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 | The Way We Live Now
More Info | | 2001 |  |  | 01/31/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: TV, TV Miniseries, British TV, Romantic Dramas, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, TV Shows, Dramas, Romantic Movies, British TV Shows, Miniseries, British Movies, Cast: Cheryl Campbell, David Bradley, David Suchet, Matthew Macfadyen, Paloma Baeza, Shirley Henderson, Tony Britton, Cillian Murphy, Douglas Hodge, Director(s): David Yates, Power, passion and corruption drive this adaptation of Anthony Trollope's satirical novel. Set in the railway boom of the 1870s, this is the contemporary story of ordinary men and women blinded by the promise of unprecedented financial rewards. Financier Augustus Melmotte (David Suchet) has a mysterious past, and when he moves his business and his family to London, the city's elite start to whisper. |
 | Daniel Deronda: Part 1
More Info | | 2002 | | | 01/31/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Gambling Dramas, TV Miniseries, PBS, BBC, United Kingdom, Foreign Countries, Cast: Allan Corduner, Amanda Root, Anna Steel, Barbara Hershey, Celia Imrie, David Bamber, Greta Scacchi, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Dancy, Michael Attwell, Nicholas Day, Romola Garai, Daniel Evans, Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Director(s): Tom Hooper, |
 | Daniel Deronda: Part 2
More Info | | 2002 | | | 01/31/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Gambling Dramas, TV Miniseries, PBS, BBC, United Kingdom, Foreign Countries, Cast: Allan Corduner, Amanda Root, Anna Steel, Barbara Hershey, Celia Imrie, David Bamber, Greta Scacchi, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Dancy, Michael Attwell, Nicholas Day, Romola Garai, Daniel Evans, Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Director(s): Tom Hooper, |
 | Daniel Deronda: Part 3
More Info | | 2002 | | | 01/31/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Gambling Dramas, TV Miniseries, PBS, BBC, United Kingdom, Foreign Countries, Cast: Allan Corduner, Amanda Root, Anna Steel, Barbara Hershey, Celia Imrie, David Bamber, Greta Scacchi, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Dancy, Michael Attwell, Nicholas Day, Romola Garai, Daniel Evans, Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Director(s): Tom Hooper, |
 | Daniel Deronda: Part 4
More Info | | 2002 | | | 01/31/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Gambling Dramas, TV Miniseries, PBS, BBC, United Kingdom, Foreign Countries, Cast: Allan Corduner, Amanda Root, Anna Steel, Barbara Hershey, Celia Imrie, David Bamber, Greta Scacchi, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Dancy, Michael Attwell, Nicholas Day, Romola Garai, Daniel Evans, Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Director(s): Tom Hooper, |
 | Workaholics
More Info |  | 2011 |  | | 06/12/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: TV, TV Comedies, TV Sitcoms, TV Reality Programming, Travel & Adventure Documentaries, Romance, Romantic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, United Kingdom, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, 20th Century Period Pieces, TV Shows, Sitcoms, Cast: Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Jillian Bell, Erik Griffin, Kyle Newacheck, Maribeth Monroe, Waymond Lee, When post-college realties force them to go through the motions as telemarketers, unmotivated office slackers Blake Anderson, Anders Holm and Adam DeVine have never worked so hard at trying to avoid actual work. |
 | The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment: Part 3
More Info | | 2008 |  | | 06/01/11 | 06/01/13 | |
| Genres: Sports & Fitness, Wrestling, Martial Arts, Boxing & Wrestling, Documentary, Military Documentaries, TV Documentaries, PBS Documentaries, Drama, Biographies, Military & War Dramas, 20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Social Issue Dramas, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Thrillers, Crime Thrillers, Music & Musicals, Contemporary Stage Musicals, Theatrical Performances, Theater Arts, Suspense, Dramas Based on Bestsellers, Horror, Slashers and Serial Killers, Cult Horror, Indie Dramas, Romantic Dramas, Crime Dramas, United Kingdom, Science and Nature Documentaries, Social & Cultural Documentaries, Pregnancy & Parenting, Action & Adventure, Espionage Action, Deadly Disasters, Comedy, Late Night Comedies, Mockumentaries, Children & Family, Family Comedies, Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Ages 11-12, Ages 8-10, Fantasy, Adventures, Teen Dramas, Action Thrillers, Indie Comedies, Cult Comedies, Indie Classics, Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi Thrillers, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi Adventure, Action Comedies, Dark Humor & Black Comedies, Romantic Comedies, Showbiz Comedies, Foreign, Asian Horror, Hong Kong, Foreign Horror, Cantonese Language, Military & War Action, Espionage Thrillers, Classics, Classic Comedies, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, |
 | Boxcar Bertha
