Here we've displayed a list of the best American Civil War films : Gone With the Wind(1939), Airlift(2016), Glory(1989), The Hateful Eight(2015), The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976), The Old Maid(1939), They Died With Their Boots On(1941), Lincoln(2012), The Beguiled(1971), Cold Mountain(2003), How the West Was Won(1962), The Adventures of Mark Twain(1944) ... ...
Romance, History, Drama
USA
1939
222 Minutes
Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland Thomas Mitchell Barbara O'Neil Victor Jory Laura Hope Crews Hattie McDaniel Ona Munson Harry Davenport
ingénue soldier husband cousin slave emotional touching family home atlanta park household saloon georgia american civil war romance jealousy marriage friendship love triangle forbidden love
A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
India
2016
140 Minutes
Akshay Kumar Nimrat Kaur Inaamulhaq Avtar Gill Feryna Wazheir Purab Kohli Lena Kumud Mishra
young man young woman daughter driver emotional endearing gripping powerful inspiring incredible kuwait city house war zone american civil war iran--iraq war stranded airlift quest pursuit
When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
War, Drama, History
USA
1989
122 Minutes
Matthew Broderick Denzel Washington Morgan Freeman Cary Elwes Jihmi Kennedy Andre Braugher John Finn Alan North Bob Gunton Cliff De Young Christian Baskous
soldier military officer friend slave gravedigger gutsy inspiring military base battlefield hospital maryland south carolina american civil war honor racism slavery social change military quest sacrifice
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
Western
USA
2015
168 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson Kurt Russell Jennifer Jason Leigh Walton Goggins Demián Bichir Tim Roth Michael Madsen Bruce Dern James Parks Dana Gourrier Zoë Bell
bounty hunter fugitive prisoner sheriff stranger man brooding bleak intense suspenseful frightening wyoming town stagecoach camp mountain trail american civil war bounty travel
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
Western
USA
1976
135 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Chief Dan George Sondra Locke Bill McKinney John Vernon Paula Trueman Sam Bottoms Geraldine Keams
gunslinger native american grandchild grandmother captain settler brooding spectacular gritty farm river missouri texas american civil war massacre running away tragic death betrayal second chance revenge
Missouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.
Drama
USA
1939
95 Minutes
Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins George Brent Donald Crisp Jane Bryan Louise Fazenda James Stephenson Jerome Cowan William Lundigan Cecilia Loftus
adoptive mother cousin daughter father mother emotional melodramatic united states american civil war illegitimate child mother/daughter relationship self-sacrifice sacrifice rivalry 1880s
The arrival of an ex-lover on a young woman's wedding day sets in motion a chain of events which will alter her and her cousin's lives forever.
Western
USA
1941
138 Minutes
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Arthur Kennedy Charley Grapewin Gene Lockhart Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Sydney Greenstreet Regis Toomey Hattie McDaniel
general wife american indian chief father soldier thrilling spectacular confident patriotic battlefield military academy montana gen. george armstrong custer american civil war military life leadership indian wars sacrifice quest 1870s
When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|India
2012
149 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Sally Field David Strathairn Joseph Gordon-Levitt James Spader Hal Holbrook Tommy Lee Jones Lee Pace Michael Stuhlbarg David Costabile Jackie Earle Haley
president first lady son vice president military officer activist somber inspiring intense tense white house washington, d.c. battlefield government building big city abraham lincoln slavery historical events american civil war fight for justice
As the American Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Drama, History
USA
1971
109 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Geraldine Page Elizabeth Hartman Jo Ann Harris Darleen Carr Mae Mercer Pamelyn Ferdin Melody Thomas Peggy Drier Pattye Mattick
soldier young girl student fiery sultry offbeat school american civil war sex love scandal forbidden love 1860s
While imprisoned in a Confederate girls' boarding school, an injured Union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely women's hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him.
