Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1876"

1. The Last Samurai (2003)

R | 154 min | Action, Drama

Nathan Algren, a US army veteran, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Nathan finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton

Votes: 471,529 | Gross: $111.11M

2. Mousehunt (1997)

PG | 98 min | Comedy

Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis, Maury Chaykin

Votes: 60,533 | Gross: $61.92M

3. Little Big Man (1970)

PG-13 | 139 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.

Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George, Martin Balsam

Votes: 37,915 | Gross: $31.56M

4. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

Passed | 104 min | Western

Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.

Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson

Votes: 19,332

5. Winchester '73 (1950)

Passed | 92 min | Action, Drama, Western

A cowboy's obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally

Votes: 21,990

6. Red Tomahawk (1967)

Approved | 82 min | Western

An army captain tries to convince the inhabitants of a village to hand him over two machine-guns so he can attack the indians.

Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Howard Keel, Joan Caulfield, Broderick Crawford, Scott Brady

Votes: 184

7. The Boy in Blue (1986)

R | 97 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

A biography of the famous sculler Ned Hanlon who led a colorful life as a bootlegger at the turn of the 20th century.

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Cynthia Dale, Christopher Plummer, David Naughton

Votes: 1,418 | Gross: $0.28M

8. The Molly Maguires (1970)

M | 124 min | Drama, History

In 1876 Pennsylvania, a group of Irish immigrant coal miners begin to retaliate against the cruelty of their work environment.

Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay

Votes: 4,335 | Gross: $0.22M

9. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)

PG | 91 min | Drama, Western

The gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger join forces for a bungled robbery of the bank in Northfield, Minnesota.

Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall, Luke Askew, R.G. Armstrong

Votes: 2,390 | Gross: $0.14M

10. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 110 min | Drama, History

Story of a black woman in the South who was born into slavery in the 1850s and lives to become a part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

Director: John Korty | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart, Joel Fluellen

Votes: 2,506

11. The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)

Approved | 91 min | Action, Biography, Drama

A somewhat different take on Custer's motivation that changed him from a defender of Native-American rights into a politically-driven, headline-seeker chastiser of the Sioux during the 1870s.

Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, Philip Carey, Julie Sommars

Votes: 709

12. Romeo and the Black Brothers (1995)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

The adventures of a young Swiss boy working as a chimney sweeper in Milan.

Stars: Ai Orikasa, Toshiko Fujita, Aya Ishizu, Tomoko Ishimura

Votes: 1,346

13. Any Bullet Will Do (2018)

Not Rated | 110 min | Western

Taking place during 1876 in Montana, a ruthless headhunter tracks his own brother through Big Sky country with the help of a young fur trapper.

Director: Justin Lee | Stars: Kevin Makely, Bruce Davison, Jenny Curtis, Meg Foster

Votes: 528

14. The True Story of Jesse James (1957)

Approved | 92 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Biopic loosely based on the last 18 years of Jesse James' life and focused on the relationship between brothers Jesse and Frank James.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lange, Agnes Moorehead

Votes: 1,698

15. Centennial Summer (1946)

Approved | 102 min | History, Music, Romance

In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, William Eythe

Votes: 429

16. Little Big Horn (1951)

Not Rated | 86 min | Western

A small band of cavalry attempt to warn Custer of an impending massacre. Friction develops when commander of the patrol suspects his subordinate of having an affair with his wife.

Director: Charles Marquis Warren | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland, Marie Windsor, Reed Hadley

Votes: 489 | Gross: $0.52M

17. Badlands of Dakota (1941)

Approved | 74 min | Western

Indian raids are being perpetrated by an outlaw gang in disguise.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix, Frances Farmer

Votes: 267

18. To Keep the Light (2016)

TV-MA | 88 min | Drama, History

Inspired by true stories, a lighthouse keeper's wife struggles with her work and her sanity as she cares for her sick husband in 19th century Maine.

Director: Erica Fae | Stars: Antti Reini, Erica Fae, David Patrick Kelly, Meagen Fay

Votes: 269

19. Silver Dollar (1932)

TV-G | 83 min | Biography, Drama

Yates and Sarah Martin are barely getting by in a Colorado boom town grocery store. Sudden wealth leads to greater prosperity and political power. In Denver Yates buys a mansion and builds ... See full summary »

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Bebe Daniels, Aline MacMahon, DeWitt Jennings

Votes: 470

20. The Chinese Exclusion Act (2017)

TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here to become U.S. citizens.

