An Empire of Reason (1988)
• July 3rd, 1988 • 0h 58min
Documentary, Drama, History
Overview
Docudrama about the debate surrounding New York State's ratification of the United States Constitution. Historical figures wear modern dress and use familiar language to help today's audience understand firsthand the forces that shaped this country two hundred years ago. The argument, characters, passions and debating points are historically accurate, but the language and the medium of the debate is modern in form. Present day newscasters and commentators play themselves, reporting on the events of the 1780s as though they were occurring now.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Love Those Trains
Released on: 1984-05-01
Documentary
Enjoy the romance of railroads as you ride on the Orient Express, climb the Andes, cross the U.S. on...
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Released on: 2019-02-25
Documentary, History, TV Movie
In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a...
Driveways
Released on: 2020-12-17
Drama
Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he ca...
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
Released on: 2010-04-13
Documentary
Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, Ne...
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy
Released on: 2018-10-18
Documentary, History
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the hi...
Allegiance
Released on: 2016-12-13
History, Drama, Music
Inspired by the true-life experience of its star George Takei, Allegiance follows one family's extra...
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
Released on: 2018-07-20
Documentary, History, TV Movie
The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the a...
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
Released on: 1987-10-21
Documentary
This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The Hollywoo...
The American Dream: Europeans in the New World
Released on: 2019-02-15
Documentary, History, TV Movie
The history of Europeans in North America, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the business succ...
The Unfinished Journey
Released on: 1999-12-31
Documentary, History
A multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on ...
13th
Released on: 2016-10-07
Documentary
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history o...
Black Indians: An American Story
Released on: 2004-01-01
Documentary
James Earl Jones narrates this examination of the historical relationship between American Indians a...
I Am JFK Jr.
Released on: 2016-08-01
Documentary, Drama
I Am JFK Jr. - A Tribute to a Good Man is an homage to America's fallen prince and the Kennedy legac...
Give Me Liberty
Released on: 1936-12-19
Drama, History
Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.
Alone Together
Released on: 2022-07-22
Romance, Drama
Strangers June and Charlie wind up double-booked in the same upstate New York Airbnb during the star...
The Human Factor
Released on: 2021-05-07
Documentary, History
How US politicians and diplomats, over the past 25 years, have come close to achieving something alm...
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
Released on: 2022-01-14
Documentary
Jeffery Robinson's talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism, with archival footage and intervie...
Vindicating Trump
Released on: 2024-08-27
Documentary
Character assassination. Political assassination. Legal assassination. An actual assassination attem...
Netanyahu at War
Released on: 2016-01-05
Documentary
The inside story of the bitter clash between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. A...
Who Really Discovered America?
Released on: 2010-06-22
Documentary, History
Examining theories about the discovery of America long before Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage by e...