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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the ...
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, criminal, arrest, legal action, prison, fighting the system, lawyer, police investigation, murder, law, writers, courtroom ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, pre world war two
Place:
czech republic, europe, central europe, czechoslovakia, prague
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The Irish R.M. refers to a series of books by the Anglo-Irish novelists Somerville and Ross, and the television comedy-drama series based on them. They are set in turn of the 20th century west of Ireland.
Style:
comedy drama, witty, pastoral, lighthearted, ironic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
fish out of water, literary, small village, adaptation, country estate, countryside, law, anglo irish relations, court, englishman abroad, landlord, legal ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, 1900s, pre world war one, 20th century
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, Norway
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Set against the beautiful backdrop of northern Norway, this film tells the story of a telegraphist in a very small community at the turn of the century.
Style:
romantic drama, scenic, melancholic, art house, wistful ...
Plot:
small community, intimate, isolation, literary, romantic rivalry, wooing, love triangle, unrequited love, scandinavian culture, unfaithful wife, priest, sex ...
Time:
1900s, turn of the century, 1800s, 19th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The series is about a group of conspirators fighting against Tsarism at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The main character is young Józef Pilsudski and his closest friends - later prime ministers and presidents. The action takes place in ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, period piece, historical drama, thrilling ...
Plot:
biopic, polish history, conspiracy, friends, historical event, political conspiracy, friendship, intrigue, assassination plot, teamwork, police officer, nationalism ...
Time:
victorian era, turn of the century, edwardian era
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Finland
Duration: 154 min.
TV show
Story:
Activists follows the years from 1899 to 1906 when Finland as an independent nation started to form. At the center stage are young restless souls who operate against the backdrop of the phenomena of the time: deep social divisions, political ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, dramatic, tension, tense ...
Plot:
activism, nationalism, civil unrest, independence movement, realism, political intrigue, class conflict, revolutionary, frustration, power struggle, idealism, riot ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
finland, russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Kastoria, a region in Western Macedonia at the turn of the century. Greeks, Turks, Jews and other nationalities live together under the rule of the Ottoman empire, amid the despair, the uncertainty and the confusion brought about by the 1897 war ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, period piece, melancholic, art house
Plot:
lake, greek history, moral dilemma, poverty, village life, coming of age, male protagonist, identity crisis, survival, sacrifice, captain, revolution ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
ottoman empire, poetic realism, greece, hellas
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 420 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives and struggles of some of the countless immigrants who arrived on Ellis Island during the 19th century in search of the American Dream.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, family saga, poignant, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
american dream, immigration, assimilation, hopes, struggle, survival, poverty, social realism, discrimination, identity, adaptation, class conflict ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, 1910s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Danish author Soya's acidly funny turn-of-the-century memoir novel turned into a robust black comedy. After his mother's death, tiny tot Søren goes to live with his wilful, rich and stingy Granny, who wants to improve his manners. She ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, cynical, period drama
Plot:
satire, dark humor, poison, greed, family drama, child protagonist, inheritance, nanny, orphan, adaptation, class conflict, literary ...
Time:
turn of the century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 54 min.
Story:
Captures the essence of Willa Cather's haunting story of Pittsburgh circa 1900. Lost in a world of fantasy, young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. As fate would have it Paul gets his ...
Style:
poignant, period piece, historical drama, atmospheric, tragic ...
Plot:
working class, coming of age, escape, dream, identity crisis, melancholy, class conflict, alienation, frustration, illusion, loneliness, literary ...
Time:
turn of the century, 90s
Place:
pittsburgh, new york
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Country mouse Emily and her cousin from the big city, Alexander, visit each other and have adventures together at the turn of the century. They always seem to run into trouble and bother with humans, other animals and exciting situations, but when ...
Style:
anthropomorphic, educational, lighthearted, fairy tale, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
teamwork, travel, friendship, problem solving, children, curiosity, animal life, urban, city life, surrealism, mouse, cartoon mouse ...
Time:
turn of the century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This is the story of a teenager at the turn of the century in the conservative higher classes of Chile and the initiation rites in his society.
Style:
ironic, satirical, dark comedy, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, class conflict, rite of passage, youth, identity, aristocracy, social satire, awkwardness, provincial life, small town, history of chile ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
chile
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 653 min.
TV show
Story:
In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by ...
Style:
family saga, historical drama, atmospheric, poignant, pastoral ...
Plot:
literary, realism, village life, social realism, domestic drama, harvest, peasant, church, country, easter, jealousy, poverty ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century
Place:
poland
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A girl from high society joins an all-male expedition to Alaska during the 1899 gold rush.
Style:
historical drama, suspenseful
Audience:
kids
Plot:
perseverance, isolation, coming of age, class differences, gold rush
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, 1890s
Place:
alaska
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina, UK, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Dostoevsky-inspired drama set in 1900s Prague about a bored arrogant playboy who spends time seducing other men's wives and dueling. He begins an affair with his friend's wife, but falls in love with her.
Style:
intense, romantic drama, atmospheric, tense, melancholic ...
Plot:
love triangle, seduction, affair, infidelity, jealousy, forbidden love, character study, duel, obsession, guilty, lonely, literary ...
Time:
turn of the century, 90s
Place:
prague
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Genre: Crime
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
When the Paris police's vice squad - on the orders of Police Chief Lépine - begin to clean prostitutes off the city's streets, a man's body is found in the Bois de Boulogne. Inspector Antoine Jouin is entrusted with the investigation.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, crime drama, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, police inspector, police procedural, murder investigation, police, police protagonist, true crime, police investigation, police detective, crime investigation, police officer ...