Directors: Ric Burns, Li-Shin Yu | Stars: Hoon Lee, Mae Ngai, Jean Pfaelzer, David Lei

Votes: 104

21. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes (2019)

81 min | Adventure, Biography

Told with painstaking historical accuracy, François Marret recreates Robert Louis Stevenson's twelve-day journey through the Cevennes Mountains of France in 1879, a trip which resulted in ... See full summary »

Director: François Marret | Stars: Aline Amouret, Jean-Pierre Bernard, Jacques Brière, Maurice Cazals

22. Thunder Pass (1954)

76 min | Drama, Western

A cavalry unit escorts a group of civilians through dangerous territory inhabited by Indians on the warpath.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Dane Clark, Dorothy Patrick, Andy Devine, Raymond Burr

Votes: 133

23. Svoboda ili smart (1969)

91 min | Drama, History

In the short but heroic campaign the Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev leads a band of rebels from the Danube to the Balkan Range.

Director: Nikola Korabov | Stars: Milen Penev, Kosta Tsonev, Vsevolod Safonov, Stefan Iliev

Votes: 54

24. Dixon-Wanamaker Expedition to Crow Agency (1908)

26 min | Documentary, Short, History

The film captures life on Crow Agency, Crow Fair and a recreation of the Battle of Little Big Horn featuring four of Custer's Crow scouts.

Directors: Joseph K. Dixon, Roland Dixon | Star: Plenty Coups

Votes: 46

25. Roots: A family's legacy from the 1876 April uprising. (2021)

8 min | Short

"Roots" tells the story of a young woman exploring her family history in relation to the 1876 April uprising.

Director: Kalina Kostadinova | Stars: Magda Atanasova, Violeta Dragieva, Historical Reenactment Club Tradition

26. Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder (2004–2005)
Episode: A Most Mysterious Murder: The Case of Charles Bravo (2004)

60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Julian Fellowes examines the 1876 poisoning of barrister Charles Bravo, recently married to the widow and heiress Florence Ricardo.

Director: Michael Samuels | Stars: Julian Fellowes, Nadia Cameron-Blakey, Michael Fassbender, Elizabeth McKechnie

Votes: 161

27. Deadwood (2004–2006)
Episode: Deadwood (2004)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, History

After executing his last act of justice as a Montana marshal, Seth Bullock relocates to a gold-mining camp known as Deadwood in Dakota Territory, where he and partner Sol Star look to start... See full summary »

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver

Votes: 3,128

28. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: A Kingdom for a Horse (1963)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

The Emperor of Brazil rides a train to San Francisco. At a stop, he gets off for a stroll. The train leaves without him. He comes upon a farm run by a widow and kids. Mom doesn't believe he's an emperor and forces him to await the sheriff.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Gilbert Roland, Patricia Huston, Bill Zuckert, Butch Patrick

Votes: 40

29. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: Final Appeal (2000)

TV-PG | 88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In a world that has banned technology, Dr. Theresa Givens is on trial for using her time machine.

Director: Jim Kaufman | Stars: Amanda Plummer, Cicely Tyson, Swoosie Kurtz, Kelly McGillis

Votes: 281

30. Shootout! (2005– )
Episode: Wild West (2005)

Documentary, History

This program recreates two carefully planned events in the old west that went horribly wrong; the Yonger Brother Norfield Minnesota Raid and the attempt to apprehend the Dooland and Dalton gangs in Ingles Oklahoma.

Stars: Sam Dolan, Jonathan Erickson Eisley, Paul Fanning, Keith Lewis

Votes: 7

31. Visions (1976–1980)
Episode: The Gardener's Son (1977)

Drama

Based on true events which took place in the mill town of Graniteville, South Carolina in 1876, the story follows the rich Greggs, who run the mill, and the poor McEvoys, who work there. The animosity between their sons leads to tragedy.

Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Penelope Allen, Ned Beatty, Kevin Conway, Brad Dourif

Votes: 38

32. Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode: The Gunslingers: Pilot 2 (2003)

TV-G | 42 min | Documentary, History, Western

The key to the west was the use of guns and their rapid development. The traditional quick draw gunfight was very rare in the west. If you wanted to shoot someone, you usually did it from ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Long | Stars: Keith Carradine, Drew Gomber, Greg Martin, Bob Boze Bell

Votes: 12

33. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode: The Court Martial of Trooper Davis (1959)

30 min | Western

The fate of Mackenzie's Raiders hangs in the balance when one of their members is captured south of the Rio Grande while attempting to rescue his injured brother. The trooper is ... See full summary »

Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: Richard Carlson, Doug McClure, Karl Swenson, Barney Phillips

Votes: 11

34. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode: The Lucinda Cabot Affair (1959)

30 min | Western

A wealthy woman learns of Mackenzie's secret dealings with Mexican patriots supporting Porfirio Díaz and attempts to blackmailing him into marrying her. Her plan backfires when the identity... See full summary »

Director: Richard Carlson | Stars: Richard Carlson, Bethel Leslie, William Allyn, Nestor Paiva

Votes: 11

35. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode: Uprising (1959)

30 min | Western

After learning of Crazy Horse and the Sioux's victory over General George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment, Comanche war chief Black Hawk decides to attack the 4th Cavalry and kill ... See full summary »

Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: Richard Carlson, Harry Carey Jr., Clancy Cooper, Robert Dix

Votes: 10

36. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode: Eastern Colonel (1958)

30 min | Western

Mackenzie's attack on a band of marauding Indians is cut short when he receives word that a troop of Mexican federales are riding to the sound of the shooting. As his men return across the ... See full summary »

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Richard Carlson, Robert Clarke, Earle Hodgins, George Gilbreth

Votes: 11

37. BattleField Detectives (2003– )
Episode: Custer's Last Stand (2003)

49 min | Documentary, History, War

Native American eyewitness accounts tell a new story of the Battle of Little Bighorn: of chaos and panic, no gallant last stand by Custer. Using the methods of crime scene investigation, ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Malone | Stars: Richard Fox, Douglas Scott, Joe Medicine Crow, Melissa Connor

Votes: 11

38. De troon (2010)
Episode: Drie koningen (2010)

Drama, History, Romance

1876, King Willem ('William') II makes a mockery of the Dutch crown inn- and outside his realm. His embittered sons both refuse either contact or his succession. Influential courtier ... See full summary »

Stars: Yorick van Wageningen, Dragan Bakema, Matteo van der Grijn, Raymond Thiry

Votes: 6

39. The Great Ships (1996– )
Episode: The Coast Guard Ships (1997)

Documentary, History

This program describes the evolution of United AStates coast Guard water craft against the backdrops of the Coast Guard's history, changing missions, environments and technological advancements.

40. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: 10 Notable Facts About General Custer (2022)

17 min | Documentary

Here are ten incidents in the life and death of George Armstrong Custer which contributed to his mythos, and which remain controversial.

Star: Simon Whistler

41. Joe Scott (2006– )
Episode: 5 Good Ideas that Went Horribly Wrong Answers with Joe (2020)

19 min | Documentary, Short

As Robert Burns wrote "The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley." Joe agrees but adds, you've got to try anyway. Here are a few examples. Could you have done better?

Star: Joe Scott

42. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: What Caused the Fall of the Samurai? (2023)

12 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian traces the fall of the samurai, the hereditary Japanese military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan until the 1870s. Curiously, owing to ... See full summary »

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

43. Signore Galilei (2020– )
Episode: Japan's Forgotten Islands (2023)

10 min | Documentary

Japan is a nation of islands. Over 14,000 of them larger than 100 square meters.

44. Thagomizers (2014–2018)
Episode: Paleoart Histories | Pteranodon (2016)

4 min | Documentary

Pterodon was the first North American Pterosaur discovered. But it was some time before a skull was unearthed. The discovery of if crested head lead started an extended scientific debate about its lifestyle.

Star: Scott Potter

45. PBS Origin of Everything (2017– )
Episode: The 2nd Amendment Explained (2018)

12 min | History

Second amendment controversy is nothing new in America. The Supreme court ruled on half a dozen cases in the past 150 years. The focus of the cases has evolved over the years from states ... See full summary »