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 2008-2024 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/Best Videos by the class in 2008-2024 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); Conspirator (2011); The Crucible (1996); Dances With Wolves (1990); The Death of Stalin (2017); Dr. Strangelove (1964); Eight Men Out (1988); Forrest Gump (1994); Frost/Nixon (2008); Full Metal Jacket (1987); Gettysburg (1993); Gangs of New York (2002); Gods and Generals (2003); Good Morning, Vietnam; The Greatest Showman (2017); Good Shepherd (2006); The Great Gatsby (2013); Hidden Figures (2016); 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); Rustin (2023); Straight out of Compton; They Died With Their Boots On (1941); Titanic (1997); 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.
A League of Their Own (1992) — Abby F.
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Air (2023)
All the Money in the World (2017)
Argo (2012)
Assassination of Jesse James (2007)
Being the Ricardos (2021)
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) — Ryan A.
Coming Home (1978)
Django Unchained (2012) — Katie D.
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Elvis (2022)
Emancipation (2022)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
First Cow (2020)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Flyboys (2006)
Ford v. Ferrari (2019)
Free State of Jones (2016)
Fury (2014)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) — Ezra C.
Gook (2017) — Aaliyah A.
Green Book (2018) — Hunter M.
Greyhound (2020)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) — Jess C.
Harriet (2019) — Tyler J.
Heaven and Earth (1993)
Hester Street (1975)
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (2024)
Hostiles (2017)
Inglorious Bastards (no date)
J. Edgar (2011)
Jesse James (1940)
JFK (1991)
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
Judy (2019)
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — Liliana E.
Loving (2016)
Malcolm X (1992) — Charles S.
Memphis Belle (1990)
Midway (2019)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
News of the World (2020)
Nickel Boys (2024)
Nixon (1995) — Walker R.
Norma Rae (1979)
North Country (2009)
Oppenheimer (2023)–Kendall B. (considering)
Passing (2021)
Priscilla (2023)
Public Enemies (2009)
Race (2016)
Reds (1981)
Revolution (1985)
Right Stuff (1983)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Scarlet Letter (1995)
Selma (2015)
Sergeant York (1941)
Shirley (2024)
Sinners (2025) — Grayson D.
Sounder (1972)
Spotlight (2015)
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
The Alamo (1960)
The Aviator (2004)
The Beguiled (2017) — Izabella M.
The Big Short (2015)
The Boys in the Boat (2023)
The Color Purple (1985) — Autumn M.
The Crossing (2000)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Fabelmans (2022)
The Front Page (1931)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Green Berets (1968)
The Harder They Fall (2021)
The Help (2011) — Caitlyn E.
The Highwaymen — Nora M.
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 Power of the Dog (2021)
The Searchers (1956)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
The Witch (2015) — Ellie I.
Thin Red Line (1998)
Till (2022)
Tombstone (1993) — Bailee E.
To Hell and Back (1955) — Todd H.
Unbroken (2014)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