More Info | | 1972 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Classics, Classic Thrillers, Crime Thrillers, Dramas Based on Real Life, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Thrillers, Steamy Thrillers, Cast: Barbara Hershey, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, David Carradine, John Carradine, 'Chicken' Holleman, David Osterhout, Grahame Pratt, Harry Northup, Victor Argo, Director(s): Martin Scorsese, Left on her own after the death of her father during the Depression, young Bertha Thompson (Barbara Hershey) hooks up with a union organizer (David Carradine) and a con man (Barry Primus). Together, they quickly become train robbers on the lam. One of the first films from director Martin Scorsese, this Bonnie and Clyde-style drama was inspired by &NFi;Sister of the Road,&NFi_; the autobiography of the real-life Boxcar Bertha Thompson. |
 | Jude
More Info | | 1996 | | | 07/01/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, United Kingdom, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas, Romantic Movies, British Movies, Cast: Caitlin Bossley, Christopher Eccleston, Emma Turner, James Daley, James Nesbitt, June Whitfield, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham, Lorraine Hilton, Mark Lambert, Rachel Griffiths, Richard Albrecht, Ross Colvin Turnbull, Sean McKenzie, Director(s): Michael Winterbottom, With intensity and resolve, stonemason Jude Fawley (Christopher Eccleston) aspires to get a college education, but circumstances work against his bookish ambitions in director Michael Winterbottom's haunting adaptation of Thomas Hardy's final novel, &NFi;Jude the Obscure&NFi_;. Kate Winslet co-stars as the lovely liberated cousin Jude falls in love with, and Rachel Griffiths plays the farmer's daughter who tricks him into matrimony. |
 | Rowing with the Wind
More Info | | 1988 | | | 01/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Mystery, Spain, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Thrillers, Period Pieces, Spanish Movies, Mysteries, Supernatural Thrillers, Foreign Movies, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Thrillers, Romantic Foreign Movies, Cast: Hugh Grant, Lizzy McInnerny, Valentine Pelka, Elizabeth Hurley, Jose Luis Gomez, Virginia Mataix, Ronan Vibert, Jose Carlos Rivas, Kate McKenzie, Jolyon Baker, Director(s): Gonzalo Suarez, Set during the early 19th century when Mary Shelley wrote &NFi;Frankenstein&NFi_;, Rowing with the Wind details the relationship between Lord Byron (Hugh Grant), Percy (Valentine Pelka) and Mary Shelley (Lizzy McInnerny) as they voyage through various European countries.Their trip includes a stop at Lake Geneva, where Byron makes his historical proposition that Mary and her cousin Claire (Elizabeth Hurley) each concoct a horror story. |
 | The Last of the Mohicans
More Info | | 1992 | | | 12/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, 20th Century Fox, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Dramas based on Books, Period Pieces, Cast: Colm Meaney, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Schofield, Dennis Banks, Edward Blatchford, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Justin M. Rice, Mac Andrews, Madeleine Stowe, Malcolm Storry, Maurice Roeves, Patrice Chéreau, Pete Postlethwaite, Russell Means, Steven Waddington, Terry Kinney, Tracey Ellis, Wes Studi, Maurice Roëves, Director(s): Michael Mann, When rugged frontiersman Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis) saves the Munro sisters -- two newly arrived English settlers -- from a Huron ambush, he ends up in the midst of the battle between the British and the French for control of the American colonies. Director Michael Mann's first-rate production also stars Madeleine Stowe as the Munro sister who wins Hawkeye's heart, and Wes Studi as the Huron warrior who has a score to settle with her father. |
 | The Red Violin
More Info | | 1998 | | | 02/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Indie Dramas, Mystery, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas, Independent Movies, Romantic Movies, Thrillers, Independent Dramas, Independent Thrillers, Romantic Independent Movies, Mysteries, Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Irene Grazioli, Don McKellar, Jean-Luc Bideau, Carlo Cecchi, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng, Sylvia Chang, Colm Feore, Monique Mercure, Director(s): Francois Girard, When the long-lost "red violin," a rare instrument crafted during the Italian Renaissance, shows up at a modern auction, it reveals its mysterious history -- and the lives of its previous owners -- in a series of flashbacks spanning three centuries. Samuel L. Jackson co-stars as a curious connoisseur in this acclaimed production that won an Oscar for Best Original Score and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. |
 | The Wings of the Dove
More Info | | 1997 | | | 01/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Romance, Romantic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, United Kingdom, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Dramas based on a book, British Movies, Steamy Romantic Movies, Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Elizabeth McGovern, Charlotte Rampling, Linus Roache, Michael Gambon, Alison Elliott, Alex Jennings, Director(s): Iain Softley, In the wake of her mother's death, Kate Croy (Helena Bonham Carter) moves in with her wealthy Aunt Maude (Charlotte Rampling), who, not wanting her niece to follow in her mother's footsteps by marrying a commoner, introduces Kate to rich gentleman Lord Mark (Alex Jennings). Kate prefers the penniless Merton Densher (Linus Roache), yet she also enjoys fine things and schemes to win not only Densher's love, but an heiress's money. |
