Year 1917 movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant year 1917 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric and period drama films and TV shows about / with world war one, death, soldier, great war, military, danger, letter, murder, war and husband wife relationship plots mostly in Drama, War and History genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as year 1917: 1917 (2019), All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Reds (1981), The Lighthorsemen (1987), The 24th (2020), Fatima (2020), Aces High (1976), Mommilan veriteot 1917 (1973), Vincere (2009), FairyTale: A True Story (1997).

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 8.2
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1917 (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA, India, Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story: At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds ...
Style: tense, period piece, entertaining, sad, visually stunning ...
Audience: boys' night, date night, teens, adult
Plot: world war one, trench warfare, race against time, british soldier, british army, death, soldier, military, battlefield, british military, survival, dangerous mission ...
Time: year 1917, 1910s, 2010s, 20th century, year 2019
Place: persia, britain, los angeles, france
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The Romanovs: An Imperial Family (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min.
Story: The story of the last year and a half of Tsar Nicholas II and his family from the February Revolution of 1917 to their execution in July 1918.
Style: captivating, thought provoking
Plot: imperial russia, russian history, czar, royalty, russian revolution, family relations, exile, love story, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family problems, forbidden love, historical character ...
Time: year 1918, year 1917, 1910s
Place: russia, soviet union
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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, entertaining, thrilling, novela ...
Audience: adult
Plot: world war one, trench warfare, battles, military, battlefield, soldier, death of friend, german army, infantry, dying young, german soldier, death ...
Time: year 1917, year 1914, 2020s, year 1918, 1910s ...
Place: germany, france
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their ...
Style: gothic, psychological, psychological thriller, psychological horror, scary ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: mental illness, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, jealousy, sibling rivalry, child star, filmmaking, aging, dysfunctional family, actress, violence, fame ...
Time: 20th century, year 1935, year 1917, 1930s, 1910s ...
Place: los angeles, america, california, usa
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 25K
Reds (1981)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 195 min.
Story: A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Style: epic, political, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot: journalism, politics, russian revolution, revolutionary, biopic, communism, reporter, journalist, cold war, writers, love story, adaptation ...
Time: 1920s, 1910s, year 1917, 20th century, year 1981 ...
Place: russia, soviet union, new york, st. petersburg russia, usa ...
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The Lighthorsemen (1987)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Palestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The latest attack on Gaza has failed. The attacking forces included a regiment of Australian mounted infantry, the Light Horse... Lighthorseman ...
Style: serious, realistic, disturbing, tense, anamorphic ...
Plot: world war one, military, soldier, horse, battles, great war, heroic mission, basic training, against the odds, danger, military life, wartime life ...
Time: 1910s, year 1917, year 1987
Place: australia, palestine, gallipoli, ottoman empire, melbourne ...
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 6.4
 1K
The 24th (2020)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and abuse ...
Style: suspense
Plot: usa history, infantry, african american, riot, regiment, black, american soldier, military, war, soldier, world war one, black history ...
Time: year 1917, 2020s, 1910s
Place: houston texas
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 6.6
 4K
Fatima (2020)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Portugal
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist ...
Style: christian film, sincere, touching, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: mysticism, catholic, faith, children, church, miraculous event, female protagonist, priest, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, nun, flash forward ...
Time: year 1917, edwardian era, year 2008, year 2017, year 2005 ...
Place: portugal
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A man on the run is hunted by a demon known as the Collector.
Style: scary, demonic, religious horror, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: demon, supernatural, good versus evil, zombie, demonic possession, monster, brutality, on the run, save the world, trapped in a building, prostitute, temptation ...
Time: 90s, year 1917, 20th century
Place: new mexico, usa, arizona
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 6.5
 3K
Aces High (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses ...
Style: independent film, contemplative, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Plot: world war one, aviation, fighter pilot, military, great war, war, aerial combat, luftwaffe, world war two, world war, flying, revolutionary ...
Time: 1910s, year 1976, year 1917, 20th century
Place: england, europe, france
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At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own (1974)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Western
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: russian civil war, false accusation, gang, gypsy, escapades, mole, officer, patriotism, frame up, conscience, friendship, russian revolution ...
Time: year 1917, 1910s, 1920s
Place: russia
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Mommilan veriteot 1917 (1973)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Finland
Duration: 76 min.
Story: On the eve of a civil war, the film follows the last days of Alfred Kordelin, the richest man in Finland.
Style: pre war
Plot: finnish civil war, birthday, murder, blood, self made man, businessman, master servant relationship, confusion, hate, autumn, bourgeoisie, rich man ...
Time: year 1917
Place: finland, russia
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Vincere (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigour but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws. A historical drama with the passion, lyricism and tragedy of a ...
Style: emotional, touching, sincere, realistic, political ...
Plot: dictatorship, fascism, world war one, politics, male star appears nude, world war two, destructive relationship, resistance, couples, family problems, obsession, state affairs ...
Time: 1920s, 1940s, 1930s, 1910s, year 2009 ...
Place: italy, rome italy, milan italy, europe
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FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story
Style: fairy tale, costume drama, touching, mysterious, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: fairy, childhood, children, writers, world war one, friendship, beautiful scenery, pagan, family relations, miraculous event, supernatural ability, hopes ...
Time: 1910s, year 1997, 20th century, year 1917, 1900s
Place: england, london, europe, united kingdom, yorkshire ...
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 5.9
 13K
Deathwatch (2002)
Genre: Drama, Horror, War, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German ...
Style: scary, atmospheric, bleak, rough, serious ...
Plot: world war one, military, supernatural, ghost, soldier, escapades, danger, deadly creature, survival, rescue, war, gory ...
