Join Now
Already a member?
Log-In
Home
>
Genre
>
Period Pieces
>
Historical Drama
Follow Us:
BROWSE GENRES
Action-Adventure
Animation
Art & Cult Films
Classics
Comedy
Cops & Robbers
Documentary
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Film Noir
Foreign
Horror
Musical
Mystery & Suspense
Period Pieces
Religion and Spirituality
Romance
Sci-Fi
Showbiz
Social Issues
Sports
Thrillers
True Stories
War
Westerns
Print
Email
Del.icio.us
Digg it
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
The Invaders
(
1963
) Unrated
The Iron Crown
(
1941
)
The Iron Duke
(
1934
) Unrated
Ironclads
(
1990
) Unrated
Ivan the Terrible, Part 2
(
1946
) Unrated
Ivan the Terrible, Part 1
(
1944
) Unrated
Ivanhoe
(
1997
)
Ivanhoe
(
1952
)
Ivanhoe
(
1982
)
Jade Warrior
(
2006
) PG-13
Jakob the Liar
(
1999
) PG-13
Jeanne la Pucelle
(
1994
)
Jefferson in Paris
(
1994
) PG-13
Jesus of Nazareth
(
1977
)
The Jew
(
1996
) Unrated
The Jewel in the Crown
(
1984
)
JFK
(
1991
) R
Joan of Arc
(
1948
)
Joan of Arc
(
1999
)
John Adams
(
2008
) Unrated
John Rabe
(
2009
) Unrated
Johnny Tremain & the Sons of Liberty
(
1958
) Unrated
Joyeux Noel
(
2005
) PG-13
Judith of Bethulia
(
1914
) Unrated
Julius Caesar
(
1953
)
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
(
1981
) Unrated
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
(
1996
) Unrated
Kaspar Hauser
(
1993
)
Khartoum
(
1966
)
King David
(
1985
) PG-13
King Richard and the Crusaders
(
1954
)
The King's Speech
(
2010
) R
Kingdom of Heaven
(
2005
) R
Kolberg
(
1945
)
Korea Patrol
(
1947
) Unrated
Kundun
(
1997
) PG-13
La Marseillaise
(
1937
)
La Nuit de Varennes
(
1982
) R
The Lady and the Highwayman
(
1989
) Unrated
Lady Godiva
(
1955
) Unrated
Lady Jane
(
1985
) PG-13
Last Days of Pompeii
(
1935
) Unrated
The Last Emperor
(
1987
) PG-13
Last Four Days
(
1977
) PG
The Last Legion
(
2007
) PG-13
The Last of the Mohicans
(
1985
)
The Last Station
(
2009
) R
The Last Valley
(
1971
) PG
Lawrence of Arabia
(
1962
) PG
Le Complot
(
1973
)
« first
‹ prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
next ›
last »
Tell a Friend
about MovieRetriever.com
Email your friends
, Invite them to join the MovieRetriever.com community to create and share movie lists and review them.
MovieRetriever.com members can:
Rate movies
Write your own reviews
Create your movie watch lists
Share lists with the community
Community Favorites in Period Pieces
1
The Battleship Potemkin
(
1925
) Unrated
2
Eight Men Out
(
1988
) PG
3
El Cid
(
1961
)
4
Mutiny on the Bounty
(
1935
)
5
David Copperfield
(
1935
)
6
Amadeus
(
1984
) PG
7
Ben-Hur
(
1959
) Unrated
8
The Ballad of Narayama
(
1983
)
9
Gettysburg
(
1993
) PG
10
The King's Speech
(
2010
) R