Colonial america movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant colonial america movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, period drama, historical drama, costume drama and period piece films and TV shows about / with colonial america, native american, society, american history, ancient, costume, culture clash, time machine, battles and survival plots mostly in Drama, History and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as colonial america: Jamestown (2017), Saints & Strangers (2015), Follow the River (1995), TURN: Washington's Spies (2014), New Worlds (2014), The Broken Chain (1993), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969), Sons of Liberty (2015), The Last of the Mohicans (1971), The New World (2005).
Best films
New films
| The Witch (2015) | 7.0 | |
| Meek's Cutoff (2010) | 6.5 | |
| The Settlers (2023) | 6.9 | |
| Franklin (2024) | 6.9 | |
| The Other Conquest (1998) | 6.6 |
List of colonial america movies
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The early 17th Century story of three courageous, dynamic women who leave their dark pasts behind in England, and make the journey of a lifetime across the ocean for a new life in America.
Style:
suspense, costume drama, disturbing, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot:
colony, colonial america, settler, love affair, working class family, society, intrigue, rivals, love triangle, conspiracy, romantic triangle, life ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, future
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
TV show
Story:
Saints & Strangers is a story that goes beyond the familiar historical account of Thanksgiving and the founding of Plymouth Plantation, revealing the trials and tribulations of the settlers at Plymouth: 102 men, women and children who sailed on ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing, educational ...
Plot:
colonial america, conquistador, medieval, new world, thanksgiving, sea voyage, indians, american indian, ambition, power struggle, political intrigue, religious conversion ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
america
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, epic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american white relationships, colonialism, wilderness, survival, native, danger, captivity, culture clash, settler, colonial america, escape, pioneer ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
usa, virginia
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
Style:
period piece, captivating, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
american revolution, spy, colonial america, american history, george washington, espionage, political unrest, treason, rebelliousness, ambition, undercover, rivalry ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, 1770s, georgian era
Place:
usa, new jersey, america, new york, connecticut
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
The 1680s bring a new king, Restoration and more tyranny. In Massachusetts, a robber's son falls for an anti-monarchist. In England, young lady falls for an outlaw.
Style:
captivating, emotional, realistic, costume drama, tense ...
Plot:
new world, state affairs, colony, political unrest, medieval, social differences, society, love and romance, idealism, family relations, monarchy, monarch ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
england, new england, massachusetts, britain
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Genre: Drama, War, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The true story of Iroquois warrior Thayendanegea participating in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, factual, epic ...
Plot:
colonial america, battles, fort, society, friendship, military, american revolution, historical event, brothers, rise and fall, french army, 007 ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s, 90s, 1780s
Place:
america, canada, new york
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the delivery of a hoard of gold. But Pizarro finds himself torn between his desire for conquest and his sense of honor after friendship and respect ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, tense, costume drama ...
Plot:
conquistador, colonial america, spanish conquest, explorer, jungle, pyramid, colonization, civilization, colonialism, myth, ancient, tomb raider ...
Time:
16th century, year 1969
Place:
peru, andes mountains, spain, europe, latin america ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a group of very different men fighting in the American Colonies for freedom, and how they will shape the future for the United States of America.
Style:
captivating, historical drama, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
american revolution, human spirit, battles, politics, rebelliousness, political unrest, heroes, state affairs, rebellion, military, revolution, american history ...
Time:
18th century, future, 1770s, georgian era
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
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Genre: Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In 1620, the Assembly of the Pilgrims decides to emigrate to the young America because of the persecution they suffer by the English crown. The film tells the adventurous journey of the Pilgrims to an unknown land and future.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, dramatic, educational
Plot:
colonial america, ocean, exploration, migration, sea voyage, religious persecution, new world, sea, survival, sacrifice, perseverance, community ...
Time:
17th century
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War, Western
Country: UK
Duration: 344 min.
TV show
Story:
The classic story of Hawkeye.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, rough, emotional ...
Plot:
native american, scout, military, battles, heroes, uninhibited rivalry, war, love and romance, rivalry, soldier, escapades, military base ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
usa, new york, new york state
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Style:
emotional, epic, period piece, visually stunning, cerebral ...
Plot:
power of love, historical character, culture clash, american history, new world, native american, american indian, tudors, adventurer, indians, communication problem, fort ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, middle ages, year 2005, 16th century ...
Place:
virginia, north america, america, usa, england
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Canada, UK, France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, crying, tragic ending ...
Plot:
native american, curses spells and rituals, forbidden love, longing, betrayal, soldier, battles, danger, politics, life is a bitch, social differences, rebelliousness ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
england, quebec, canada, france, europe ...
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Genre: History
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is one of the fundamental narratives of our nation. This ambitious documentary presents the definitive history of the Pilgrims and their journey to and ...
Style:
educational, serious, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
american history, colonial america, colonialism, tomb raider, thanksgiving, water, castaway, shipwreck, sea, ship, colonization, new world ...
Time:
17th century
Is relevant?
124K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his ...
Style:
exciting, costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
pirate, captain, pirate ship, swashbuckler, colonial america, sea, gold, treasure hunt, medieval, island, treasure, danger ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, 19th century, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, syria, america, west indies
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Family Chronicles Drama, American
Style:
costume drama, political, epic, period drama
Plot:
president, u.s. president, usa president, american politics, aging, revolution, time machine, american revolutionary war, family history, diplomat, ambassador, secretary of state ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 20th century
Place:
america
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
As the English and French soldiers battle for control of the American colonies in the 18th century, the settlers and native Americans are forced to take sides. Cora and her sister Alice unwittingly walk into trouble but are reluctantly saved by ...
