Genre: Period Pieces
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Les Misérables (2012)
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway …
Directed by: Tom Hooper
The musical version of Victor Hugo's epic tale of love and sacrifice, first produced for the stage in 1985, now receives the big-screen treatment. The bloody era of the French Revolution…
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The Raven (2012)
Cast: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve …
Directed by: James McTeigue
After discovering that a string of baffling murders seems to be inspired by the macabre short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Baltimore cop Emmett Fields turns to the brilliant-but-boozy author…
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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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Anna Karenina (2012)
Cast: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson …
Directed by: Joe Wright
Oscar winner Tom Stoppard penned this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel, which stars Keira Knightley as the titular 19th-century Russian aristocrat who enters into a passionate…
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Red Tails (2012)
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Nate Parker …
Directed by: Anthony Hemingway
The 332nd Fighter Group -- an all-black World War II unit made up of the best U.S. escort pilots and known as the Red Tails -- fights racism at home while fighting the Nazis abroad in this…
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Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
Cast: Steven Bauer, Nia Peeples, Stephen Rea …
Directed by: Louis Morneau
When a mysterious creature terrorizes a village by moonlight, a local young man joins a team of werewolf hunters to bring it down. But as the villagers are turned into vicious beasts, he…
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The Tree of Life (2011)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain …
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Brad Pitt and Sean Penn star in Terrence Malick's 1950s adventure about a confused man named Jack, who sets off on a journey to understand the true nature of the world. Growing up in the…
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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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Water for Elephants (2011)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz …
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's…
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A Dangerous Method (2011)
Cast: Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender …
Directed by: David Cronenberg
In this David Cronenberg-helmed biopic, Viggo Mortensen stars as Sigmund Freud, whose relationship with fellow psychology luminary Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) is tested when Sabina…
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The Three Musketeers (2011)
Cast: Matthew Macfadyen, Milla Jovovich, Logan Lerman …
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
The original three musketeers are past their prime and working menial jobs in Paris when their friend D'Artagnan rallies them to defend the nation. To do so, they must undermine Cardinal…
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Albert Nobbs (2011)
Cast: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Taylor-Johnson …
Directed by: Rodrigo García
Having for decades disguised herself as a man while working as a butler in a posh 19th-century Dublin hotel, a woman calling herself Albert Nobbs reconsiders her charade when a handsome…
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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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The Rum Diary (2011)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli …
Directed by: Bruce Robinson
Eager to flee his humdrum life in 1950s New York, booze-loving journalist Paul moves to Puerto Rico, but his life becomes unhinged when he falls for a gorgeous woman and clashes with her…
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Anonymous (2011)
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson …
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Who was Shakespeare? This Elizabethan drama imagines that the man we call the Bard really didn't pen his body of timeless plays. The stages of London erupt in intrigue as the real author…
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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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Hysteria (2011)
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce …
Directed by: Tanya Wexler
In 1880s London, forward-thinking young doctor Mortimer Granville has a difficult time keeping a job until he and an inventor friend concoct an electrifying solution to the rampant "hysteria"…
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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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Skateland (2011)
Cast: Shiloh Fernandez, Ashley Greene, Heath Freeman …
Directed by: Anthony Burns
Nineteen-year-old Ritchie Wheeler finds his life at a crossroads when the Texas roller rink where he works is forced to shut its doors. In this coming-of-age tale set in the 1980s, Ritchie…
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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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Oka! (2011)
Cast: Kris Marshall, Peter Riegert, Haviland Morris …
Directed by: Lavinia Currier
Director Lavinia Currier spins an enthralling tale of one man's devotion to documenting and preserving the unique musical forms and rituals integrated into the everyday lives and culture…
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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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Love Begins (2011)
Cast: Wes Brown, Julie Mond, Abigail Mavity …
Directed by: David S. Cass Sr.
After damaging a café during a fight, Clark Davis works off his sentence as a farmhand for sisters Ellen and Cassie Barlow. A tragedy stirs up unexpected feelings between Clark and Ellen, but…
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In the Land of Blood and Honey: Authentic-Language Theatrical Version (2011)
Cast: Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic, Rade Serbedzija …
Directed by: Angelina Jolie
Danijel, a Bosnian Serb soldier, reunites with Ajla, a Muslim woman he was involved with before the Bosnian War, when she is captured by his camp and forced to work as a sex slave. In Bosnian…