Genre: Pre-20th Century Period Pieces
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Bel Ami (2012)
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas …
Directed by: Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod
Armed with good looks and devastating charm, manipulative journalist Georges Duroy (Robert Pattinson) climbs from the depths of poverty to the height of Parisian society, taking up with a…
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Season of the Witch (2011)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore …
Directed by: Dominic Sena
In 14th-century Europe, a courageous knight leads a group of weary warriors across impossibly treacherous terrain in order to transport a suspected witch believed to be responsible for…
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Jane Eyre (2011)
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench …
Directed by: Cary Fukunaga
Driven from her post at Thornfield House by her love for her brooding employer and his secret past, young governess Jane Eyre reflects on her youth and the events that led her to the misty…
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The Eagle (2011)
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland …
Directed by: Kevin MacDonald
Haunted by the disappearance of his father, who vanished with the Roman Ninth Legion on an expedition into the north of Britain, centurion Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) sets out to unravel…
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Ironclad (2011)
Cast: James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng …
Directed by: Jonathan English
Backed by his "Magnificent Seven," a principled Knight Templar defends Rochester Castle from the ruthless King John and his advancing armies, who seek to rule England's free men by force…
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
Cast: Gianna Jun, Bingbing Li, Vivian Wu …
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Noted director Wayne Wang helms this adaptation of Lisa See's best-selling novel about two young girls in 19th-century China who are pledged as lifelong companions through an ancient…
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The Mill & The Cross (2011)
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, Michael York …
Directed by: Lech Majewski
Flemish master Pieter Bruegel's 1564 painting The Procession to Calvary is transformed through amazing special effects into a big-screen epic in which Bruegel's artwork affects…
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Meek's Cutoff (2011)
Cast: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton …
Directed by: Kelly Reichardt
Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with…
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True Grit (2010)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon …
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
After drifter Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) murders her father, 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) hires alcoholic U.S. Marshal Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to help her exact…
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Centurion (2010)
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko …
Directed by: Neil Marshall
In 2nd-century Britain, Roman fighter Quintas Dias (Michael Fassbender) is the lone survivor of a Pictish attack on a Roman frontier post. Eager for revenge, he joins the Ninth Legion --…
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The Conspirator (2010)
Cast: James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood …
Directed by: Robert Redford
Robert Redford directs this gripping historical drama that follows the efforts of young lawyer Frederick Aiken as he reluctantly defends Mary Surratt, a Confederate sympathizer accused of…
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Tracker (2010)
Cast: Ray Winstone, Temuera Morrison, Gareth Reeves …
Directed by: Ian Sharp
Arjan (Ray Winstone), a hard-bitten guerilla fresh from the Boer War, takes a job tracking down Kereama (Temuera Morrison), a Maori warrior accused of killing a British soldier. Kereama, who…
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Burke and Hare (2010)
Cast: Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher …
Directed by: John Landis
This black comedy is based on the true exploits of two 19th-century body snatchers. When Burke and Hare's business -- selling corpses to a medical college for dissection -- is hampered…
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Red Dirt Rising (2010)
Cast: Brad Yoder, Burgess Jenkins, R. Keith Harris …
Directed by: Kathleen 'Bo' Bobak, James Suttles
The birth of stock-car racing is captured through the story of pioneer Jimmie Lewallen (Brad Yoder), who began as a moonshine runner in 1930s North Carolina, took a break to serve in World…
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Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams …
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Robert Downey Jr., in a Golden Globe-winning role, stars as the legendary London sleuth Sherlock Holmes, joined by Jude Law as Dr. Watson, in this Guy Ritchie-helmed reinvention of Sir Arthur…
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The Young Victoria (2009)
Cast: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany …
Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallee
Eighteen-year-old British royal Victoria ascends to the throne and is romanced by future husband Prince Albert in this lush period film that chronicles the early years of the British…
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Dorian Gray (2009)
Cast: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin …
Directed by: Oliver Parker
When London artist Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin) paints a portrait of the young and beautiful Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes), the subject is so taken with his own image that he declares he'd do…
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Creation (2009)
Cast: Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Ian Kelly …
Directed by: Jon Amiel
Paul Bettany stars as Charles Darwin in this BBC biographical drama that captures the legendary scientist in a period of intense mourning -- and expansive intellectual discovery -- following…
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Agora (2009)
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac …
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
As Christianity gains steam in Roman Egypt toward the end of the fourth century A.D., a young slave weighs his desire for freedom against his growing love for his mistress, an atheist and…
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Year One (2009)
Cast: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde …
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Cast out of his village after eating forbidden fruit from the tree knowledge, oafish Neanderthal Zed and his sad-sack sidekick set off on an epic excursion through biblical times in this…
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Valhalla Rising (2009)
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson, Gordon Brown …
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Disfigured warrior One-Eye kills his master and escapes, taking the man's young son with him. The pair sets sail with a band of Christian Crusaders bound for the Holy Land, but they…
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Bright Star (2009)
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider …
Directed by: Jane Campion
Critically acclaimed Australian filmmaker Jane Campion helms this drama detailing the passionate three-year romance between 19th-century Romantic poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) -- who died…
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Darwin's Darkest Hour (2009)
Cast: Henry Ian Cusick, Frances O'Connor
Directed by: John Bradshaw
Over two turbulent weeks in 1858, Charles Darwin (Henry Ian Cusick) faces crises both personal and professional: One of his children has diphtheria, another child has scarlet fever, and an…
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Van Diemen's Land (2009)
Cast: Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft …
Directed by: Jonathan Auf Der Heide
Based on true events as relayed by notorious Australian convict Alexander Pearce (Oscar Redding), this thriller follows eight prisoners after their 1822 escape from remote penal colony…
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The Countess (2009)
Cast: Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt …
Directed by: Julie Delpy
Blaming her advancing age for a failed romance with a younger man, 16th-century Hungarian countess Erzebet Báthory begins murdering virgin girls and bathing in their blood, believing…