Historical Films for the Project
You may not choose any of the class films, nor any of the films listed from previous semesters that were the class votes for the best sites from the 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 HIST 329 classes.
Class Films
Pocahontas (1995)
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Patriot (2000)
Amistad (1997)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Glory (1989)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Matewan (1987)
Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Long Walk Home (1990)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Reefer Madness (1938)
All the President’s Men (1976)
Voted Best Projects by the class in 2008-2022 iterations of HIST 329
12 Years a Slave (2013); 13 Days (2000); 1776 (1972); 42 (2013); The Alamo (2004); Apocalypse Now (1979); Apollo 13 (1995); The Artist; The BlacKKKlansman (2018); Bonnie and Clyde (1967); Cinderella Man (2005), Citizen Kane (1941); Cold Mountain (2003); Dances With Wolves (1990); The Death of Stalin (2017); Dr. Strangelove (1964); Forrest Gump (1994); Frost/Nixon (2008); Gettysburg (1993); Full Metal Jacket (1987); Gangs of New York (2002); Gods and Generals (2003); Good Morning, Vietnam; Good Shepherd (2006); Iron Jawed Angels (2004); Jackie (2016); Lincoln (2012); Little Women (1994); M*A*S*H* (1970); Milk (2008); Newsies (1992); Patton (1970); Pearl Harbor (2001); Platoon (1986); Red Tails (2012); Straight out of Compton; They Died With Their Boots On (1941); Wall Street (1987); World Trade Center (2006); Zodiac (2007)
You MAY choose from the following films, on a first-come, first-served basis by emailing me your request. When it is approved, I’ll put your name next to the film on this page. If there is already a name next to a film, then it is taken.
- What is below is not at all an exclusive list of historical films, so please make the case for others.
- Keep in mind that not all of these films are available via streaming or through UMW.
All the Money in the World (2017)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Argo (2012)
Assassination of Jesse James — Thomas
Beloved (1998)
Black Robe (1991)
Bobby (2006)
Boyz in the Hood (1991)
Casualties of War (1989)
Chaplin (1992)
Chappaquiddick (2017)
Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
Coming Home (1978)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Flyboys (2006)
Ford v. Ferrari (2019) — Kazu
Free State of Jones (2016)
Fury (2014)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) — Emma G.
Green Book (2018)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Harriet (2019)
Heaven and Earth (1993)
Hester Street (1975)
Hidden Figures (2016) — Allie S.
Hostiles (2017)
Inglorious Bastards — Jedidia K.
J. Edgar (2011)
JFK (1991)
Jesse James (1940)
Judy (2019)
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Loving (2016)
Malcolm X (1992)
Memphis Belle (1990)
Midway (2019)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Norma Rae (1979)
North Country (2009)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Public Enemies (2009)
Race (2016)
Ravenous (1999) — Rickie
Reds (1981)
Revolution (1985)
Right Stuff (1983)
Rustin (2023) — Leah B.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Scarlet Letter (1995)
Selma (2015)
Sergeant York (1941)
Sounder (1972)
Spotlight (2015)
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
The Alamo (1960)
The Aviator (2004)
The Big Short (2015)
The Color Purple (1985)
The Conspirator (2011) — Hannah E.
The Crossing (2000)
The Crucible (1996) — Caty
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Front Page (1931)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Greatest Showman (2017) — Emma F.
The Green Berets (1968)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1957)
The Men (1950)
The Molly Maguires (1970)
The New World (2005)
The Post (2017)
The Searchers (1956)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) — Vumiliya V.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
The Witch (2015)–Claire C.
Thin Red Line (1998)
Titanic — Sam B.
Tombstone (1993) — Owen P.
Unbroken (2014)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
