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
Glory
Questions in Civics
Civil war #73 #74, Slavery #60 #76
Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Broderick
Glory is a 1989 American historical war drama film directed by Edward Zwick about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the Union Army's first African-American regiment in the American Civil War
IMDB 7.8
1989
Fiction
National Treasure
Questions in Civics
Declaration of Independence #8 #9 #62 #63
Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha
It is the first film in the National Treasure film series and stars Nicolas Cage, Harvey Keitel, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean, Justin Bartha, and Christopher Plummer
IMDB 6.9
2004
Fiction
The Patriot
Questions in Civics
British #61
Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson
The story takes place mainly in rural Berkeley County in South Carolina and depicts Benjamin Martin, an American colonist nominally loyal to Great Britain who gets swept into the Revolutionary War when his home life is disrupted
IMDB 7.2
2000
Fiction
Lincoln
Questions in Civics
Lincoln #75; Slavery #60 #76
Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn
Lincoln is a 2012 American biographical historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln
IMDB 7.3
2012
Fiction
The Conspirator
Questions in Civics
Lincoln #75; Slavery #60 #76
Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Tom Wilkinso
The film tells the story of Mary Surratt, the only female conspirator charged in the Abraham Lincoln assassination and the first woman to be executed by the US federal government
IMDB 6.9
2010
Fiction
The Crossing
Questions in Civics
George Washington #69 #70
Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roché
The Crossing is a 2000 American made-for-television historical film about George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton, directed by Robert Harmon
IMDB 7.1
2000
Fiction
Selma
Questions in Civics
Martin Luther King, Jr. #85
David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey
It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches initiated and directed by James Bevel[5][6] and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis
IMDB 7.5
2014
Fiction
Dances with Wolves
Questions in Civics
Native Americans #59
Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
American epic Western film starring, directed, and produced by Kevin Costner in his feature directorial debut. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake that tells the story of Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and of his dealings with a group of Lakota – native American tribe
IMDB 8.0
1990
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
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