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51. This Is England '88 (2011)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Christmas 1988. Soulmates Woody and Lol find themselves in exile from each other and the gang. Trying to understand the definition 'growing up', Shaun begins a course at College, that quickly takes a wrong turn.
Stars: Andrew Ellis, Andrew Shim, Chanel Cresswell, Charlotte Tyree
Votes: 11,582
52. Our Friends in the North (1996)
TV-MA | 69 min | Drama, History
Drama examining the politics and change across Britain from the Sixties to the Nineties seen through the varying fortunes of four friends.
Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Mark Strong, Gina McKee, Daniel Craig
Votes: 2,383
53. Toward the Unknown (1956)
Approved | 115 min | Drama, History, Romance
At the dawn of supersonic flight in the 1950s, a group of Edwards Air Force Base experimental aircraft test pilots push themselves to the limit.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: William Holden, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Leith, Charles McGraw
Votes: 728
54. Il paradiso delle signore (2015– )
50 min | Drama, Romance
A poor girl from the South of Italy comes to Milan to escape an unfaithful fiancé and finds a job as a salesperson for a department store. She soon gets noticed by the boss.
Stars: Alessandro Tersigni, Emanuel Caserio, Roberto Farnesi, Vanessa Gravina
Votes: 651
55. Line of Separation (2015–2018)
92 min | Drama, History
A story of one village in Germany at the end of WW2.
Stars: Johanna Bittenbinder, Jonathan Berlin, Henriette Confurius, Heiner Lauterbach
Votes: 1,340
56. Ridley Road (2021)
Not Rated | 229 min | Drama, Thriller
When Vivien Epstein follows her lover into danger and he is caught between life and death, Vivien finds herself going undercover with the fascists, not only for him but for the sake of her country.
Stars: Agnes O'Casey, Rory Kinnear, Henry Wilton-Hunt, Eddie Marsan
Votes: 2,903
57. Life on Mars (2018)
65 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating a serial murder case, Han Tae Joo gets into an incident. When he wakes up, he finds himself back in 1987. To get back to his present world, he must solve the murder case.
Stars: Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Ko Ah-sung, Oh Dae-hwan
Votes: 1,131
58. Shahrzad (2015–2018)
60 min | Drama, History, Romance
In Iran, Tehran, 1953, Shahrzad and Farhad love each other and intend to get married, but the great mafia Bozorg Agha has decided another fate for them.
Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Mostafa Zamani, Shahab Hosseini, Parinaz Izadyar
Votes: 11,551
59. Dead Mountain (2020– )
54 min | Drama, History, Mystery
In the Ural Mountains, nine students go on a ski hike, but never return. Local investigators must piece together what happened to them when their bodies are found a month later.
Stars: Andrey Dobrovolskiy, Andrey Arzyaev, Polina Chernyshova, Georgiy Bessonov
Votes: 3,214
60. The Iron Curtain (1948)
Approved | 87 min | Biography, Crime, History
The story of Soviet cypher-clerk Igor Gouzenko who was posted to the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa,Canada in 1943 and defected in 1945 to reveal the extent of Soviet espionage activities directed against Canada.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc, Berry Kroeger
Votes: 1,111
61. Quirke (2013–2014)
TV-MA | 266 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue investigates sudden death victims in the 1950s.
Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Brian Gleeson, Nick Dunning, Aisling Franciosi
Votes: 1,378
62. Executive Action (1973)
PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama, History
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer, Gilbert Green
Votes: 3,255
63. A Very Secret Service (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy
Andre Merlaux, a young officer, under the leadership of his three seniors, needs to protect and defend the interests of France and participate in dangerous operations.
Stars: Hugo Becker, Wilfred Benaïche, Christophe Kourotchkine, Karim Barras
Votes: 3,916
64. A besúgó (2022– )
43 min | Drama, Thriller
In Communist Hungary in 1985, Geri is eager to start his first year of college. But his plans are interrupted when the State Security blackmails him into spying on Zsolt Száva, a radical pro-democracy leader.
Stars: Gergely Váradi, Márton Patkós, Szabolcs Thuróczy, Benjámin Lengyel
Votes: 3,656
65. Spy City (2020)
Not Rated | 48 min | Drama, Thriller
An English spy is sent to Berlin in 1961 to sift out a traitor in the UK Embassy or among the Allies, shortly before the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Stars: Dominic Cooper, Romane Portail, Leonie Benesch, Johanna Wokalek
Votes: 1,503
66. Rock & Chips (2010–2011)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
Tells the story of Del Boy's youth, growing up in Peckham in the 1960's.
Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kellie Bright, Phil Daniels, Shaun Dingwall
Votes: 1,569
67. Breathless (2013)
267 min | Drama
A TV series set in early 1960s England and centered around the doctors and nurses in a gynecology ward.
