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101. The Work and the Glory II: American Zion (2005)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Western
In November of 1833, the state of Missouri turned a blind eye as hundreds of its peaceful inhabitants were hunted down and driven from their homes in the dead of night. Against this ... See full summary »
Director: Sterling Van Wagenen | Stars: Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson, Alexander Carroll
Votes: 780 | Gross: $2.03M
102. February 15, 1839 (2001)
120 min | Drama, History
French Canadians face execution after a revolt against British bureaucrats in Quebec.
Director: Pierre Falardeau | Stars: Luc Picard, Sylvie Drapeau, Frédéric Gilles, Pierre Rivard
Votes: 852 | Gross: $0.25M
103. Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
Approved | 93 min | Drama
Tom Brown (John Howard Davies) starts at Rugby boarding school. He is tormented by Flashman (John Forrest), the school bully.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, James Hayter, John Charlesworth
Votes: 523
104. The Dybbuk (1937)
Unrated | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
The mystical love story between Chonen, a poor Talmud student, and Lea, a girl from a wealthy family, depicts the traditional folk culture of Polish Jews before WW2.
Director: Michal Waszynski | Stars: Avrom Morewski, Ajzyk Samberg, Mojzesz Lipman, Lili Liliana
Votes: 718
105. Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
Approved | 86 min | Drama
A young boy starts at Rugby boarding school. He is tormented by Flashman, the school bully.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Cedric Hardwicke, Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Josephine Hutchinson
Votes: 533
106. Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (1973)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Western
In 1836, an agent of the now independent Republic of Texas who can't hear or speak, and his hearing companion, infiltrate a rebel pocket who oppose to the integration of Texas to the United States. Can they save the Republic?
Director: Paolo Cavara | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Franco Nero, Pamela Tiffin, Franco Graziosi
Votes: 754
107. Oliver Twist (1933)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.
Director: William J. Cowen | Stars: Dickie Moore, Irving Pichel, William 'Stage' Boyd, Doris Lloyd
Votes: 405
108. La Bohème (2008)
115 min | Music, Musical, Romance
The opera "La Bohème" is about the tragic love story of Mimí and Rodolfo, set in Paris in the year 1830.
Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Nicole Cabell, Tiziano Bracci
Votes: 399
109. The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)
90 min | Adventure, Drama
Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Vernay | Stars: Pierre Richard-Willm, Michèle Alfa, Aimé Clariond, Marcel Herrand
Votes: 194
110. Two Lost Worlds (1951)
Approved | 61 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
When the American clipper ship "The Queen" is attacked by pirates off the Hebrides in 1830, Mate Kirk Hamilton is injured and must be put ashore at Queensland Colony, Australia, for ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Dawn | Stars: Kasey Rogers, James Arness, Bill Kennedy, Gloria Petroff
Votes: 318
111. Cousin Bette (1971)
250 min | Comedy, Drama
A poor and homely spinster, who feels she's been walked on all her life, teams up with a scheming courtesan to wreak elaborate revenge on her rich and handsome relatives.
Stars: Margaret Tyzack, Thorley Walters, Helen Mirren, Ursula Howells
Votes: 206
112. Tennessee Johnson (1942)
Passed | 103 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of Andrew Johnson, who followed Abraham Lincoln into office and became the first President of the United States ever to be impeached.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main
Votes: 673
113. The Vampire's Coffin (1958)
80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Graverobbers stumble upon the tomb of a vampire, who turns them into zombies to do his bidding, which is to stalk and capture beautiful women.
Director: Fernando Méndez | Stars: Abel Salazar, Ariadne Welter, Germán Robles, Yerye Beirute
Votes: 644
114. L'Élégant Criminel (1990)
120 min | Biography, Drama
On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Girod | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Jean Poiret, Jacques Weber, François Périer
Votes: 361
115. The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided (2006)
PG | 89 min | Drama, Western
Joshua Steed returns to Missouri a wealthy man with a beautiful wife; however, the past has a way of catching up. Soon Joshua is tangled in a web of rumors, deception and betrayal that ... See full summary »
Director: Sterling Van Wagenen | Stars: Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson, Alexander Carroll
Votes: 493 | Gross: $1.33M
116. Gold Coast (2015)
114 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1836 the Danish romantic visionary Wulff travels to Africa to create plantations on the Gold Coast, but his best intentions and belief is soon confronted with a harsh reality dominated by slave trade and unbelievable brutality.
Director: Daniel Dencik | Stars: Jakob Oftebro, Danica Curcic, John Aggrey, Luise Skov
Votes: 712
117. Natchez Trace (1960)
Approved | 80 min | Action, Western
Bank clerk Virgil Stewart infiltrates a band of land pirates on the Natchez Trace and learns that bandit leader John Morrow's ambitious plans will lead to bloody revolution between slaveholders and slaves if they aren't stopped.
Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Zachary Scott, William Campbell, Marcia Henderson, Irene James
Votes: 35
118. Quebec (1951)
Approved | 85 min | Adventure, History
Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.
Director: George Templeton | Stars: John Drew Barrymore, Corinne Calvet, Barbara Rush, Patric Knowles
Votes: 100
119. Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (2001 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Count Dracula has been resurrected once again, As Nathan Graves, You'll hunt down the Count and use your whip to destroy his minions, Battle your way through Dracula's castle and rid the world of evil once and for all.
Votes: 244
120. Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency (2008 TV Movie)
114 min | Documentary, Biography
The complicated personality of America's seventh president is explored in detail in this two hour PBS documentary, leaving the viewer to decide whether the man should be celebrated for his ... See full summary »
Directors: Carl Byker, Mitch Wilson | Stars: Richard Blackett, Jamie Blaine, Kathryn Braund, Lawrence Bull Jr.
Votes: 38
121. In Search of the Brontës (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Samira Osman | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Patrick Malahide, Victoria Hamilton, Elizabeth Hurran
Votes: 61
122. Young Chopin (1952)
Approved | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
A story of the formative years in Chopin's life between 1825 and 1831, a time of social unrest throughout Europe, of rising nationalism, and of cries for reform. Chopin, an outstanding ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksander Ford | Stars: Czeslaw Wollejko, Zbigniew Lobodzinski, Józef Nieweglowski, Jerzy Duszynski
Votes: 83
123. Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
Not Rated | 71 min | Drama, History, War
The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Sam De Grasse, Allan Sears, Walter Long, Alfred Paget
Votes: 207
124. Man of Conquest (1939)
Passed | 105 min | History, War, Western
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.
Director: George Nicholls Jr. | Stars: Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, Joan Fontaine, Edward Ellis
Votes: 194
125. Hastrman (2018)
98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A strange nobleman returning after years abroad to a small Bohemian village in the beginning of 19th century. The nobleman feels closer to animals despite looking like a human. He is a ... See full summary »
Director: Ondrej Havelka | Stars: Karel Dobrý, Vladimír Polívka, Jirí Lábus, Norbert Lichý
Votes: 250
126. Bride of the Regiment (1930)
79 min | Musical, Romance
Filmed operetta in Technicolor based on hit play/book that opened on Broadway in 1922 and ran 232 performances.
Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Vivienne Segal, Allan Prior, Walter Pidgeon, Louise Fazenda
Votes: 42
127. Quand je serai parti... vous vivrez encore (1999)
120 min | Action, Drama, History
Le film se déroule en 1838, en plein coeur du conflit entre les habitants français du Bas-Canada et les occupants anglais. À l'automne de la même année, François-Xavier Bouchard et ... See full summary »
Director: Michel Brault | Stars: Sébastien Gauthier, Martin Larocque, Frank Fontaine, Guy Héroux
Votes: 148
128. The Prime Minister (1941)
Approved | 94 min | Biography, Drama, History
A biopic of the legendary Benjamin Disraeli, his rise from a foppish young novelist to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and confidante of Queen Victoria.
Director: Thorold Dickinson | Stars: John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Will Fyffe, Owen Nares
Votes: 303
129. The Trial of the Judges (1974)
91 min | Drama, History
In 1834, amid political intrigue, the noble warlords, Theodoros Kolokotronis and Dimitrios Plapoutas, find themselves charged with treason, tried by a five-member jury. Do heroes deserve such a fate?
Director: Panos Glykofrydis | Stars: Nikos Kourkoulos, Nikiforos Naneris, Hristos Tsagas, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 272
130. De Voortrekkers (1916)
54 min | Drama, History
This feature film from 1916 tells the story of South Africa's Boer pioneers in their epic trek across southern Africa in search of new land. It concentrates on the struggle against Zulu ... See full summary »
Director: Harold M. Shaw | Stars: Dick Cruikshanks, Caroline Frances Cooke, Jackie Turnbull, Bobby Rowson
Votes: 53
131. The Bridgeman (2002)
140 min | Drama, History
This epic story takes place between 1820 and 1860 during the Habsburg Monarchy, and portrays the life one of the greatest Hungarian aristocrats - Count Széchenyi - who was born with ... See full summary »
Director: Géza Bereményi | Stars: Károly Eperjes, Irina Lachina, Ervin Nagy, Can Togay
Votes: 991
132. Bandits of Corsica (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Crime
Siamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link - each feels the other's pain and happiness.
Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Richard Greene, Paula Raymond, Raymond Burr, Dona Drake
Votes: 143
133. Sword of Venus (1953)
73 min | Adventure
The son of the legendary Count of Monte Cristo is framed for a murder he didn't commit by one of his father's bitterest enemies, a man who is determined to get his hands on the family's wealth.
