Highest-Rated Movies about '1700s', Sort by Popularity

The Favourite (2018), The Crimson Pirate (1952), The Princess and the Pirate (1944), Rob Roy (1995), Interlude in Prague (2017), The Golem (2018), Brothers of the Frontier (1996), Iron Mask (2019) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best 1700s movies.

#1. The Favourite (2018)

Storyline: Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.

Plot Keywords: queen, friend, servant, amusing, spirited, melodramatic, emotional ...

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#2. The Crimson Pirate (1952)

Storyline: Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball Scientist, sailing ships, naval fights, and tons of swordplay.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

Plot Keywords: pirate, resistance leader, daughter, lieutenant, crew member, love interest, airy ...

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#3. The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

Storyline: Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's ransom. Little do the cutthroats know that she will be rescued by that unlikeliest of knights errant, Sylvester the Great, who will lead them on a merry, and madcap, chase.—Alfred Jingle

Plot Keywords: actor, princess, pirate, tattoo artist, governor, guard, hilarious ...

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#4. Rob Roy (1995)

Storyline: In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honor.

Plot Keywords: leader, wife, marquis, outlaw, thief, dark, moving ...

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#5. Interlude in Prague (2017)

Storyline: Prague, 1786. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart spends a few turbulent months escaping the frustrating, privileged elite of Vienna. However his unconventional presence soon unleashes a series of dramatic and tragic events. Overwhelmed by the tangled web of violence and intrigue that surrounds him and with his mind affected, Mozart creates the astonishing music and drama that becomes 'Don Giovanni'.—AnonymousB

Plot Keywords: musician, young woman, composer, brooding, disturbing, frenetic, intense ...

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