# List of films about the American Revolution

Below is an incomplete list of films which include events of the American Revolution. This list does not include documentaries or short films.

## 1910s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Director | Subject |
| 1914 | United States | The Spy | Otis Turner | Drama, war. Based on the 1821 novel The Spy. |
| 1915 | United States | A Continental Girl | Joseph Adelman | Drama, war. |
| 1916 | United States | The Heart of a Hero | Emile Chautard | Drama, war. Based on the play Nathan Hale. Nathan Hale |
| 1917 | United States | Betsy Ross | Travers Vale George Cowl | Biography, drama, romance. |
| 1917 | United States | The Spirit of '76 | Frank Montgomery | Drama, history, war. |
| 1918 | United States | The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds | Arthur Ashley | Drama, history. |

## 1920s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Director | Subject |
| 1922 | United States | Cardigan | John W. Noble | Drama. Based on the novel Cardigan. |
| 1924 | United States | Janice Meredith | E. Mason Hopper E. J. Babille | Drama, history, romance, war. Based on a novel and the play Janice Meredith. |
| 1924 | United States | America | D. W. Griffith | Drama, history, war. Based on the novel The Reckoning. |
| 1929 | United Kingdom | The American Prisoner | Thomas Bentley | Drama. Based on the 1904 novel The American Prisoner. |

## 1930s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Director | Subject |
| 1931 | United States | Alexander Hamilton | John G. Adolfi | Biography, Drama, history. Based on the 1917 play Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton |
| 1934 | United States | The Pursuit of Happiness | Alexander Hall | Comedy, romance. Hessian |
| 1936 | United States | Daniel Boone | David Howard | Biography, family, western. Daniel Boone, Simon Girty |
| 1939 | United States | Drums Along the Mohawk | John Ford | Drama, romance, war, western. Based on the 1936 novel Drums Along the Mohawk. |

## 1940s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1940 | United States | The Howards of Virginia | | Frank Lloyd | Drama, history, war. Based on a novel The Tree of Liberty. |

## 1950s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Director | Subject |
| 1953 | United States | Sangaree | Edward Ludwig | Drama, history. Based on the novel Sangaree. |
| 1955 | United States | The Scarlet Coat | John Sturges | Adventure, drama, history, romance, war. Benedict Arnold |
| 1956 | United States | Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer | Albert C. Gannaway Ismael Rodríguez | Drama, western. Daniel Boone |
| 1957 | United States | Johnny Tremain | Robert Stevenson | Adventure, family, war. Based on a novel Johnny Tremain. |
| 1959 | United Kingdom United States | The Devil's Disciple | Guy Hamilton | Comedy, history, romance, war. Based on the 1897 play The Devil's Disciple. |
| 1959 | Spain United States | John Paul Jones | John Farrow | Action, biography, history, romance, war. Based on the story "Nor'wester". John Paul Jones |

## 1960s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1961 | France Italy | La Fayette | | Jean Dréville | Biography, drama, history, war. Gilbert du Motier |

## 1970s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1970 | Italy | Paths of War | Franco e Ciccio sul sentiero di guerra | Aldo Grimaldi | Comedy, western. |
| 1972 | United States | 1776 | | Peter H. Hunt | Drama, family, history, musical. Based on the 1969 musical 1776. |
| 1975 | United States | Valley Forge | | Fielder Cook | Drama, war. Based on the 1934 play Valley Forge. |
| 1976 | United States | Spirit of Seventy Sex | | Stu Segall | Adult, comedy, history. |

## 1980s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1985 | United Kingdom Norway | Revolution | | Hugh Hudson | Adventure, drama, history, war. |
| 1989 | United States | A More Perfect Union | | Peter N. Johnson | Drama, history. Constitutional Convention |

## 1990s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1995 | United States | The Little Patriot | | J. Christian Ingvordsen | Family, adventure. |
| 1996 | France | Beaumarchais | Beaumarchais l'insolent | Édouard Molinaro | Adventure, comedy, history, romance. Based on the play Beaumarchais. Pierre Beaumarchais |

## 2000s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Director | Subject |
| 2000 | United States Germany | The Patriot | Roland Emmerich | Action, drama, history, war. |
| 2003 | United States | The Deserter | Eric Bruno Borgman | Comedy, drama, history, war. |
| 2009 | United States | All for Liberty | Chris Weatherhead | Drama |

## 2010s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Director | Subject |
| 2010 | United States | Sybil Ludington | Kim Robinson | Drama, family, history. Sybil Ludington |
| 2015 | United States | Beyond the Mask | Chad Burns | Action, adventure, drama, romance. |
| 2016 | United States | The Culper Spy Adventure | James Canale III Michael Tessler Andrew Mastronardi | History. |
| 2017 | United States | One Life to Give | Leah Dunaief Michael Tessler Benji Dunaief | History. |