 | Drum
More Info | | 1976 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Action Thrillers, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Cast: Warren Oates, Ken Norton, Pam Grier, Isela Vega, Yaphet Kotto, John Colicos, Brenda Sykes, Cheryl Smith, Director(s): Steve Carver, Set in the pre-Civil War South, this passionate drama focuses on the triumphs and tribulations of Drum (Ken Norton), a slave who becomes a ferocious pit fighter as well as a charismatic figure to just about everyone around him. Brutal bodily combat and forbidden emotions dominate the story of Drum's turbulent life. When a slave revolt breaks out, Drum is forced to make a dangerous decision about where his loyalties lie. |
 | Victory
More Info | | 1996 | | | 01/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Suspense, Indie Dramas, Dramas Based on the Book, Period Pieces, United Kingdom, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Dramas based on a book, British Movies, Cast: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Irène Jacob, Rufus Sewell, Jean Yanne, Bill Paterson, Irm Hermann, Simon Callow, Ho Yi, Director(s): Mark Peploe, Axel Heyst (Willem Dafoe) lives in the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya, in a hotel owned by a racist German. An all-woman orchestra plays in the hotel each night, and the orchestra owner agrees to "sell" one of the girls, Alma (Irene Jacob), to the German. Heyst saves Alma from this terrible fate and they escape to a remote island, but the German sends the sinister Mr. Jones (Sam Neill) and his bandits to hunt them down. |
 | Master of Dragonard Hill
More Info | | 1989 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Action & Adventure, Political Dramas, Adventures, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Period Pieces, Cast: Claudia Udy, Dennis Folbigge, Eartha Kitt, Herbert Lom, Martin Dewee, Oliver Reed, Patrick Warburton, Winston Gama, Director(s): Gerard Kikoine, In the 18th-century British Caribbean colony of St. Joseph's, decadent and hedonistic aristocrats rule with an iron fist and terrorize slaves and suspected criminals with a painful whip called the "dragonard." Young Scot Richard Abdee (Patrick Warburton) upsets the unseemly status quo by challenging the corrupt governor (Oliver Reed). Richard, who has been sold into slavery, organizes a rebellion and finds support from madam Naomi (Eartha Kitt). |
 | Soldier Blue
More Info | | 1970 | | | 04/22/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Classics, Classic Westerns, Classic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Period Pieces, Cast: Bob Carraway, Candice Bergen, Dana Elcar, Donald Pleasence, James Hampton, John Anderson, Jorge Rivero, Martin West, Mort Mills, Peter Strauss, Director(s): Ralph Nelson, After a brutal Cheyenne massacre on a cavalry unit, two survivors -- Honus Gent (Peter Strauss), a devoted soldier, and "Cresta" Lee (Candice Bergen), a young woman sympathetic to the Indians -- must make their way to safety at a U.S. outpost. Along the way, they come to tolerate each other to survive. But upon arriving at the camp, Honus begins to question his allegiance when he witnesses a savage revenge attack against innocent Cheyenne. |
 | Topsy-Turvy
More Info | | 1999 | | | 01/01/13 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Comedy, Showbiz Comedies, Showbiz Dramas, Contemporary Movie Musicals, Biographies, Indie Comedies, Indie Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, United Kingdom, Period Pieces, Comedies, Dramas, Musicals, Biographical Dramas, Dramas based on real life, British Movies, Showbiz Musicals, British Comedies, British Dramas, British Period Pieces, Cast: Adam Searle, Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Francis Lee, Geoffrey Hutchings, Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Martin Savage, Roger Heathcott, Stefan Bednarczyk, Sukie Smith, Timothy Spall, Wendy Nottingham, William Neenan, Director(s): Mike Leigh, After their production of "Princess Ida" tanks, Arthur Sullivan (Allan Corduner) and William Gilbert (Jim Broadbent) start a cold war that threatens to end their long-lasting partnership -- but friends and associates work overtime to bring them back together. The result is their classic play "The Mikado." Mike Leigh's thoughtful musical comedy-drama garnered four Academy Award nominations and won for costume design and makeup. |
 | Salome's Last Dance
More Info | | 1988 | | | 03/01/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Dark Humor & Black Comedies, Spoofs and Satire, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, United Kingdom, Period Pieces, Cast: Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge, Imogen Millais-Scott, Denis Lill, Russell Lee Nash, Ken Russell, Director(s): Ken Russell, Framed as a play within a film, Ken Russell's otherwise faithful adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "Salome" -- a tale of a young biblical temptress -- follows the writer (Nickolas Grace) as he watches the performance while lounging in a brothel with his lover (Douglas Hodge). After John the Baptist (Hodge) spurns her advances, Salome (Imogen Millais-Scott) demands that her stepfather, King Herod (Stratford Johns), deliver the disciple's head on a platter. |