War, Drama
USA|Italy|Romania|UK
2003
155 Minutes
Jude Law Nicole Kidman Renée Zellweger Eileen Atkins Brendan Gleeson Philip Seymour Hoffman Natalie Portman Giovanni Ribisi Donald Sutherland Ray Winstone Kathy Baker
soldier farmer deserter wife housekeeper bleak sad emotional north carolina mountain battlefield mississippi american civil war desertion reunion survival love quest sacrifice pursuit
In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
Western
USA
1962
164 Minutes
Carroll Baker Richard Thorpe Henry Hathaway Lee J. Cobb Henry Fonda Carolyn Jones Karl Malden Gregory Peck George Peppard Robert Preston
gambler fur trapper singer frontiersman captain lieutenant striking rousing moving wild west san francisco st. louis new york state gold rush american civil war native people rebellion family family history adventure
A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century - including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
Biography
USA
1944
130 Minutes
Fredric March Alexis Smith Donald Crisp Alan Hale C. Aubrey Smith John Carradine Percy Kilbride
publisher wife widow friend writer charming lighthearted hannibal, miss. mississippi river nevada writer's block trapping american civil war celebrities marital problems mark twain growing up rise love 19th century
The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halley's Comet returned.
Drama
USA
1938
100 Minutes
Walter Huston James Stewart Beulah Bondi Gene Reynolds Guy Kibbee Charles Coburn John Carradine Ann Rutherford Leatrice Joy Gilbert
preacher surgeon mother professor brash disheartening emotional small town school battlefield church maryland virginia american civil war father/son relationship medicine family neglect mother/son relationship rise
Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2010
121 Minutes
James McAvoy Robin Wright Kevin Kline Evan Rachel Wood Danny Huston Tom Wilkinson Alexis Bledel Justin Long Colm Meaney James Badge Dale Johnny Simmons
abraham lincoln john wilkes booth war hero veteran woman lawyer tense emotional heartwarming washington, d.c. boardinghouse courtroom assassination conspiracy trial american civil war injustice false accusations mystery fall
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Drama, History
USA
1956
85 Minutes
Fess Parker Jeffrey Hunter Jeff York John Lupton Eddie Firestone Kenneth Tobey Don Megowan Claude Jarman Jr. Harry Carey Jr. Slim Pickens Morgan Woodward
soldier spy conductor thrilling rousing railway georgia tennessee train train robbery espionage theft american civil war chase escape quest adventure 1860s
During the Civil War Union spy Andrews and his men volunteer to steal a Confederate train and drive it to Union territory while destroying the Confederate railway system along the way.
War, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2016
139 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Gugu Mbatha-Raw Mahershala Ali Keri Russell Brendan Gleeson Christopher Berry Sean Bridgers Jacob Lofland Kirk Bovill Manny Penton Thomas Francis Murphy
farmer medic confederate soldier slave fugitive rebel brooding emotional intense mississippi battlefield house plantation forest farm american civil war desertion slavery conscience rebellion
A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.
Biography
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Fay Bainter George Bancroft Virginia Weidler Eugene Pallette Victor Kilian Bobby Jordan J.M. Kerrigan Lloyd Corrigan John Kellogg Clem Bevans
boy teacher father mother man doctor heartwarming fascinating school train michigan house office thomas edison american civil war illness father/son relationship maturing discovery adventure
Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1954
82 Minutes
Van Heflin Anne Bancroft Lee Marvin Richard Boone Tommy Rettig Will Wright Peter Graves Douglas Spencer Paul Cavanagh Helen Ford
confederate soldier prisoner of war veteran widow son banker thrilling intense uneasy stockade canada vermont small town boarding house bank american civil war deception friendship arson looting
A group of Confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1940
121 Minutes
Errol Flynn Miriam Hopkins Randolph Scott Humphrey Bogart Frank McHugh Alan Hale Guinn "Big Boy" Williams John Litel Moroni Olsen Russell Hicks Douglas Dumbrille
southerner commander intelligence officer bandit friend engaging gripping rousing prison wagon train virginia city, nev. trail american civil war theft escape prisoners of war robbery pursuit escape sacrifice
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City in Nevada. Once there he finds that the former commander of his prison Vance Irby is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confederacy.
Western
USA|Mexico
1970
114 Minutes
John Wayne Jorge Rivero Jennifer O'Neill Jack Elam Victor French Susana Dosamantes Christopher Mitchum Mike Henry David Huddleston Bill Williams Edward Faulkner
outlaw sheriff traitor deputy confederate soldier union soldier melodramatic suspenseful intricate town dentist's office train prairie gold double-cross vengeance deception american civil war old west revenge
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Western
USA
1969
119 Minutes
John Wayne Rock Hudson Tony Aguilar Roman Gabriel Marian McCargo Lee Meriwether Merlin Olsen Melissa Newman Bruce Cabot Jan-Michael Vincent Ben Johnson
colonel confederate soldier native american mexican blacksmith engaging patriotic positive spirited mexico texas american civil war postwar america adoption tolerance second chance rivalry adventure 19th century
After the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldiers heading for a new life in Mexico run into ex-Union cavalrymen selling horses to the Mexican government but they must join forces to fight off Mexican bandits and revolutionaries.
