Period piece movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant period piece movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out period piece, period drama, costume drama, historical drama, realistic and serious films and TV shows about / with costume, love and romance, love, royal family, love story, husband wife relationship, women, society, horse riding and horse plots mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as period piece: Tess (1979), Quills (2000), Love & Friendship (2016), Atonement (2007), The Scandalous Lady W (2015), A Royal Affair (2012), The Piano (1993), The Forsyte Saga (2002), Madame Bovary (2014), Belle (2013).

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 7.3
 18K
Tess (1979)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 186 min.
Story: This multiple-Oscar-winning film by Roman Polanski is an exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl (Nastassja Kinski, in a gorgeous breakthrough) is sent by her father to the ...
Style: period piece, scenic, costume drama, visually appealing, atmospheric ...
Plot: tragic love, breast feeding, love, relationships, rape, mansion, beautiful scenery, loneliness, nobility, destiny, peasant, dating ...
Time: 19th century, year 1979, 1800s, victorian era, 1880s
Place: britain, eastern europe, england, europe, brazil
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 7.2
 57K
Quills (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France ...
Style: erotic, period piece, realistic, sexual, sexy ...
Plot: rape, sexuality, writer's life, priest, perversion, lust, writers, aristocracy, eccentricity, fetish, sexual tension, sex ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, year 2000, georgian era, y2k ...
Place: france, paris france, europe
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Love & Friendship (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, France, Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story: From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Two young men, handsome Reginald DeCourcy and ...
Style: period piece, romantic, stylized, sweet, witty ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot: friendship, manipulation, culture clash, relationships, betrayal, love story, adaptation, love, literary, strong female lead, lesbian, sex ...
Time: 18th century, 1790s, victorian era, 1800s, year 2016
Place: england
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 7.8
 298K
Atonement (2007)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Style: touching, emotional, heartbreaking, sad, period piece ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot: world war two, wartime, tragic love, redemption, injustice, unfulfilled love, love story, false accusation, love and romance, forbidden love, innocence, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, year 2007, 2000s, victorian era ...
Place: england, london, britain, dunkirk, europe ...
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The Scandalous Lady W (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A gripping 18th century drama details the scandalous life of Lady Seymour Worsley, who dared to leave her husband and elope with his best friend, Captain George Bisset. Lady Seymour Worsley escapes her troubled marriage only to find herself at the ...
Style: period piece, costume drama, captivating, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot: love triangle, extramarital affair, aristocracy, voyeurism, troubled marriage, husband wife relationship, scandal, sex scene, adultery, husband wife estrangement, jury, courtroom ...
Time: 18th century, 1780s
Place: england, london
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 7.5
 50K
A Royal Affair (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style: period piece, costume drama, realistic, stylized, factual ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: royal family, queen, love affair, love triangle, adultery, political intrigue, aristocracy, coup d'etat, royalty, royal court, infidelity, king ...
Time: 18th century, year 2012, ancient times, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place: denmark, europe, england, scandinavia, copenhagen ...
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 7.5
 95K
The Piano (1993)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia, France, New Zealand
Duration: 121 min.
Story: After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man ...
Style: period piece, psychological, sexual, scenic, serious ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: piano, desire, sexual relations, adultery, infidelity, couple relations, love affair, love triangle, human nature, mother daughter relationship, couples, love and romance ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1850s, 90s, 1800s ...
Place: new zealand, oceania
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The Forsyte Saga (2002)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 276 min.
TV show
Story: In 2002, the first two books and the first interlude of John Galsworthy's trilogy The Forsyte Saga were adapted by Granada Television for the ITV network. Additional funding for this production was provided by American PBS station WGBH, the ...
Style: period piece, family saga, realistic, costume drama, serious ...
Plot: high society, love affair, society, love and romance, forbidden love, family relations, couple relations, parents and children, unfulfilled love, rich and poor, power relations, victorian england ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1920s, 20th century, 1880s ...
Place: england, britain, europe, london
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Madame Bovary (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Belgium, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.
Style: period piece, costume drama, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: adultery, bored housewife, couples, infidelity, love affair, tragic hero, social relations, dull life, crumbling marriage, society, dishonesty, village life ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s
Place: france, europe
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 7.3
 33K
Belle (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet ...
