Period Drama Movies
DOWNTON ABBEY
Downton Abbey (2019) reunites the Crawley family and their staff when a royal visit from King George V and Queen Mary descends on Downton. The...
THE CRUSADES
An opulent Cecil B. DeMille historical epic, The Crusades (1935) follows a valiant knight and a daring heroine amid the clash of faith, love and power...
ENOLA HOLMES 2
Enola Holmes 2 follows Enola as she launches her own detective agency in Victorian London, eager to prove herself beyond her brothers. When a case...
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURIDICE GUSMãO
Two sisters in 1950s Brazil are torn apart by time and circumstance as Eurídice and Guida chase separate lives. The film follows their parallel paths...
THE WIND
Set on a bleak 19th‑century frontier, The Wind follows Lizzie, a lone homesteader whose husband is away and whose isolation exposes her to drought,...
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
An epic historical drama recounting Nat Turner’s 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia. The Birth of a Nation follows Turner’s awakening to faith, his...
CENSOR
Set in 1980s Britain, Censor follows Enid, a film censor who flags perceived threats on screen. Her routine work spirals when she becomes obsessed...
PASSING
Passing is a 2021 historical drama directed by Rebecca Hall, adapted from Nella Larsen's novel. Set in 1920s New York and Chicago, two Black women—...
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
An austere, Shakespearean tragedy directed by Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth follows the doomed Scottish lord as he, spurred by prophecy and...
THE HIDDEN BLADE
Set in feudal Edo-era Japan, The Hidden Blade follows a young ronin whose loyalty to clan and love clash as he carries a concealed blade that becomes...
AMMONITE
Ammonite is a lush, somber period drama inspired by Mary Anning’s life. Set in 1840s Lyme Regis, a stoic fossil hunter (Kate Winslet) forms a...
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS
The Light Between Oceans, directed by Derek Cianfrance, follows a lighthouse keeper and his wife who discover a baby washed ashore and decide to raise...
MY SALINGER YEAR
Set in late 1990s New York, My Salinger Year follows Joanna Rakoff, a hopeful recent graduate who lands a lowly assistant job at a literary agency....
THE THIRD WIFE
Set in 19th‑century Vietnam, The Third Wife follows May, a young girl who becomes the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Within a rigid, polygamist...
LAS NIñAS BIEN
Las Niñas Bien is a stylish, piercing drama set in Mexico City during the early 1980s financial crisis. It follows a glamorous circle of privileged...
EMMA.
Emma (2020) is a stylish Austen adaptation about a witty, self-deceived matchmaker who meddles in others' romances while learning humility. Anya...
THE FIVE HEARTBEATS
"The Five Heartbeats" is a 1991 drama-musical directed by Robert Townsend about a fictional soul group formed in the 1950s who rise to fame only to...
THE BOOKSHOP
Florence Green, a determined widow, opens a modest bookshop in a 1959 East Anglian town, provoking the town’s polite but ruthless resistance. Isabel...
MONA LISA SMILE
Set in 1953, Mona Lisa Smile follows the story of Katherine Watson, an art history professor who takes a teaching position at Wellesley College, a...
ASURAN
Asuran is a Tamil social action drama directed by Vetrimaaran, adapted from the novel Vekkai by Poomani. Set in rural Tamil Nadu, it follows Velu...
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