Turn of the century movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant turn of the century movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, captivating, realistic, period drama, suspense and period piece films and TV shows about / with husband wife relationship, murder, family relations, marriage, vengeance, photograph, violence, dialogue, death and father son relationship plots mostly in Drama, Adventure and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
285
TOP 10 movies tagged as turn of the century: Where Am I Going? (1976), The Blue Lagoon (1980), For All Time (2000), Fanny and Alexander (1982), Howards End (1992), There Will Be Blood (2007), Young Winston (1972), The War of the Worlds (2019), Big Jake (1971), The Kiss of the Vampire (1963).
Best films
New films
List of turn of the century movies
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.
Style:
erotic, romantic, sexual, neorealism, spiritual ...
Plot:
eroticism, female nudity, illicit affair, love triangle, nobleman, nudity, unfaithfulness, adultery, extramarital affair, adulterous husband, mistress, bare breasts ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, year 1976, 1890s
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Fiji, Jamaica
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline (Brooke Shields) and Richard ...
Style:
romantic, sexual, erotic, sexy, sensual ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
island, stranded, love and romance, shipwreck, young love, beautiful scenery, coming of age, teenage love, survival, desert island, youth, fall in love ...
Time:
victorian era, turn of the century, 1890s, 19th century, year 1980 ...
Place:
fictional island, pacific ocean, san francisco
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A man facing middle-age and a failing marriage finds a time slip that can take him back to the end of the nineteenth century.
Style:
touching, sincere, captivating, melancholic
Plot:
time travel, love, widow, race against time, fall in love, antique dealer, choice, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, newspaper, small town, train ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1890s, 19th century
Place:
st. louis missouri
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, France, West Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.
Style:
intellectual, philosophical, sincere, art house, visual ...
Plot:
christmas, childhood, ghost, coming of age, children, boy, child abuse, grief, brother sister relationship, brother brother relationship, extramarital affair, marriage as hell ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, year 1982, 20th century, victorian era ...
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe, tokyo
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist ...
Style:
romantic, costume drama, emotional, period piece, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
estate, inheritance, sister sister relationship, wealthy family, country house, aristocrat, rich snob, family drama, passion, sword, arrest, terminal illness ...
Time:
1910s, turn of the century, edwardian era, year 1992, 19th century ...
Place:
england, oxford university, britain, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. ...
Style:
serious, cerebral, epic, visually stunning, gloomy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
oil, character study, greed, money, capitalism, rise to the top, ambition, rivalry, father son relationship, abusive father, impostor, mission ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, turn of the century, middle ages, 19th century ...
Place:
california, texas, pacific ocean, los angeles, america ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.
Style:
epic, realistic, serious, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
soldier, boer war, military, war correspondent, cavalry charge, parliament, rise to the top, ambition, society, politics, medieval, rise to power ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1890s, 19th century, victorian era, year 1972 ...
Place:
england, africa, sudan, morocco, britain ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in Edwardian England, George and his partner Amy attempt to defy the prejudices of society and start a life together, all the while swerving the ongoing chaos of an alien invasion.
Style:
apocalyptic, costume drama, frightening, bleak, suspense ...
Plot:
alien invasion, alien attack, alien, end of the world, apocalypse, post apocalypse, alien race, martian, survival, ufo, fight, evil alien ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, edwardian era, victorian era, 20th century ...
Place:
england, london
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
Style:
spaghetti western, tense, entertaining, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
old west, cowboys and indians, texas ranger, cowboy, gunfight, motorcycle, wild west, good versus evil, happy ending, car, geronimo, shootout ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 20th century, year 1971, 19th century ...
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, latin america, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Honeymooning in Bavaria, the young couple become stranded and are forced to stay the night in the area. Doctor Ravna, owner of the impressive chateau that sits imposingly above the village, invites them to dinner that evening. Their association with ...
Style:
gothic horror, scary, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
vampire, honeymoon, abduction, castle, satanic cult, good versus evil, rescue, newlyweds, supernatural, seduction, funeral, hypnosis ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, year 1963, 19th century, 1800s ...
Place:
england, europe, bavaria
Is relevant?
447
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
It's millennium eve. At the stroke of midnight the Y2K computer bug kicks in, causing widespread chaos in the US.
Style:
tense, tension, suspense, period piece
Plot:
computer, evacuation, anxiety, uncertainty, new year's eve, panic, catastrophe, social commentary, survival, media frenzy, conspiracy, nostalgia ...
Time:
y2k, turn of the century, 90s, year 2000, year 1999 ...
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
About a king who attempts to lead his displaced people out of exile, and those who play a role in his mysterious plans.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, training, king, violence, betrayal, death, friendship, asian, civil war, danger, murder ...
Time:
turn of the century, 2010s, year 2019
Place:
ancient china, china, greece, asia
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Set at the turn of the century it presents a story of a famous Polish athlete, Zbyszko Cyganiewicz. It begins in a small town where a traveling circus attracts a shy boy into a phony wrestling game to please the crowds. The youth, however, takes his ...
Style:
dramatic, art house, dark, tragic, period drama
Plot:
circus, wrestling, fame, revenge, rivalry, competition, rise and fall, tragic hero, small town, ambition, violence, guilt ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1890s
Place:
poland
Is relevant?
132
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Netherlands' submission for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 1985
Style:
historical drama, intense, bleak, emotional, grim ...
Plot:
false accusation, wrongful imprisonment, injustice, social commentary, repression, working class, class struggle, activism, politics, sacrifice, treachery, brothers ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 1910s, 20th century, 1890s
Place:
netherlands, holland
Is relevant?