Time:
edwardian era, turn of the century, 1900s
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Comedy, History, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
In the beginning of a new century the capital of Russia is just amazing and full of poets, beautiful women and arts...
Style:
historical romance, captivating, humorous, entertaining, disturbing ...
Plot:
jealousy, society, farce, lifestyle, love affair, love story, relationships, male female relationship, love interest, imperial russia, love triangle, friendship ...
Time:
20th century, turn of the century
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia, moscow russia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, scenic, exciting ...
Plot:
survival, animal attack, dangerous animal, jungle, adventurer, colonialism, lion, danger, obsessive quest, creature feature, heroes, greed ...
Time:
19th century, ancient times, 1800s, turn of the century, 90s ...
Place:
africa, south africa, east africa, kenya, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico, UK, Colombia
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a ...
Style:
costume drama, sexy, sexual, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
impossible love, love, new love, love triangle, letter, magic realism, power of love, epidemic, betrayal, multiple storylines, visceral, justice ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, year 2007, 1900s, 20th century ...
Place:
colombia, latin america, caribbean, paris france
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, epic, suspense ...
Plot:
battles, imperialism, politics, british empire, colonialism, revolution, military, political unrest, rivalry, state affairs, against the odds, culture clash ...
Time:
1900s, 19th century, turn of the century, year 1900, year 1963 ...
Place:
china, england, france, beijing china, europe ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Classic Children's Animation
Style:
sentimental, educational, children's program, folk tale, whimsical
Audience:
kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
toy comes to life, stop motion, storytelling, imagination, friendship, curiosity, recovery, magic realism, community, mouse, store, cat ...
Time:
70s, turn of the century, victorian era
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his family is under the control of his wife's domineering uncle, Timothy Donovan teams up with fellow con-man to free them.
Style:
sentimental, humorous, lighthearted, period drama, whimsical
Plot:
con man, father daughter relationship, deception, family drama, scheming, rescue mission, manipulation, confrontation, moral ambiguity, family relations, marriage, uncle ...
Time:
1900s, turn of the century, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
san francisco
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This ghost story, set at the turn of the century, centers on the plight of elderly dowager Marianna, who is tormented by the alleged specter of a young man roaming the corridors of her mansion. After spotting a face in an old photograph that seems ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, sinister, melancholic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
haunting, supernatural, mansion, ghost story, apparition, elderly man, macabre, haunted house, isolation, mourning, family drama, slow burn ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1890s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A train mogul thinks on his life and loves as he rides his own train.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, contemplative, independent film
Plot:
railroad, biopic, business tycoon, ambition, love triangle, gluttony, industrialization, decadence, mortality, entrepreneurship, gilded age, high society ...
Time:
turn of the century, 90s, 1900s, 20th century
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland, France, Hungary
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Turn-of-the-century Hungary. Two young brothers, neglected by their cold and uncaring mother, descend deeper and deeper into psychosis, with tragic consequences.
Style:
tragic ending, period piece, atmospheric, grim, bleak ...
Plot:
boy, character study, neglect, tragedy, psychosis, dysfunctional family, mental illness, childhood trauma, brotherhood, haunting, coming of age, mother son conflict ...
Time:
turn of the century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, emotional, dramatic, uplifting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
writers, wizard of oz, imagination, storytelling, creativity, creative process, inspiration, perseverance, children, legacy, families, ambition ...
Time:
turn of the century
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
During the period of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, a woman who reluctantly went to a gloomy Istanbul mansion as a bride, and the mysterious owner of the mansion, will go on a journey to the dark secrets of the past together.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, suspense, melancholic, psychological thriller
Plot:
superstition, architecture, intrigue, haunting, isolation, oppression, forced marriage, social decay, moral ambiguity, investigation, class conflict, folklore ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, 1800s
Place:
ottoman empire, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After a quiet murder seen by only three people, two avengers bring to life the idea of a ghost in attempt for justice.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, enigmatic, dark ...
Plot:
murder mystery, uncover truth, murder investigation, law enforcement, under the surface, who done it, pursuit, danger, life is a bitch, storytelling, brutality, police investigation ...
Time:
turn of the century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When Andreas arrives in the remote valley in the Austrian Alps, he is only about four years old - nobody knows for sure. He grows up to become a skilled farmhand and, as a young man, joins a work crew that builds one of the first mountain railroads, ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
mountain, lifestyle, orphan, hardship, village life, poverty, bittersweet, tragic romance, resilience, isolation, coming of age, loneliness ...
Time:
turn of the century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
TV show
Story:
Biographical series about Heinrich Mattoni, capitalist of the early period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, founder of the world-famous mineral water bottling company, a man of a dynamic and controversial fate.
Style:
family saga, semi autobiographical, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family business, self made man, husband wife relationship, flashback, ambition, biopic, capitalism, entrepreneurship, mogul, ambitious man, businessman, male female relationship ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century
Place:
central europe, czech republic
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Toronto, Canada, 1899. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) fervently believes that he is destined to become Prime Minister, but to do so he will first have to fight his personal obsessions and overcome the many obstacles he will encounter on his ...
Style:
surreal, satirical, absurd, art house, black comedy ...
Plot:
political satire, prime minister, dark humor, ambition, absurd humor, nationalism, biopic, leadership, identity crisis, irreverent, obsession, camp ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, quebec
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