Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "assassination-of-abraham-lincoln"
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Lincoln (2012)
PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 272,813 | Gross: $182.21M
2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Benjamin Gates must follow a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight
Votes: 253,799 | Gross: $219.96M
3. The Conspirator (2010)
PG-13 | 122 min | Crime, Drama, History
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.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Tom Wilkinson, Kevin Kline
Votes: 30,020 | Gross: $11.54M
4. The Lazarus Man (1996)
60 min | Mystery, Western
A former bodyguard of President Lincoln digs his way out of a grave but has amnesia. He gets involved with a group of Civil War veterans who want to assassinate Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
Stars: Robert Urich, Isabelle Townsend, Wayne Grace, Natalija Nogulich
Votes: 260
5. The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977)
G | 90 min | Drama
Sunn Classics "speculative fiction" film proposing a theory that the killer of Abe Lincoln escaped to Canada instead of being tracked down and killed soon after the assassination.
Director: James L. Conway | Stars: Bradford Dillman, John Dehner, Whit Bissell, Robert Middleton
Votes: 181 | Gross: $12.21M
6. Juarez (1939)
Approved | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History
Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains
Votes: 2,556
7. The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History
Country doctor Samuel Mudd is unfairly punished by the U.S. Government after he unwisely shelters a wounded John Wilkes Booth during the night after Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Susan Sullivan, Richard Dysart, Michael McGuire
Votes: 181
8. The American Civil War: A Pictorial History Through the Photographs of Mathew B. Brady (1959)
30 min | Documentary, History, War
A 13-part television series that presents the history of the Civil War using authentic Mathew Brady photographs.
Star: Allyn Edwards
9. Booth (III)
160 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller | Announced
At the tail end of the great and bloody Civil War, on April 14th, 1865, Good Friday and hearing that Lincoln and Grant will be attending the performance at the Ford Theatre of Our American ... See full summary »
Star: Marc Siciliani
11.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
The Passersby
(1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
While headed home, a Confederate soldier meets an anguished woman at the end of the Civil War.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: James Gregory, Joanne Linville, Rex Holman, David Garcia
Votes: 2,654
12.
OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode:
The American Civil War: Part 2
(2020)
TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
Oversimplified explains The American Civil War, in two parts.
Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster
Votes: 39
13.
The American Civil War: A Pictorial History Through the Photographs of Mathew B. Brady (1959)
Episode:
Night of the Assassins
(1959)
Documentary, History, War
Star: Allyn Edwards
14.
Manhunt (2024)
Episode:
Pilot
(2024)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, History, Thriller
President Lincoln is assassinated five days after the Civil War ends. Edwin Stanton, his right-hand man, finds himself at the aftermath's forefront.
Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison
Votes: 404
15.
Manhunt (2024)
Episode:
The Final Act
(2024)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Risking his personal and professional standing, Edwin Stanton produces the trial of the century to seek justice against everyone responsible.
Director: Eva Sørhaug | Stars: Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison
Votes: 180
16.
America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode:
Presidential Assassins
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary
Over the last centuries, there have been four successful presidential assassinations and a multitude of failed attempts. But do we know the real story behind these assassination plots?
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Norman Jarvis, Ronald Kessler, Al Corbi
Votes: 41
17.
Timeless (2016–2018)
Episode:
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
(2016)
Not Rated | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The team debates whether to prevent President Lincoln's assassination when they learn that Flynn has ties to John Wilkes Booth.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Paterson Joseph
Votes: 2,089