Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reconstruction"

1. Weird Science (1985)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.

Director: John Hughes | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton

Votes: 97,756 | Gross: $23.83M

2. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 335,066 | Gross: $198.68M

3. Super 8 (2011)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney

Votes: 368,082 | Gross: $127.00M

4. Blow Out (1981)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz

Votes: 63,789 | Gross: $13.75M

5. News of the World (2020)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl taken by the Kiowa people years ago to her aunt and uncle against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.

Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson

Votes: 95,861

6. Before I Go to Sleep (2014)

R | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.

Director: Rowan Joffe | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Anne-Marie Duff

Votes: 84,344 | Gross: $2.96M

7. The Birth of a Nation (1915)

TV-PG | 195 min | Drama, History, War

The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper

Votes: 26,404 | Gross: $10.00M

8. Song of the South (1946)

G | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.

Directors: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Luana Patten

Votes: 15,283 | Gross: $63.72M

9. Kon-Tiki (2012)

PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

In 1947, with five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific.

Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd-Magnus Williamson

Votes: 52,077 | Gross: $1.52M

10. Touching the Void (2003)

R | 106 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama

The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Simon Yates, Joe Simpson, Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron

Votes: 38,171 | Gross: $4.59M

11. Going Postal (2010)

TV-14 | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A con artist is conned into taking the job as Postmaster General in the Ankh-Morpork Post Office.

Stars: Richard Coyle, Charles Dance, David Suchet, Claire Foy

Votes: 9,811

12. Crime Story (1992–1995)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

This powerful series of programmes features dramatic reconstructions of some of Britian's most notorious crimes - a collection of cases which are exciting, moving and surprising, each demonstrating how truth can be stranger than fiction.

Stars: Peter O'Brien, Bernard Hill, Anne Reid, Suzanne Packer

Votes: 106

13. The Souvenir: Part II (2021)

R | 107 min | Drama, Romance

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.

Director: Joanna Hogg | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Honor Swinton Byrne, James Spencer Ashworth, Alice McMillan

Votes: 4,328

14. 13th (2016)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales

Votes: 37,740

15. The Hussy (1979)

90 min | Drama

Misfit François kidnaps young Mado and takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. A strange relationship evolves till the police comes upon them.

Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Claude Hébert, Madeleine Desdevises, Paulette Lahaye, Juliette Le Cauchoix

Votes: 697

16. Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

G | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Family

An Interpol investigation uncovers a shunned biologist and his daughter, who are involved in an alien plot to use Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus to defeat Godzilla and wipe out humanity.

Directors: Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda | Stars: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, Katsumasa Uchida

Votes: 5,804

17. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

120 min | Biography, Drama, History

The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.

Stars: Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Stan Shaw

Votes: 2,792

18. Bikini Drive-in (1995)

R | 86 min | Comedy

Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend or the bank will take the property from her. She also has to deal with pesky capitalist J.B. Winston.

Directors: Fred Olen Ray, Steve Latshaw | Stars: Ashlie Rhey, Richard Gabai, Ross Hagen, Peter Spellos

Votes: 978

19. Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2005)

48 min | Documentary, History, War

The history of the Final Solution phase of the Nazi Holocaust, particularly with the most infamous of the death camps.

Stars: Samuel West, Linda Hunt, Gert Heidenreich, Horst Günter Marx

Votes: 4,661

20. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.

Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott

Votes: 5,163 | Gross: $0.67M

21. The Little Colonel (1935)

Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

In the post-Civil war south, a darling little girl attempts to restore the peace between her parents and her plantation owner grandfather.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge

Votes: 1,894

22. Kon-Tiki (1950)

Approved | 77 min | Documentary

A documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition of the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.

Director: Thor Heyerdahl | Stars: Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg, Knut Haugland

Votes: 2,813

23. Band of Angels (1957)

Passed | 125 min | Drama

Amantha Starr grows up as a privileged Southern belle in the ante-bellum South, but after her father dies broke, her world is destroyed when she discovers that her mother was Black.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Votes: 2,634

24. Monsieur Hire (1989)

PG-13 | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A recluse is accused of murdering a young woman simply because his neighbors think he is strange.

Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier, André Wilms

Votes: 7,149 | Gross: $1.42M

25. Cop or Hood (1979)

PG | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Commissaire Stanislas Borowitz is going undercover as gangster Antonio Cerutti in order to expose corrupted policemen.

Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Jean-François Balmer, Claude Brosset

Votes: 3,113

26. Adalen 31 (1969)

X | 115 min | Drama, History, Romance

During a strike strike-breakers are being transported to Lunde, where they are assaulted by the strikers. The military are sent in. On the 14th May 1931 there is a confrontation between ... See full summary »

Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Peter Schildt, Kerstin Tidelius, Roland Hedlund, Stefan Feierbach

Votes: 1,760

27. Elizabeth I (2017)

Not Rated | 180 min | Drama, History

Docu-drama starring Lily Cole as a young Elizabeth I, featuring dramatic reconstructions of key moments in her life. Presented by historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones.

Stars: Lily Cole, Vincent Kerschbaum, Suzannah Lipscomb, Dan Jones

Votes: 264

28. Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie (2008)

G | 60 min | Animation, Family

Thomas rediscovers the long lost original station which in it's day was called Great Waterton and he also becomes jealous of a new tank engine called Stanley.

Director: Steve Asquith | Star: Pierce Brosnan

Votes: 397

29. Aurora's Sunrise (2022)

TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary, Animation

A genocide survivor becomes a silent movie star: Aurora Mardiganian's odyssey is close to unreal. After losing her family, escaping slavery, and enduring Hollywood greed, she journeys far to tell the world of the Armenian Genocide.

Director: Inna Sahakyan | Stars: Anzhelika Hakobyan, Arpi Petrossian, Shushan Abrahamyan, Seyran Akopov

Votes: 940

30. Inspector Maigret (1958)

119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A serial killer is targeting women in the seedy district of Le Marais.

Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, Olivier Hussenot, Jeanne Boitel

Votes: 2,092 | Gross: $0.01M

31. Hillsborough (1996 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, History, Sport

A number of grieving families in the UK struggle to come to terms with the unexpected and tragic 1989 Hillsborough Disaster, in which 95 football fans were crushed to death.

Director: Charles McDougall | Stars: Tracey Wilkinson, Kevin Knapman, Mark Womack, Sarah Graham

Votes: 932

32. Les granges brûlées (1973)

98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The body of a young woman is discovered near a farm. The judge Larcher is in charge and thinks that the farmers (Rose and Pierre) have a link with the murder.

Director: Jean Chapot | Stars: Simone Signoret, Alain Delon, Paul Crauchet, Bernard Le Coq

Votes: 1,223

33. Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle (2016)

Not Rated | 44 min | Short, Comedy

Alan leaves behind his comfortable existence and heads north to ask whether, in this once United Kingdom, a `schasm` has formed between north and south.

Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Ben Rufus Green, Jean Ellwood

Votes: 1,817

34. Taming the Beast (II)

130 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama | Completed

The world strongest man learns how to embrace his mental health challenges by confronting his inner demons and dealing with his biggest failure to date which ultimately changes his life.

Directors: Chris Michael Fretwell, Josias Tschanz | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eddie Hall, Gabriel Luna, Alex Needham

35. Attica (1980 TV Movie)

97 min | Drama

The true story of the events leading up to and during the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility riot and the aftermath.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Henry Darrow, Charles Durning, Joel Fabiani, Morgan Freeman

Votes: 541

36. Murderers Among Us (1946)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds an ex-soldier living in her apartment. Together the two try to move past their experiences during World War II.

Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Hildegard Knef, Elly Burgmer, Erna Sellmer, Hilde Adolphi

Votes: 2,552

37. Devil in the Brain (1972)

106 min | Mystery, Thriller

A child suspected of killing his father is imprisoned in a mental hospital. A doctor finds him mentally healthy and begins to suspect another explanation.

