The Worst Period Dramas Film & TV

by emily-67778 | created - 02 Jan 2021 | updated - 24 Mar 2023 | Public

In my opinion

 Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc
  • Instant Watch Options
  • Genres
  • Movies or TV
  • IMDb Rating
  • In Theaters
  • Release Year
  • Keywords






IMDb user rating (average) to
Number of votes to »



Reset
Release year or range to »




































































































Sort by:
View:
10 titles
Ripper Street

1. Ripper Street (2012–2016)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.1
loading

The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.

Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Jerome Flynn

Votes: 22,518

And Then There Were None

2. And Then There Were None (2015)

TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.8
loading

Ten strangers are invited to an island by a mysterious host, and start to get killed one by one. Could one of them be the killer?

Stars: Maeve Dermody, Charles Dance, Toby Stephens, Burn Gorman

Votes: 43,896

Taboo

3. Taboo (2017)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

8.3
loading

Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.

Stars: Tom Hardy, David Hayman, Jonathan Pryce, Oona Chaplin

Votes: 149,153

Picnic at Hanging Rock

4. Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

6.2
loading

Three schoolgirls and their governesses mysteriously disappear on Valentines Day in 1900.

Stars: Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan, Lola Bessis, Harrison Gilbertson

Votes: 4,486

The ABC Murders

5. The ABC Murders (2018)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.6
loading

In 1933, retired detective Hercule Poirot is targeted by a taunting killer who sends letters signed "ABC", which Poirot must decode in order to discover the identity of the murderer.

Stars: John Malkovich, Eamon Farren, Michael Shaeffer, Rupert Grint

Votes: 11,699

The Pale Horse

6. The Pale Horse (2020)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.1
loading

Is a trio of witches responsible for a series of sudden deaths or is there a rational explanation?

Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Georgina Campbell, Rufus Sewell, Sean Pertwee

Votes: 6,193

Outlander

7. Outlander (2014– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

8.4
loading

Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.

Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin

Votes: 179,238

Mary Queen of Scots

8. Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.3
loading
60 Metascore

Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

Director: Josie Rourke | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn

Votes: 55,376 | Gross: $16.47M

Elizabeth

9. Elizabeth (1998)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.4
loading
75 Metascore

The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.

Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox

Votes: 105,177 | Gross: $30.08M

Alexander

10. Alexander (2004)

R | 175 min | Action, Biography, Drama

5.6
loading
40 Metascore

Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie

Votes: 176,723 | Gross: $34.30M



Clear your history

Recently Viewed