Best Period Piece Movies of 2024
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Period Piece Movies of 2024" contains films with the following parameters. Style: period piece, historical drama, period drama, tense, suspenseful and emotional. Plot: moral ambiguity, biopic, survival, character study, isolation, investigation, based on real people, sacrifice, moral dilemma and world war two. Genre: Drama, History and Thriller. Country: USA, Germany and UK.
Best Period Piece Movies of 2024
TOP Movies: Unsinkable: Titanic Untold (2024), September 5 (2024), From Hilde, with Love (2024), Joy (2024), Queer (2024), Maria (2024), National Theatre Live: Vanya (2024), The 4:30 Movie (2024), The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024), The Devil's Bath (2024), Lost on a Mountain in Maine (2024), The 47 (2024), Dead Mail (2024), Laws of Man (2024), Atatürk II: 1881-1919 (2024), Before Dawn (2024), Grand Tour (2024), Goebbels and the Führer (2024), Murder Company (2024), Bachhala Malli (2024).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The true story of rushed investigations, political interference, and the grasp for corporate accountability woven amongst heart wrenching flashbacks of the Titanic disaster as it unfolded.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, captivating, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot:
shipwreck, titanic, investigation, political intrigue, sinking ship, sea disaster, cruise ship, castaway, puzzle, ship, sunken ship, crime solving ...
Time:
edwardian era, 1900s
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
Style:
period piece, period drama
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, media, hostage situation, unhappy ending, translator, violence, based on real people, terrorist, television, olympics, palestinian-israeli conflict ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place:
munich germany, germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Led by Donna and Reverend W.C. Martin, 22 families from a rural Black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place kids in the foster system and kickstart a movement in the process.
Style:
period piece, inspirational, christian film
Plot:
forgiveness, psychological trauma, pastor, foster parent, christian faith, unconditional love, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, gospel, child sexual abuse, disabled child, child abuse ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In Berlin 1942, Hilde is a member of an anti-Nazi group. She falls in love with another member, Hans. The two spend a summer together until they get caught by the Gestapo and Hilde is imprisoned, eight months pregnant.
Style:
period piece, period drama
Plot:
gestapo, world war two, male female relationship, world war, prison, based on real people, husband, husband wife relationship, fall in love, bare chested male, parents, summer ...
Time:
year 1942, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany, berlin germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
3 trailblazers: a young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world's first 'test tube baby', Louise Joy Brown.
Style:
inspirational, medical drama, dramatic, emotional, period piece ...
Plot:
hospital, controversy, parenthood, perseverance, ethics, women's rights, legacy, biopic, hopes, social change, sacrifice, social issues ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, year 1978
Place:
united kingdom
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29K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful ...
Style:
homoerotic, period piece, romantic drama, postmodern, period drama ...
Plot:
male nudity, gay interest, gay, gay sex, older man younger man relationship, gay relationship, desire, heroin, cocaine, gay couple, gay anal sex, gay seduction ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
mexico city, mexico, south america
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25K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, Germany, Chile, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
Style:
period piece, cerebral, emotional, period drama
Plot:
opera, singing, dog, flashback, wealth, cafe, loneliness, based on real people, flash forward, butler, mother daughter relationship, interview ...
Time:
70s, year 1977, 20th century, year 1941, 1940s ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, filmed live in West End, London. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
Style:
melancholic, poignant, existential, reflective, period piece ...
Plot:
introspection, literary, character study, monologue, bittersweet, family drama, regret, nostalgia, midlife crisis, unrequited love, jealousy, dark humor ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
west end london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1986, three sixteen year old friends spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of the teens learn more about life ...
Style:
retro, sentimental, romantic, period piece, humorous ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, nostalgia, grownups, friendship, first date, teen romance, summer, first love, loss of innocence, bittersweet, slice of life, youth culture ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
Style:
historical drama, thought provoking, intense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nazi germany, world war two, genocide, holocaust, resistance, sacrifice, religious faith, biopic, conscience, moral dilemma, assassination, heroism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, period piece, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, false accusation, betrayal, escape, prison escape, island, treasure, duel, disguise, vengeance, runaway, earl ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s, 1800s, 1810s
Place:
marseille, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, Horror, Thriller
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped in a murky and lonely ...
Style:
period piece, psychological horror, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
forest, murder, female nudity, village, folk horror, suicide, filicide, death sentence, waterfall, marriage, dancing, fish ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
austria
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn't count on a fast-moving fog that obscures ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, tense, intense, period piece ...
Plot:
survival, lost, wilderness, isolation, man versus nature, storm, missing child, rescue mission, mountain, danger, loneliness, endurance ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
maine
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, in late 1970s Barcelona, Manolo Vital, a bus driver, takes bold action to protest the neglect of Torre Baró, an immigrant neighborhood. His act becomes a symbol of resistance against systemic inequality during a pivotal ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, melancholic, inspirational, tense ...
Plot:
resistance, working class, political protest, inequality, solidarity, defiant, social realism, character study, corruption, biopic, immigrant family, immigrant ...
Time:
70s
Place:
catalonia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator to a kidnapped keyboard technician.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspense, sinister ...
Plot:
kidnapping, post office, secret, problem, investigation, missing person, cat and mouse, isolation, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, slow burn, basement ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A pair of U.S. marshals search for a wanted murderer in Nevada at the height of the Cold War and encounter more than they bargained for.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, period piece, neo western ...