Director: Harold Daniels | Stars: Robert Clarke, Catherine McLeod, Dan O'Herlihy, William Schallert
Votes: 69
134. The Phantom Baron (1943)
99 min | Drama, Romance
Elfy, Countess of Saint-Hélié's daughter, was brought up with her foster sister Anne, in an old dilapidated castle whose landlord, Baron Julius Carol, disappeared mysteriously some day. The... See full summary »
Director: Serge de Poligny | Stars: André Lefaur, Odette Joyeux, Jany Holt, Alain Cuny
Votes: 142
135. Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916)
75 min | Drama
A squire's mischievous son becomes a boarder at Rugby.
Director: Rex Wilson | Stars: Joyce Templeton, Jack Coleman, Miss Marley, Evelyn Boucher
Votes: 30
136. Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère... (1976)
130 min | Crime, Drama
Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault, this unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835, when a ... See full summary »
Director: René Allio | Stars: Claude Hébert, Jacqueline Millière, Joseph Leportier, Annick Géhan
Votes: 354
137. The Count of Monte Cristo - Part 2: Retribution (1943)
90 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Directors: Robert Vernay, Ferruccio Cerio | Stars: Pierre Richard-Willm, Michèle Alfa, Aimé Clariond, Lise Delamare
Votes: 112
138. Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) (1975)
30 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Godfrey | Stars: Richard Briers, Harry Fowler, Barbara Moore, Angus Lennie
Votes: 365
139. Les mystères de Paris (1980– )
52 min | Drama, Crime
Stars: Sigmar Solbach, Christine Deschaumes, Jacques Seiler, Noëlle Leiris
Votes: 29
140. The Lame Devil (1948)
125 min | Biography, Drama, History
From the late 18th thru the early 19th century Talleyrand, known for his skill at compromise, serves 6 regimes.A George Arliss style vehicle gave Guitry, accused of opportunism during the Occupation, a chance to defend himself.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi, Émile Drain, Henry Laverne
Votes: 289
141. Ghost Stories (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Animation, Horror
A group of friends get together for Christmas and tell ghost stories.
Directors: Al Guest, Jean Mathieson | Stars: Aiden Grennell, Collette Proctor, Daniel Reardon, Jim Reid
Votes: 68
142. By Sidney Lumet (2015)
103 min | Documentary
In a never-before-seen interview filmed in 2008, three years before his death, Sidney Lumet discusses his life and career.
Director: Nancy Buirski | Star: Sidney Lumet
Votes: 455
143. Szegény gazdagok (1959)
104 min | Adventure
The old, sickly Demeter Lapussa is a tyrant in the family. He forces his granddaughter, the beautiful Henriette, to marry baron Hátszegi, although the girl loves the penniless Vámhidy ... See full summary »
Director: Frigyes Bán | Stars: Gyula Benkö, Marianne Krencsey, Margit Bara, József Láng
Votes: 123
144. Non ho tempo (1973)
105 min | Biography, History
Director: Ansano Giannarelli | Stars: Mario Garriba, Franco Agostini, Bruno Alessandro, Pier Giovanni Anchisi
Votes: 18
145. Oliver Twist (I) (1912)
Drama
An orphan in early 19th century England escapes the poorhouse only to fall among a gang of pickpockets in London.
Stars: Nat C. Goodwin, Vinnie Burns, Charley Rogers, Mortimer Martine
Votes: 41
146. Treasure in Heaven: The John Tanner Story (2009 Video)
21 min | Short, History
He had great wealth but gave it all for something better.
Director: T.C. Christensen | Stars: Colby Koch, Dane Allred, Ryan Buchanan, Matthew Maddox
Votes: 67
147. How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon (1987)
Not Rated | 64 min | Drama
Depicts the factual accounts of Vincenzo Di Francesca came to appreciate the contents of the Book of Mormon.
Director: Russell Holt | Stars: Mark Deakins, Joe De Santis, Bruce Newbold, Mustapha Pasha
Votes: 188
148. The Inspector-General (1952)
132 min | Comedy, Crime
Khlestakov is a young flamboyant crook, who is broke. He finds himself in a small Russian town, where local authorities are waiting for an undercover inspector from the capital St. ... See full summary »
Director: Vladimir Petrov | Stars: Igor Gorbachyov, Yuriy Tolubeev, Anastasiya Georgievskaya, Tamara Nosova
Votes: 281
149. Northwest Outpost (1947)
Approved | 91 min | Action, Drama, Music
The daughter of a Russian general arrives at Fort Ross American outpost with a slightly credible motive, hiding her true reasons which have to do with treason and blackmail. Yet she can not... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Joseph Schildkraut, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 128
150. La peau de chagrin (1980 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Michel Favart | Stars: Marc Delsaert, Catriona MacColl, Anne Caudry, Richard Fontana
Votes: 21