French revolution movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant french revolution movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, period drama, serious, historical drama, costume drama and period piece films and TV shows about / with french revolution, napoleonic wars, revolution, guillotine, society, state affairs, rebellion, politics, historical event and time machine plots mostly in Drama, History and Romance genres shot in France, UK, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as french revolution: The French Revolution (1989), One Nation, One King (2018), Marie Antoinette (2006), That Night in Varennes (1982), Charlotte Corday (2008), Toussaint Louverture (2012), The Lady and the Duke (2001), Danton (1983), Les Misérables (2012), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999).
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: France, West Germany, Italy, Canada
Duration: 335 min.
Story:
A history of the French Revolution from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis ...
Style:
historical drama, cult classic, inspirational, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
french revolution, nobility, revolution, french history, medieval, monarch, royal family, monarchy, politics, democracy, angry mob, crisis ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 1780s, 1790s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, versailles
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Un peuple et son roi crosses the destinies of the men and women of the population, and those of historical figures. Their meeting place is the newly founded National Assembly. At the heart of the story lie the fate of the king and the birth of the ...
Style:
realistic, factual, captivating, tense, political
Plot:
french revolution, king of france, french history, martial law, politics, execution, arrest, interrogation, poverty, guillotine, napoleonic era, royalty ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, georgian era
Place:
france, paris france, versailles
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Style:
visually stunning, period piece, visual, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
queen, french revolution, historical character, french history, royal court, royal family, decadence, royalty, aristocracy, teenage girl, monarchy, princess ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 2006, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place:
france, versailles, europe, austria, vienna ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
In June of 1791, a group of passengers in a stagecoach find themselves caught up in the events of the French Revolution, when they find themselves in the city of Varennes when revolutionists arrest the fleeing King Louis.
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, road movie, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
french revolution, king of france, revolution, teenage prostitute, older man young girl relationship, female nudity, writers, father daughter incest, libertine, older man younger woman relationship, interracial romance, marie antoinette ...
Time:
year 1982, 18th century, georgian era, 1790s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Set in July 1793 during the outbreak of the French Revolution and the unleashing of the Reign of Terror, a young girl from Caen named Charlotte Corday plots to assassinate Jacobin newspaper editor Jean-Paul Marat.
Style:
political thriller, suspense
Plot:
french revolution, murder investigation, female killer, napoleonic wars, conservative, historical event, prison, political repression, martyrdom, assassin, female assassin, terror ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
paris france, normandy, france
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Genre: History
Country: France
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Toussaint opposes the Spanish army and joins the French troops. On Saint-Domingue he succeeds to push the English back. He proclames himself as the gouvernor of Saint-Domingue. To restore the economy he takes a bold descision. He calls for the ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, tense, historical drama
Plot:
slavery, french revolution, revolutionary, slave trade, french colonialism, slave labor, slave trader, slave, napoleonic wars, fighting the system, social problems, historical character ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
france, haiti
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
This breathtaking, visually experimental film from New Wave director Eric Rohmer tells the true story of Grace Dalrymple Elliot (Lucy Russell), a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determined to maintain her stiff ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, atmospheric, disturbing, sensitive ...
Plot:
french revolution, master and servant, politics, nobility, duchess, friendship, battles, rebelliousness, society, political unrest, state affairs, conspiracy ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, georgian era, year 2001, 1790s ...
Place:
paris france, france, versailles, europe, naples italy ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Poland
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. ...
Style:
political, talky, epic, anthology, art film ...
Plot:
french revolution, revolutionary, french history, revolution, politics, biopic, execution, guillotine, terror, death row, power struggle, french politics ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, 1790s, year 1983, georgian era ...
Place:
france, paris france, poland, eastern europe, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
Style:
inspirational, historical drama, epic, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
redemption, rebellion, arrest, parole, historical character, broadway, dying man, historical event, prostitute, orphan, father daughter relationship, revolution ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2012, 1800s, 18th century ...
Place:
france, paris france, seattle, europe, london
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 540 min.
TV show
Story:
A series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set in 1793 during the French Revolution. It stars Richard E. Grant as the hero, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his eponymous alter ego. The first ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
french revolution, heroes, swashbuckler, vigilante, secret identity, napoleonic wars, fencing, time machine, conservative, hanging, revolution, hidden identity ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 1790s, regency period
Place:
france, paris france, england
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An account of the adventures of two sets of identical twins, badly scrambled at birth, on the eve of the French Revolution. One set is haughty and aristocratic, the other poor and somewhat dim. They find themselves involved in palace intrigues as ...
Style:
parody, funny, black comedy, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
french revolution, satire, farce, twins, woman in labor, mistaken identity, voice over narration, sibling rivalry, nobleman, swashbuckler, revolution, identical twins ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 1780s, 70s
Place:
france, paris france, england, spain
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
A personal look at the French military leader’s origins and swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of Napoleon’s addictive, volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.
Style:
epic, thrilling, captivating, psychological, crying ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
french army, french military, french revolution, psychic, soldier, commander, crown, napoleonic wars, empress, leader, fight, exile ...
Time:
19th century, 1780s, 1810s, 18th century, 1790s ...
Place:
paris france, moscow russia, egypt, france, russia ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
Style:
sexy, stylized, costume drama, period piece, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
royal court, royal family, master and servant, french revolution, female pubic hair, monarchy, lady in waiting, lesbian, lesbian subtext, lgbt, queen, king ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, year 2012, georgian era, victorian era ...
Place:
france, versailles, paris france, indiana, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in ...
Style:
costume drama, sad, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
french revolution, charles dickens, revolution, tragic romance, nobleman, passion, unrequited love, literary, historical event, fall in love, friendship, love triangle ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s
Place:
paris france, london, france, europe, england
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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, sexy, gothic, sexual ...
