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1. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Karen Allen
Votes: 199,105
2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
R | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Michael Lee Gogin
Votes: 301,678 | Gross: $10.68M
3. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
R | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava
Votes: 116,052 | Gross: $70.00M
4. The Way We Were (1973)
PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance
During post-WWII McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles
Votes: 27,495
5. The Vietnam War (2017)
TV-MA | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Huy Duc, James Willbanks, Duong Van Mai Elliott
Votes: 28,019
6. Hair (1979)
PG | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden
Votes: 40,905 | Gross: $15.28M
7. Harold and Maude (1971)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 81,881
8. Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012)
R | 122 min | Drama
Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. Do the scars of the past hide differences that will tear them apart, or expose truths that could lead to unexpected collisions?
Director: Billy Bob Thornton | Stars: Tippi Hedren, Kevin Bacon, Ray Stevenson, Robert Patrick
Votes: 3,557 | Gross: $0.01M
9. Reds (1981)
PG | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski
Votes: 24,724 | Gross: $40.38M
10. The Experiment (2010)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
Director: Paul T. Scheuring | Stars: Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace
Votes: 57,200
11. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
R | 150 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz
Votes: 40,143 | Gross: $0.48M
12. Woodstock (1970)
R | 184 min | Documentary, History, Music
Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.
Director: Michael Wadleigh | Stars: Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Roger Daltrey, Joe Cocker
Votes: 18,473 | Gross: $50.00M
13. Daniel (1983)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Daniel Isaacson attempts to determine the true complicity of his parents Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed for espionage in the 1950s.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse, Edward Asner
Votes: 1,582 | Gross: $0.28M
14. The Fog of War (2003)
PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Robert McNamara, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon
Votes: 25,060 | Gross: $4.20M
15. Talk to Me (2007)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee, Mike Epps
Votes: 10,275 | Gross: $4.47M
16. Masculine Feminine (1966)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Romance
A romance between young Parisians, shown through a series of vignettes.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Marlène Jobert, Michel Debord
Votes: 17,345 | Gross: $0.20M
17. Path to War (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 165 min | Biography, Drama, War
In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill
Votes: 4,118
18. Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
An uptight New York City lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother's farmhouse upstate for a family vacation.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Olsen, Nat Wolff
Votes: 8,783 | Gross: $0.54M
19. Getting Straight (1970)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Vietnam vet and former social radical is conflicted by his desire to become a teacher and his sympathy with anti-establishment student protests.
Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Elliott Gould, Candice Bergen, Robert F. Lyons, Jeff Corey
Votes: 1,647 | Gross: $3.86M
20. Kent State (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 180 min | Drama, History
Based on the true story of the student protests at Kent State University in Ohio. This film focuses on the four students who were killed when the National Guard attempted to quell the riots... See full summary »
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Talia Balsam, Ellen Barkin, Steve Beauchamp, Frederikke Borge
Votes: 228
21. Countdown to Looking Glass (1984 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Dramatic doomsday scenario in which the Cold War fully escalates. The story is told through a live news report that follows the apocalyptic world-ending nuclear exchange between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R.
Director: Fred Barzyk | Stars: Scott Glenn, Michael Murphy, Helen Shaver, Patrick Watson
Votes: 718
22. A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
R | 113 min | Drama
Harvard in the 60's: a time of social upheaval and student unrest. Three students bond together, challenge the system, and begin to lose their ideals.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Brad Davis, Karen Allen, Jameson Parker, Shelley Long
Votes: 506
23. Day Zero (2007)
R | 92 min | Drama
The military draft is back, and three best friends are drafted and given 30 days to report for duty. In that time, they're forced to confront everything they believe about courage, duty, love, friendship, and honor.
Director: Bryan Gunnar Cole | Stars: Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, Jon Bernthal, Ginnifer Goodwin
Votes: 2,932 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Street Scenes (1970)
75 min | Documentary, History
In the late Spring of 1970, nationwide protests against the war in Vietnam focused in the Wall Street area of New York City and ultimately in a major anti-war demonstration in Washington, ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Verna Bloom, Jay Cocks, Harvey Keitel, William Kunstler
Votes: 399
25. The Nude Restaurant (1967)
100 min | Comedy
At a New York City restaurant, the patrons are men, nude but for a G-string, waited on by one woman, also clad in a G-string (played by Viva) and a G-bestringed (bestrung?) waiter. Some of ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Warhol | Stars: Brigid Berlin, Julian Burrough, Taylor Mead, Allen Midgette
Votes: 215
26. A Bright Shining Lie (1998 TV Movie)
R | 118 min | Drama, War
True story of Army man John Paul Vann, whose military success provided him the fulfillment he never found in his personal life.
Director: Terry George | Stars: Bill Paxton, Bo Eason, William L. Mansey, Karina Logue
Votes: 1,547
27. Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018)
TV-14 | 133 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: Jane Fonda, Richard Nixon, Robert Redford, Nathalie Vadim
Votes: 2,678
28. The Weather Underground (2002)
Unrated | 92 min | Documentary, History, War
The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.
Directors: Sam Green, Bill Siegel | Stars: Lili Taylor, Pamela Z, Jim Lange, Evan White
Votes: 3,769 | Gross: $0.56M
29. Turkey Shoot (2014)
TV-MA | 90 min | Action, Thriller
In the near future, a Navy SEAL framed for war crimes is offered a chance for freedom by participating in a TV show that requires him to outwit other professional killers to survive.
