Anachronism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant anachronism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out entertaining, captivating, semi serious, slapstick, humorous and period piece films and TV shows about / with anachronism, satire, culture clash, travel, time travel, friendship, fish out of water, storytelling, farce and irreverent plots mostly in Comedy, Adventure and Fantasy genres shot in USA, Japan, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as anachronism: Timestalkers (1987), Hercules (1997), Gintama (2005), Marguerite & Julien (2015), The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Blazing Saddles (1974), Aladdin (1992), The Legend of El Cid (2020), Dickinson (2019).
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List of anachronism movies
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Scott, a history professor, becomes involved with two time travelers from the year 2586 after making a discovery in an old photograph. One of the time travelers is determined to change the course of history, the other to stop him. Scott's ...
Style:
psychotronic, serious, exciting, bleak, suspenseful
Plot:
time travel, time machine, new world, mad scientist, old west, gunfight, car accident, chases and races, prodigy, imaginary, danger, changing the past or future ...
Time:
year 1986, 20th century, 19th century, 1880s
Place:
los angeles
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277K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, exciting, touching, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
hercules, mythology, good versus evil, legends and myths, love, heroic mission, cyclops, myth, teenager, centaur, transformation, titan ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe, italy, rome italy
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
The Amanto, aliens from outer space, have invaded Earth and taken over feudal Japan. As a result, a prohibition on swords has been established, and the samurai of Japan are treated with disregard as a consequence.
However one man, Gintoki Sakata, ...
Style:
anime, parody, semi serious, exciting, entertaining ...
Plot:
samurai, resistance, rebellion, imaginary, rebelliousness, alien invasion, evil alien, culture clash, society, law enforcement, space and aliens, badass ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet, son and daughter of the Lord of Tourlaville, have loved each other tenderly since childhood. But as they grow up, their affection veers toward voracious passion.
Style:
sexy, erotic, touching, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
brother sister incest, brother sister sex, sex with brother, incest, sex with sister, incestuous relationship, incestuous sex, brother sister relationship, forbidden love, impossible love, obsessive love, tragic romance ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
normandy
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's new summer home. Kuzco's advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, entertaining, sweet, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
good versus evil, transformation, emperor, talking animal, jungle, treason, spoiled brat, llama, assassination attempt, friendship, change of heart, turned into an animal ...
Time:
15th century, year 2000, y2k, 16th century
Place:
peru, south america, latin america
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.
Style:
humorous, funny, computer animated, 3d animation, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dinosaur, jungle, talking animal, fantasy world, ice age, friendship, birth, rescue, parenthood, bonding, animal life, iceberg ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory, 20th century, year 2009, 2000s
Place:
antarctic
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A town – where everyone seems to be named Johnson – is in the way of the railroad and, in order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is ...
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, funny, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
farce, cowboy, satire, old west, racism, absurd humor, cowboys and outlaws, small town, gay slur, chess, gunfight, ethnic slur ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 1870s, year 1974
Place:
los angeles, america, arizona, california
Is relevant?
497K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street-urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being ...
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, feel good, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
princess, desert, genie, arabian nights, disney princess, magic, love, friendship, prince, poverty, monkey, unlikely couple ...
Time:
middle ages, year 1992, 90s, medieval times, 20th century ...
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, sahara, china, egypt ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Rodrigo DÃaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
Style:
stylized, visually appealing, intense, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, medieval, spanish history, monarchy, islam, gay, battles, warrior, historical character, survival, war, fight ...
Time:
middle ages, 11th century, medieval times
Place:
spain, portugal, iberian peninsula
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22K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet.
Style:
scenic, captivating, atmospheric, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, women, lesbian interest, sapphic, lesbian love, poetry, female protagonist, longing, poet, rebellious daughter, sexual orientation ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A Hungarian historical movie that tells the story of the Hungarian ancestors, the seven leaders, who are looking for their new homeland in the last years of the 9th century. Before they leave their original home in Asia, they have a farewell party. ...
