012 British historical comedy-drama film directed by Roger Michell. The film stars Bill Murray as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth, and Laura Linney as Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, a cousin and childhood friend of the President
IMDB 5.9
2012
Fiction
The Birth of a Nation
Questions in Civics
Civil war #73 #74, Slavery #60 #76
Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller
The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 American period drama film written and directed by Nate Parker in his directorial debut. It is based on the story of Nat Turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831
IMDB 6.4
2016
Fiction
The Coldest Game
Questions in Civics
Cold War #83
Bill Pullman, Lotte Verbeek, James Bloor
The Coldest Game is a 2019 English-language Polish spy film. It is directed by Łukasz Kośmicki and stars Bill Pullman as Joshua Mansky, an American alcoholic former chess champion who becomes involved in a Cold War confrontation between nuclear superpowers
IMDB 6.2
2019
Fiction
Dunkirk
Questions in Civics
World War II #81 82
Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance
Dunkirk is a 2017 war film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II. Its ensemble cast includes Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy. The film was distributed by Warner Bros
IMDB 7.8
2017
Fiction
Testament of Youth
Questions in Civics
World War I #79
Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton
Testament of Youth is a 2014 British drama film based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman who abandoned her studies at Somerville College, Oxford, to become a war nurse.[4] The film was directed by James Kent and written by Juliette Towhidi
IMDB 7.4
2014
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