18th century movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant 18th century movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, serious, realistic, sexy, stylized and visually appealing films and TV shows about / with nude, love and romance, betrayal, dialogue, sex, female nudity, society, culture clash, mentor and marriage plots mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres shot in UK, USA, France and other countries.
18th century
TOP 10 movies tagged as 18th century: Casanova (2005), Quills (2000), The Duchess (2008), Amazing Grace (2006), Aristocrats (1999), Valmont (1989), Ferdinando and Carolina (1999), A Royal Affair (2012), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), Becoming Jane (2007).
Best films
List of 18th century movies
55K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself ...
Style:
romantic, light, factual, fairy tale, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
casanova, womanizer, unlikely couple, love, beefcake, happy ending, runaway, farce, inquisition, duchess, love story, sex ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century, 50s
Place:
venice, italy, rome italy, europe, vatican
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55K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany
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, realistic, sexy, sexual, dark ...
Plot:
writer's life, rape, sexuality, perversion, priest, emperor, writers, eccentricity, sadism, sex, corporal punishment, lust ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, georgian era, 1790s, regency period
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Style:
romantic, sexy, emotional, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
love triangle, duchess, love affair, aristocracy, love story, infidelity, duke, adultery, marriage, royalty, high society, marital rape ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century, victorian era, middle ages ...
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Germany, France, Spain, USA, Belgium
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, clever, captivating, twist ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, psychopath, suspense, perfume, psychology, insanity, macabre, sense of smell, twists and turns, genius, killings ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, germany, provence
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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:
inspirational, emotional, political, talky, factual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
slavery, politics, christian, friendship, freedom, corruption, civil rights, politician, slave trade, culture clash, justice, civil war ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1790s, 50s, georgian era ...
Place:
england, london, africa, paris france, france ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on a true story, Aristocrats draws back the curtain on an 18th century English family near the summit of society, revealing a tapestry of romance, prejudice, infidelity, and revolution.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, stylized
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
master and servant, royal family, aristocracy, rich and poor, high society, royalty, politics, family relations, siblings relations, state affairs, power relations, infidelity ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
england, ireland, europe
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14K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as ...
Style:
stylized, sexy, realistic, clever, erotic ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
betrayal, virginity, seduction, manipulation, infidelity, virgin, tragedy, hypocrisy, couple relations, wager, love triangle, obsession ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
On his death bed in the 1820s, King Ferdinando I of Naples tries to escape the ghosts of his bloody kingship by remembering his younger days, when he was allowed to go hunting and have fun, and inventing love games. Then he was obliged to marry Mary ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, epic, humorous ...
Plot:
italian history, true love, royalty, sex scene, mutiny, marriage, sex, female nudity, wedding, manipulation, sexual content, politics ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
naples italy, austria, italy
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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:
realistic, stylized, sexy, atmospheric, factual ...
Audience:
date night, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
love triangle, royal family, love affair, adultery, aristocracy, coup d'etat, royal court, queen, infidelity, political intrigue, tragic love, king ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, victorian era, 1770s, year 1968 ...
Place:
denmark, europe, england, berlin germany, scandinavia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, exciting, serious, scary ...
Plot:
werewolf, martial arts, supernatural, conspiracy, monster, beast, murder, investigation, legends and myths, suspense, good versus evil, animal attack ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
france, canada, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
Style:
romantic, touching, sweet, emotional, intellectual ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
writer's life, love and romance, unfulfilled love, love, prejudice, fall in love, women, love story, couples, beautiful scenery, social differences, society ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era, regency period, 50s ...
Place:
england, ireland, london, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Brothel owner, Margaret Wells, struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
Style:
stylized, atmospheric, captivating, thought provoking, sensual ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
prostitution, brothel madam, courtesan, prostitute, rivalry, brothel, class differences, twists and turns, lesbian, rivals, mother daughter relationship, family problems ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 195 min.
TV show
Story:
In her filthy cell in Newgate prison Moll Flanders, dubbed 'the wickedest woman in England' tells her story. Born in the gaol, after her mother is transported Moll is raised by the kindly mayor of Colchester and his wife, whose two sons ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, sexy, baroque
Plot:
rise to the top, betrayal, forbidden love, woman, society, orphan, prostitute, maid, prison, true love, ambition, downfall ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 17th century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In 1721, the Regent of France, wanting to seal the peace with Spain, offers to the Spanish King, a marriage between their respective heirs: Louis XV, age 11, and Maria Anna Victoria, the 4-year-old Spanish infanta. The Regent of France also offers ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, serious, scenic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
child bride, king of france, princess, union, intrigue, reconciliation, engagement, politics, french royalty, royal family, forced marriage, swinger ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
versailles, france, spain
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406K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, France, Italy
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri – now confined to an insane asylum.
Style:
inspirational, epic, atmospheric, visually appealing, clever ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
music, mozart, classical music, genius, composer, musician, envy, opera, obsession, rivalry, prodigy, musician's life ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, 1780s, 1820s, 19th century ...
