Lincoln

Movie Ranked #250 | 2013 - Biography, Drama, History, War
In 1865, as the American Civil War winds inexorably toward conclusion, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln endeavors to achieve passage of the landmark constitutional amendment which will forever ban slavery from the United States. However, his task is a race against time, for peace may come at any time, and if it comes before the amendment is passed, the returning southern states will stop it before it can become law. Lincoln must, by almost any means possible, obtain enough votes from a recalcitrant Congress before peace arrives and it is too late. Yet the president is torn, as an early peace wou ... More from IMDb
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The Civil War saga "Lincoln" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture and director for Steven Spielberg
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