Style:
captivating, period piece, parody, road movie, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
tribal chief, multiple storylines, leadership, adventure hero, leader, storytelling, travel, medieval, national identity, satire, political satire, hung over ...
Time:
9th century
Place:
hungary, asia, europe, central europe
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Kahpe Bizans tells us the story of Yetis Bey (Cem Davran) and his struggle with Byzantian Emperor (Illetyus) in a humorous way.
Style:
parody, spoof, light hearted, slapstick, action comedy ...
Plot:
irreverent, satire, medieval, farce, political satire, turk, national identity, friendship, social commentary, adult humor, dark humor, oracle ...
Place:
turkey, ottoman empire, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Egypt
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
In the year 1807, they city of Rashid is under attack by the British forces.
Style:
historical drama, tense, period piece
Plot:
time travel, mental institution, culture clash, patriotism, travel, nationalism, moral dilemma, identity crisis, mistaken identity, interrogation, social commentary, bureaucracy ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1998
Place:
cairo egypt, egypt
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A parable in the manner of a tragedian based on the play by A. Volodin "On the tribes of the Bison and Scorpions, who lived many thousands of years ago on a small island." The events that the film tells about take place in ancient times, ...
Style:
prehistoric, detective, period piece, ironic, folk tale ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder mystery, satire, forest, whodunit, investigation, tragedy, justice, leadership, parable, moral dilemma, caveman, forced marriage ...
Time:
stone age, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
It's About Time is an American fantasy/science-fiction comedy TV series that aired on CBS for one season of 26 episodes in 1966–1967. The series was created by Sherwood Schwartz, and used sets, props and incidental music from Schwartz's ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, prehistoric, lighthearted, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
time travel, astronaut, culture clash, travel, fish out of water, space travel, escapism, u.s. air force, time, jungle, prehistoric animal, hospitality ...
Time:
prehistory, stone age, prehistoric times, 60s, year 1967 ...
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
When Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks stepped onstage for the first time to perform their now-legendary skit "The 2000 Year Old Man," they turned live comedy on its head with their irreverent, cutting-edge humor. Done in animated style, catch ...
Style:
witty, parody, buddy comedy, lighthearted, sarcastic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, irreverent, sketch, pun, improv, storytelling, deadpan, live performance, campus, old age, elderly, interview ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2000, 2000s
Place:
middle east
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Catweazle is a British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London Weekend Television under the LWI banner, and screened in the UK on ITV in 1970. A second season in 1971 ...
Style:
light hearted, sitcom, surreal
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
time travel, medieval, wizard, magic, travel, fish out of water, english countryside, friendship, sorcerer, serial killer, community, small town ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
An American Agent from 1938 travels through time to hamstring Hitler! Transported to the year 2018, he hoodwinks hoodlums, infuriates the Fuhrer, and goes gaga for a gal 80 years his junior!
Style:
entertaining, captivating, semi serious, satirical, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, time travel, spy, culture clash, fish out of water, travel, flash forward, heroic mission, mission, time jump, changing the past or future, escapades ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The comedy tells the story of Hermanotheus, brother of Micalateia and typical Hebrew of the year zero, companion, good shepherd and obedient. He receives the divine mission to guide his people to the land of Godah, in a satire on the biblical story ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, ironic ...
Plot:
satire, religion, irony, jewish culture, religious faith, religious, brother brother relationship, religious conversion, faith, irreverent, ancient, stage play ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Three Wise Men – Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspard – are on their way to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus when they are suddenly, an inexplicably, transported two thousand years into the future. They find themselves walking the ...
Style:
thought provoking, humorous, entertaining, captivating, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
time travel, time paradox, fish out of water, travel, time loop, time traveler, time jump, social relations, society, religious faith, religion, changing the past or future ...
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Airline pilots Cool, Sam and Guy were proud womanizers whom all took tremendous pleasure in making the rounds with every stewardess they came across. But one day during a seemingly routine flight, they encountered a violent magnetic storm that sent ...