Style:
epic, sexy, period piece, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
native american, american indian, war, freedom, colonial america, indians, wilderness, revenge, forest, historical epic, medieval, american history ...
Time:
18th century, middle ages, ancient times, georgian era, 20th century ...
Place:
persia, usa, england
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Genre: Adventure, 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:
historical drama, stylized, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
time travel, fall in love, couples, love affair, true love, danger, life turned upside down, love and romance, battles, rivalry, escapades, couple relations ...
Time:
18th century, year 1945, 20th century, 1940s, georgian era
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, britain, syria, europe ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Squanto is a high-born Indian warrior from a tribe on the Atlantic coast of North America which devotes its life to hunting and rivalry with a neighboring tribe. Everything changes forever after a ship arrives from England, prospecting the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, unusual plot structure, visually appealing ...
Plot:
thanksgiving, native american, colonial america, savage, slavery, courage, culture clash, american history, indians, village, treasure hunt, new world ...
Time:
17th century, year 1994, 19th century
Place:
england, new england, usa, europe, atlantic ocean ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Dominican Republic, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Switzerland, USA, Portugal, Lebanon
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto. Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the 17th century settled in Asunción, awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires.
Style:
art house, cult classic, artsy, existential, independent film ...
Plot:
colonial america, native, latin american history, boy, infection, bare chested male, woman, women, kingdom, nude girl, colonization, wanderlust ...
Time:
18th century, 2010s
Place:
argentina, paraguay
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348K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and ...
Style:
dark, atmospheric, disturbing, scary, satanic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
witch, supernatural, folk horror, curses spells and rituals, witchcraft, religion, wilderness, black magic, paganism, family bonds, isolation, sacrifice ...
Time:
17th century, 2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 19th century
Place:
new england, america, new hampshire, usa, canada
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the 17th century a Jesuit priest and a young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec by Algonquin Indians to find a distant mission in the dead of winter. The Jesuit experiences a spiritual journey while his young companion falls ...
Style:
period piece, realistic, bleak, historically accurate, sad ...
Plot:
native american, shaman, wilderness, indians, christian, religion, christianity, american indian, jesuit, nature, church, snow ...
Time:
17th century, year 1991
Place:
canada, quebec, america, india, france
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The film is a drama about the aftermath of the 1520s Spanish Conquest of Mexico told from the perspective of the indigenous Aztec people. It explores the social, religious, and psychological changes brought about by a historical process of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, baroque
Plot:
colonial america, spanish conquest, tudors, time machine, imperialism, aborigine, crusader, indigenous people, civilization, myth, political intrigue, jungle ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
latin america, mexico
Is relevant?
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: East Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the middle of the 18th Century, the Ruster family immigrates to the United States. The father, a former farm laborer, leads a hard life as a settler along with his family. One day the nine year-old George, his second-youngest son, is kidnapped by ...
Style:
historical drama, poignant, melancholic, art house
Audience:
kids
Plot:
boy, coming of age, native american, skinny dipping, kidnapping, colonial america, child protagonist, identity crisis, assimilation, cultural conflict, colonization, survival ...
Time:
18th century
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Genre: Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Join in one boy's heroic adventure as he fights in the struggle for freedom on the American frontier. James Todd is a young boy growing up in the hostile American wilderness-a rugged and dangerous land also inhabited by the American Indians. ...
Style:
action packed, tense, independent film, period drama
Plot:
american revolution, colonial america, heroism, patriotism, wilderness, boy hero, rescue mission, courage, union, escape, survival, resilience ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In the 17th century Massachusetts, a married women, whose husband is missing, has a child with the local pastor. The puritanical residents of her town condemn her to carry the Scarlet Letter of shame. Then the husband shows up.
Style:
historical drama, serious, bleak, costume drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
adultery, illegitimate child, literary, hypocrisy, redemption, shame, punishment, forgiveness, infidelity, puritan, extramarital affair, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
massachusetts
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The further adventures based on characters created by James Fennimore Cooper. Hawkeye the woodsman meets a brave English woman trying to free her husband from the French. Set during the French and Indian War in the area of the Hudson Valley.
Style:
suspenseful, historical drama, period piece, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
french and indian war, colonial america, wilderness survival, man versus nature, rescue mission, exploration, american revolution, colonialism, strong female character, moral ambiguity, rescue, heroes ...
Time:
18th century
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Become an eyewitness to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This stirring 2-hour film will bring the Founding Fathers to life as you witness the struggles and the miracles that produced the Constitution of the United States and the freest nation ...
Style:
educational, historical drama, serious, reflective
Plot:
colonial america, thoughtful, patriotism, biopic, dialogue, constitution, american politics, american revolution, usa politics, government, george washington, u.s. constitution ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s
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Genre: Animation, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
Produced by Burbank Films Australia.
Style:
heroic, scenic, period piece, epic, dramatic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
native american, friendship, indian war, french and indian war, colonial america, wilderness, rescue mission, survival, bravery, fort, adaptation, literary ...
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
Pocahontas' journey to the land of the settlers is softened with the help of comic sidekicks White Eagle and Fluffy Wing. Along with an upbeat soundtrack, the story showcases the American Indian girl's union with John Smith.
Style:
historical romance, romantic drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
colonial america, friendship, youth, exploration, family honor, bittersweet, coming of age, pocahontas
Time:
17th century
Place:
virginia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved in the ...
Plot:
american revolution, revolution, freedom, american revolutionary war, revolutionary war, ancient, usa history, revolutionary, struggle, time machine, illegitimate son, fencing ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
america, england, france, philadelphia, boston
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