Stars: Catherine Steadman, Zoe Boyle, Shaun Dingwall, Jack Davenport
Votes: 1,514
68. Public Morals (2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Set in the early 1960's in New York City's Public Morals Division, where cops walk the line between morality and criminality as the temptations that come from dealing with all kinds of vice can get the better of them.
Stars: Edward Burns, Michael Rapaport, Elizabeth Masucci, Austin Stowell
Votes: 2,751
69. American Soul (2019–2020)
TV-14 | 39 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of entrepreneur Don Cornelius, who developed the Soul Train show, which rose to prominence in the 1970s.
Stars: Sinqua Walls, Katlyn Nichol, Christopher Jefferson, Iantha Richardson
Votes: 623
70. A Passionate Woman (2010)
90 min | Drama
Leeds, 1950s, Betty (Billie Piper) is a married mother whose life is changed forever after falling hopelessly in love with her charismatic neighbour, "Craze" (Theo James). Feeling trapped ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Theo James, Sue Johnston, Kelly Harrison, Alun Armstrong
Votes: 317
71. Ku'damm 56 (2016)
100 min | Drama
Generations clash when the feisty daughter of a dance studio owner defies her mother's wishes and embraces the fight for gender equality in 1950s Berlin.
Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Claudia Michelsen, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle
Votes: 2,434
72. An Unknown Enemy (2018– )
60 min | Drama, Thriller
Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico's Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country.
Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Roberto Duarte, Antonio de la Vega, Kristyan Ferrer
Votes: 592
73. Glory Daze (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 421 min | Comedy
Centers on a group of friends who are trying to navigate college life in 1980s Wisconsin. From being out on their own for the first time to pledging a fraternity, they discover how challenging the next few years are going to be.
Stars: Kelly Blatz, Matt Bush, Drew Seeley, Hartley Sawyer
Votes: 1,903
74. Granite Flats (2013–2015)
50 min | Drama
When a mysterious object falls from the sky and an Army base explodes, three young amateur sleuths try to unveil the secrets of the small town.
Stars: Jonathan Morgan Heit, Richard Gunn, Charlie Plummer, Malia Tyler
Votes: 1,087
75. Luna Park (2021)
TV-MA | Drama, Romance
In 1960s Rome, a free-spirited young woman who's grown up at her family's circus unexpectedly discovers she belongs to two very different worlds.
Stars: Lia Grieco, Guglielmo Poggi, Simona Tabasco, Alessio Lapice
Votes: 1,025
76. The Phenix City Story (1955)
Passed | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant, Edward Andrews
Votes: 3,263
77. De Gaulle (2020)
108 min | Biography, Drama, History
Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.
Director: Gabriel Le Bomin | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Isabelle Carré, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Mouchet
Votes: 2,009
78. The Snitch Cartel: Origins (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
In Cali during the '60s and '70s, two brothers juggle family, romance and the joint pursuit of a burning ambition: to rule Colombia's drug industry.
Stars: Laura Rodriguez, Angelica Blandon, Ana Maria Perez, Carlos Manuel Vesga
Votes: 257
79. The Runaway (2010–2011)
Crime
Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are brought up together in the East End. As the daughter of a prostitute, Madge, Cathy's life is difficult, especially when everyone assumes that she will be following in her mother's footsteps.
Stars: Joanna Vanderham, Jack O'Connell, Keith Allen, Burn Gorman
Votes: 949
80. Porodica (2021– )
50 min | Drama, History
A family under siege. Not an ordinary family. The former President is facing arrest.
Stars: Boris Isakovic, Mirjana Karanovic, Milan Maric, Vuk Kostic
Votes: 2,520
81. 1962: The War in the Hills (2021– )
45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the Sino-Indian War, 126 Indians defended a strategic pass against 3,000 enemy soldiers. This was a battle of dauntless courage, fought to the last bullet.
Stars: Meenal Kapoor, Bijou Thaangjam, Jay Parab, Abhay Deol
Votes: 1,434
82. Arde Madrid (2018)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A right-wing party loyalist poses as a domestic, sent to spy on Hollywood actress Ava Gardner during her wild stay in Madrid in the early 1960s.
Stars: Inma Cuesta, Paco León, Debi Mazar, Anna Castillo
Votes: 1,745
83. It Happened In Calcutta (2020– )
20 min | Drama, Romance
A story that managed to leave a mark during the times of war, epidemic and political unrest. Based in the era of 60s and 70s, Ronobir and Kusum's story not only created memories, but also impacted history.
Stars: Karan Kundrra, Naghma Rizwan, Anushka Luhar, Ashmith Kunder
Votes: 3,683
84. El Caso. Crónica de sucesos (2016)
TV-MA | Crime, Mystery
A fictionalized account of working life in the offices of "El Caso", Spain's most popular sensationalist newspaper in the 1960s.
