Amadeus (1984), Downfall (2004), The King's Speech (2010), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Sommarnattens leende (1955), A Man for All Seasons (1966), Maurice (1987), A Royal Affair (2012) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Costume Drama movies.
Storyline: Around 1906, the widow Lilia Herriton (Dame Helen Mirren) meets a young man when she visits Italy and marries him. The man is only a dentist without a good name, and Lilia's relatives are clearly unhappy with her choice. Lilia dies while giving birth to a son, and two relatives travel to Italy to take care of of the baby, expecting no trouble from the father.—Mattias Thuresson
Plot Keywords: italy, brother in law, catholicism, class differences, death in childbirth, death of baby, marital infidelity ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Set in the 1790s, Love and Friendship centers on beautiful widow Lady Susan Vernon, who has come to the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and her rather reluctant debutante daughter, Frederica.
Plot Keywords: friendship, 18th century, period piece, costume drama, tea, letter, dinner ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Baron Manfred von Richthofen is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I. To him and his companions, air combats are events of sporty nature, technical challenge and honorable acting, ignoring the terrible extent of war. But after falling in love with the nurse Käte, Manfred realizes he is only used for propaganda means. Caught between his disgust for the war, and the responsibility for his fighter wing, von Richthofen sets out to fly again.
Plot Keywords: world war one, embroidery, fighter pilot, fighter plane, pilot, aviation, emperor ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she can find a better husband than her childhood sweetheart, woodsman Giles. She marries handsome young doctor FitzPiers, but soon finds out he's not the man of her dreams and she still loves Giles.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: lantern, unfaithfulness, adultery, extramarital affair, tree, knife, rain ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own - stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan (Nat Wolff), the strike is founded on his tragic idealism - on the "courage never to submit or yield." Published in 1936, the novel "In Dubious Battle" is considered the first major work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.
Plot Keywords: period drama, period piece, costume drama, 1930s, rural setting, apple, labor ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Lancelot lives by the sword. In fact, they're next door neighbors, so teaming up to fight for money comes pretty naturally. Lady Guinevere, on her way to marry King Arthur is ambushed by the evil Sir Malagant. Fortunately, Lancelot is lurking nearby and he rescues his future Queen. They fall in love, but Guinevere still fancies the idea of wearing a crown, so she honors her promise to Arthur.
Plot Keywords: king arthur, love triangle, ambush, sword duel, raid, combat, funeral ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Adapted from Flaubert's classic novel, Madame Bovary tells the tragic story of Emma (Wasikowska), a young beauty who impulsively marries a small-town doctor (Lloyd-Hughes) to leave her father's (Giamatti) pig farm behind. But after being introduced to the glamorous world of high society, she soon becomes bored with her stodgy mate and seeks excitement and status outside the bonds of marriage.
Plot Keywords: based on novel, infidelity, social climber, melodrama, character name as title, period film, period drama ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Christopher Dubois embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery that spans the globe. Kidnapped and enslaved by gun smugglers, sold by pirates and thrust into the murky underworld of gambling and kickboxing, Chris' journey takes him to forbidding Muay Thai Island where deadly martial arts are taught, the colonial splendor of British East Asia, the dank back alleys of Bangkok, desolate deserts once trodden by the warriors of Genghis Khan and finally, the ancient Lost City. There he must face the ultimate test of his manhood in the fabled Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes. He must reach deep inside and access all of the determination, strength of character, and sense of selfless honor within in order to triumph over ...
Plot Keywords: martial arts tournament, underground fighting, boxer, boxing, combat, kickboxing, orphan ...
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