 | Painted Angels
More Info | | 1998 | | | 03/01/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Westerns, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, United Kingdom, Period Pieces, Cast: Brenda Fricker, Kelly McGillis, Meret Becker, Bronagh Gallagher, Lisa Jakub, Anna Mottram, Adnan Adrovic, Alan Bratt, Dwayne Brenna, Michael Burns, Bob Clout, Elyssa Dombowsky, Director(s): Jon Sanders, Working as bordello prostitutes in a ramshackle town in the Midwest, Nettie (Kelly McGillis), Ada (Anna Mottram) and Georgie (Lisa Jakub) are subject to the strict rules of their madam and the crude and often abusive behavior of their customer base. With Nettie helping the other women through their struggles, this ensemble Western paints a harsh picture of the lot assigned to many women trying to survive on the American frontier of the 1870s. |
 | The Night and the Moment
More Info | | 1994 | | | 01/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Steamy Romance, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Dramas based on a book, British Movies, Steamy Romantic Movies, Cast: Willem Dafoe, Lena Olin, Miranda Richardson, Jean-Claude Carriere, Carole Richert, Ivan Bacciocchi, Christine Sireyzol, Guy Verame, Director(s): Anna Maria Tato, A philandering writer (Willem Dafoe) in search of true love accepts an invitation from an aristocratic salonniere (Lena Olin), only to insinuate himself into her house and try to seduce her with stories of his various conquests. But what he doesn't realize is that their passions date back to his recent imprisonment, when she was incarcerated in the cell beside his. |
 | Restoration
More Info | | 1995 | | | 01/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Period Pieces, Biographical Dramas, Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Meg Ryan, Ian McKellen, Hugh Grant, Ian McDiarmid, Director(s): Michael Hoffman, After saving the life of someone close to King Charles II, Robert Merivel, a young 17th-century physician, is invited to join King Charles's court. Everything changes, however, when the king orders Merivel to marry his mistress. |
 | Midsomer Murders: Series 10: Dance with the Dead
More Info | | 2007 | | | 09/07/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: TV, TV Shows, TV Comedies, Sitcoms, Romance, Romantic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Documentary, TV Documentaries, Miscellaneous Documentaries, Cast: John Nettles, John Hopkins, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard, Barry Jackson, DCI Tom Barnaby and DS Ben Jones investigate the death of Simon Bright who is found dead inside an old World War II vintage Humber parked at an abandoned airfield.
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 | Vanity Fair
More Info | | 2004 |  | | 03/16/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romance, Romantic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Universal Studios Home Video, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Dramas based on a book, British Movies, Cast: Bob Hoskins, Gabriel Byrne, James Purefoy, Jim Broadbent, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Reese Witherspoon, Rhys Ifans, Romola Garai, Robert Pattinson, Director(s): Mira Nair, Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) is a lower-class girl who uses her considerable wit to climb her way up the precipitous ladder of 1820s London society in this faithful film version of William Makepeace Thackeray's famous novel. But it's not easy for Becky, who, when circumstances dictate, must become a governess at a remote country house, where she's courted in turn by an elderly lord and his roguish son (James Purefoy). |
 | An Ideal Husband
More Info | | 1999 | | | 06/08/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Comedy, Romantic Comedies, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Disney Studios, Comedies, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Dramas based on a book, Romantic Dramas, British Movies, British Comedies, British Dramas, British Period Pieces, Cast: Cate Blanchett, Jeremy Northam, John Wood, Julianne Moore, Minnie Driver, Rupert Everett, Director(s): Oliver Parker, When a member of Parliament (Jeremy Northam) learns that his career and marriage will suffer scandal unless he submits to a blackmailer (Julianne Moore), he turns his fate over to lifelong bachelor Lord Goring (Rupert Everett), "the idlest man in London." Brimming with witticisms and great performances (including those from Cate Blanchett and Minnie Driver), this big-screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's stage play sparkles like vintage champagne. |
 | Pandaemonium
