Period Piece Movies
CROOKLYN
Crooklyn is a 1994 American coming-of-age drama directed by Spike Lee. Set in a Brooklyn neighborhood in 1973, the film follows Troy Carmichael, a...
CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER R.N.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) is a Raoul Walsh-directed naval adventure-drama starring Gregory Peck. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it...
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
The Banshees of Inisherin is a darkly funny drama set on a windswept Irish island in 1923, during the Civil War. Two lifelong friends, Padraic and...
THE DIG
The Dig follows Edith Pretty and self-taught archaeologist Basil Brown as they uncover the Sutton Hoo burial mounds on an Essex estate in 1939. A...
MANK
Mank is a darkly stylish biographical drama directed by David Fincher that follows Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay for Orson...
MANON DES SOURCES
An adaptation of Marcel Pagnol’s Provençal saga, Manon des Sources picks up the intertwined fates of rural families after the tragedy that concluded...
THE LODGERS
Set in a shuttered Irish manor, The Lodgers follows a pair of twin siblings who are bound by a centuries-old curse that forbids them from leaving the...
THE VAST OF NIGHT
On a humid 1950s night in a small New Mexico town, Everett, a charismatic radio disc jockey, and Fay, a sharp-witted switchboard operator, host a...
PEARL
Pearl is Ti West's 2022 prequel to X, set in 1918 rural Texas. It follows Pearl, a shy, ambitious young woman who longs for fame while living under...
COLETTE
Colette tells the true story of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, a Parisian writer who rises to fame after her husband Willy publishes her serialized...
THE LION IN WINTER
Set in 1183, The Lion in Winter follows King Henry II and Queen Eleanor as they scheme to secure the succession for their favorite son during a...
SEE HOW THEY RUN
Set in 1950s London, See How They Run is a witty, stylish whodunit about a veteran inspector and a sharp rookie who must unravel a murder on a...
DRUG KING
Set during the 1970s and 1980s in Busan, Drug King chronicles the rise of a ruthless drug lord whose patient, brutal ascent exposes the corruption of...
CORSAGE
Corsage is a sharply drawn biographical drama by Marie Kreutzer that reimagines Empress Elisabeth of Austria as a modern, restless figure trapped by...
SPENCER
"Spencer" is a biographical drama directed by Pablo Larraín that reimagines Princess Diana during a Christmas weekend at the royal Sandringham estate...
BAJIRAO MASTANI
An opulent retelling of 18th‑century Maharashtra, Bajirao Mastani chronicles the forbidden romance between Bajirao I, the fearless Maratha general,...
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...
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) follows Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland, and her fraught rivalry with Elizabeth I as they vie for power, faith, and survival...
MARTIN EDEN
Martin Eden is a film adaptation of Jack London's novel, set in Naples. It follows a self-taught, working-class writer, Martin, as he struggles to...
TESLA
Tesla is a biographical drama from Michael Almereyda that reimagines Nikola Tesla’s life in a stylized, near-contemporary setting. Ethan Hawke...
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