439
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Turn-of-the-century love story centered around a young doctor and the emergence of modern science.
Style:
independent film, thought provoking, uplifting, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
sexual attraction, female nudity, morality, doctor, medical school, power relations, love affair, heroic mission, workplace situations, love and romance, life is a bitch, society ...
Time:
turn of the century, year 1993, victorian era, 1900s, 19th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, scotland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Professor Sinigaglia (Marcello Mastroianni) is the title character in this darkly comedic Italian drama about mistreated factory workers in the city of Turin. Toiling away in appalling conditions in a textile mill, these employees have no one to ...
Style:
political, contemplative, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
labor union, strike, politics, working class, union, resistance, working conditions, big business, conflict, european, employment, labor ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, year 1963, 1800s, 1900s ...
Place:
italy, turin italy
Is relevant?
725
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming. Peter Tong, a carefree Hong Kong youngster, finds himself drawn into the web of a deadly espionage conspiracy. A clandestine organization schemes to use the Y2K Bug to cause mayhem throughout Asia. To ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, save the world, conspiracy, special agent, master criminal, escapades, cyberspace, chase, danger, life is a bitch, government agency, rivalry ...
Time:
turn of the century, y2k, 90s, 2000s, year 2000 ...
Place:
singapore, asia, hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sport, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. ...
Style:
epic, slapstick, road movie, funny, spoof ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
swashbuckler, royalty, car, racing, sword fight, auto racing, mechanic, on the road, race, steampunk, cowboy, duel ...
Time:
1900s, turn of the century, victorian era, edwardian era, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, paris france, alaska, siberia, america ...
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sherlock holmes, conspiracy, jack the ripper, private detective, serial killer, secret society, murder, danger, anarchist, politics, killer, psychic ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, turn of the century, year 1979, 1800s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
French adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's memoirs of his childhood in the countryside, early in the century.
Style:
sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
countryside, childhood, coming of age, children, childhood memory, country house, summer, precociousness, childhood friend, precocious child, brother brother relationship, boy ...
Time:
1900s, turn of the century, 19th century, year 1990, 20th century ...
Place:
france, marseille, south of france, europe, provence ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, tense, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
dracula, vampire, vengeance, occult, supernatural, resurrection, undead, murder, dangerous attraction, master and servant, danger, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
turn of the century, 60s, 20th century, 19th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
Story:
A young Russian boy, Thomas Minton, travels to New York as a passenger on a Russian freighter. Close to Ellis Island he gets off and thus starts his journey to America the same way as all immigrants in former times. Thomas is searching for the ...
Style:
stylized, atmospheric, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
coming of age, youth, photography, migration, immigrant, stowaway, young heroes, lifestyle, society, city life, urban, salesman ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1910s, 90s, future
Place:
new york, russia, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Arthur is invited to a New Year's Eve party to celebrate the year 2000. His girlfriend Lucie would like a baby from him but he refuses. Through the ceiling of the toilets, he discovers a passage leading to this futurist Paris. There, he meets ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, offbeat, psychotronic, crying ...
Plot:
time travel, post apocalypse, sexual attraction, concert, female nudity, new year's eve party, new year's eve, party, surrealism, fatherhood, new year, wilderness ...
Time:
turn of the century, 90s, future, y2k, 2000s ...
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000. The presence of Dan Aykroyd opening ...
Style:
tense, serious, scary, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
paranormal investigation, ufo, supernatural ability, paranormal investigator, paranormal activity, uncover truth, paranormal phenomena, hidden truth, danger, occult, monster, investigation ...
Time:
turn of the century, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
With the help of her delivery-boy friend, Dilili, a young Kanak, investigates a spate of mysterious kidnappings of young girls that is plaguing Belle Epoque Paris. In the course of her investigation she encounters a series of extraordinary ...
Style:
computer animated, independent film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
female objectification, french colonialism, women in society, female protagonist, racism, humiliation, ethnic slur, dancing, poverty, secret organization, police arrest, abduction ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1890s
Place:
montmartre paris, france, paris france, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Australia, Canada
Duration: 184 min.
TV show
Story:
Racial barriers are broken in circa-1900 Australia by Major Taylor, who becomes a world-champion bicycle racer.
Plot:
bicycle, black history, biopic, cycling, bicycle racing, world champion, marriage, wedding, african american, husband wife relationship, television, interracial ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
australia, adelaide south australia, south australia, canada
Is relevant?
147
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically ...
Plot:
cheating wife, finnish civil war, marriage, bomb, teacher, blood, reporter, assassination, adultery, assassination plot, actress, outsider ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1910s, 1900s, year 1938, year 1917 ...
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia, finland
Is relevant?
34
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Directed by Moshé Mizrahi.
Plot:
polygamy, orphan, synagogue, teenage girl, arab, mother in law daughter in law relationship, self sacrifice, menage a trois, jealousy, religion, rabbi, gossip ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1890s
Place:
middle east, jerusalem
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1913 book titled as "The ...
Style:
sinhala
Plot:
family relations, poverty, marriage, mayor, exploitation, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, murder, jungle, false accusation, village, animal attack ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s
Place:
sri lanka
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Raised on the streets of turn-of-the century London, orphaned Peter and his pals survive by their fearless wits as cunning young pickpockets. Now, they've been rounded up by their mentor Jimmy Hook to snatch a priceless, some believe, magical ...
Style:
exciting, fairy tale, stylized, serious, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
pirate, young heroes, troubled teen, danger, fairy, mysterious place, peter pan, orphan, youth, imaginary kingdom, treasure, rescue ...
Time:
turn of the century, 20th century, 1900s, 18th century
Place:
london
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