More Info | | 2000 | | | 03/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Real Life, Biographies, Period Pieces, United Kingdom, Cast: Linus Roache, John Hannah, Samantha Morton, Emily Woof, Emma Fielding, Samuel West, Clive Merrison, Dexter Fletcher, Director(s): Julien Temple, The stormy relationship between famed English poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Linus Roache) and William Wordsworth (John Hannah) is the subject of this lushly filmed period piece from director Julien Temple. Coleridge recounts the early days of their friendship -- from temporarily living the country life together to his own eventual addiction to opium, which fueled his writing of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and spurred Wordsworth's jealousy. |
 | Becket
More Info | | 1964 | | | 06/09/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Classics, Classic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Blu-ray, Biographies, Cast: David Weston, Donald Wolfit, Felix Aylmer, Gino Cervi, John Gielgud, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown, Paolo Stoppa, Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, Sian Phillips, Siân Phillips, Director(s): Peter Glenville, When King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) names his former drinking partner Thomas à Becket (Richard Burton) the new Archbishop of Canterbury, he counts on his friend's unbending loyalty when it comes to religious matters. But he doesn't expect Becket to take his job so seriously. O'Toole, Burton and co-star John Gielgud turn in a trio of Oscar-nominated performances in this critically acclaimed drama rooted deep in English history. |
 | Robinson Crusoe
More Info | | 1997 | | | 01/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Action & Adventure, Adventures, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Miramax, Dramas, Period Pieces, Cast: Ben Robertson, Damian Lewis, Ian Hart, James Frain, Martin Grace, Pierce Brosnan, Polly Walker, William Takaku, Director(s): George Miller, Rodney K. Hardy, George Miller (2), George T. Miller, After killing a man in a duel over a woman, Robinson Crusoe is forced to flee his homeland on a trade ship and ends up marooned on an uncharted island after the vessel gets wrecked in a violent storm. |
 | The Journey of August King
More Info | | 1995 | | | 01/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas, Dramas based on a book, Cast: Jason Patric, Thandie Newton, Larry Drake, Sam Waterston, Sarah-Jane Wylde, Eric Mabius, Muse Watson, John Doman, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Maya Angelou, Director(s): John Duigan, Young widower August King encounters Annalees, a runaway slave, in the woods of North Carolina in 1815. Rather than let Annalees's cruel owner catch her, August decides to risk his own life to help her reach freedom in the North. |
 | Crusoe
More Info | | 1988 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Adventures, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, United Kingdom, Dramas Based on the Book, Period Pieces, Cast: Aidan Quinn, Colin Bruce, Elvis Payne, Jimmy Nail, Patrick Monckton, Richard D. Sharp, Shane Rimmer, William Hootkins, Director(s): Caleb Deschanel, Aidan Quinn plays the eponymous shipwreck victim in this visually stunning adaptation of the classic legend that casts the stranded Crusoe as a slave trader in the late 19th century who must learn to survive on his own on an uncharted island. But Crusoe eventually discovers natives on the island, and, as he gradually forms a bond with one of them, he learns some important lessons about himself and the nature of humanity. |
 | Creation
More Info | | 2009 | | | 01/18/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, British TV, Biographies, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Real Life, United Kingdom, Period Pieces, Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Patterson, Harrison Sansostri, Jennifer Connelly, Jeremy Northam, Jim Carter, Martha West, Paul Bettany, Teresa Churcher, Toby Jones, Zak Davies, Ian Kelly, Anabolena Rodriguez, Freya Parks, Director(s): Jon Amiel, Paul Bettany stars as Charles Darwin in this BBC biographical drama that captures the legendary scientist in a period of intense mourning -- and expansive intellectual discovery -- following the untimely death of his young daughter, Annie. As Darwin dares to question the existence of God, he pens his groundbreaking tome, On the Origin of Species -- much to the chagrin of his religious wife, Emma (Jennifer Connelly). |
 | Nightjohn
More Info | | 1996 | | | 12/20/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Social Issue Dramas, African-American Dramas, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Cast: Allison Jones, Beau Bridges, Bill Cobbs, Bill Gribble, Carl Lumbly, Danny Nelson, Gabriel Casseus, John Herina, Kathleen York, Lorraine Toussaint, Tom Nowicki, Director(s): Charles Burnett, |
 | Henry V
More Info | | 1989 | | | 08/01/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Epics, Military & War Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Cast: Alec McCowen, Brian Blessed, Charles Kay, Christian Bale, Daniel Webb, Derek Jacobi, Edward Jewesbury, Emma Thompson, Fabian Cartwright, Ian Holm, James Larkin, Jay Villiers, John Sessions, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Paul Scofield, Robbie Coltrane, Simon Shepherd, Danny Webb, James Simmons, Paul Gregory, Director(s): Kenneth Branagh, |
