Best Films Portraying Pioneer Years. Often grouped with westerns in general, films about the pioneering days are distinctly different.

Focusing on pre-1900 historical movies dealing with American history while leaving out 'western' types...

With this in mind, we hitched our wagon to the Reichardt Trail, and sought out some of the greatest frontier stories. Here are 10 more tales of hardship and new beginnings that chronicle the dawn of modern America. Wagons west! First Cow is in cinemas nationwide, including BFI Southbank, from 28 May 2021.

1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. 1948 2h 6m Approved. 8.2 (134K) Rate. 98 Metascore. Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Director John Huston Stars Humphrey Bogart Walter Huston Tim Holt. 2. There Will Be Blood. 2007 2h 38m R.

The movies mentioned here are a strong starting point for anyone who wants a unique course in American history, but a deeper dive into American cinema will paint a larger, stranger, and more ...