Best tv shows like Abraham Lincoln
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Plot Summary:
The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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The Youth Years of Karl Marx (1980)
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union, East Germany
Duration: 455 min
Plot tags:
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The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977)
Plot Summary:
Speculative Sunn Classics chestnut detailing a wide-ranging government conspiracy to murder the 16th American President and the subsequent cover up and escape of his killers.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Lincoln (1992)
Plot Summary:
Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Biography, History
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags:
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The General (2019)
Plot Summary:
TV show about general Ante Gotovina.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Croatia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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Beulah Land (1980)
Plot Summary:
This sweeping epic dramatized the lives of two Georgia families during the early-to-mid 1800s: the Kendricks, who resided on the Beulah Land plantation, and the Davises, who owned the Oaks plantation. Both families loved, prospered and lost during this period, and were both touched by the events of the Civil War.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 281 min
Plot tags:
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J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993)
Plot Summary:
Looks at the early years of America's most dashing president from his early childhood through his nomination for Congress.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 183 min
Plot tags:
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Sandburg's Lincoln (1974)
Plot Summary:
A miniseries about President Abraham Lincoln.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: historical drama
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The Blue and the Gray (1982)
Plot Summary:
This movie is also in existance as a 3 part miniseries. America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent. The plot revolves around the families of two sisters; Maggie Geyser and Evelyn Hale. The Geysers are farmers who reside near Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Hales own a small newspaper in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Geysers are generally indifferent to the issue of slavery, but are sympathetic to the Southern cause. The lone exception in the family is son John, an artistic young man who becomes sympathetic to the plight of Southern slaves and free Negroes. The Hales are pro-Union and anti-slavery, but, like many Northerners at the time, they hope for a peaceful solution to the nation's problems.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 381 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, disturbing, exciting, sincere
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North and South (1985)
Plot Summary:
Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 561 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, atmospheric, serious, captivating, emotional, soap opera, period piece, costume drama, patriotic
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Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
Plot Summary:
Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 251 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, costume drama, historical drama, bleak, contemplative, epic, period drama
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The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998)
Plot Summary:
A dramatization of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Based on the book by Jim Bishop.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: political
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Saving Lincoln (2013)
Plot Summary:
The almost entirely true story of Abraham Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon - a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President's life, and kept him functioning during the darkest hours of the Civil War.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, stylized
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Gaslit (2022)
Plot Summary:
A modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: political, anthology, period drama, political drama
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The King of Legend (2010)
Plot Summary:
The King of Legend is a 2010 South Korean historic drama based on King Geunchogo of Baekje. Besides than the historic info obtained from Samguk Sagi and Samguk Yusa, it was also inspired by a novel written by Lee Munyeol, a renowned Korean writer. The drama was aired on KBS 1TV in Korea, and internationally through KBS World.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: period drama
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The Iron Empress (2009)
Plot Summary:
Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: historical drama
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George Washington (1984)
Plot Summary:
The early life and career of the American General and President through his participation in the Revolutionary War.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 510
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 480 min
Plot tags:
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Plot Summary:
The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 840 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, epic, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, family saga
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A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Plot Summary:
A film about the life and career of the African American abolitionist and slave escape leader, Harriet Tubman.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: political, tension, suspense
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King (1978)
Plot Summary:
A 1978 TV miniseries about the career of Martin Luther King Jr. from his days as a Baptist minister in Atlanta in the early '50s until his assassination in 1968.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing
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Sam: A Saxon (2023)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of Sam Meffire’s rise and fall in East Germany, this miniseries follows Sam’s desperate search for a place he can call home, as he fights for recognition and justice. Sam goes from being the first Black cop in the GDR to media celebrity, and finally a criminal in the wild years following German reunification.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Roots (1977)
Plot Summary:
African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 588 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, emotional, uplifting, suspense, historical drama, thought provoking, sincere, serious, epic
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Lincoln (1988)
Plot Summary:
After arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency. Originally titled "Lincoln", the name of this miniseries was changed to "Gore Vidal's Lincoln" when it was released for home entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min
Plot tags: historical drama, clever, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, talky
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Amistad (1997)
Plot Summary:
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, period piece, epic, dramatic, compassionate, factual, uplifting, serious, captivating
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Kennedy (1983)
Plot Summary:
Biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 282 min
Plot tags: political, sincere, thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic
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White House Plumbers (2023)
Plot Summary:
The true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: political, serious, captivating, realistic, satirical, political drama
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The First Lady (2022)
Plot Summary:
A revelatory reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Exploring everything from their journeys to Washington, family life, and world-changing political contributions, the impact of the White House's women is no longer hidden from view.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: political, thought provoking, captivating, anthology, costume drama, queer cinema, period drama, political drama
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Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
Plot Summary:
A biography series based on the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, the brilliant, beautiful and talented Southern Belle who becomes the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age in the 20s. Z starts before Zelda Fitzgerald meets the unpublished writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and moves through their passionate, turbulent love affair and their marriage-made in heaven, lived out in hell as the celebrity couple of their time.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: historical drama, tense, captivating, period piece, costume drama, period drama
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John Adams (2008)
Plot Summary:
The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, political, period piece, sentimental, sincere, serious, realistic, costume drama, epic, historical drama
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)
Plot Summary:
This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 191 min
Plot tags: inspirational, thought provoking, feel good, captivating, period piece, emotional, queer cinema
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Genius (2017)
Plot Summary:
Anthology series about famous geniuses with the first season charting how Albert Einstein unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe, and the second exploring the passionate nature and relentless creative drive of Pablo Picasso.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: anthology, historical drama, inspirational, enigmatic, captivating, psychological, educational, saga, costume drama, intellectual