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1. U.S. Marshals (1998)

PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan, who has been accused of a double-murder.

Director: Stuart Baird | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr., Joe Pantoliano

Votes: 113,646 | Gross: $57.17M

2. LBJ (2016)

R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History

Lyndon B. Johnson aligns himself with John F. Kennedy, rises to the Presidency, and deals with the civil rights struggles of the 1960s.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Michael Stahl-David, Richard Jenkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Votes: 7,734 | Gross: $2.47M

3. Sometimes in April (2005 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 140 min | Drama, History, War

When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000 people.

Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Idris Elba, Carole Karemera, Pamela Nomvete, Oris Erhuero

Votes: 6,059

4. My Favorite Brunette (1947)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr.

Votes: 3,854

5. First Lady (1937)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy

As presidential election time approaches in Washington it is the women behind the scenes who seem to be making the decisions.

Director: Stanley Logan | Stars: Kay Francis, Preston Foster, Anita Louise, Walter Connolly

Votes: 516

6. The Trials of Alger Hiss (1980)

164 min | Documentary

Documentary by lifelong friend that supports the innocence of Alger Hiss (convicted in January 1950 on two counts of espionage-related perjury)

Director: John Lowenthal | Stars: Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, John Lowenthal, Richard Nixon

Votes: 14

7. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies (2016–2019)
Episode: The Spy Game: Russian Espionage (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Thriller

After a suspicious rise in Russian diplomats visiting the State Department, the FBI works with the Diplomatic Security Service to follow mysterious radio frequencies. The agents soon have a... See full summary »

Director: Domini Hofmann | Stars: Trevor Black, Ian Stanley

Votes: 14

8. The Lawfare Podcast (2012– )
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Democratic Staff Report on Diplomacy in Crisis (2020 Podcast Episode)

64 min | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Bonnie Jenkins, Bob Menendez, Elizabeth Shackelford, Tom Shannon

9. JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)
Episode: Chapter Four (2021)

TV-MA | 234 min | Documentary, History

An examination of evidence that surrounds the accused lone nut, Lee Harvey Oswald, and his associations with groups linked to the CIA.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Lisa Pease, John M. Newman

Votes: 23

10. NCIS: Hawai'i (2021–2024)
Episode: Switchback (2022)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Captain Milius returns to Hawai'i for a secret prisoner exchange operation, and brings in Jane to be his personal security escort in the Philippines, where the exchange will take place.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami

Votes: 365

11. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: The Golden Door (Beginnings-1938) (2022)

TV-14 | 129 min | Documentary, History

A xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR is concerned by the growing crisis but is unable to coordinate a response.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Peter Hayes, Daniel Mendelsohn, Rebecca Erbelding

Votes: 203

12. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942) (2022)

TV-14 | 138 min | Documentary, History

As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Guy Stern, Peter Hayes

Votes: 157

13. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942-) (2022)

TV-14 | 131 min | Documentary, History

A group of government officials supports and finances rescue operations. Allied soldiers begin to liberate concentration camps and find mass graves. The public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Deborah Lipstadt, Eva Geiringer

Votes: 146