Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "george-washington-character"

1. Hamilton (2020)

PG-13 | 160 min | Biography, Drama, History

The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast.

Director: Thomas Kail | Stars: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry

Votes: 113,700

2. The Patriot (2000)

R | 165 min | Action, Drama, History

Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs

Votes: 293,462 | Gross: $113.33M

3. John Adams (2008)

TV-14 | 71 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.

Stars: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, John Dossett, Stephen Dillane

Votes: 36,620

4. Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)

PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, two would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal, Samara Weaving

Votes: 53,034

5. Wild Wild West (1999)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

The two best special agents in the Wild West must save President Grant from the clutches of a diabolical, wheelchair-bound, steampunk-savvy, Confederate scientist bent on revenge for losing the Civil War.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek

Votes: 167,283 | Gross: $113.81M

6. TURN: Washington's Spies (2014–2017)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, History, War

A Long Island farmer bands together a group of childhood friends to form an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America's fight for independence.

Stars: Jamie Bell, Heather Lind, Samuel Roukin, Daniel Henshall

Votes: 23,432

7. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Sherman, a young boy, misuses a time machine made by his scientist father Mr. Peabody and causes the world history to go haywire. It is now up to Mr. Peabody to rescue his son and the world.

Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann

Votes: 77,792 | Gross: $111.51M

8. The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Fin has to go back in time to rejoin his shark-battling friends to stop the first Sharknado and save humanity.

Director: Anthony C. Ferrante | Stars: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Cassandra Scerbo, Judah Friedlander

Votes: 5,115

9. Gods and Generals (2003)

PG-13 | 219 min | Biography, Drama, History

The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, as he meets with military success against the Union from 1861 to 1863, when he is accidentally killed by his own soldiers.

Director: Ron Maxwell | Stars: Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels, Donzaleigh Abernathy

Votes: 17,205 | Gross: $12.87M

10. Revolution (1985)

PG | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, History

A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.

Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright

Votes: 7,552 | Gross: $0.36M

11. Sons of Liberty (2015)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, History

The story of a group of very different men fighting in the American Colonies for freedom, and how they will shape the future for the United States of America. Based on true stories.

Stars: Ben Barnes, Marton Csokas, Henry Thomas, Ryan Eggold

Votes: 4,730

12. America: The Motion Picture (2021)

TV-MA | 98 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A chainsaw-wielding George Washington teams with beer-loving bro Sam Adams to take down the Brits in a tongue-in-cheek riff on the American Revolution.

Director: Matt Thompson | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jason Mantzoukas, Olivia Munn, Bobby Moynihan

Votes: 7,399

13. Liberty's Kids (2002–2003)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The American Revolutionary War is seen through the eyes of an American teenaged lad, a young English lady, and a French boy, all three of whom work as reporters for Benjamin Franklin.

Stars: Walter Cronkite, Kathleen Barr, Reo Jones, Chris Lundquist

Votes: 1,491

14. An American Carol (2008)

PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Fantasy

An anti-American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.

Director: David Zucker | Stars: Kevin P. Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Leslie Nielsen, Trace Adkins

Votes: 10,106 | Gross: $7.00M

15. The Crossing (2000 TV Movie)

89 min | Biography, Drama, History

A dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the Hessian forces at Trenton.

Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roché, Steven McCarthy

Votes: 2,191

16. The Book of Negroes (2015)

265 min | Drama, History, War

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the eighteenth century.

Stars: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lyriq Bent, Ben Chaplin, Allan Hawco

Votes: 2,268

17. George Washington (1984)

480 min | Biography, Drama, History

The early life and career of the American General and President through his participation in the Revolutionary War.

Stars: Barry Bostwick, Patty Duke, David Dukes, Jaclyn Smith

Votes: 526

18. Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970 TV Movie)

73 min | Comedy, Family, History

John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.

Director: Stan Harris | Stars: John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny

Votes: 232

19. The Rebels (1979)

240 min | Drama, History, War

Philip Kent takes part in the American Revolution and the newly formed Congress.

Stars: Andrew Stevens, Don Johnson, William Conrad, Doug McClure

Votes: 235

20. John Paul Jones (1959)

126 min | Action, Biography, History

The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.

Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien

Votes: 1,435

21. The First American (2016)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History

George Washington is central to understanding America's founding. He was the crucial figure in winning the American Revolution, in creating the Constitution, and in establishing the ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Knoblock | Stars: Newt Gingrich, Callista Gingrich, Robert Lyons, Beverley Simmons

Votes: 203

22. The Howards of Virginia (1940)

Approved | 116 min | Drama, History, War

Just prior to the American War of Independence, aristocratic Virginian Jane Peyton marries unsophisticated rustic farmer and surveyor Matt Howard who takes her to his Shenandoah Valley plantation and later goes to war.

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Marshal

Votes: 1,263

23. Free Lunch Express (2020)

TV-14 | 80 min | Biography, Comedy

From the creators who watched Airplane too many times, comes the surreal story of Bernie Sanders. This farcical tale takes us from childhood to political icon with battles against the ... See full summary »

Director: Lenny Britton | Stars: Alexander Aguila, Laura Aleman, Jessica Jade Andres, Elaine Ballace

Votes: 396

24. Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)

Not Rated | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, History

A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he masquerades as a dashing nobleman engaged to the princess of Spain.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Bob Hope, Joan Caulfield, Patric Knowles, Marjorie Reynolds

Votes: 751

25. Lafayette (1962)

Not Rated | 158 min | Biography, Drama, History

During the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America's aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington's command.

Director: Jean Dréville | Stars: Pascale Audret, Jack Hawkins, Michel Le Royer, Folco Lulli

Votes: 186

26. Founding Fathers (2000)

TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, History

Witness the birth of the American republic.

Stars: Burt Reynolds, James Woods, Edward Herrmann, Brian Dennehy

Votes: 148

27. George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986 TV Movie)

190 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life of George Washington as the first President of the United States of America and his 8 years running his country. The trials he faces dealing with mobs and riots while keeping the country together.

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Patty Duke, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Bekins

Votes: 209

28. The Remarkable Andrew (1942)

Unrated | 81 min | Comedy, Fantasy

When hyper-efficient small-town accountant Andrew Long finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he insists on pursuing the matter, he's in ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Brian Donlevy, William Holden, Ellen Drew, Montagu Love

Votes: 195

29. The War That Made America (2006)

Documentary, History, War

This was the war between the French and Indians, and the early colonists, 1754, before the Revolution.

Stars: Larry Nehring, Charles Misulia, Michael L. Colosimo, Bryan Stefancyk

Votes: 177

30. Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)

Approved | 74 min | Fantasy, Musical

Bill wants to join the Army, but he's 4F so he asks a wizard to help him, but the wizard has slight problems with his history knowlege, so he sends Bill everywhere in history, but not to WWII.

Directors: Gregory Ratoff, George Seaton | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Joan Leslie, June Haver, Gene Sheldon

Votes: 301

31. America (1924)

Passed | 141 min | Drama, History, War

The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Neil Hamilton, Carol Dempster, Erville Alderson, Charles Emmett Mack

Votes: 471

32. A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)

111 min | Drama, History

It showed the process it took to write the Constitution of the United States.

Director: Peter N. Johnson | Stars: Craig Wasson, Michael McGuire, Morgan White, Bruce Newbold

Votes: 227

33. Alexander Hamilton (1931)

Passed | 70 min | Biography, Drama, History

With the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, General George Washington took Colonel Hamilton with him into the newly formed government. While the main disagreements in the early days was ... See full summary »

Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: George Arliss, Doris Kenyon, Dudley Digges, June Collyer

Votes: 323 | Gross: $0.99M

34. The Phantom President (1932)

78 min | Comedy, Musical

A presidential candidate is deemed to have a dull personality, thus a charismatic look-alike is hired as a front.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, Jimmy Durante, George Barbier

Votes: 187

35. Valley Forge (1975 TV Movie)

75 min | Drama, War

George Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the Revolutionary War.

Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Richard Basehart, Barry Snider, Harry Andrews, Alan Cauldwell

Votes: 86

36. Assassin's Creed III: Remastered (2019 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, History

Assassin's Creed III, remastered in HD, including all DLCs and expansions, and Assassin's Creed Liberation HD

Votes: 266

37. Sons of Liberty (1939)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Biography, Drama

Set during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Claude Rains, Gale Sondergaard, Donald Crisp, Montagu Love

Votes: 410

38. Old Glory (1939)

G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Drama

Porky balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce, John Deering, John Litel

Votes: 738

39. Mysteries of the Freemasons (2006 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

Special examines the origins of the Freemasons and their putative roots in the stonemasons of the Temple of Solomon and the Knights Templar, the impact of the Freemasons on the Age of ... See full summary »

Director: Tuggelin Yourgrau | Stars: Rich Adams, Chad O. Allen, Charlie Anderson, Jim Bachtell

Votes: 72

40. Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington (2013 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, History

A three-part DLC series for Assassin's Creed III (2012), exploring an alternate reality in which George Washington goes mad with unlimited power, foregoing Presidency to rule as tyrannical King.

Director: Marc-Alexis Côté | Stars: Noah Watts, Robin Atkin Downes, Danny Blanco Hall, Mark Camacho

Votes: 525

41. We Fight to Be Free (2006)

24 min | Short, Biography, Drama

The Story of George Washington's most important military achievements and special personal moments of his life. The film sheds new light on old hero by portraying him as kind and brave man who changed the history of the world.

Director: Kees Van Oostrum | Stars: Sebastian Roché, Caroline Goodall, Stephen Lang, Peter Woodward

Votes: 83

42. Janice Meredith (1924)

Passed | 153 min | Drama, History, Romance

It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of... See full summary »

Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Harrison Ford, Macklyn Arbuckle

Votes: 721 | Gross: $0.43M

43. 1775 (1992 TV Movie)

23 min | Comedy

In 1775 Philadelphia, an innkeeper wants his daughters to marry well. There's a ball and gents are attending but he needs money to get the girls in. He asks his brother-in-law, George Washington, for some money.

Director: David Trainer | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Lesley-Anne Down, Sarah Koskoff, Danielle Harris

Votes: 52

44. Holiday Highlights (1940)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Blackout gags about the holidays. New Year's (the baby speaks to us). Valentine's Day (it's Leap Year, so the girl turns to the boy) Washington's Birthday (the cherry tree story). Arbor Day... See full summary »

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Gilman Rankin

Votes: 208

45. The Spirit of '76 (1917)

Drama, History, War

Catherine Montour (Adda Gleason), a striking half-breed Indian princess, and mistress of King George III (Jack Cosgrove) aspires to become the first Queen of America when the revolution breaks out.

Director: George Siegmann | Stars: Adda Gleason, Howard Gaye, George Chesebro, Dark Cloud

Votes: 28

46. Winners of the Wilderness (1927)

Passed | 68 min | Drama, History, War

Able wilderness fighter Colonel O'Hara loves Rene, daughter of the commander of the French forces during the French and Indian War. The Indians, under Pontiac, kidnap Rene. O'Hara hopes to rescue and wed her.

Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Tim McCoy, Joan Crawford, Edward Connelly, Roy D'Arcy

Votes: 214

47. Are We Civilized? (1934)

Approved | 70 min | Drama

Paul is a European. He served in the army in the Great War. He emigrated to the USA. One day he returns to Europe and talks of freedom and liberty. The authorities (Nazi, but unnamed) come ... See full summary »

Director: Edwin Carewe | Stars: William Farnum, Anita Louise, Frank McGlynn Sr., LeRoy Mason

Votes: 66

48. Revelation: Dawn of Global Government (2016)

PG | 106 min | Documentary

Looming world government, a world "elite", The United Nations...loss of American sovereignty! The light of our "shining city on the hill" dims. Dissecting America under judgment, Lieutenant... See full summary »

Director: Chuck Untersee | Stars: Chuck Baldwin, Jerry Boykin, Mark Collins, Charlie Daniels

Votes: 79 | Gross: $0.02M

49. When the Redskins Rode (1951)

Approved | 78 min | Western

In 1753, during the French and Indian War, Colonel George Washington and frontiersman Christopher Gist hope to persuade the Delaware tribes to join the British side but French spies aim for a contrary outcome.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Jon Hall, Mary Castle, James Seay, John Ridgely

Votes: 143

50. The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross (1927)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Drama, History

George Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the colonies as to under which flag the Americans will fight the British by recommending a new flag for ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Maude | Stars: Francis X. Bushman, Enid Bennett, Johnnie Walker, Alice Calhoun

Votes: 234