Director: Sergio Sollima | Stars: Stefania Sandrelli, Keir Dullea, Micheline Presle, Tino Buazzelli

Votes: 296

38. The Vanquished (1953)

Approved | 84 min | Western

After the Civil War, unscrupulous and corrupt civilian administrators, backed by the Union Army, run Southern towns like despots, causing public outrage.

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: John Payne, Jan Sterling, Coleen Gray, Lyle Bettger

Votes: 238

39. Crimewatch UK (1984–2017)

50 min | Documentary, Crime

Looking at the range of criminal activity that plagues the United Kingdom, giving vital information on unsolved cases.

Stars: Nick Ross, Sue Cook, David Hatcher, Helen Phelps

Votes: 161

40. Murder Hotel (2005 TV Movie)

51 min | Documentary

A documentary about H.H. Holmes who was a famed serial killer in the late 1800s. He had a whole murder castle built specifically for that purpose. He spent nearly a decade hiring and firing... See full summary »

Director: David Monaghan | Stars: James Garrett, Joe Kozenczak, David Canter, Brian Williams

Votes: 140

41. Secrets of the Castle (2014)

60 min | Documentary, History

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold learn about living in the medieval world and help rebuild a castle.

Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold, Paul McGann

Votes: 392

42. King of the Rocket Men (1949)

Passed | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Jeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.

Director: Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr.

Votes: 971

43. The Secret History of WW2 (2021– )

60 min | History

The Secret History of World War II unearths some incredible stories, homing in on key events that took place during the second World War. From the secrets behind the famous evacuation of Dunkirk that left 40,000 men behind

Stars: Bill Fellows, Chris Wilson, Nora Sands, Swaylee Loughnane

Votes: 13

44. Drango (1957)

Approved | 92 min | Western

A participant in Sherman's March becomes governor of a Southern city directly affected by the destruction - and they have yet to learn of his involvement.

Directors: Hall Bartlett, Jules Bricken | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Joanne Dru, Julie London, Donald Crisp

Votes: 393

45. Murder by the Sea (2018– )

60 min | Documentary, Crime

Presented by journalist and true crime author Geoffrey Wansell (and later by crime historian Dr Nell Darby), Murder by the Sea examines strange murders recorded at famous seaside resorts in the United Kingdom.

Stars: Nell Darby, Geoffrey Wansell, Mike Berry, Paul Barnard

Votes: 34

46. Invasion (I) (2017)

102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In a very long eclipse of the sun, an unknown disease has been widespread. Ali is accused of the murder of Saman in a club and the police is going to stage a reconstruction of the murder.

Director: Shahram Mokri | Stars: Abed Abest, Elaheh Bakhshi, Soheil Soheili, Esmaeil Gorji

Votes: 683

47. Nurses Who Kill (2016– )

44 min | Documentary, Crime

A british documentary about the nurses who used their position to kill.

Stars: Jane Monckton-Smith, Ellie Cannon, Donna Youngs, Sarah Jarvis

Votes: 265

48. England, My England (1995)

153 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1960s, a British playwright attempts to reconstruct the life of real life 17th century English composer Henry Purcell even though little is known about him. Purcell's life is reenacted and his music performed.

Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Simon Callow, Michael Ball, Rebecca Front, Lucy Speed

Votes: 193

49. Fukushima: A Nuclear Story (2015)

84 min | Documentary, News

A powerful documentary - shot from March 11th, 2011 through March 2015 - that sheds some light on what really happened at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami that followed.

Director: Matteo Gagliardi | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Massimo Dapporto, Hal Yamanouchi

Votes: 413

50. The Statue of Liberty (1985)

TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, History

Documentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, the impact it still has on people and the state of liberty as a personal and political concept in America in 1985.

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: David McCullough, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Paul Roebling

Votes: 713