Movies Like The Lincoln Conspiracy

If you liked The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977), a drama and fantasy movie directed by James L. Conway, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death…
2
JFK (1991)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
3
The Dead Don't Hurt (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
In the 1860s, fiercely independent French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a journey with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen, attempting to forge a life together in the dusty town of Elk Flats, Nevada. When Holger…
4
All the Way (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually…
5
Dead Man (1995)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and fantasy
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
6
Gods and Generals (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Follows the personal and professional life of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
7
News of the World (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
8
Hamilton (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
9
The Way West (1967)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on…
10
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.
11
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In…
12
Detour (1945)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
13
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
14
Anonymous (2011)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
15
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and…
16
Hombre (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
17
LBJ (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
18
The Parts You Lose (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
19
All the King's Men (1949)
★ 7/10Also drama
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
20
Hostile Territory (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Former P.O.W. Jack Calgrove moves Heaven and Earth to be reunited with his children following the Civil War. After returning home, Jack discovers that his wife has tragically died and his children, presumed to be…