What are some good classic movies (period films) I can watch?

April 25, 2010 - 3:07 am 13 Comments

other than Mansfield park,Pride and prejudice, persuaion,sense and senibility, Little women,Titanic cuz i already saw them.

gave me a list of classic movies, close to the list above. More of an period movies, like regency era movies, edwardian era etc

Baroque:
The Affair of the Necklace
Restoration
Lorna Doone
3 Musketeers
Man in the Iron Mask
Catherine the Great

Regency:
Napoleon & Betsey
Miss Austen Regrets
Copying Beethoven
Amadeus
Immortal Beloved
Brother’s Grimm
The Sharpe films and the Horatio Hornblower films
Emma
Vanity Fair
Princess Caraboo

Victorian:
Tess of the D’urbervilles
A Midsummer Nights Dream (I think 98 or 99)
Wives and Daughters
Topsy Turvy
Portrait of a Lady
Miss Potter
The Secret Garden
Victoria & Albert
Mrs Brown
12th Night (96)
The Red Violin
Anything based on an Oscar Wilde play or novel or Sherlock Holmes

Edwardian:
Howard’s End
Wings of a Dove
Finding Neverland
A Little Princess
Anne of Green Gables

13 Responses to “What are some good classic movies (period films) I can watch?”

  1. Nanook Says:

    Dolemite.
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  2. Simsy Says:

    The madness of king george is a classic
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  3. Surfer-kid(: Says:

    The Notebook, Top Gun, Saving Private Ryan, Atonement.
    Hope this helped :]
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  4. tђє ๓๏שเє ςгเtเς คl Says:

    lion king!
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  5. love-shoe-shopping Says:

    they aren’t "classics" but period films you may like:

    Marie Antoinette
    The Duchess
    Becoming Jan ye
    Moll Flaunders
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  6. c_marie Says:

    vanity fair….it has johnathan reese myers in it
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  7. Smells Like Awesome Says:

    Gone with the Wind
    Perfume, portrait of a serial killer (great film)
    Most Shakespeare inspired films
    Australia
    Sweeney Todd
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  8. rujmeko Says:

    Casino
    Cocaine
    SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
    CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
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  9. Starr of Dharma Says:

    Keira Knightley is pretty much a staple in period films, so if you want a period piece, find a Knightley movie. Here are some:

    SILK – set in the 19th century France

    ATONEMENT – set in England in the 19th century.

    THE DUCHESS – the story of the Duchess of Devonshire, set in 18th century England

    KING ARTHUR – set in 400 AD during the Knights of the Round Table era

    Other good classic movies without Knightley:

    BECOMING JANE – starring Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy

    MARIE ANTOINETTE – Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman

    THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK – Leonardo DiCaprio

    SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE – Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes

    THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (my personal favorite) – JIM CAVIEZEL, GUY PEARCE
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  10. erin7 Says:

    Baroque:
    The Affair of the Necklace
    Restoration
    Lorna Doone
    3 Musketeers
    Man in the Iron Mask
    Catherine the Great

    Regency:
    Napoleon & Betsey
    Miss Austen Regrets
    Copying Beethoven
    Amadeus
    Immortal Beloved
    Brother’s Grimm
    The Sharpe films and the Horatio Hornblower films
    Emma
    Vanity Fair
    Princess Caraboo

    Victorian:
    Tess of the D’urbervilles
    A Midsummer Nights Dream (I think 98 or 99)
    Wives and Daughters
    Topsy Turvy
    Portrait of a Lady
    Miss Potter
    The Secret Garden
    Victoria & Albert
    Mrs Brown
    12th Night (96)
    The Red Violin
    Anything based on an Oscar Wilde play or novel or Sherlock Holmes

    Edwardian:
    Howard’s End
    Wings of a Dove
    Finding Neverland
    A Little Princess
    Anne of Green Gables
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    Movie buff with a history degree

  11. Mogsy Says:

    Atonement
    Elizabeth
    The Other Bolyn Girl
    Girl With a Pearl Earring
    The Duchess
    Wuthering Heights
    Gosford Park
    The Remains of The Day
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  12. Alexa w Says:

    Amadeus
    Gosford Park
    Regeneration
    Men At Arms
    Great Expectations
    Oliver
    Tea with Mussolini
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  13. summersammer Says:

    schildler’s list
    anne frank movies (there are a few)
    tuck everlasting
    marie antoinette
    anne of green gables
    the reader
    revolutionary road
    the dutchess
    saving privet ryan
    shakespeare in love
    middlemarch
    vanity fair
    Jane Eyre
    the wizard of oz (made in that time so i guess you can see what it was like)
    my fair lady
    war and peace
    there’s a ton more, look up period movies and you will find a ton, hope that helped!
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