Keyword: 19th century

The Luminaries

7

2020

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The 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealands South Island.

Beecham House

7.1

2019

TV

HD

A look at the lives of residents living in a Delhi mansion at the cusp of the 19th Century.

Peacemakers

8

2003

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In the late 1800s a new addition to law enforcement is evolving. Forensic science is in its infancy and the Wild West will never be the same. Enter Federal Marshal Jared Stone, the product of the Old West who has the smarts to know that the times are changing and he has to change with them. With ex-Pinkerton Agent Larimer Finch and local mortician Katie Owen, they make up Silver City, COs., newest crime fighting team.

Les Misérables

7.8

2018

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Television adaptation of Victor Hugos classic novel, which follows Jean Valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding Inspector Javert. Set against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France as unrest begins to grip the city of Paris once more.

Vanity Fair

7.7

1998

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An adaptation of William Makepeace Thackerays classic story of parvenue Becky Sharps rise from obscure and humble origins to her subsequent ignominious fall from Society; set against the backdrop of Regency England and continental Europe during the Napoleonic War.

Hunderby

7.3

2012

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Set in the 1830s, this black comedy centers on a woman who is washed ashore after her ship is wrecked off the English coast.

Daniel Deronda

7.2

2002

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Set in Victorian London, Gwendolen Harleth is drawn to Daniel Deronda, a selfless and intelligent gentleman of unknown parentage, but her own desperate need for financial security may destroy her chance at happiness.

Prohibition

8.2

2011

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The story of the American activist struggle against the influence of alcohol, climaxing in the failed early 20th century nationwide era when it was banned.

Return to Lonesome Dove

7.2

1993

TV

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Head back to Lonesome Dove in this sequel to one of the most-loved miniseries of all time.

Broken Trail

7.4

2006

TV

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A veteran cowboy and his nephew save five Chinese girls from prostitution while trekking from Oregon to Wyoming.

The Secret Agent

6

2016

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Verloc, the owner of a seedy shop in Victorian Soho, plays a dangerous game spying on an agitating anarchist group that will prove useful to the foreign power he is secretly working for.

David Copperfield

7.7

1999

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A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.

Calamity Jane

7.3

1953

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The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.

The Missing

6.5

2003

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In 1885 New Mexico, a frontier medicine woman forms an uneasy alliance with her estranged father when her daughter is kidnapped by an Apache brujo.

The Current War

6.5

2017

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The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.

Emma

6.8

1996

Movie

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While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.

Lost Illusions

7.5

2021

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HD

Story of the rise and the fall of a young man in Paris who dreamed to be a writer and became a journalist.

Stranded

6.5

2002

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HD

David Robinson is being shipped off to a penal colony. His wife and kids are allowed to accompany him. A storm strikes the ship and the family (save for one son, Jacob) are trapped below deck. Jacob is raised by pirates, and the family gets out of the boat and on to land, salvaging as much as they can from the boat, including dogs, chickens, and muskets. They learn to survive and build a shelter on land. Then, Jacobs pirates kidnap Emily, the daughter of a sea-captain. She escapes onto the island and becomes a love interest with Fritz and Ernst. Jacob is reunited with his family during a battle with the pirates over Emily, and she is returned to her father. In the end, the family goes their own ways, some staying on the island, some going home.

The Young Victoria

7.5

2009

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A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victorias rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

Sharpe's Sword

8

1995

Movie

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Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellingtons network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French spies all threaten his success.

Charulata

7.6

1964

Movie

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The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.

Kidnapped

7.1

2023

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A Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858.

Augustine

6.1

2012

Movie

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A look at the relationship between pioneering 19th century French neurologist Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his star teenage patient, a kitchen maid who is left partially paralyzed after a seizure.

Hornblower: Loyalty

8.1

2003

Movie

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Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.