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APPROVED MOVIE LIST
(summaries provided by IMDb)
"1917" (2019, Rated R)
The date is April 6, 1917. As a regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap during World War I.
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The date is April 6, 1917. As a regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap during World War I.
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"Admiral" (2008, Rated PG-13)
Tells the story of Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, who remained faithful to his oath to the Russian Emperor and fought against the Bolshevik rule after the 1917 October Revolution. [Subtitles]
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Tells the story of Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, who remained faithful to his oath to the Russian Emperor and fought against the Bolshevik rule after the 1917 October Revolution. [Subtitles]
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"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930, Rated PG)
A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
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A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
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"All Quiet on the Western Front" (2022, Rated R)
A young German soldier's terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.
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A young German soldier's terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.
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"Annie" (1982, Rated PG)
A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her during the Great Depression.
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A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her during the Great Depression.
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"The Babe" (1992, Rated PG)
Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend from 1914-1935 but is un-heroic to those who know him.
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Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend from 1914-1935 but is un-heroic to those who know him.
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"Battalion" (2015, Rated PG-13)
This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917. [Subtitles]
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This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917. [Subtitles]
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"The Boys in the Boat" (2023, Rated PG-13)
A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression Era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression Era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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"Capone" (2020, Rated R)
The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.
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The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.
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"The Cat's Meow" (2001, Rated PG-13)
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
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Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
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"Chaplin" (1992, Rated PG-13)
A film about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.
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A film about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.
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"Chicago" (2002, Rated PG-13)
Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention during the Roaring Twenties.
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Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention during the Roaring Twenties.
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"Cinderella Man" (2005, Rated PG-13)
The incredible true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration during the Great Depression.
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The incredible true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration during the Great Depression.
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"The Cotton Club" (1984, Rated R)
Meet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner and guests (e.g. gangster Dutch Schultz) of the Cotton Club in Harlem.
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Meet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner and guests (e.g. gangster Dutch Schultz) of the Cotton Club in Harlem.
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"Flyboys" (2006, Rated PG-13)
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
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The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
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"In Love and War" (1996, Rated PG-13)
A bitter love story between a talented writer and a gentle nurse unfolds during World War I.
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A bitter love story between a talented writer and a gentle nurse unfolds during World War I.
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"Eight Men Out" (1988, Rated PG)
A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
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A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
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"The Grapes of Wrath" (1940, Rated PG)
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
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A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
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"The Great Gatsby" (1974, Rated PG)
A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his wealthy neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.
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A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his wealthy neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.
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"The Great Gatsby" (2013, Rated PG-13)
A writer and Wall Street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
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A writer and Wall Street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
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"The Great War" (2019, Rated R)
During the last days of World War I, a group of U.S. soldiers are sent behind enemy lines to rescue a lost platoon.
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During the last days of World War I, a group of U.S. soldiers are sent behind enemy lines to rescue a lost platoon.
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"The Highwaymen" (2019, Rated R)
The untold true story of the legendary detectives who battled the notorious outlaws Bonnie and Clyde during the 1930s.
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The untold true story of the legendary detectives who battled the notorious outlaws Bonnie and Clyde during the 1930s.
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"Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas)" (2013, Rated R)
In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
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In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
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"To Kill A Mockingbird" (1962, Rated PG)
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
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Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
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"Lawless" (2012, Rated R)
Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
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Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
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"Lawrence of Arabia" (1962, Rated PG-13)
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
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The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
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"Leatherheads" (2008, Rated PG-13)
In 1925, an enterprising professional football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
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In 1925, an enterprising professional football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
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"The Legend of Bagger Vance" (2000, Rated PG-13)
A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy during the Great Depression (in what has since become a controversial film).
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A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy during the Great Depression (in what has since become a controversial film).
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"Legends of the Fall" (1994, Rated R)
In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.
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In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.
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"Live By Night" (2016, Rated R)
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition Era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
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A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition Era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
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"The Lost Battalion" (2001, Rated TV-14)
Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I.
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Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I.
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"Miller's Crossing" (1990, Rated R)
Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
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Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
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"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939, Rated PG)
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
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A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
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"The Natural" (1984, Rated PG)
A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
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A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
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"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000, Rated PG-13)
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
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In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
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"Of Mice and Men" (1992, Rated PG-13)
A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.
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A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.
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"Passchendaele" (2008, Rated R)
The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend, and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele.
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The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend, and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele.
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"Private Peaceful" (2012, Rated PG-13)
Set in the fields of Devon and the WWI battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
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Set in the fields of Devon and the WWI battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
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"Public Enemies" (2009, Rated R)
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, "Baby Face" Nelson and "Pretty Boy" Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
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The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, "Baby Face" Nelson and "Pretty Boy" Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
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"Reds" (1981, Rated PG)
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist Revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the U.S.
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A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist Revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the U.S.
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"The Red Baron" (2002, Rated R)
German biopic loosely based on the World War I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, nicknamed the "Red Baron" by friend and foe alike. [Subtitles]
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German biopic loosely based on the World War I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, nicknamed the "Red Baron" by friend and foe alike. [Subtitles]
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"A River Runs Through It" (1992, Rated PG)
Two sons of a stern minister - one reserved, one rebellious - grow up in rural 1920s Montana while devoted to fly fishing.
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Two sons of a stern minister - one reserved, one rebellious - grow up in rural 1920s Montana while devoted to fly fishing.
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"Road to Perdition" (2002, Rated R)
A mob enforcer's son witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
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A mob enforcer's son witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
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"Sarajevo" (2014, Rated TV-14)
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is in Sarajevo with his wife, Sophie. While through the city by car, they are victims of an attack and die. This begins World War I. [Subtitles]
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On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is in Sarajevo with his wife, Sophie. While through the city by car, they are victims of an attack and die. This begins World War I. [Subtitles]
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"Seabiscuit" (2003, Rated PG-13)
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
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True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
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"Sounder" (1972, Rated G)
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
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The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
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"They Shall Not Grow Old" (2018, Rated R)
A breathtaking documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage (newly colorized) to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of the war.
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A breathtaking documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage (newly colorized) to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of the war.
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"The Untouchables" (1987, Rated R)
During Prohibition in the U.S., Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.
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During Prohibition in the U.S., Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.
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"The War Below" (2021, Rated R)
During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
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During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
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"War Horse" (2011, Rated PG-13)
Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on.
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Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on.
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"Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" (1991, Rated G)
Set during the Great Depression, Sonora Webster is thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair and tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives.
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Set during the Great Depression, Sonora Webster is thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair and tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives.
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"The Water Diviner" (2014, Rated R)
An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.
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An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.
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