English literature movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant english literature movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out period drama, realistic, period piece, costume drama, serious and romantic films and TV shows about / with love and romance, society, couples, love, costume, fall in love, literary, love story, family relations and jane austen plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in UK, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as english literature: The Canterbury Tales (1972), Jane Eyre (2011), A Room with a View (1985), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Wuthering Heights (1992), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Dead Poets Society (1989), Shadowlands (1993), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).
Best films
New films
| Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) | 7.1 | |
| Great Expectations (2012) | 6.3 | |
| Macbeth (2015) | 6.6 | |
| Tenure (2008) | 6.0 | |
| Emma (2009) | 8.1 |
List of english literature movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Style:
sexy, erotic, surreal, anthology, controversial ...
Plot:
hell, devil, male nudity, erotica, surrealism, poison, male pubic hair, sex scene, strong sexual content, female pubic hair, burned alive, hot guys ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, year 1971, 14th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close ...
Style:
romantic, touching, gothic, atmospheric, visually appealing ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
love, love and romance, couples, forbidden love, social differences, power of love, young woman, unlikely couple, fall in love, orphan, older man younger woman relationship, estate ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, ancient times, 1800s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, yorkshire
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once ...
Style:
touching, scenic, period piece, sexy, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
couples, hotel, travel, self discovery, female protagonist, country estate, piano, passion, male nudity, nude bathing, happy ending, comedy of manners ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, victorian era, 19th century, year 1985 ...
Place:
italy, england, europe, florence, britain ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works ...
Style:
sweet, romantic, touching, sincere, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
book, bookstore, correspondence, friendship, writers, love, post war, pen pal, bittersweet, death, longing, kindness ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1987, 20th century, 50s ...
Place:
london, new york, england, europe, usa
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until ...
Style:
romantic, atmospheric, gothic, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
obsession, forbidden love, revenge, social differences, passion, tragic love, master and servant, love story, childhood sweetheart, betrayal, love triangle, haunted by the past ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1800s, year 1992, regency period ...
Place:
britain, england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Pride & Prejudice is a humorous story of love and life among English gentility during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters. If Mr. Bennet dies their house will ...
Style:
romantic, costume drama, sweet, sexy, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
prejudice, love, fall in love, happy ending, women, strong female character, love and romance, opposites attract, aristocracy, initially antagonists, wooing, social differences ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, victorian era, 1790s, georgian era ...
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom, europe, london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Style:
philosophical, inspirational, sentimental, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, kids, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
teacher, suicide, poetry, coming of age, poet, mentor, teenager, literature, teachers and students, friendship, philosophy, dedicated educator ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1989, year 1959
Place:
vermont, new england, usa, harvard university
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham
Style:
sentimental, heartbreaking, sweet, touching, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
poet, writers, marriage, husband wife relationship, death, terminal illness, professor, biopic, cancer, bachelor, college, honesty ...
Time:
1950s, 60s, 20th century, 50s, year 1993
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.
Style:
scenic, romantic, historical drama, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
literary, unrequited love, dalmatian, victorian england, farm, beach, love, tragic romance, canceled wedding, male nudity, lost love, sergeant ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1967, 1870s, 1860s
Place:
britain, england, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Bianca, a tenth grader, has never gone on a date, but she isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister Kat gets a boyfriend. The problem is, Kat rubs nearly everyone the wrong way. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey, ...
Style:
romantic, teen, romantic comedy, rom com, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, teenager, opposites attract, youth, fall in love, couples, teen romance, teenage life, enemies to lovers, love and romance, teenage love, initially antagonists ...
Time:
y2k, year 1999, 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
seattle, washington state, washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
Style:
costume drama, melancholic, atmospheric, tense, cynical ...
Plot:
black man white woman relationship, interracial relations, shakespeare, jealousy, vengeance, tragedy, racism, murder, interracial marriage, tudors, tragic love, renaissance ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, middle ages, 18th century, 1930s
Place:
venice, italy, europe, mediterranean sea, england
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
This fun and sexy comedy tells a timelessly entertaining story where wealthy, secret passions and mischievous women put love to the test.. When a spirited young woman, Fanny Price, is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, sexy, witty, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
fall in love, country estate, couple relations, literary, women, love, love and romance, feminist, love story, estate, abbey, society ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, middle ages, ancient times, year 1999 ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
Elizabeth Gaskell's enchanting tale of romance, scandal, and intrigue in a gossipy English town comes to Masterpiece Theatre in a lavish four-part production of Wives and Daughters, adapted by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies.Davies, who ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, uplifting, serious, historical drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
prejudice, aristocrat, family relations, estate, love and romance, aristocracy, parent child relationship, secret marriage, marriage, gossip, sibling relationship, parents and children ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1820s, 18th century, 1800s ...
Place:
england, europe, london, britain, africa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
Style:
romantic, sweet, touching, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
unfulfilled love, love story, couples, writer's life, love and romance, love, prejudice, fall in love, biopic, women, passion, destiny ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 50s ...
Place:
england, ireland, britain, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
North & South is a British television drama serial, produced by the BBC and originally broadcast in four episodes on BBC One in November and December 2004. It follows the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman from southern England who has to ...
Style:
touching, period piece, serious, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
prejudice, initially antagonists, social differences, love and romance, pride and honor, society, young woman, rich and poor, fall in love, couple relations, love affair, owner ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 50s, turn of the century, 1850s ...