Style:
sex comedy, semi serious, entertaining, satirical, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, time travel, pilot, travel, fish out of water, culture clash, sent to the past, aviator, airplane trip, problem, dynasty, time jump ...
Place:
ancient china
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gertrude Stein lived on into the 21st Century, changing history throughout her life in incredible secret missions.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, avant garde, experimental, intellectual ...
Plot:
historical figure, satire, secret, alternate history, literary, secret mission, art history, experimental narrative, biopic, feminist, conspiracy, espionage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Hard boiled tales of tough molls and trigger happy gangsters, screwball chases, and wartime intrigue are spun together in this send-up of the 40's film noir adventure, with a modern twist. Stars David Foley, Roberta Weiss.
Style:
detective, noir, satirical, parody, light hearted ...
Plot:
nazi, amateur detective, private detective, damsel in distress, satire, fish out of water, respect, dreaming, camp, flashback, escapades, lovers on the run ...
Time:
1930s, year 1986
Place:
canada
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Some time in the 21st century, Kovarick, said to be the most evil man who ever lived, is met by a resistance force. One of their members, Dr. Bahler, invents a time distorter held within a ring, which he uses to go back to ancient Egypt, where he ...
Style:
lighthearted, suspense, indie film, independent film
Plot:
time travel, travel, escape, wild west, fish out of water, medieval, mafia, quest, dystopian future, ancient egypt, paradox, resistance movement ...
Time:
future, medieval times
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Genre: Comedy, History, Romance
Country: Thailand
TV show
Story:
After a wild storm transports a modern medical student to the era of King Rama III, she must prove herself to the herbal medicine doctors of the past.
Style:
historical drama, semi serious, psychological, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
time travel, travel, satire, time jump, changing the past or future, back in time, time traveler, time paradox, lifestyle, changing lives, male female relationship, sent to the past ...
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Genre: Musical, Drama
Country: France, Spain, Yugoslavia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Zulawski tackles Modest Mussorgsky’s famous opera about the bloody battle for ascendancy to the throne of Russia in the 17th-century! With a score conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich, Zulawski adds extra layers of devilish meta-textual ...
Style:
historical drama, experimental, period piece, art house, allegory ...
Plot:
opera, russian history, czar, political intrigue, tragedy, palace intrigue, guilt, impostor, regicide, moral ambiguity, adaptation, madness ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century
Place:
moscow russia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films.
Style:
costume drama, reflective, surreal, melancholic, whimsical
Plot:
travel, samurai, fish out of water, movie studio, behind the scenes, film set, culture clash, film industry, self discovery, identity, adaptation, satire ...
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Top UK comedians relate their favourite historical stories while getting absolutely bladdered on a mixture of beers, wines and spirits. Their slurred versions of history are then acted out, word for word, by a host of well-known actors, celebrities ...
Style:
educational, captivating, feel good, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, storytelling, drunk, british history, drunkenness, irreverent, humour, stand up comedian, adult humor, comedian, historical event, sketch ...
Place:
united kingdom
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Cavegirl is a British TV series directed by Daniel Peacock. It starred Stacey Cadman, Stephen Marcus, Jennifer Guy, Harry Capehorn and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty. It followed the adventures of a teenage cavegirl. Although based in the time of cave ...
Style:
prehistoric, teen, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids
Plot:
caveman, teenager, teenage girl, tribe, prehistoric man, teenage life, slice of life, female protagonist, teenage protagonist, coming of age, friendship, sibling rivalry ...
Time:
stone age
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Genre: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 12 min.
TV show
Story:
The story is a comedy about Lucius, an architect of public bath houses in ancient Rome, who time-travels to various modern-day baths in Japan. The author explores the two cultures in the world "that have loved baths the most: the Japanese and ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
ancient rome, time travel, bathhouse, architect, travel, culture clash, changing the past or future, getting home, time jump, sent to the future, changing lives, time traveler ...
Place:
japan, rome italy
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