Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.

The Atomic Cafe

1982

English

7.6

♡ 14

93%

Jayne Loader Director

Nikita Khrushchev as Himself

Ronald Reagan as Himself

Harry S. Truman as Himself

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Himself

A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.

Carol

2015

English

7.3

♡ 122

94%

75%

Action

based on novel or book

chicago, illinois

christmas movie alternative

Todd Haynes Director

Sarah Paulson as Abby Gerhard

Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Himself

Julie Nathanson as Restaurant Singer

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

2002

English

7.8

♡ 5

91%

Paul Justman Director

Diana Ross as Herself

John Lennon as Himself

Stevie Wonder as Himself

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers. Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story, with the help of archival footage, still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers.

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

1995

English

7.8

♡ 16

Peter Kuran Director

John F. Kennedy as Himself

Nikita Khrushchev as Himself

William Shatner as Himself - Narrator

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Himself - U.S. President

"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William Shatner and featuring an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, this award-winning documentary reveals previously unreleased and classified government footage from several countries.