Keyword: 19th century

Friendly Persuasion

7.5

1956

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The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War.

Blueberry

5.2

2004

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In 1870, after a brutal run-in with an outlaw in a brothel, Mike Blueberry becomes marshal in Arizona where he keeps the peace between whites and Apaches, but an influx of gold-hunters threatens to lead to violence.

Emma Smith: My Story

5.8

2008

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By the side of a founder of a new faith was a woman of undeniable courage.

Great Expectations

7.2

1999

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A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.

The Student of Prague

6.5

1913

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Oliver Twist

4.9

1933

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An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.

Lloyd's of London

7.1

1936

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Blake is in love with an aristocratic woman whose husband seriously injures him. Blakes friendship with Lord Nelson provides the basis for Blakes part in the growth of Lloyds insurance business following the Battle of Trafalgar. Only very slightly based on history.

Wild Nights with Emily

6

2018

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Dramatization of the little known side of the writer Emily Dickinsons life, in particular, her relationship with another woman.

Tommy's Honour

5.8

2016

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In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommys Honour - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.

Michael Strogoff

6.4

1956

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In 19th century Russia, a Tartar rebellion led by Feofar Khan separates Russia from Siberia where the Tsars brother and his troops are making a last stand. The Tsar entrusts Captain Michel Strogoff to deliver a vital message to them.

Sitting Bull

5.7

1954

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A cavalry officer sympathetic to the wronged Sioux fixes a meeting between Chief Sitting Bull and President Grant but a dishonest Indian Agent and a hateful General Custer test the Siouxs patience, threatening to derail the peace-talks.

Young Tom Edison

6.9

1940

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Inventor Thomas Edisons boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Toms only solace is his understanding mother who believes hes headed to do great things.