During the unit, students will need to watch a movie picked from Dr. Hartnell's approved list, which is found below. Students must complete the coordinating movie review (which can be found by CLICKING HERE) in order to receive credit.
Students should type up the movie review questions in a Google/Word Doc and send it to Dr. Hartnell's school e-mail (hartnelb@wcsoh.org).
Students earn 25 points for completing their movie review.
Students should type up the movie review questions in a Google/Word Doc and send it to Dr. Hartnell's school e-mail (hartnelb@wcsoh.org).
Students earn 25 points for completing their movie review.
APPROVED MOVIE LIST
(summaries provided by IMDb)
"All the Way" (2016, Rated TV-14)
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act.
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Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act.
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"Apollo 13" (1995, Rated PG)
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
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NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
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"American Graffiti" (1973, Rated PG)
A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
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A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
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"Argo" (2012, Rated R)
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979.
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Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979.
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"Bobby" (2006, Rated R)
The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and twenty-two people in the hotel, whose lives were never the same.
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The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and twenty-two people in the hotel, whose lives were never the same.
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"Born on the Fourth of July" (1989, Rated R)
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam War, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
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The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam War, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
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"Bridge of Spies" (2015, Rated PG-13)
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
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During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
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"The Day After" (1983, Rated PG)
The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
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The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
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"The Death of Stalin" (2017, Rated R)
After being in power for nearly thirty years, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
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After being in power for nearly thirty years, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
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"Detroit" (2017, Rated R)
Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.
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Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.
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"Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964, Rated PG)
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
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An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
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"First Man" (2018, Rated PG-13)
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.
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A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.
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"Full Metal Jacket" (1987, Rated R)
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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"Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987, Rated R)
In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.
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In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.
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"Go-ji-jeon: The Front Line" (2011, Rated R)
A drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between North and South Korea. [Subtitles]
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A drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between North and South Korea. [Subtitles]
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"J. Edgar" (2011, Rated R)
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
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J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
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"JFK" (1991, Rated R)
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
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New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
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"LBJ" (2016, Rated R)
Lyndon B. Johnson aligns himself with John F. Kennedy, rises to the Presidency, and deals with the civil rights struggles of the 1960s.
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Lyndon B. Johnson aligns himself with John F. Kennedy, rises to the Presidency, and deals with the civil rights struggles of the 1960s.
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"Malcolm X" (1992, Rated PG-13)
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
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Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
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"Operation Chromite" (2016, Rated PG-13)
A team of spies is sent into Incheon to gain intelligence on North Korean positions ahead of the invasion by UN forces. [Subtitles]
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A team of spies is sent into Incheon to gain intelligence on North Korean positions ahead of the invasion by UN forces. [Subtitles]
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"Path to War" (2002, Rated TV-14)
In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.
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In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.
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"Platoon" (1986, Rated R)
A young soldier in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
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A young soldier in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
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"Pleasantville" (1998, Rated PG-13)
Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves in a 1950s sitcom, where their influence begins to profoundly change that complacent world.
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Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves in a 1950s sitcom, where their influence begins to profoundly change that complacent world.
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"Red Dawn" (1984, Rated PG-13)
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
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It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
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"Red Dawn" (REMAKE, 2012, Rated PG-13)
In this remake of the 1984 film, a group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.
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In this remake of the 1984 film, a group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.
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"The Right Stuff" (1983, Rated PG)
The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
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The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
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"Selma" (2014, Rated PG-13)
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via the epic 1965 march from Selma, Alabama to the state's capital in Montgomery.
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A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via the epic 1965 march from Selma, Alabama to the state's capital in Montgomery.
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"The Silent Revolution" (2018, Rated PG)
A group of 12th grade students decide to show their solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian uprising by staging two minutes of silence during lessons.
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A group of 12th grade students decide to show their solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian uprising by staging two minutes of silence during lessons.
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"Spacewalk" (2017, Rated PG-13)
Trying to keep lead in the Cold War's Space Race, the Soviet Union prepares two cosmonauts for the first spacewalk. [Subtitles]
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Trying to keep lead in the Cold War's Space Race, the Soviet Union prepares two cosmonauts for the first spacewalk. [Subtitles]
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"The Tunnel" (2001, Rated PG-13)
During the Cold War, Germany was divided into two states - East and West. This epic story tells about their dramatic connections. [Subtitles]
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During the Cold War, Germany was divided into two states - East and West. This epic story tells about their dramatic connections. [Subtitles]
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"Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War" (2004, Rated R)
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle. [Subtitles]
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When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle. [Subtitles]
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"Thirteen Days" (2000, Rated PG-13)
In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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"Uncommon Valor" (1983, Rated R)
Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.
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Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.
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"War Games" (1983, Rated PG)
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
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A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
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"We Were Soldiers" (2002, Rated R)
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
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The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
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