Plot:
cold war, pursuit, desert, manhunt, paranoia, law enforcement, investigation, isolation, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, survival, showdown ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
nevada
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Mustafa Kemal had just begun his journey after proving himself in 1915 at the Gallipoli front. He would go on to face major battles on the eastern front against the Russians and later against the British in Syria, ultimately becoming the only ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, inspirational, heroic, bleak
Plot:
leadership, biopic, world war one, nationalism, patriotism, battlefield, political intrigue, eastern front, sacrifice, getting home, war, turkish history
Time:
year 1919, 1910s, 20th century, 19th century, 1890s ...
Place:
gallipoli, istanbul turkey, ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After leaving his family's sheep farm in the Australian outback, a young man joins his countrymen on the western front of World War I with hopes of helping expedite an end to the bloody conflict. But as war rages on, he is forced to grapple ...
Style:
intense, grim, historical drama, period piece, realistic ...
Plot:
soldier, world war one, trench warfare, brutality, survival, battlefield, camaraderie, resilience, brotherhood, loss of innocence, sacrifice, grief ...
Time:
1910s
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In 1917 Burma (now Myanmar), a British diplomat is set to marry his fiancée, but after a sudden panic, escapes to Singapore, sending her on what evolves into a chase across Asia.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, poignant, road movie, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
melancholy, journey, escape, british empire, panic, loneliness, character study, introspection, bittersweet, elopement, bare chested male, male nudity ...
Time:
1910s, year 1917, 20th century
Place:
southeast asia, singapore
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Slovakia
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
As Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels creates films and pictures used to prepare the Germans for Total War and the Holocaust. When the war is lost, he conceives his last staging, the most radical propaganda act still possible to him.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, grim, period piece, dark ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, propaganda, nazi germany, hitler, biopic, manipulation, political corruption, husband wife relationship, infidelity, flashback, nazi propaganda ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, germany
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Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In the midst of the D-Day invasion, a group of US soldiers are given orders to smuggle a member of the French Resistance behind enemy lines to assassinate a high-value Nazi target.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, thrilling, captivating, action packed ...
Plot:
behind enemy lines, french resistance, world war two, infiltration, military officer, wartime life, military, secret mission, military life, wartime, soldier, american soldier ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
normandy
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The story is set in the 1990s and follows the emotional and action-filled journey of Bachhala Malli, a rural hero. The narrative combines intense drama with romance, focusing on the protagonist’s challenges and personal growth in a rustic backdrop.
Style:
period piece, action drama, family saga, realistic, grim
Plot:
family conflict, heartbreak, male protagonist, social realism, personal growth, moral ambiguity, coming of age, revenge
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart.
Style:
heartfelt, poignant, emotional, sweet, sentimental ...
Plot:
ghost, love, fate, supernatural, magic realism, bittersweet, second chance, afterlife, tragic romance, loss, soul mate, destiny ...
Time:
20th century
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Basque Country, Spain, late nineties. A young policewoman manages to infiltrate the ruthless terrorist gang ETA.
Style:
political thriller, tension, tense, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
undercover, female protagonist, infiltration, terrorism, espionage, double life, police procedural, danger, identity crisis, moral dilemma, realism, surveillance ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
basque country, spain
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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: Action, Crime
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Born into tragedy, Galib rises from village outcast to criminal mastermind "Toofan" in 90s Bangladesh. As authorities close in, he takes desperate measures to maintain his empire, sparking a dangerous game of power and identity.
Style:
crime drama, dark, period piece, tense, brutal ...
Plot:
violence, revenge, organized crime, gangster, rise to power, rise and fall, moral ambiguity, anti hero, ambition, power struggle, survival, corruption ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bangladesh
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Pilots Tae-in and Gyu-sik are set to fly to Gimpo. Under the guidance of flight attendant Ok-soon, passengers are busy boarding. However, shortly after takeoff, a homemade bomb explodes, turning the cabin into chaos.
Style:
tension, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
hijacking, hostage situation, inter-korean relations, airplane, terrorist bombing, hostage, threat, problem, police officer taken hostage, taken hostage, airplane trip, confined space ...
Time:
70s
Place:
korea
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Troubles worsen for Kumaresan after the capture of Perumal, and soon he is confronted with having to make a choice between performing his duties as a police constable, or taking a stand for what is right.
Style:
political thriller, tense, intense, crime drama, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
resistance movement, mature, social justice, moral dilemma, rebellion, oppression, corruption, unlikely hero, character study, leadership, anti establishment, police procedural ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 1958, as a deadly typhoon approaches, a young boy embarks on a perilous journey to a haunted mountain pool, determined to calm a sorrowful spirit whose grief has cursed the village with devastating floods.
Style:
melancholic, poignant, period piece, historical drama, meditative
Plot:
boy hero, natural disaster, man versus nature, atonement, coming of age, isolation, river, forest, typhoon, mountain, death, cave ...
Time:
1950s
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Austria, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
1942. The State of Finland has formed an alliance with Nazi Germany. An elderly man single-handedly tries to stop a secret attempt by the Finnish State Police to hand over Jewish refugees directly to the Gestapo.
Style:
historical drama, suspenseful, bleak, period piece, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, anti semitism, persecution, collaboration, moral dilemma, secret police, resistance, danger, courage, gestapo, risk, survival ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
finland
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