## 2020s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Director | Subject |
| 2020 | United States | Hamilton | Thomas Kail | War, Alexander Hamilton. Filming of the 2015 musical |
| 2023 | United States | The Battle of Camden | Christopher Forbes | War. Battle of Camden |
| 2023 | United States | The Battle of Hobkirk's Hill | Christopher Forbes | Battle of Hobkirk's Hill |

## Fantasy

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1945 | United States | Where Do We Go from Here? | | Gregory Ratoff | Fantasy, musical. |
| 1946 | United States | The Time of Their Lives | | Charles Barton | Comedy, family, fantasy. |

## Television films

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Director | Subject |
| 1975 | United States | First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington | John J. Desmond | Biography, drama. Martha Washington |
| 1976 | United States | The Other Side of Victory | Bill Jersey | |
| 1986 | United States | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | William A. Graham | Biography, drama, history. George Washington |
| 1988 | United States Canada | April Morning | Delbert Mann | Drama, history, war. Based on the novel April Morning. |
| 1990 | Canada | Divided Loyalties | Mario Azzopardi | Biography. Joseph Brant, Molly Brant |
| 1993 | United States | The Broken Chain | Lamont Johnson | Drama, war, action. Joseph Brant |
| 1994 | Canada | Mary Silliman's War | Stephen Surjik | Drama, history, war. Based on biography The Way of Duty. Mary Silliman |
| 1995 | United States | Taking Liberty | Stuart Gillard | Drama. Based on an unknown story. |
| 2000 | United States | The Crossing | Robert Harmon | Biography, drama, history, war. Based on the novel The Crossing. George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, Battle of Trenton |
| 2003 | United States | Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor | Mikael Salomon | Drama, history. Benedict Arnold |
| 2005 | United States | Felicity: An American Girl Adventure | Nadia Tass | Drama, family. Based on the novels about American Girl. |

## TV series

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1959-1961 | United States | The Swamp Fox | | Harry Keller | Adventure, drama, family. Francis Marion, Banastre Tarleton |
| 1964-1970 | United States | Daniel Boone | | | Adventure, western. Daniel Boone |
| 1970-1971 | United States | The Young Rebels | | Harve Bennett | Adventure. |
| 1974 | United States | Benjamin Franklin | | Glenn Jordan | Biography, drama, history. Benjamin Franklin |
| 1976 | United States | The Adams Chronicles | | | Drama, history. John Adams |
| 1978 | United States | The Bastard | | Lee H. Katzin | Drama, history, romance. Based on the 1974 novel The Bastard. |
| 1979 | United States | The Rebels | | Russ Mayberry | Drama, history, war. Based on the 1975 novel The Rebels. |
| 1979 | United States | The Seekers | | Sidney Hayers | Drama, history, war. Based on the 1975 novel The Seekers. |
| 1982 | East Germany | The great adventure of Kaspar Schmeck | Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck | Gunter Friedrich | Adventure, drama, war. Based on a novel Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck. Hessian |
| 1984 | United States | George Washington | | Buzz Kulik | Biography, drama, history, war. George Washington |
| 1987 | United Kingdom Canada | The Devil's Disciple | | David Hugh Jones | Comedy, drama, romance. Based on the 1897 play The Devil's Disciple. |
| 1997 | United States | Liberty! The American Revolution | | Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer | Documentary, history, American Revolution |
| 2002 | United States | Benjamin Franklin | | Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer | Documentary, history. Benjamin Franklin |
| 2002-2003 | United States | Liberty's Kids | | Judy Reilly Marsha Goodman Einstein | Animation, adventure, family, history, war. |
| 2008 | United States | John Adams | | Tom Hooper | Biography, drama, history. Based on the 2001 biography John Adams about John Adams |
| 2014-2017 | United States | Turn: Washington's Spies | | | Drama, history, war. Based on the book Washington's Spies. Culper Ring |
| 2015 | United States | Sons of Liberty | | Kari Skogland | Drama, history. |
| 2015 | Canada | The Book of Negroes | | Clement Virgo | Drama, history, war. Based on the 2007 novel The Book of Negroes. Black Loyalist |
| 2022 | United States | Benjamin Franklin | | Ken Burns | Documentary, biography, history. |
| 2024 | United States | Franklin | | Tim Van Patten | Biography, drama, history. Based on the 2005 book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America. |
| 2025 | United States | Thomas Jefferson | | | Biography, drama, history |