Style: period piece, inspirational, sentimental, captivating, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: slavery, racism, interracial relations, society, interracial romance, high society, social differences, aristocracy, white male black female relationship, love and romance, interracial couple, biracial ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, ancient times, regency period, victorian era ...
Place: england, indiana, europe
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 7.5
 388K
The Illusionist (2006)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min.
Story: With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crowned prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged ...
Style: surprise ending, atmospheric, period piece, enigmatic, twist ending ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens
Plot: magic, twists and turns, forbidden love, wizards and magicians, investigation, murder, love triangle, magic trick, death, duchess, nobility, rivals ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, year 2006, 2000s, edwardian era ...
Place: austria, vienna, america, london, england ...
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The Mask of Zorro (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Mexico, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story: It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans ...
Style: romantic, period piece, entertaining, exciting, breathtaking ...
Audience: teens, family outing, adult
Plot: zorro, superhero, swashbuckler, sword fight, lone hero, love and romance, heroic mission, good versus evil, daring rescue, revenge, secret identity, vigilante ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, middle ages, 90s, 1800s ...
Place: california, mexico, los angeles, usa
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Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A unique 16th century woman, Danielle possesses a love of books, and can easily quote from Sir Thomas More’s Utopia. An intriguing mix of tomboyish athleticism and physical beauty, she has more than enough charm to capture the heart of a prince ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, period piece, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, kids, teens, date night ...
Plot: cinderella story, love and romance, female protagonist, cinderella, prince, royalty, love, class differences, arranged marriage, legends and myths, step siblings, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 16th century, 90s, 50s, year 1998, ancient times
Place: france, europe
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story: When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.
Style: period piece, costume drama, breathtaking, colorful, historical drama ...
Plot: british history, queen, queen elizabeth i, throne, royal family, royalty, tudors, politics, monarchy, medieval, political intrigue, biopic ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, 19th century, victorian era, ancient times ...
Place: england, london, britain, scotland, spain ...
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 7.2
 292K
The Patriot (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 165 min.
Story: After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, ...
Style: period piece, dramatic, rough, uplifting, factual ...
Audience: manly, family friendly, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: american revolution, war, freedom, revolution, military, battles, vengeance, rebellion, human spirit, heroic mission, wartime, combat ...
Time: 18th century, year 2000, georgian era, y2k, 1780s ...
Place: south carolina, america, southern usa, virginia, britain ...
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 7.3
 272K
Lincoln (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style: political, period piece, emotional, factual, epic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: president, civil war, politics, american civil war, american history, idealism, slavery, racism, head of state, courage, freedom, abraham lincoln ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, year 2012, 2010s, 1800s ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, america
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 8.3
 2K
Isabel (2011)
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 3038 min.
TV show
Story: Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her ...
Style: serious, historical drama, realistic, captivating, stylized ...
Plot: royal family, spanish history, queen, royalty, aristocracy, unfaithful husband, conquering, palace intrigue, historical figure, throne, heir, rise to the top ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place: spain, europe, portugal
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Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene, who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching ...
Style: romantic, period piece, emotional, costume drama, sexy ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night
Plot: couples, couple relations, looking for love, love story, victorian england, english countryside, love and romance, relationships, love affair, dishonesty, countryside, unrequited love ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, year 2015, 1800s
Place: england, britain, europe
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 7.0
 200K
A Knight's Tale (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: William Thatcher, a peasant, is sent to apprentice with a Knight named Hector as a young boy. Urged by his father to "change his Stars", he assumes Sir Hector's place in a tournament when Hector dies in the middle of it. He wins. With ...
Style: feel good, period piece, romantic, inspirational, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, teens, family outing, date night ...
Plot: medieval, knight, sword fight, jousting, against the odds, sword duel, love and romance, love, love story, writers, underdog, fall in love ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2001, ancient times, 2000s ...
Place: england, europe, france, london, paris france
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A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A Man for All Seasons is the filmed version of the life of Thomas More. An English man comes to Sir Thomas More to ask if he can divorce his wife since King Henry VIII has made it illegal. Sir Thomas More stands up in opposition to the King even ...
