Year 1917 movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant year 1917 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, period drama, period piece, captivating, tense and realistic films and TV shows about / with world war one, soldier, great war, death, military, murder, love, war, battles and danger plots mostly in Drama, War and History genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as year 1917: 1917 (2019), The 24th (2020), All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Reds (1981), The Lighthorsemen (1987), FairyTale: A True Story (1997), Lenin: The Train (1988), Fatima (2020), The Island of Thirty Coffins (1979), The Monocled Mutineer (1986).
Best films
New films
| Company K (2004) | 5.3 | |
| Chocolat (2016) | 7.0 | |
| The Wipers Times (2013) | 7.0 | |
| 1917 (2019) | 8.2 | |
| Father & Soldier (2022) | 6.0 |
List of year 1917 movies
761K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds ...
Style:
period piece, visually stunning, tense, entertaining, sad ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
world war one, trench warfare, race against time, soldier, british soldier, british army, death, battlefield, military, british military, dangerous mission, german soldier ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s, 20th century, year 2019, 2010s
Place:
persia, los angeles, britain, europe, france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The story of the last year and a half of Tsar Nicholas II and his family from the February Revolution of 1917 to their execution in July 1918.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating
Plot:
imperial russia, russian history, czar, forbidden love, royalty, russian revolution, family relations, exile, social problems, marital problem, couple relations, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 1918, year 1917, 1910s
Place:
russia, soviet union
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and abuse ...
Style:
suspense, historical drama, powerful, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
infantry, black history, usa history, african american, regiment, riot, military, american soldier, black, racial tension, segregation, police brutality ...
Time:
year 1917, 2020s, 1910s
Place:
houston texas
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the ...
Style:
visually stunning, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war one, trench warfare, battles, infantry, military, dying young, soldier, battlefield, german army, death of friend, german soldier, death ...
Time:
year 1917, year 1914, year 1918, 2020s, 1910s ...
Place:
germany, france
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their ...
Style:
gothic, psychological, psychological horror, black comedy, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
mental illness, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, beach, sibling rivalry, child star, jealousy, actress, filmmaking, dysfunctional family, murder, rat ...
Time:
year 1935, 20th century, 1930s, year 1917, 1910s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, america, usa
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27K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Style:
epic, political, breathtaking, philosophical, sentimental ...
Plot:
politics, communism, journalism, russian revolution, revolutionary, biopic, writers, love story, reporter, infidelity, cold war, train ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s, year 1917, year 1981, 20th century ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, st. petersburg russia, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Palestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The latest attack on Gaza has failed. The attacking forces included a regiment of Australian mounted infantry, the Light Horse... Lighthorseman ...
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, tense, anamorphic ...
Plot:
world war one, military, horse, desert, soldier, battles, great war, basic training, heroic mission, against the odds, danger, wartime life ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s, year 1987
Place:
australia, palestine, gallipoli, ottoman empire, melbourne ...
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story
Style:
fairy tale, costume drama, touching, mysterious, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
fairy, childhood, children, writers, world war one, friendship, child, beautiful scenery, family relations, miraculous event, heroes, hopes ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s, year 1997, 20th century, 1900s
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, yorkshire ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Spain, Austria, West Germany
Duration: 198 min.
Story:
March/April 1917. The first world war is already a couple year to pace. A sealed train with Russian emigrants keeps on driving from Zürich Germany and Sweden to Sint-Petersburg. The outlaws stand under the guidance of Vladimir J. Lenin. Two senior ...
Style:
political, tension, emotional, philosophical, historical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
russian revolution, revolution, world war one, train, lenin, communist, wartime, power struggle, political intrigue, socialism, class conflict, biopic ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s
Place:
germany, russia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Portugal
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist ...
Style:
christian film, touching, sincere, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
mysticism, catholic, faith, children, church, miraculous event, father daughter relationship, priest, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, flash forward, nun ...
Time:
year 1917, year 1989, year 1948, edwardian era, year 1918 ...
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Country: France
TV show
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
sinister, suspenseful, mysterious, tense, gothic ...
Plot:
world war one, prophecy, island, ghost, literary, missing son, haunting, investigation, obsession, survival, missing father, military hospital ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
france, brittany, fictional island
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
The Monocled Mutineer is a British television series made by the BBC in 1986, and shown on BBC1, the first episode being transmitted on 31 August 1986, intended to head BBC1's autumn season of drama. Viewed by about ten million people, the ...
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, serious, period piece, suspense ...
Plot:
world war one, mutiny, military, deserter, realism, biopic, pursuit, class conflict, fugitives, master of disguise, moral ambiguity, political unrest ...
Time:
year 1917, 20th century
Place:
britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Having dedicated his life to the preparation of the revolution in the Russian Empire, Vladimir Lenin, living in exile in Switzerland, desperately seeks a way back to Russia to take control. Options are few when Lenin receives an offer from Alexander ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lenin, revolutionary, power struggle, political unrest, biopic, communist, state affairs, communist propaganda, politics, bolshevik, protest, pursuit ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
russia, switzerland, germany
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
May 1917. Sixteen year old Indiana Jones joins an international trio of spies plotting against their German counterparts in the neutral city of Barcelona. After his old acquaintance Pablo Picasso helps him get a job at Sergei Diaghilev's ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, entertaining, suspenseful, avant garde ...
