Historically correct Movie?

[dislal]

My DD 17 has to watch a historically correct movie, for a US HISTORY class and write a report on it!

So my question is can you recommend a movie that her teacher will agree on!

TIA

 

[Uptown Girl]

Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Tora, Tora, Tora, Apollo 13, For All Mankind, The Right Stuff, Chariots of Fire, United 93

 

[Jennasis]

Glory

 

[Nanabug02]

How about The Diary of Anne Frank

 

[JaneBanks]

It's not a movie but a mini-series

John Adams - HBO


There is a movie that I love that takes place during the London Blitz. It centers around a family having to live their lives worrying about whether or not they'll get bombed on during WW2. Very historically accurate.

Hope and Glory

I recommend watching it anyway!

 

[Conservative Hippie]

Ben-Hur (1st century Rome) is a classic, also Braveheart (13th century Scotland) and Cold Mountain (Civil War).

 

[Geoff_M]

Das Boot

 

[zurgswife]

It's really long but the John Adams mini series is awesome...

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

Amistad; Schindler's List; Saving Private Ryan

 

[Uncle Remus]

Thurgood

 

[tchrrx]

Would Pearl Harbor work?

The American Girl movies are good, but probably not advanced enough for high school.

My DH thinks that Glory with Matthew Broderick would be a good choice.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

What period does your DD like? That would help. If she's a WWII buff or would prefer Vietnam or the Civil War or the Colonial period or maybe the Salem Witch Trials or the Gold Rush or the Old West. . .

Also, some of the movies some PPs have suggested are NOT historically accurate, even if they are from a historic period, so be careful about that.

 

[DopeyDame]

Something the Lord Made, starring Alan Rickmen and Mos Def. It's about the first pediatric open heart surgery (happened at Johns Hopkins, and the folks there consulted for the movie, so it's pretty accurate). It's really a fantastic movie, too! One of the leading figures is a woman cardiologist, so it would be great for your daughter to see the difficulties she faced as a female doctor in the early/mid 20th century. It's also a move many of her classmates are unlikely to pick, so that's a bonus!

 

[BillSears]

Would Pearl Harbor work?...

Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor? Please no.

Try Tora Tora Tora. A much better movie and almost certainly more accurate.

 

[clh2]

"The King's Speech" was a great movie. (Oops - just re-read the post - needs to be related to US history - this is still a great movie...just not US History)

What about "Flags of our Fathers"

 

[Conservative Hippie]

"The King's Speech" was a great movie.

What about "Flags of our Fathers"

The King's Speech was awesome! But it's so recent I bet a bunch of kids pick it.

 

[Cantw8]

The Patriot

 

[CurlyGirl]

Gettysburg

 

[smhogar]

Gettysburg

 

[dare2dream]

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