Style: period piece, political, inspirational, costume drama, spiritual ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: historical event, politics, lawyer, courtroom drama, catholic, courtroom, royalty, british history, renaissance, idealism, justice, betrayal ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, year 1966, ancient times, medieval times
Place: england, britain, persia, europe, london
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A Dangerous Method (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA, Switzerland
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under Sabina’s ...
Style: psychological, philosophical, intellectual, sexy, period piece ...
Plot: mental illness, psychiatrist, psychoanalysis, psychology, historical character, introspection, psychologist, mentally unstable, insanity, sexual perversion, biopic, sexuality ...
Time: 1900s, 19th century, edwardian era, victorian era, 2010s ...
Place: zurich switzerland, switzerland, europe, vienna, central europe ...
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Testament of Youth (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Denmark, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and ...
Style: touching, period piece, captivating, serious, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot: world war one, wartime, war, aspiring writer, women, death, poetry, nurse, life is a bitch, wartime life, love and romance, love affair ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, 1920s, edwardian era, 2010s ...
Place: england, oxford university, london, yorkshire, france ...
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The Way We Live Now (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: The Way We Live Now is a 2001 four-part television adaptation of the Anthony Trollope novel The Way We Live Now. The serial was first broadcast on the BBC and was directed by David Yates, written by Andrew Davies and produced by Nigel ...
Style: period piece, serious, costume drama, realistic, historical drama ...
Plot: lifestyle, intrigue, society, rise to the top, fall in love, power relations, life is a bitch, rich and poor, couple relations, greed, couples, love and romance ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s
Place: britain, europe, england
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 6.9
 32K
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
Style: period piece, intense, factual, realistic, costume drama ...
Plot: rape, artist, art, spanish history, prison, prostitute, painter, biopic, spanish inquisition, life is a bitch, lifestyle, painting ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, regency period, 19th century, year 2006 ...
Place: spain, persia, madrid
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The King's Speech (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style: inspirational, period piece, sincere, uplifting, dramatic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: british royal family, british history, world war two, stuttering, royal family, disability, queen, politics, unlikely friendships, british monarchy, king of england, historical character ...
Time: 1930s, year 2010, 2010s, pre world war two, 50s ...
Place: england, britain, london, united kingdom, scotland ...
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The Young Victoria (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: From Academy Award® winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park and The Departed, comes the story of Queen Victoria’s early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle to her romantic courtship and ...
Style: period piece, costume drama, romantic, touching, dramatic ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: royal family, royalty, marriage, queen, queen of england, queen victoria, politics, aristocracy, royal court, love and romance, british history, love story ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, middle ages, 1800s, edwardian era ...
Place: england, london, britain, buckingham palace, europe ...
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the ...
Style: period piece, exciting, entertaining, scenic, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night, boys' night ...
Plot: knight, robin hood, sword fight, archer, medieval, swashbuckler, chase, justice, folk hero, courage, good versus evil, sword and shield ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 19th century, ancient times, 12th century
Place: england, britain, europe, jerusalem, israel ...
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TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
Style: period piece, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: spy, american revolution, american history, colonial america, espionage, political unrest, treason, rebellion, rivalry, ambition, undercover, rebelliousness ...
Time: 18th century, 1780s, 1770s
Place: usa, new jersey, america, new york, connecticut
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 6.6
 106K
Anna Karenina (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Trapped in a loveless marriage, aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
Style: costume drama, period piece, emotional, sentimental, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: high society, forbidden love, imperial russia, tragic love, infidelity, aristocracy, suicide, cuckolded husband, depression, love, adultery, marriage ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, year 2012, 1870s, ancient times ...
Place: russia, moscow russia, st. petersburg russia, europe
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 8.1
 182K
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 185 min.
Story: In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to ...
Style: epic, visually stunning, period piece, realistic, visual ...
Plot: nobility, rise and fall, aristocracy, opportunist, tragedy, literary, british army, gambling, funeral, sword fight, soldier, amputation ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 20th century, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place: ireland, prussia, england, britain, berlin germany ...
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