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Historical Drama
Usually at least loosely based on a real incident or personality from farther in the past than just a few years ago.
Award Winners: Historical Drama
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(
2010
)
Winner: Best Motion Picture of the Year
The King's Speech
(
2010
)
R
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(
2009
)
Winner: Achievement in Costume Design
The Young Victoria
(
2009
)
PG
Academy Award
(
2007
)
Winner: Achievement in Costume Design
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
(
2007
)
PG-13
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(
2007
)
Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
There Will Be Blood
(
2007
)
R
Academy Award
(
2006
)
Winner: Achievement in Costume Design
Marie Antoinette
(
2006
)
PG-13
Browse Historical Drama Titles
'38: Vienna before the Fall
(
1988
) Unrated
1492: Conquest of Paradise
(
1992
) PG-13
300
(
2007
) R
47 Ronin, Part 1
(
1942
)
47 Ronin, Part 2
(
1942
)
A.D.
(
1985
)
The Abdication
(
1974
) Unrated
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(
1940
) Unrated
Across the Wide Missouri
(
1951
) Unrated
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(
1973
) Unrated
The Affair of the Necklace
(
2001
) R
The Agony and the Ecstasy
(
1965
)
Agora
(
2009
) Unrated
The Alamo
(
2004
) PG-13
The Alamo
(
1960
)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
(
1987
)
Alexander
(
2004
) R
Alexander the Great
(
1955
)
Almost Peaceful
(
2002
) Unrated
Alone Against Rome
(
1962
)
Amadeus
(
1984
) PG
Amazing Grace
(
2006
) PG
Anastasia
(
1956
)
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna
(
1986
) Unrated
Andrei Rublev
(
1966
)
Anne of the Thousand Days
(
1969
) PG
Antony and Cleopatra
(
1973
) PG
Apocalypto
(
2006
) R
Army of Shadows
(
1969
) Unrated
Arn: The Knight Templar
(
2007
) R
Artemisia
(
1997
) R
Assassination of Trotsky
(
1972
)
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
(
1988
) Unrated
Attila
(
2001
) Unrated
Attila
(
1954
) Unrated
Augustine of Hippo
(
1972
)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
(
1974
)
Backstairs at the White House
(
1979
) Unrated
The Ballad of Narayama
(
1983
)
Bang Rajan
(
2000
) Unrated
Barabbas
(
1962
)
Barefoot in Athens
(
1966
) Unrated
The Bastard
(
1978
)
The Battle of Algiers
(
1966
)
Battle of Britain
(
1969
) G
Battle of the Bulge
(
1965
)
Battle of Valiant
(
1963
) Unrated
The Battleship Potemkin
(
1925
) Unrated
Beau Brummel
(
1954
)
Becket
(
1964
)
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Community Favorites in Period Pieces
1
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(
1940
) Unrated
2
The Lion in Winter
(
1968
) PG
3
The Battleship Potemkin
(
1925
) Unrated
4
El Cid
(
1961
)
5
David Copperfield
(
1935
)
6
The Last Emperor
(
1987
) PG-13
7
Glory
(
1989
) R
8
Ben-Hur
(
1926
)
9
The Ballad of Narayama
(
1983
)
10
The King's Speech
(
2010
) R