 | Vincent & Theo
More Info | | 1990 | | | 07/01/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Biographies, Indie Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, United Kingdom, Period Pieces, Dramas, Independent Movies, Biographical Dramas, Dramas based on real life, Independent Dramas, British Movies, Cast: Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Adrian Brine, Jean-Francois Perrier, Yves Dangerfield, Hans Kesting, Peter Tuinman, Marie Louise Stheins, Vincent Vallier, Oda Spelbos, Jip Wijngaarden, Director(s): Robert Altman, Robert Altman's biopic delves into the lives of painter Vincent van Gogh (Tim Roth) and his dedicated brother, Theo (Paul Rhys). The story centers on the pair's relationship as gallery owner Theo struggles to promote the works of his brother, who remained a relative unknown until after his death. As Theo fails in his efforts and his financial problems mount, Vincent's disturbed mental state worsens, and both brothers sink into despair. |
 | Pharaoh's Army
More Info | | 1995 | | | 03/01/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Period Pieces, Military & War Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas, Military Dramas, Cast: Chris Cooper, Huckleberry Fox, Kris Kristofferson, Margaret Abbott, Patricia Clarkson, Paul Johnson, Richard Tyson, Robert Joy, Director(s): Robby Henson, Union soldiers in search of food descend on the farm of a Confederate family and decide to stay until one in their ranks' wounds have healed. While the war weary Union captain (Chris Cooper) falls for the mother of the family (Patricia Clarkson) - whose husband is off fighting for the rebels - her son plots revenge on the dirty, double-dealing Yankees. Co-stars Kris Kristofferson. |
 | Battle of the Brave
More Info | | 2004 | | | 03/01/11 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Cast: Bianca Gervais, Billy Merasty, Colm Meaney, David La Haye, Gérard Depardieu, Irène Jacob, Isabel Richer, Jason Isaacs, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Juliette Gosselin, Noémie Godin-Vigneau, Pierre Lebeau, Sébastien Huberdeau, Tim Roth, Vincent Perez, Director(s): Jean Beaudin, Battle of the Brave weaves a heroic saga of two 18th-century lovers -- Marie-Loup (Noémie Godin-Vigneau), a peasant woman, and François (David La Haye), a trapper -- and their perilous journey for freedom in the war-torn province of Quebec. Their budding relationship is placed in jeopardy as the British invade Canada and François must join the resistance. Composer Patrick Doyle provides the score, which features a ballad performed by Céline Dion. |
 | Mrs. Brown
More Info | | 1997 |  | | 01/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Dramas Based on Real Life, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Indie Romance, Indie Dramas, United Kingdom, Disney Studios, Foreign Countries, Dramas, Independent Movies, Romantic Movies, Biographical Dramas, Independent Dramas, British Movies, Romantic Independent Movies, Cast: Antony Sher, Billy Connolly, David Westhead, Geoffrey Palmer, Gerard Butler, Judi Dench, Richard Pasco, Director(s): John Madden, Grieving widow Queen Victoria (Oscar nominee Judi Dench) withdraws into sadness for years until plainspoken manservant John Brown (Billy Connolly) disrupts her mourning. But as their friendship grows, it results in personal and political ramifications for both of them. Exquisitely filmed and fueled by sparkling performances, director John Madden's period drama brilliantly portrays the woman behind an empire and the man who helped her live again. |
 | Mesmerized
More Info | | 1986 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Australia/ New Zealand, Dramas Based on Real Life, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas, Foreign Movies, Courtroom Dramas, Crime Dramas, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Thrillers, Australian Movies, Crime Thrillers, Cast: Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Director(s): Michael Laughlin, When 18-year-old Victoria (Jodie Foster) -- a beautiful girl who was raised in an orphanage -- catches the eye of middle-aged businessman Oliver Thompson (John Lithgow), her life seems to take a turn for the better. But when Oliver's possessiveness and creepy eccentricities take on epic proportions, Victoria must try to escape from him any way she can. Set in 1880s New Zealand, this costume thriller is based on a true story. |
 | Scott Joplin
More Info | | 1977 | | | 03/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Classics, Biographies, African-American Dramas, Classic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Cast: Art Carney, Billy Dee Williams, Clifton Davis, David Healy, Denise Gordy, Eubie Blake, Fred Pinkard, Godfrey Cambridge, Leon Charles, Lionel Richie, Mabel King, Margaret Avery, Otis Day, Samuel Fuller, Seymour Cassel, Taj Mahal, Director(s): Jeremy Kagan, Brilliant African American composer Scott Joplin (Billy Dee Williams) fights against racism to break into the music business at the end of the 19th century, finally achieving success with a novel ragtime tune called "The Maple Leaf Rag." As ragtime becomes wildly popular, Joplin gains fame and fortune but longs to create a masterwork in a "respectable" genre. Clifton Davis and Art Carney co-star in this biographical drama. |