Place:
vienna, austria, italy, europe, central europe
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163K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and ...
Style:
stylized, captivating, serious, exciting, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
time travel, couples, fall in love, love affair, true love, life turned upside down, love and romance, battles, rivalry, escapades, time traveler, friendship ...
Time:
18th century, 20th century, 1940s, year 1945, georgian era
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe, united kingdom, britain
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
At its heart, Banished is a story of survival. Though it is set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, captivating, epic
Plot:
colony, confined, life is a bitch, community, prison, moral dilemma, control, governor, brutality, penal colony, colonialism, survival ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, georgian era
Place:
australia, england, oceania, new south wales
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in early 18th-century Madrid, the plot follows the love story between an agoraphobic cook and a widowed nobleman.
Style:
captivating, epic
Plot:
maid, social class, domestic servant, changing lives, male female relationship, drastic change of life, wealthy family, society, relationships, employer employee relationship, character change, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
madrid
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Dangerous Liaisons is the film based on the novel of the same name by Choderlos de Laclos set in 18th century France. Marquise de Merteuil’s asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic, romantic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
aristocracy, seduction, sexuality, sex, fatal attraction, female nudity, love, love letter, adultery, casanova, emotional abuse, sexual relations ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
Style:
feel good, realistic, gothic, romantic, humorous ...
Plot:
love and romance, estate, aristocracy, fall in love, family relations, society, friendship, love, countryside, world war one, summer, love story ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era, regency period, 50s ...
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King ...
Style:
light, romantic, colourful, melancholic, compassionate ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gardener, royal court, aristocracy, female protagonist, garden, jealousy, love story, adultery, infidelity, unlikely partners, intrigue, fall in love ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century, victorian era, 70s, 1920s ...
Place:
france, versailles, paris france, england, new orleans ...
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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:
romantic, stylized, sweet, witty, talky ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, family outing
Plot:
friendship, manipulation, culture clash, relationships, love, betrayal, love story, adaptation, women, satire, twists and turns, female friendship ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, victorian era, 1920s, 19th century ...
Place:
england, ireland, london
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44K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to ...
Style:
exciting, emotional, captivating, romantic, dramatic ...
Plot:
violent man, rivalry, sword fight, revenge, rape, graphic violence, medieval, life philosophy, pregnant from rape, against the odds, folk hero, happy ending ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
scotland, england, europe, scottish highlands
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Orphaned by smallpox, young Lancashire country lady Fanny Hill cheerfully accepts her friend Esther Davies's offer to join the London 'working girls' with Mrs. Brown, a madam who recruits her as charmingly fresh enough to wait, ...
Style:
serious, touching, romantic, sincere, erotic ...
Plot:
prostitute, true love, sexual content, life is a bitch, love affair, love and romance, society, rich and poor, fall in love, social differences, lovers apart, sexism ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Suzanne Simonin describes her life of suffering in letters. As a young woman she is sent to a convent against her will. Since her parents cannot afford the dowry required for a marriage befitting her rank they decide she must instead become a nun. ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
religion, convent, power relations, clergy, strong female presence, society, celibacy, lesbian, women's rights, abuse of power, humiliation, confession ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
france, europe
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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:
atmospheric, realistic, captivating, sexy, disturbing ...
Plot:
french revolution, master and servant, politics, battles, friendship, forbidden love, rebelliousness, society, political unrest, state affairs, duchess, conspiracy ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, georgian era, 1790s, 19th century
Place:
paris france, france, tokyo, new orleans, japan ...
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367K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.
Style:
gothic, dark, scary, dark fantasy, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, witch, murder, investigation, small town, legends and myths, goth, uncover truth, mysterious character, horseman, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century, 1790s, victorian era ...
Place:
new york, new york state
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in Piemonte of Carlo Emanuele III, Elisa di Rivombrosa tells the love story between Count Fabrizio Ristori and the maid Elisa Scalzi, lady companion of countess Agnes, mother of Fabrizio. The couple will face many difficulties, intrigues of all ...
Style:
captivating, tense
Plot:
fall in love, conspiracy, marriage, countess, murder, castle, relationships, high society, social relations, male female relationship, family relations, society ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
italy
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33K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Britain is in the grip of a chilling recession... falling wages, rising prices, civil unrest - only the bankers are smiling. It's 1783 and Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ...
Style:
captivating, family saga, realistic, saga, serious ...
Plot:
countryside, society, estate, love affair, poverty, love and romance, rich and poor, master and servant, social differences, couple relations, family relations, english countryside ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, 1790s, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place:
england, cornwall
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172K
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, stylized, cynical, breathtaking, realistic ...
Plot:
rise and fall, aristocracy, nobility, card playing, jealousy, battles, social climbing, glory, escapades, wedding, corporal punishment, gambler ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century, victorian era, 1780s ...
Place:
ireland, prussia, england, europe, berlin germany ...
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