America: The Story of the US
2010 · Miniseries · TV-PG · 45 min · ★ 8.2
This miniseries gives a fast-moving look at how the United States developed, tracing major turning points from early settlement to modern growth. It highlights invention, expansion, war, and hardship while also acknowledging the heavy human costs tied to slavery, conflict, and displacement.
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Details
- Original title
- America: The Story of Us
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-04-25
- Network
- History
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 45 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (11 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a broad, entertaining entry point into American history with a lively style, especially if you like The Food That Built America; Not for you if you want deep coverage or a fully comprehensive account.
Pros: accessible history overview; engaging, energetic pace; inspiring sense of scale | Cons: major omissions; repetitive reenactments; celebrity commentary distracts
Themes
- history
Cast & crew
Meryl Streep
as Self
Colin Powell
as Self
Liev Schreiber
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Donald Trump
as Self
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
as Self
Michael Douglas
as Self
Rudolph Giuliani
as Self
Aaron Sorkin
as Self
- RS
Richard Norton Smith
as Self
Annette Gordon-Reed
as Self
Directed by Marion Milne