Plot:
indiana jones, treasure hunt, treasure hunter, lost treasure, archaeologist, archeological dig, espionage, adventurer, adventure hero, hidden treasure, treasure, eccentric family ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
prague, barcelona
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Portugal, 1917. The country is experiencing a great political and social agitation and it is said that in Fatima the virgin appeared to three little shepherds.
Salomé, a young lady from the province, is one of the many girls who cheers Lisbon ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
religion, female protagonist, miraculous event, religious faith, belief in god, faith, christian faith, religious, moral ambiguity, female exploitation, prostitution, character study ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
1917, a beautiful apparition of Our Lady forever alters the lives of three children: Lucinda, Jacita and Francisco who lived in Villa Fatima in Portugal.
Style:
religious drama, historical drama, emotional, inspirational, tension ...
Plot:
miraculous event, faith, catholicism, apparition, spiritual awakening, hopes, devotional, pilgrimage, loyalty, innocence, supernatural, childhood ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In a world torn apart by persecution, war and oppression, 3 children were chosen to offer a message of hope to the world.Based on the memoirs of the oldest Seer, Lucia Santos, and many thousands of independent eye-witness accounts, The 13th Day ...
Style:
spiritual, historical drama, period piece, serious, emotional
Plot:
faith, catholic, apparition, prophecy, mother daughter relationship, secret, children, abduction, pope, miraculous event, virgin mary, hopes ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, contemplative, period piece, bleak ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, loss, memory, loneliness, love, working class, nostalgia, grief, character study, village life, tragedy, isolation ...
Time:
1920s, year 1917, 60s
Place:
poetic realism, idaho
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man on the run is hunted by a demon known as the Collector.
Style:
scary, demonic, surprise ending, black comedy, creepy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
demon, good versus evil, supernatural, temptation, demonic possession, sex scene, mind control, psychic, prostitute, time machine, trapped in a building, monster ...
Time:
90s, year 1917, 20th century, 1910s, 80s
Place:
new mexico, usa, arizona
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
world war one, aviation, military, fighter pilot, war, great war, military aviation, aerial combat, pilot, warplane, world war two, luftwaffe ...
Time:
1910s, year 1917, year 1976, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, france
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Western
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
russian civil war, false accusation, gypsy, gang, escapades, mole, officer, frame up, patriotism, conscience, friendship, gold ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s, 1920s
Place:
russia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Finland
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
On the eve of a civil war, the film follows the last days of Alfred Kordelin, the richest man in Finland.
Style:
pre war
Plot:
finnish civil war, self made man, birthday, blood, murder, autumn, rich man, master servant relationship, businessman, working class, confusion, bourgeoisie ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
finland, russia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigour but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws. A historical drama with the passion, lyricism and tragedy of a ...
Style:
period piece, emotional, sincere, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
dictatorship, fascism, politics, world war one, dictator, male star appears nude, couples, hopes, world war two, cinema, coitus, resistance ...
Time:
1920s, 1940s, 1930s, 1910s, year 2009 ...
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy, milan italy
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Genre: Drama, Horror, War, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German ...
Style:
suspenseful, spooky, scary, atmospheric, rough ...
Plot:
world war one, military, supernatural, haunted house, ghost, soldier, rescue, deadly creature, danger, escapades, survival, gory ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Hattie (Susan Sarandon), a New Orleans hooker, meets a photographer named Bellocq (Keith Carradine) at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet (Brooke Shields). When Violet is brought on as ...
Style:
controversial, sexy, erotic, disturbing, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
virginity, innocence lost, nymphet, child prostitution, prostitution, girl man relationship, loss of virginity, world war one, photographer, brothel, child sexual abuse, sexual content ...
Time:
1910s, ancient times, victorian era, year 1978, year 1917 ...
Place:
new orleans, america, louisiana, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Austria
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovakian village. The film captures the period of thirty years (1887-1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry, in the second part, his son is ...
Style:
costume drama, family saga, epic, period drama
Plot:
renaissance, magic realism, church, bee, rain, funeral, surrealism, female nudity, soldier, card playing, birthday present, beehive ...
Time:
19th century, 1910s, year 1917, 20th century
Place:
balkan, eastern europe, prague, central europe, europe ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A Canadian-Brith film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name. The film tells the story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England grow up in the country that is nothing like their ...
Style:
captivating, surreal, stylized, psychological, epic ...
Plot:
hopes, family relations, political unrest, youth, coming of age, love and romance, society, siblings relations, rich and poor, magic realism, coup, colonialism ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s, 60s, year 1917 ...
Place:
india, bombay india, pakistan, asia, kashmir ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young soldier testifies of his thoughts about the first world war, between disillusion, fear and hate, following his path through the letters he sends to his lover.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, rough, exciting
Plot:
world war one, battlefield, soldier, military, self mutilation, bombing, death of friend, desperation, wounded, love, youth, hiding ...
Time:
1910s, year 1917, year 1915, year 1914, year 1916
Place:
france
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917.
Style:
captivating, tense
Plot:
female warrior, female soldier, battles, girl heroine, military, frontline, great war, bravery, showdown, manhood, courage, heroine ...
Time:
edwardian era, year 1917, 1910s
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Genre: War
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers ...
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, touching, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
world war one, war, military, human spirit, military life, battles, life is a bitch, danger, soldier, hopes, superior officer, great war ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1916, year 1917, year 1918
Place:
europe, flanders, france
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