 | The Woodlanders
More Info | | 1997 | | | 01/01/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Dramas Based on the Book, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas, Romantic Movies, British Movies, Cast: Emily Woof, Rufus Sewell, Cal Macaninch, Tony Haygarth, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Walter Sparrow, Sheila Burrell, Director(s): Phil Agland, Woodsman Giles Winterborne (Rufus Sewell) is destined to marry his sweetheart, Grace Melbury (Emily Woof), a timber merchant's daughter. But when Grace graduates from an elite boarding school, her social climbing instincts get the best of her, and she forsakes Giles. Instead, she opts for an unhappy marriage with a handsome doctor (Cal Macaninch). Through it all, Giles pines for his lost love in this lavish romance based on the Thomas Hardy classic. |
 | The Hawaiians
More Info | | 1970 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Period Pieces, Political Dramas, Romantic Dramas, Tearjerkers, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas, Romantic Movies, Cast: Alec McCowen, Bette Midler, Charlton Heston, Geraldine Chaplin, John Phillip Law, Mako, Tina Chen, Director(s): Tom Gries, Sea captain Whip Hoxworth (Charlton Heston) comes ashore to join his grandfather's shipping business, but the black sheep learns that the magnate's assets have been left to myopic cousin Micah Hale (Alec McCowen), setting in motion an epic family rivalry. In the sequel to Hawaii, also based on James Michener's novel, Hoxworth ignites a pineapple industry, and his fortunes merge with those of native Hawaiians and just-arrived Chinese alike. |
 | The Norseman
More Info | | 1978 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Action & Adventure, Adventures, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Cast: Lee Majors, Cornel Wilde, Mel Ferrer, Jack Elam, Susie Coelho, Christopher Connelly, Jimmy Clem, Deacon Jones, Director(s): Charles B. Pierce, When his father, King Eurich (Mel Ferrer), fails to return from an expedition to North America, bold Viking prince Thorvald (Lee Majors) and a company of Norse warriors set sail across the cold Atlantic to discover the old man's fate. Befriending a native maiden on the strange new shores, Thorvald discovers that his father has been captured by fearsome Indians who have no intention of letting him go. |
 | The Adventures of Gerard
More Info | | 1970 | | | 09/01/10 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Classics, Classic Comedies, Action Classics, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, United Kingdom, Dramas Based on the Book, Period Pieces, Cast: Peter McEnery, Claudia Cardinale, Eli Wallach, Jack Hawkins, Mark Burns, Norman Rossington, John Neville, Paolo Stoppa, Director(s): Jerzy Skolimowski, In this comedy adventure period piece based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a boisterous French hussar and womanizer, Col. Etienne Girard (Peter McEnery), falls for a noblewoman during Napoleon's (Eli Wallach) campaign in the Spanish peninsula. His affair with the enticing Countess Teresa (Claudia Cardinale), who's spying for the British against Napoleon, puts Girard at odds with his duties as she tries to enlist him for her cause. |
 | War and Peace
More Info | | 1956 | | | 01/01/13 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Classics, Romance Classics, Classic Dramas, Epics, Dramas Based on the Book, Classic War Stories, Military & War Dramas, Romantic Dramas, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Classic Movies, Dramas, Foreign Movies, Romantic Movies, Classic Foreign Movies, Dramas based on a book, Foreign Dramas, Military Dramas, Romantic Foreign Movies, Italian Movies, Classic Romantic Movies, Classic Foreign Dramas, Classic War Movies, Dramas based on Books, Cast: Anita Ekberg, Audrey Hepburn, Barry Jones, Helmut Dantine, Henry Fonda, Herbert Lom, John Mills, Lea Seidl, Mel Ferrer, Milly Vitale, Oskar Homolka, Tullio Carminati, Vittorio Gassman, Wilfrid Lawson, Director(s): King Vidor, With great attention to detail and historical accuracy, personal stories, love affairs and philosophies are woven throughout this massive, intricate tapestry of Russia during Napoleon's invasion at the turn of the 19th century. A decade of preparation and two years of filming went into the making of this engaging version of Leo Tolstoy's 20th-century masterpiece, an epic drama starring Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda. |
 | Shazam! The Animated Series
More Info | | 1983 |  | | 12/31/69 | - | |
| Genres: Children & Family, Cartoons, Kids' TV, Comic Books and Superheroes, TV Shows, TV Cartoons, Comic Book & Superhero TV, TV Comedies, TV, TV Science & Nature, TV Documentaries, Documentary, Miscellaneous Documentaries, Dramas, Courtroom Dramas, Crime Dramas, Social Issue Dramas, 20th Century Period Pieces, TV Sitcoms, TV Sketch Comedies, Romance, Romantic Dramas, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Cast: Alan Oppenheimer, Barry Gordon, Dawn Jeffory, Burr Middleton, In this classic cartoon based on the adventures of DC Comics character Captain Marvel, a trio of ordinary citizens become extraordinary superheroes when they utter the name of an ancient wizard and gain an array of impressive powers. |