Plot:
sexuality, writer's life, rape, priest, sex, perversion, steamy romance, aristocracy, eccentricity, fetish, sexual tension, writers ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, ancient times, year 2000, georgian era ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The time of the French revolution, and Citizen Robespierre is beheading the French aristocracy. When word gets to England, two noblemen, Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master ...
Style:
spoof, parody, sex comedy, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot:
carry on, french revolution, true love, satire, aristocrat, duel, legend, sword fight, guillotine, sex spoof, camp, disguise ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, 1780s
Place:
england, france
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Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat's death, using the patients as actors. Based 'The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under ...
Style:
disturbing, stylized, psychological, tense, talky ...
Plot:
french revolution, sex maniac, revolution, insanity, art, politics, fighting the system, murder, mental illness, psychopath, chaos, violence ...
Time:
18th century, year 1967, 19th century, 1790s, 1800s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Catherine Hubscher, who washes the shirts of young Napoleon and other soldiers fighting the Revolution, falls in love with Sergeant Lefebvre. Circumstances bring Lefebvre a noble title and even more -- Napoleon decides to make him the local ruler ...
Style:
sexy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, costume drama ...
Plot:
french revolution, napoleonic wars, strong female presence, society, rise to the top, love and romance, power relations, couples, working class, social differences, rich and poor, social climbing ...
Time:
18th century, year 1961
Place:
france, europe, italy
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between her chosen ...
Style:
anime, manga, shoujo, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
monarchy, french revolution, cross dressing, royal court, aristocracy, forbidden love, childhood, lgbt, revolution, politics, war, military ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
versailles, france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: East Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This tragic love story relates ten decisive years in the life of the great Romantic poet Friedrich Hölderlin, played by a young Ulrich Mühe.
Plot:
french revolution, napoleonic wars, biopic, home schooling, recovery, writers, revolutionary, friend, mental illness, fired from the job, friendship, sex ...
Place:
east germany, switzerland, german democratic republic, germany, frankfurt germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A symphony in three movements. Things such as a Mediterranean cruise, numerous conversations, in numerous languages, between the passengers, almost all of whom are on holiday... Our Europe. At night, a sister and her younger brother have summoned ...
Style:
serious, contemplative, realistic, atmospheric, avant garde ...
Plot:
politics, family relations, parents and children, state affairs, society, ship, social differences, parent child relationship, justice, filmmaking, family business, dictator ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, barcelona, palestinian authority, egypt, africa ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, France
Duration: 188 min.
TV show
Story:
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Style:
historical drama, epic, fairy tale, period drama, f word
Plot:
charles dickens, french revolution, family relations, monarch, napoleonic wars, nobility, time machine, historical event, lookalikes, criminal, self sacrifice, love triangle ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
paris france, london, france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The true story of William Wilberforce's courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Although meeting intense opposition, his minister, John Newton, urges him to see the cause through.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, period piece, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
slavery, politics, politician, mentor, civil rights, slave trade, friendship, freedom, christian, british empire, religion, biopic ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, ancient times, 1800s, georgian era ...
Place:
england, london, britain, paris france, france ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 1789, when the Revolution went on, a bandit named "Black Tulip" held the surroundings of village Roussillon in fear. The poor people respected him as Robin Hood, who declare himself a revolutioner but Count Guillaume de Saint Preux ...
Style:
70mm film, period drama
Plot:
french revolution, fencing, nobility, sword duel, prince, traveler, napoleonic wars, ancient, adventurer, twins, twin brother, sword ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
france, south of france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
At 13 years old, Marie-Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier inherited from his parents a long name, a fortune bigger then that, and the title of Marquis de La Fayette. Barely past majority, he was a brilliant lieutenant and a King Musketeer, and ...
Style:
70mm film
Plot:
war for independence, american revolution, nobility, fort, french revolution, revolution, revolutionary war, historical event, george washington, militia, ship, american revolutionary war ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
france, britain
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
La Seine no Hoshi is an anime series by Sunrise, which premiered in Japan on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 and finished its run on December 26, 1975, spanning a total of 39 episodes. The title translates to English as "Star of the Seine" or ...
Style:
anime, historical drama, costume drama, action adventure
Plot:
french revolution, secret identity, aristocracy, masked vigilante, justice, class struggle, political corruption, revenge, vigilantism, rebellion, tyranny, female hero ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium, Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Stuck in the corridors of time, Godefroy de Montmirail and his faithful servant Jacquouille are projected to a time of profound political and social upheavals: the French Revolution... specifically, The Terror, time of great dangers, during which ...
Style:
entertaining, light, humorous, feel good
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
french revolution, time travel, marquis, medieval, escapades, love and romance, nobleman, french history, castle, vigilante justice, bare chested male, woods ...
Time:
1940s, 18th century, 12th century, 1790s
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
period piece, feel good, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, french revolution, heroes, sailing, chivalry, adventurer, sea, pirate, napoleonic era, swashbuckler, war hero ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1790s
Place:
france, europe, brittany
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society. Percy ...
Style:
period piece, atmospheric, entertaining, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
french revolution, hidden identity, secret identity, heroes, chivalry, renaissance, swashbuckler, undercover, daring rescue, revolution, heroic mission, dandy ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, victorian era
Place:
france, europe, england, paris france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Italian-French costume dramedy that takes place in France in the end of 18th Century during the French Revolution. It is "The Marriage of Figaro" meets "The Dangerous Liaisons" and it tells the story of two women, Mathilde ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, historical drama, satirical
Plot:
gender roles, body swapping, deception, class conflict, french revolution, aristocracy, mistaken identity, social satire, moral ambiguity, motherhood, bittersweet, transvestism ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
france
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