Time: year 1917, 1910s
Place: europe
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Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Unassuming catering salesmen Jim Ferguson falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles" Bigglesworth after his photo recon mission is shot down. Before he can work out what ...
Style: dieselpunk, cult classic, fast, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: time travel, world war one, steampunk, time loop, great war, superhero, fish out of water, danger, rescue, heroes, twin brother, military life ...
Time: 80s, 1910s, year 1917
Place: new york, usa, london, tower bridge london, belgium
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Father & Soldier (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Senegal
Duration: 98 min.
Story: 1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, psychological
Plot: world war one, french soldier, father, soldier, father and son, relationships, family relations, father son relationship, wartime life, war, military, wartime ...
Time: 1920s, year 1917
Place: senegal, africa, france
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The Guardians (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Switzerland, Belgium
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Women are left behind to work a family farm during the Great War.
Style: bleak, touching, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: world war one, farm, countryside, mother daughter relationship, farming, little girl, life philosophy, love, great war, disorder, friendship, family relations ...
Time: 1910s, post world war one, year 1917, year 1915, year 1919
Place: france
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The Conformist (1970)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Style: political, art house, visual, breathtaking, neo noir ...
Plot: fascism, assassination, italian fascism, fascist, murder, honeymoon, professor, politics, existentialism, confession, child molestation, ambush ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1970, year 1917 ...
Place: italy, paris france, rome italy, france, europe
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 7.9
 63
White Horse (1993)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The White Horse is a Russian TV serial broadcast in 1993. The film, in 10 episodes, was directed by Gelii Ryabov. It presents the Russian civil war in Siberia from 1917–1920 and the struggle of the White Russians under the command of Admiral ...
Plot: revolution, civil war, murder, czar, russian revolution
Time: year 1917, 1910s
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 7.5
 62K
Chaplin (1992)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: With the use of flashback, an elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, who urges him to be more vulnerable and emotionally honest with his memoirs while journeying through his poverty-stricken childhood, closest ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, factual, light, intense ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: biopic, rising to stardom, hollywood, childhood, actor's life, filmmaking, success, mccarthyism, comedian, unlikely friendships, depression, honest ...
Time: 1940s, 70s, edwardian era, 1950s, 1920s ...
Place: london, los angeles, england, california, switzerland
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 6.8
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Carrington (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The story of the relationship between painter Dora Carrington and author Lytton Strachey in a World War One England of cottages and countryside. Although platonic due to Strachey's homosexuality, the relationship was nevertheless a deep and ...
Style: costume drama, talky, touching, sexual, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: artist, painter, writers, art, polyamory, lgbt, biopic, art history, glbt, world war one, painting, gay ...
Time: 1930s, 1910s, 1920s, victorian era, year 1915 ...
Place: england, europe, italy, wales, venice ...
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Midnight's Children (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story: A Canadian-Brith film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name. The film tells the story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England grow up in the country that is nothing like their ...
Style: surreal, captivating, stylized, psychological, epic ...
Plot: family relations, political unrest, coming of age, hopes, society, love and romance, youth, rich and poor, siblings relations, magic realism, colonialism, coup ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 50s, 70s, 60s ...
Place: india, bombay india, pakistan, asia, kashmir ...
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Rebellious «Orion» (1979)
Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 77 min.
Plot: monarchist, revolution, ship, priest, anarchist, seaport
Time: year 1917
Place: russia
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 5.5
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The Fear (2015)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A young soldier testifies of his thoughts about the first world war, between disillusion, fear and hate, following his path through the letters he sends to his lover.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, rough
Plot: world war one, soldier, military, bombing, self mutilation, death of friend, desperation, wounded, trench warfare, hiding, youth, love ...
Time: 1910s, year 1914, year 1916, year 1915, year 1917
Place: france
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Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Mexico, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. ...
Style: atmospheric, stylized, realistic, serious, visual ...
Plot: gay, erection, male nudity, filmmaking, gay sex, movie business, love and romance, fall in love, artists and showbiz, homosexuality, thunderstorm, rain ...
Time: 2010s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1931, year 1948 ...
Place: mexico, soviet union, latin america, moscow russia, ussr
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A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: In 1919, Mathilde was 19 years old. Two years earlier, her fiancé Manech left for the front at the Somme. Like millions of others he was "killed on the field of battle." It's written in black and white on the official notice. But ...
Style: romantic, touching, atmospheric, epic, colorful ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: world war one, war, love and romance, wartime, life & death, private detective, investigation, obsession, tragedy, relationships, lighthouse, against the odds ...
Time: 2000s, 1920s, year 2004, 1910s, 20th century ...
Place: france, paris france, europe, marseille, brittany ...
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 6.5
 2K
Battalion (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917.
Style: captivating, tense
Plot: female warrior, revolution, girl heroine, frontline, strong female lead, great war, showdown, fight, bravery, wartime, heroine, manhood ...
Time: edwardian era, 1910s, year 1917
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Five Children and It (2004)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants the children one wish a day, the results of which will last until sunset.
Style: feel good, humorous, entertaining, offbeat, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot: youth, wish fulfillment, young heroes, heroes, mischievous children, disorder, fish out of water, parents and children, supernatural, danger, rivalry, misfit ...
Time: year 2004, year 1917, 1910s
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The Wipers Times (2013)
Genre: War
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers ...
Style: thought provoking, touching, realistic, witty, clever ...
Plot: world war one, war, military, human spirit, military life, battles, soldier, danger, life is a bitch, hopes, superior officer, great war ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, year 1916, year 1917, year 1918
Place: europe, flanders, france
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