 | Bleak House (2005)
More Info | | 2005 | | | 12/15/08 | 02/01/15 | |
| Genres: TV, Dramas Based on the Book, TV Miniseries, Period Pieces, British TV, BBC, British TV Dramas, United Kingdom, Blu-ray, Foreign Countries, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Warner Home Video, TV Shows, British TV Shows, Miniseries, Cast: Alun Armstrong, Anna Maxwell Martin, Burn Gorman, Carey Mulligan, Charles Dance, Denis Lawson, Gillian Anderson, Hugo Speer, John Lynch, Johnny Vegas, Nathaniel Parker, Richard Harrington, Timothy West, Tom Georgeson, Tony Haygarth, Warren Clarke, Andrew Davies, Patrick Kennedy, Director(s): Justin Chadwick, Susanna White, The wealthy and kind John Jarndyce (Denis Lawson) takes orphaned Esther Summerson (Anna Maxwell Martin) into his household, where she befriends two of his wards, Richard (Patrick Kennedy) and Ada (Carey Mulligan). Meanwhile, Lady Dedlock (Gillian Anderson) guards a secret about Esther's origins -- and her fate. Charles Dickens's suspenseful yarn of legal justice comes to life in this BBC miniseries penned by period-piece writer Andrew Davies. |
 | Middlemarch
More Info | | 1994 | | | 01/31/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Romance, Romantic Dramas, British TV, TV Miniseries, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, TV Shows, Dramas, Romantic Movies, British TV Shows, Miniseries, Dramas based on a book, Political Dramas, British Movies, Cast: Caroline Harker, Clive Russell, Douglas Hodge, Jonathan Firth, Juliet Aubrey, Patrick Malahide, Peter Jeffrey, Rachel Power, Robert Hardy, Rufus Sewell, Trevyn McDowell, Julian Wadham, Colum Convey, Simon Chandler, Stephen Moore, Rosemary Martin, Director(s): Anthony Page, Adapted from George Eliot's novel, this BBC miniseries tells the story of virtuous Dr. Lydgate (Douglas Hodge), who heads up Middlemarch's hospital, and well-do-to Dorothea (Juliet Aubrey), who's determined to help the needy. Along the way, the dreams of these two altruists are derailed by bad marriages and selfish people, yet they also play a part in their own demise. Will this deserving pair find happiness in the twisty-turny conclusion? |
 | Bleak House (1985)
More Info | | 1985 | | | 01/01/13 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: TV, TV Miniseries, British TV Dramas, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, British TV, United Kingdom, TV Shows, Dramas, British TV Shows, Miniseries, Courtroom Dramas, Dramas based on a book, British Movies, British Dramas, British Period Pieces, Cast: Brian Deacon, Denholm Elliott, Diana Rigg, Philip Franks, Robert Urquhart, T.P. McKenna, Chris Pitt, Robin Bailey, Suzanne Burden, Sylvia Coleridge, Director(s): Ross Devenish, This BBC miniseries following the case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce is a faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens's ninth novel, based on his experiences covering the Chancery legal system as a young journalist. As the inheritance battle over the Bleak House estate languishes in the high court, the lives of those involved slowly fall apart. Diana Rigg (Emma Peel of "The Avengers") and Denholm Elliott head the all-star ensemble cast. |
 | Mansfield Park
More Info | | 1983 | | | 01/01/13 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, TV Miniseries, British TV, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, TV Shows, Dramas, Romantic Movies, British TV Shows, Miniseries, Dramas based on a book, Romantic Dramas, British Movies, British Dramas, British Period Pieces, Dramas based on Books, Cast: Angela Pleasence, Anna Massey, Bernard Hepton, Christopher Villiers, Liz Crowther, Nicholas Farrell, Robert Burbage, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Director(s): David Giles, Brought up by her pessimistic uncle (Bernard Hepton), homely Fanny (Sylvestra Le Touzel) continuously endures rejection and snubbing from every person she comes in contact with at her uncle's estate. The only person who doesn't treat her terribly is her cousin Edmund (Nicholas Farrell). As Fanny grows into a lovely young lady, she finds herself torn between Edmund and a wealthy neighbor named Henry Crawford (Robert Burbage). |
 | Pride and Prejudice
More Info | | 1980 | | | 01/31/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, TV Miniseries, British TV, United Kingdom, TV Shows, Dramas, Romantic Movies, British TV Shows, Miniseries, Dramas based on a book, British Movies, Cast: David Rintoul, Elizabeth Garvie, Natalie Ogle, Sabina Franklyn, Tessa Peake-Jones, Clare Higgins, Moray Watson, Osmund Bullock, Priscilla Morgan, Director(s): Cyril Coke, Preoccupied with status, Mrs. Bennet (Priscilla Morgan) will do just about anything to make sure that her five daughters marry into well-to-do families in this BBC series based on Jane Austen's classic novel. The second eldest daughter, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Garvie), has complete distaste for her wealth-obsessed circle, especially the conceited and affluent Fitzwilliam Darcy (David Rintoul). But what she doesn't realize is that Darcy feels the same way she does. |
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