Victorian Britain (1837-1901)
by indeetee | created - 20 Mar 2014 | updated - 06 Aug 2020 | PublicFilms & series set during the reign of Queen Victoria.
I will also include films & series related to the British empire and the colonies.
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101. Million Dollar American Princesses (2015– )
History
These are the true stories of American heiresses who travelled to England to marry titled English men in the late 1800s.
Stars: Elizabeth McGovern, Lorelei King, Charles Jennings, Fiona Herbert 8th Countess of Carnarvon
Votes: 187
102. Mrs Dalloway (1997)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance
In 1923 London, socialite Clarissa Dalloway's (Vanessa Redgrave's) well-planned party is overshadowed by the return of an old suitor she had known thirty-three years earlier.
Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Michael Kitchen, Alan Cox
Votes: 4,191 | Gross: $3.26M
103. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
PG | 224 min | Drama, Musical, Sport
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Aamir Khan, Raghubir Yadav, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley
Votes: 120,707 | Gross: $0.91M
104. The Chess Players (1977)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal
Votes: 4,066
105. Mangal Pandey (2005)
Not Rated | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.
Director: Ketan Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens, Coral Beed
Votes: 10,507 | Gross: $0.87M
106. Effie Gray (2014)
PG-13 | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A look at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning), and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge).
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Greg Wise, Tom Sturridge, Emma Thompson
Votes: 6,842 | Gross: $0.34M
107. Victoria & Abdul (2017)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard
Votes: 38,252 | Gross: $22.25M
108. Wuthering Heights (I) (2018)
Horror, Romance
Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate tale of the intense and demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, allegedly a Gypsy foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr ... See full summary »
Director: Elisaveta Abrahall | Stars: Paul Eryk Atlas, Sha'ori Morris, Helen Fullerton, Richard Dee-Roberts
Votes: 46
109. Black '47 (2018)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama, History
Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family.
Director: Lance Daly | Stars: Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox
Votes: 13,192 | Gross: $0.05M
110. The Invisible Woman (2013)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
At the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death.
Director: Ralph Fiennes | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander
Votes: 10,479 | Gross: $1.23M
111. Paradise (1982)
R | 100 min | Adventure, Romance
After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the appetite of the Jackal.
Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Willie Aames, Phoebe Cates, Tuvia Tavi, Richard Curnock
Votes: 2,924 | Gross: $5.59M
112. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
GP | 168 min | Drama, History, Romance
Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp
Votes: 6,222
113. Jude (1996)
R | 123 min | Drama, Romance
In late 1800s England, Jude plans to go to the city and attend university but marries early and becomes a stonemason. When his wife leaves, he moves to the city, where he befriends his liberal cousin Sue.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 11,120 | Gross: $0.41M
114. Death and Nightingales (2018)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama
An epic tale of love, betrayal, deception, and revenge set in the Irish countryside in 1885.
Stars: Matthew Rhys, Ann Skelly, Jamie Dornan, Valene Kane
Votes: 2,001
115. The Woman in White (2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A bold new adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic gothic novel.
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Olivia Vinall, Dougray Scott, Art Malik
Votes: 2,041
116. Kesari (2019)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897.
Director: Anurag Singh | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Suvinder Vicky, Vansh Bhardwaj
Votes: 22,296
117. The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A tale of women's empowerment, The Warrior Queen of Jhansi tells the true story of Lakshmibai, the historic Queen of Jhansi who fiercely led her army against the British East India Company in the infamous mutiny of 1857.
Director: Swati Bhise | Stars: Jodhi May, Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 730
118. The Aeronauts (2019)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A balloon pilot and a scientist find themselves in a fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon in the 1860s.
Director: Tom Harper | Stars: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel, Vincent Perez
Votes: 37,423
119. The Woman in White (1982– )
55 min | Mystery, Thriller
In Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of deceit. Laura's doppelganger, a mysterious woman dressed all in white, may hold the key to unlock the mystery.
Stars: Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 249
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