Place:
england, britain, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, serious, bleak, historical drama ...
Plot:
charles dickens, estate, inheritance, aristocracy, orphan, secret, investigation, uncover truth, abbey, social differences, injustice, society ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, turn of the century
Place:
england, britain, london, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that ...
Style:
fairy tale, anime, colorful, surreal, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, pre-teens
Plot:
medieval, celtic, legends and myths, magic, monastery, imaginary, good versus evil, heroic mission, self discovery, fairy, children, art ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2009, 2000s, 9th century
Place:
ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A married woman (Basinger) falls in love with a Benedictine monk.
Style:
serious, sincere, touching, sexual, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
mermaid, forbidden love, family relations, self discovery, clergy, couples, estrangement, family problems, religions or cults, love and romance, homecoming, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
In this version of Charlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre (Georgie Henley), a poor relation in the household of her aunt, Mrs. Reed (Tara FitzGerald) is despatched into the care of the callous Mr Brocklehurst at his school at Lowood. As a young ...
Style:
costume drama, romantic, sexy, period piece, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
love affair, couple relations, rich and poor, love story, fall in love, estate, unlikely couple, relationships, social differences, love and romance, passion, looking for love ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s, regency period ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Persuasion is the newest adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel of the same name published in 1818. Anne falls deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen.
Style:
romantic, costume drama, sentimental, period piece, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, kids, chick flick
Plot:
love affair, love, fall in love, rich and poor, relationships, love and romance, love story, couple relations, spinster, abbey, passionate love, enemies to lovers ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, victorian era, regency period, 1810s ...
Place:
england, britain
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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:
costume drama, gothic, romantic, period piece, realistic ...
Plot:
love and romance, estate, fall in love, aristocracy, love, friendship, passionate love, family relations, abbey, literary, passion, countryside ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, 19th century, ancient times, 1800s ...
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
This is the acclaimed 2008 BBC adaptation of the famous Jane Austen novel. While it originally aired as a 3-part miniseries, this home video release includes a single uninterrupted version of the entire film.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, romantic drama, historical drama, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
countryside, romanticism, love and romance, society, sister sister relationship, love triangle, wooing, manners, rich and poor, rich man poor woman, love story, unrequited love ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, georgian era, regency period
Place:
london, europe, britain, england
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In Mansfield Park, poverty-stricken Fanny Price is sent away to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt at Mansfield Park. As she struggles to adapt to her new lifestyle she begins to attract the attentions of suitors, learning about the sexual ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, realistic, stylized, witty ...
Plot:
love triangle, couples, couple relations, love and romance, fall in love, class differences, unrequited love, social differences, society, unfulfilled love, estate, infidelity ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, regency period ...
Place:
england, europe, britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An outwardly confident but unmarried woman on the verge of her fortieth birthday reflects on her past suitors and the choices she once made while attempting to help her marriage minded niece choose between a number of potential suitors in this tale ...
Style:
period piece, realistic, stylized, captivating, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
introspection, love and romance, regret, looking for love, society, maid, countryside, sister sister relationship, marriage proposal, women, love, cottage ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, regency period, georgian era
Place:
england, london, europe, britain
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Amanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennett.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, colorful, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
time travel, prejudice, parallel world, eligible bachelor, fall in love, romanticism, life philosophy, twists and turns, passion, family relations, imaginary, parents and children ...
Time:
regency period, 2000s, georgian era, 19th century, 1800s ...
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom, london, britain
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 34 min.
TV show
Story:
The series tells the story of Amy Dorrit, who spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father, who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is transformed ...
Style:
costume drama, sincere, period piece, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
poverty, young woman, life is a bitch, uncover truth, passionate love, passion, rich and poor, love and romance, employer employee relationship, financial problem, dysfunctional family, social problems ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, regency period, 1800s, georgian era ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Forced by poverty to seek support, the innocent Tess Durbeyfield seeks the help of the D'Urbervilles.
Style:
clever, sincere, costume drama, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
innocence, couples, society, poverty, master and servant, pregnancy, life is a bitch, unrequited love, dishonesty, village life, love and romance, family relations ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 50s
Place:
england, britain
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A vain London playboy offers his soul in exchange for eternal beauty in this adaptation of the chilling tale by author Oscar Wilde. Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray (Ben ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, sexy, gothic horror, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
supernatural, eternal youth, aristocracy, painting, deal with the devil, destiny, beefcake, male nudity, fall in love, society, immortality, artist ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, year 2009, turn of the century ...
Place:
england, europe, london, britain, ireland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 62 min.
TV show
Story:
Emma Woodhouse seems to be perfectly content, a loving father whom she cares for, friends, and a home. But Emma has a terrible habit - matchmaking. She cannot resist finding suitors for her friends, most of all Harriet Smith. Emma is desperate for ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, feel good, sweet, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, kids
Plot:
marriage, aristocracy, love and romance, female protagonist, couples, lovers, fall in love, looking for love, love, love story, friendship, naivete ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, 1800s, georgian era, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's "Uncle Pumblechook" (who is actually Joe's uncle) to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
generosity, orphan, charles dickens, unfulfilled love, benefactor, love and romance, redemption, social differences, rise to the top, hopes, haunted by the past, youth ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, regency period
Place:
england, london
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