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This is a list of movies or/and mini series set in the 1837-1901. The Victorian era covers Queen Victoria's reign June 1837 -January 1901. For those who are serious about Period Dramas and deem a movie/mini series worthy to be listed, add your comments.
Apr 12, 2024 · The top 1800s movies feature passionate love stories, epic war sagas, and intriguing mysteries. This is a list o f the best 19 th century period movies, including everything from How Green Was My Valley to The Age of Innocence to The Piano. What films will you find on this list of the best Victorian era movies?
A list of the best period dramas available to stream and on DVD set during the reign of Queen Victoria: Victorian era (1837 to 1901). British costume period dramas filmed in England, UK and other countries set in that time period.
Oct 3, 2022 · Era: Victorian. Why You Should Watch: While there are more than a dozen excellent adaptations of David Copperfield, these two productions bring something unique to the story. The 1999 adaptation stars a young Daniel Radcliffe and Maggie Smith and is my favorite version. It’s a classic BBC production with all the bells and whistles you might ...
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- 25 Sherlock Holmes
- 24 The Great Train Robbery
- 23 Amistad
- 22 Cold Mountain
- 21 The Lighthouse
- 20 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- 19 The Elephant Man
- 18 Pride & Prejudice
- 17 The Man Who Would Be King
- 16 Les Misérables
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Following his success with Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. was given the chance to headline another blockbuster franchise with Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. The movie came out in the midst of a Sherlock renaissance. However, while the likes of the BBC series Sherlock and the American series Elementary imagined the famed detective in a modern setting, Sherlock Holmes took the character back to the 1800sto investigate a case involving a cultist who apparently rose from the grave. As well as Sherlo...
Directed by Michael Crichton
It is amazing to see a slick and fun heist movie being successfully pulled off in an 1800s setting. It is a daunting task that The Great Train Robbery handles wonderfully to make for a hugely enjoyable and funny period crime story loosely based on real events. Sean Connery stars as a member of high society who is also secretly a master thief. With a band of entertaining criminals, he plans to steal a fortune from a moving train. The movie is able to incorporate a lot of elements of a typical...
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg tackled a real-life court case of the 1800s in the movie Amistad. Djimon Honsou stars as a man who leads a rebellion aboard an illegal slave ship. When the ship is apprehended in American waters, a court case is conducted to determine who the slaves belong to with a young New York lawyer (Matthew McConaughey) arguing they are free men. The movie tackles the inhumanity of the slave trade as well as this little-known moment in history with a stirring drama. It also features an...
Directed by Anthony Minghella
The Civil War is a frequent subject explored in movies set in the 1800s with Cold Mountain taking a sweeping romantic view of it, inspired by movies likeGone with the Wind. Nicole Kidman and Jude Law star in the movie as lovers torn apart at the outbreak of the war. Wounded in battle, Law's soldier decides to abandon his post and make the long journey back to Kidman as she struggles to maintain her farm. The epic feel of the movie and the romance at its center give it a tragic tone that highl...
Directed by David Eggers
Some movies explore grand stories of the 1800s, while some use the time period to great effect in smaller-scale stories. Such is the case with The Lighthouse, a thriller set in late 1800s New England. The black-and-white movie stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as two lighthouse workers stuck in isolation on a small island. As tensions grow between them, the lines between what is reality and what is delusion begin to blur. It is an engrossing movie by Robert Eggers with terrific performa...
Directed by Sergio Leone
It is interesting to look atLittle Women and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and realize they are both movies set in the 1800s. Far from the life of young women in England, this classic Spaghetti Western takes a look at the period of lawlessness in the American Westas the Civil War raged on. It follows three characters who find themselves on the same journey to find a buried treasure. Regarded as the greatest Western of all time in the minds of many, as well as one of the greatest movies of an...
Directed by David Lynch
Looking back at society centuries ago can sometimes make for a compelling story that holds true for modern audiences. David Lynch's The Elephant Man is a tragic true story of John Merrick, a disfigured man living in Victorian London. John Hurt gives a heartbreaking performance as Merrick who was used as an attraction and treated as less than human. The movie also stars Anthony Hopkins as a doctor who seeks to help Merrick and sees the kind spirit the rest of the world ignores. The Elephant Ma...
Directed by Joe Wright
While many movies set in the 1800s look back to tell their stories, it is interesting to see a story that was first written during that era. Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice was published in 1813 as a contemporary romance story about an independent young woman being pressured to find a partner. There have been countless adaptations of Austen's iconic novel, but this 2005 version, directed by Joe Wright, is one of the most acclaimed. Keira Knightley stars in the lead role as Elizabeth Bennet, w...
Directed by John Huston
The combined star power and talent of Michael Cain and Sean Connery help to make The Man Who Would Be King a masterpiece of an adventure movie. The two actors star as British soldiers in 1880s India who seek out fortune in unknown lands. The movie's tremendous scale under the direction of John Huston makes for an exciting ride from beginning to end. But at its center, it is also a terrific morality tale about ambition and greed. Connery and Caine make for a great team of complicated heroes wh...
Directed by Tom Hooper
Les Misérables has been adapted many times, and each adaptation brings something new to the table. The 2012 musical, based on the Broadway hit of the same name and featuring a star-studded cast, might be the most accessible to a broader audience, but the 1935 French film is the most authentic. Whichever adaptation viewers choose, the core story remains the same: a Frenchman spends his life evading a brutal law enforcement officer after stealing bread. Despite turning his life around, he still...
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Welcome to The Period Films List on Willow and Thatch, where we share the best British period dramas, costume drama series, period romances, and historical movies to watch on TV or streaming, all sorted by era. Lists for The Tudor and Stuart Eras, Georgian and Regency Eras, Victorian Era, Edwardian Era, First World War, Interwar Era, Family ...
Aug 23, 2022 · From Bridgerton to The Gilded Age, these period drama movies and TV series are on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC, Britbox, Hulu, & HBO Max and beyond.