Western
USA
1953
98 Minutes
William Holden Eleanor Parker John Forsythe William Demarest William Campbell Polly Bergen Richard Anderson Carl Benton Reid John Lupton Howard McNear Alex Montoya
warden soldier indian pretty woman gutsy spirited thrilling arizona desert pow camp american civil war prisoners of war survival betrayal escape rescue pursuit 1860s
During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.
Western
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Gary Cooper Phyllis Thaxter David Brian Paul Kelly Philip Carey Lon Chaney James Millican Martin Milner Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Jerry O'Sullivan James Brown
major wife son traitor thief confederate soldier intense rousing melodramatic colorado military base mountain saloon ranch battlefield american civil war secret mission treason horse thieves impersonation
Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.
Comedy
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Red Skelton Brian Donlevy Arlene Dahl George Coulouris Lloyd Gough John Ireland Charles Dingle Joyce Compton
bellhop spy southern belle confederate soldier love interest amusing madcap united states battlefield hotel american civil war battle espionage romance impersonation adventure quest love 1860s
A hapless bellboy in a St. Louis hotel near the end of the Civil War is recruited by the Union secret service to impersonate a notorious Confederate spy.
Comedy
USA
1926
61 Minutes
Raymond Griffith Marian Nixon Virginia Lee Corbin Mack Swain Montagu Love George Billings Noble Johnson Charles French
spy daughter love interest mine owner general abraham lincoln lighthearted cheery amusing washington, d.c. capitol plains desert stagecoach utah american civil war gold secret mission romance bigamy
A southern spy during the Civil War, he must try to capture a shipment of gold. His task is complicated by the two sisters, the Indians and a firing squad.
Western
USA
1959
72 Minutes
Randolph Scott Virginia Mayo Karen Steele Michael Dante Andrew Duggan Michael Pate Wally Brown
union soldier confederate soldier business owner wife engaging spirited colorado small town stagecoach american civil war love triangle competition gold shipment robbery rivalry revenge pursuit 19th century
In 1864 Capt. John Hayes goes to Colorado to take over the stagecoach line and keep the flow of Western gold flowing and help the North win the Civil War.
Drama
USA
1957
168 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Eva Marie Saint Nigel Patrick Lee Marvin Rod Taylor Agnes Moorehead Walter Abel Jarma Lewis Tom Drake Rhys Williams
southern belle abolitionist sweetheart soldier student son passionate melodramatic indiana new orleans household tennessee georgia battlefield american civil war unhappy marriage mental illness deception suicide love
A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the on-set of the Civil War.
Western
USA
1936
60 Minutes
Bob Steele Frances Grant William Welch Carl Hackett Hal Price Earle Ross
colonel niece scavenger general union soldier father spirited suspenseful plantation the west wagon returning home search westward expansion friendship new romance american civil war escape rivalry love
Just after the Civil War, Captain Thorn is sent west to help protect the new telegraph line that is under construction. Leeds is out to establish an independent nation in the west and tries... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2019
89 Minutes
Marc Maron Jon Bass Michaela Watkins Jillian Bell Toby Huss Dan Bakkedahl Timothy Paul Whitmer Thomas Lynn Shelton Al Elliott
pawnbroker business owner man-child employee couple conspiracy theorist amusing cheeky confident hysterical pawn shop city restaurant car american civil war antiques relic conspiracy theories adventure discovery
Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but the only item she receives is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won the Civil War.
Western
USA
1939
58 Minutes
Roy Rogers Lynne Roberts Raymond Hatton Edward Keane Noble Johnson Monte Blue Don Dillaway William Royle Ethel Wales Charles King Bud Osborne
roy rogers journalist sister politician horse spy thrilling melodramatic patriotic california american south family home countryside outpost front lines american civil war pony express espionage sabotage politics
Pony Express rider Roy and his sidekick must round up a pack of villains, as Yankee and Rebel forces contend for the allegiance of California, before Roy can turn his attentions to the girl.