Lincoln's Quest for Empire
Jul 17, 2025 | IMDB 10
119 min Watch NowDocumentary
Discover the shocking truths buried within America’s untold history in this groundbreaking documentary. Featuring stunning visuals and expert analysis, “Lincoln’s Quest for Empire” explores Christianity’s pivotal role in American history, the fate of the Puritan faith in the North, and the rise of Northern heretical movements. Delve into the unexpected causes of the Civil War, the concealed story of antebellum slavery, and the Emancipation Proclamation’s ulterior motives. Uncover the true face of Abraham Lincoln, a man revered as a national saint but led over a million Americans to their deaths. Prepare for an eye-opening journey that will change how you see America’s past and present.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Unconventional
Lincoln's Last Night
Living With Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address
Lincoln
Death of a Nation
Lincoln@Gettysburg
Killing Lincoln
Lakota Nation vs. United States
The Man in the Barn
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy
Re-Electing Lincoln
The Conspirator: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln: A Background Study
The Divided Union: The Story of the American Civil War
Zoolander
The Tall Target
SIMILAR MOVIES
Unconventional
IMDB 8 | Jun , 2017
An internet personality takes a journey through the small, obscure, and downright bizarre conventions happening every weekend around the country as he tries to fit in and find the common link that unites these communities.Lincoln's Last Night
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2009
Re-enactments augment this documentary that chronicles Lincoln's journey from his early years as a rising politician through his presidency, the Civil War and to his untimely death.Living With Lincoln
IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 2015
Filmmaker Peter Kunhardt examines how a one-of-a-kind collection of Abraham Lincoln photos and memorabilia have profoundly shaped the lives and sensibilities of five generations of his family.The Gettysburg Address
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous speech, separating fact from fiction along the way. Lincoln's greater journey to Gettysburg is chronicled, from his early anti-slavery sentiments as a poor farmer's son to his rousing orations as one of America's greatest leaders.Lincoln
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 1992
Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.Death of a Nation
IMDB 4.2 | Aug , 2018
Parallels are drawn between Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the presidency of Donald Trump. Not since 1860 have the Democrats so fanatically refused to accept the result of a free election. That year, their target was Lincoln. They smeared him. They went to war to defeat him. In the end, they assassinated him.Lincoln@Gettysburg
IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 2013
An examination of how President Abraham Lincoln used contemporary telecommunications to his maximum advantage in the American Civil War.Killing Lincoln
IMDB 5.8 | Feb , 2013
April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history—the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln.Lakota Nation vs. United States
IMDB 5.3 | Jun , 2022
Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.The Man in the Barn
IMDB 5.3 | Nov , 1937
After John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, he escaped to Maryland and was discovered hiding in a barn. After he refused to surrender, the barn was set afire and Booth died in the blaze. However, in 1903 a Mr. David E. George, while on his deathbed in Enid, Oklahoma, claimed to be John Wilkes Booth. This MGM An Historical Mystery series short presents evidence of the possibility that Mr. George's claim was true.The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
IMDB 4.5 | Feb , 2009
Just days after the Civil War ended, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre. As a fractured nation mourned, a manhunt closed in on his assassin, the twenty-six-year-old actor, John Wilkes Booth. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln tracks the converging paths of the president and his killer, then tracks and draws connections between their last journeys, in the forms of Lincoln's funeral train route and Booth's desperate efforts to escape.The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2007
Recalls the two week manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, the actor who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater in April 1865.Lincoln
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2006
Filmed as if through the president's own eyes, Lincoln goes deeper than any documentary has before to reveal the troubled depths behind the man known as the Great Emancipator.Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2017
Performed by Constance Smith, Pauline Cushman-Fryer tells us how she became a Union Spy, was almost hanged, was granted the rank of Major by Abraham Lincoln, and died lonely in San Francisco from an overdose of opium.Re-Electing Lincoln
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2020
Leading Lincoln historian Harold Holzer masterfully recalls a dramatic Presidential Election that redefined racial politics and changed the course of history.The Conspirator: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Lincoln
IMDB 6 | Apr , 2011
Documentary giving the background on all of the major players involved in the planning of the assassination of President Lincoln, including the investigation and aftermath.Abraham Lincoln: A Background Study
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1951
Studies Abraham Lincoln in relation to the historical period in which he lived. Analyzes his historical contributions and shows the Kentucky hills, Indiana backwoods and Illinois prairie country where he traveled.The Divided Union: The Story of the American Civil War
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2025
Peter Batty presents a gripping account of the bloodshed and horror of the American Civil War. From the origins of the unrest between North and South, the specific events of the war and the eventual assassination of Abraham Lincoln, this program is a powerful, comprehensive account of the American Civil War with large scale battle re-enactments, superb contemporary photographs and period music.Zoolander
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2001
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.The Tall Target
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1951
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.