Director: Jon Hewitt | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Viva Bianca, Robert Taylor, Belinda McClory
Votes: 1,418
30. Pigs vs. Freaks (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
In a small town, the hippie faction often clashes with the mainstream. To settle their differences, the hippie "freaks" take on the town police "pigs" in a football game. On opposing sides ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Eugene Roche, Grant Goodeve, Adam Baldwin, Penny Peyser
Votes: 95
31. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Biography, Drama
Ali's biggest match, his fight with the US government. A film about the politics and hubris surrounding the Vietnam War and the revenge exacted on America's greatest sportsman of the 20th century because he refused to fight in that war.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Ed Begley Jr., Peter Gerety
Votes: 2,591
32. Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
309 min | Drama
A personal portrait of one of the most controversial men of this century and the turbulent times in which he lived. An entire era, including the fight for civil rights, the Cuban Missile ... See full summary »
Stars: Jordan Charney, John Ericson, Danna Hansen, Mimi Kennedy
Votes: 147
33. Facing Ali (2009)
R | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Director: Pete McCormack | Stars: George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, George Foreman, Joe Frazier
Votes: 3,776
34. The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
PG-13 | 99 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
Directors: David Leaf, John Scheinfeld | Stars: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Stew Albert, Tariq Ali
Votes: 5,689 | Gross: $1.10M
35. The Year That Trembled (2002)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance, War
The Year That Trembled is a 1970 coming-of-age story set in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young characters facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.
Director: Jay Craven | Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Charlie Finn, Jay R. Ferguson, Meredith Monroe
Votes: 224
36. One Night Stand (1984)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In Australia, four teenagers in a Sydney theater are astounded to hear the news that a nuclear war has broken out in Eastern Europe. They try to figure out the best way they can survive the coming conflagration.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Tyler Coppin, Cassandra Delaney, Jay Hackett, Saskia Post
Votes: 256
37. Sir! No Sir! (2005)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History, War
NO! SIR! tells an almost entirely forgotten story of the military men and women who forced the U.S. government to end the Vietnam War
Director: David Zeiger | Stars: Michael Alaimo, Edward Asner, Joe Bangert, Tom Bernard
Votes: 838 | Gross: $0.11M
38. The People Speak (2009)
113 min | Documentary, History
A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."
Directors: Anthony Arnove, Chris Moore, Howard Zinn | Stars: Matt Damon, Viggo Mortensen, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin
Votes: 641
39. FTA (1972)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Available for the first time since it mysteriously disappeared in 1972 after only one week in theaters, this raucous film is a riveting slice of the Vietnam anti-war movement.
Director: Francine Parker | Stars: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Pamela Donegan, Len Chandler
Votes: 474
40. Basement (2010)
77 min | Horror, Thriller
Six friends are lured to an underground basement for a sinister experiment, will they escape, but most importantly will they live or die?
Director: Asham Kamboj | Stars: Danny Dyer, Jimi Mistry, Kierston Wareing, Emily Beecham
Votes: 711
41. Underground (1976)
87 min | Documentary
It's the mid 1970s and the Weather Underground Organization (WUO), a radical (and violent) offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society, explains to leftist filmmakers the difficulties... See full summary »
Directors: Emile de Antonio, Mary Lampson, Haskell Wexler | Stars: Bill Ayers, Kathy Boudin, Emile de Antonio, Bernardine Dohrn
Votes: 173
42. Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
The life and times of Howard Zinn: the historian, activist, and author of several classics including "A Peoples History of the United States". Archival footage, and commentary by friend, colleagues and Zinn himself.
Directors: Deb Ellis, Denis Mueller | Stars: Matt Damon, Daniel Berrigan, Howard Zinn, Alice Walker
Votes: 834 | Gross: $0.12M
43. R.A.S. (1973)
110 min | Drama, War
Three French conscripts with diverse political motives, are sent to a disciplinary battalion in the midst of the Algerian war. Major Lecoq is to build an elite unit with these wayward soldiers who are exposed to war, torture and death.
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Jacques Spiesser, Jacques Villeret, Jacques Weber, Claude Brosset
Votes: 217
44. Get Up, Stand Up (2003)
330 min | Documentary, History, Music
The Story of Pop and Politics: About the relationship between performers and politics in the USA, the UK, Germany and France from the 1960s until 2003.
Stars: Bono, Graham Nash, Jim Kerr, Michael Franti
Votes: 91
45. John & Yoko's Year of Peace (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
The year: 1969. Headlines blare war and civil unrest while John Lennon and Yoko Ono are in love. The eccentic rock 'n' roll couple has just gotten married, and more than happy to be ... See full summary »
Director: Paul McGrath | Stars: Laurie J. Brown, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Jerry Levitan
Votes: 91
46. War Brides (1916)
Passed | 72 min | Drama, Romance, War
Joan is loved by a young man of the village and they are married. In a few weeks the husband, a soldier, is sent to the war-front along with his three brothers. Word is received that her ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Alla Nazimova, Charles Hutchison, Charles Bryant, William Bailey
Votes: 30
47. Senses of Cinema (2022)
89 min | Documentary, History
This history of the co-op film movements of Sydney and Melbourne comes from two of the major figures in Australian documentary who were intimately involved in the filmmaking groundswell ... See full summary »
Directors: John Hughes, Tom Zubrycki | Stars: Martha Ansara, Gillian Armstrong, Richard Brennan, Bryan Brown
Votes: 12
48. The Confession (VI) (2016)
96 min | Documentary
A man returns from Bagram in Afghanistan and Guantanamo to tell the story.
Director: Ashish Ghadiali | Stars: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Colin Powell
Votes: 64
50. My Generation (2000)
103 min | Documentary, Music
Directors: Thomas Haneke, Barbara Kopple | Stars: Aerosmith, Dickey Betts, Blues Traveler, Joe Cocker
Votes: 165