Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works

2019

English

7.7

Rory Karpf Director

Dennis Quaid as Kelly Johnson

Ronald Reagan as Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

Amelia Earhart as Self

In 1943, in a circus tent in Burbank, CA, a bunch of revolutionary thinkers first gathered together in secrecy to build America's first jet fighter. They were rule benders, chance takers, corner cutters-people who believed that nothing was impossible. I

The Ghost Army

2013

English

7.6

♡ 1

74%

Rick Beyer Director

Peter Coyote as Narrator

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

Winston Churchill as Self

George S. Patton as Self

During World War II, a hand-picked group of American GI's undertook a bizarre mission: create a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the German Army as their audience. The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used inflatable rubber tanks, sound trucks, and dazzling performance art to bluff the enemy again and again, often right along the front lines. Many of the men picked to carry out these dangerous deception missions were artists. Some went on to become famous, including fashion designer Bill Blass. In their spare time, they painted and sketched their way across Europe, creating a unique and moving visual record of their war. Their secret mission was kept hushed up for nearly 50 years after the war's end.

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

2021

English

7.5

♡ 16

64%

john f. kennedy assassination

kennedy assassination

political assassination

usa president

Oliver Stone Director

Whoopi Goldberg as Narrator

John F. Kennedy as Self

Tom Brokaw as Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

The Soul of America

2020

English

7.3

♡ 4

Action

Documentary

K.D. Davison Director

Jon Stewart as Self

John F. Kennedy as Self

George W. Bush as Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on his 2018 bestseller of the same name.

Flynn

2024

English

5.1

♡ 3

Action

Documentary

A gripping and revealing true film exploring the life of General Michael Flynn, from his rise in the US Military, to severe political persecution he faced exposing corruption as the National Security Advisor to the POTUS.

We Stand Alone Together

2001

English

8.5

♡ 4

segunda guerra mundial

Mark Cowen Director

James Alley Jr. as Self

Adolf Hitler as Self - at the Berghof

Wilhelm Brückner as Self - at the Berghof with Hitler

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self - reviews Airborne troops

Over a period of two years, Mark Cowen and his crew travelled to thirty U.S. states and ten European cities, to interview the veterans of Easy Company. The stories told by the veterans themselves, create a history of the Second World War from the point of view of this heroic company of men, made famous in the mini-series Band of Brothers.

How the Beatles Changed the World

2017

English

6.9

♡ 7

Tom O'Dell Director

John Lennon as Self

George Harrison as Self

John F. Kennedy as Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

The fascinating story of the cultural, social, spiritual, and musical revolution ignited by the coming of the Beatles. Tracing the impact that these four band members had, first in their native Britain and soon after worldwide, it reappraises the band and follows their path from young subversives to countercultural heroes. Featuring fresh, revealing interviews with key collaborators as well as a wealth of rarely-seen archival footage, this is a bold new take on the most significant band in the history of music and their enduring impact on popular culture.

Above Majestic

2018

English

5.9

♡ 8

68%

Documentary

Roger R. Richards Director

Dwight D. Eisenhower as (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy as (archive footage)

George W. Bush as (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan as (archive footage)

A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

English

7.0

♡ 13

91%

Stanley Donen Director

John Indrisano as Charlie's Henchman

Dwight D. Eisenhower as General Eisenhower

Kenneth Gibson as Nightclub Patron

Harry S. Truman as President Harry Truman

Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991

English

7.5

♡ 7

Ken Burns Director

Jason Robards as Narrator

Orson Welles as Professor in War of the Worlds Broadcast

Harry S. Truman as Self - Announces Bombing of Hiroshima

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self - Announces Landing in Normandy

For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three extraordinary men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success, and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity interacted in tragic ways. This is the story of Lee de Forest, a clergyman’s flamboyant son, who invented the audion tube; Edwin Howard Armstrong, a brilliant, withdrawn inventor who pioneered FM technology; and David Sarnoff, a hard-driving Russian immigrant who created the most powerful communications company on earth.

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.

American Experience The American Diplomat

2022

English

7.0

♡ 4

Leola Calzolai-Stewart Director

John F. Kennedy as Self

Harry S. Truman as Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

Merv Griffin as Self - Host, Merv Griffin Show

The American Diplomat explores the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors — Edward Dudley, Terence Todman and Carl Rowan — who pushed past historical and institutional racial barriers to reach high-ranking appointments in the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. At the height of the civil rights movement in the United States, the three men were asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home. Oft reputed as “pale, male and Yale,” the U.S. State Department fiercely maintained and cultivated the Foreign Service’s elitist character and was one of the last federal agencies to desegregate. Through rare archival footage, in-depth oral histories and interviews with family members, colleagues and diplomats, the film paints a portrait of three men who left a lasting impact on the content and character of the Foreign Service and changed American diplomacy forever.

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.

Coup 53

2019

English

7.8

♡ 10

100%

teheran (tehran), iran

Taghi Amirani Director

Ralph Fiennes as Norman Darbyshire

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

Winston Churchill as Self

Allen Dulles as Self

Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with agents of the British MI6 and the US CIA, manage to put an end to the democratic government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh, a dramatic event that will begin the tragic era of coups d'état that, orchestrated by the CIA, will take place, over the following decades, in dozens of countries around the world.

The King Who Fooled Hitler

2019

English

6.4

♡ 2

95%

Action

Documentary

world war ii

Paul Elston Director

Helen McCrory as Narrator

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as Self

Adolf Hitler as Self - Führer und Reichskanzler

In a tale of double agents and decoys, this documentary reveals, for the first time, the story of King George VI's elaborate ruse to divert German attention away from the Normandy landings in 1944.

JFK: A President Betrayed

2013

English

7.4

♡ 2

63%

Cory Taylor Director

Morgan Freeman as Narrator

John F. Kennedy as Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self - 34th President of the United States

Nikita Khrushchev as Self - Leader of the Soviet Union

Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, "JFK: A President Betrayed" uncovers new evidence that reveals how JFK embarked on secret back channel peace efforts with Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro and was determined to get out of Vietnam despite intense opposition inside his own government.

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024

French

7.8

♡ 11

Action

belgium

central intelligence agency (cia)

Johan Grimonprez Director

Louis Armstrong as (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower as (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev as (archive footage)

Malcolm X as (archive footage)

Desert One

2019

English

7.3

♡ 2

88%

Barbara Kopple Director

Hodding Carter III as Self - Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State

Harry S. Truman as Self - U.S. President

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

John F. Kennedy as Self - U.S. President

The true story behind one the of most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages captured during the 1979 Iranian revolution.