Stars: Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Verónica Sánchez, Antonio Garrido, Francisco Ortiz
Votes: 290
85. Nyrkki (2019– )
Not Rated | 43 min | Drama, Thriller
During the 1950s, Helsinki was the focal point of the Cold War, as global powers and their intelligence agencies coalesced in the small neutral country that stood between the East and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Emmi Parviainen, Katja Küttner, Sampo Sarkola, Hannu-Pekka Björkman
Votes: 713
86. Khun Chai Puttipat (Part 3) (2013)
90 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Khunchai Puttipat...a young doctor with his love without any distinction. His mother was the daughter of a rich Chinese merchant. The handsome doctor must forget all the rules that he had ... See full summary »
Stars: Ranee Campen, Jirayu Tangsrisuk, Warintorn Panhakarn, Tanawat Wattanaputi
Votes: 27
87. Jericho (2005)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama
Detective Chief Inspector Michael Jericho of Scotland Yard is a respected, uncompromising and forward thinking detective investigating high-profile murders in 1950s London.
Stars: David Troughton, Robert Lindsay, Ciarán McMenamin, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 522
88. Liquidation (2007)
45 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Wide-scale operation against criminality turning into something more dangerous in post-WWII Odessa.
Stars: Vladimir Mashkov, Mikhail Porechenkov, Aleksandr Chernyavskiy, Vladimir Menshov
Votes: 2,591
89. Guerrilla (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A pair of activists in 1970s London set out to free a political prisoner and wage a resistance movement.
Stars: Babou Ceesay, Nathaniel Martello-White, Daniel Mays, Denise Gough
Votes: 1,217
90. Ku'damm 59 (2018)
278 min | Drama
This is a story about a woman and her three daughters in Germany in the 1950s. One of the daughters wants more from life and becomes a part of the rock'n'roll subculture.
Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Claudia Michelsen, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle
Votes: 1,344
91. De Gaulle (2020– )
297 min | Biography, Drama, History
From the appeal of June 18, 1940 to his departure from power in 1969, a dive into nearly three decades of the public, but also private, life of Charles de Gaulle.
Stars: Samuel Labarthe, Constance Dollé, Christopher Craig, Baptiste Roussillon
Votes: 171
92. Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2016)
TV-14 | 174 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and struggle of the Dassler brothers. Founders of the brands of Adidas and Puma.
Stars: Christian Friedel, Hanno Koffler, Hannah Herzsprung, Alina Levshin
Votes: 666
93. La Línea Invisible (2020)
45 min | Drama, History
Based on the birth of Basque terrorists group ETA and their first terror attack, of which military police member José Antonio Pardines was a victim.
Stars: Àlex Monner, Anna Castillo, Patrick Criado, Joan Amargós
Votes: 1,352
94. 1986 (2018)
Comedy, Family, History
The turbulent life of a Portuguese teenager in 1986, surrounded by the greatest presidential election of his generation.
Stars: Miguel Moura e Silva, Laura Dutra, Miguel Partidário, Eva Fisahn
Votes: 588
95. What the Future Holds (2018)
Drama, Thriller
Justo Gil arrives as a migrant in the city, his great charisma will allow him to socialize with the youngsters from the gauche divine but an unexpected turn of events makes him become an informer for the Franco political police.
Stars: Oriol Pla, Aura Garrido, Jesús Carroza, Pep Cruz
Votes: 838
96. Obratnaya storona Luny (2012–2016)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
In present-day Russia a car accident mysteriously sends a detective back to the 1970s Soviet Union. A remake of the BBC series.
Stars: Svetlana Smirnova-Martsinkevich, Ivan Shibanov, Karina Razumovskaya, Pavel Derevyanko
Votes: 428
97. El Barón (2019– )
Drama
"El Barón" tells the story of Ignacio Montero, a young Mexican rebel, dreamer and visionary who changed the world of drug trafficking.
Stars: Derby Arboleda, Daniel Zamora, Francisco Angelini, Variel Sanchez
Votes: 25
98. From Today, It's My Turn (2018)
46 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Two high school students, Mitsuhashi Takashi and Ito Shinji, set out to become the strongest delinquents in Japan.
Stars: Yui Ohta, Kento Kaku, Kentarô Itô, Nana Seino
Votes: 1,109
99. Romance (2020)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The story of the meeting of two people who never should have met. A passionate love story that twists the hands of fate and changes lives.
Stars: Pierre Deladonchamps, Olga Kurylenko, Pierre Perrier, Barbara Schulz
Votes: 123
100. Herec (2020– )
TV-MA | 78 min | Drama, Thriller
During the Communist regime, a struggling actor joins the KGB as an informant to manage to make a living. He soon finds himself caught up in a dangerous web of deception and betrayal.
Stars: Jan Cina, Jenovéfa Boková, Martin Finger, Jan Nedbal
Votes: 226