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Simo’s Historical and Costume Dramas

by SimoCummings • Created 10 years ago • Modified 4 days ago
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  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)

    1. Downton Abbey

    2010–201552 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.7 (236K)
    A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
    CreatorJulian FellowesStarsHugh BonnevillePhyllis LoganElizabeth McGovern
  • Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in Pride & Prejudice (2005)

    2. Pride & Prejudice

    20052h 9mPG82Metascore
    7.8 (358K)
    When Elizabeth Bennet meets the handsome Mr. Darcy, she believes he is the last man she could ever marry, but as their lives become intertwined, she finds herself captivated by the man she has sworn to hate forever.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda Blethyn
  • Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend in The Young Victoria (2009)

    3. The Young Victoria

    20091h 45mPG64Metascore
    7.2 (68K)
    A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
    DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsEmily BluntRupert FriendPaul Bettany
  • Judi Dench and Billy Connolly in Mrs. Brown (1997)

    4. Mrs. Brown

    19971h 41mPG71Metascore
    7.2 (16K)
    When Queen Victoria descends into deep mourning after the death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown, but their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil.
    DirectorJohn MaddenStarsJudi DenchBilly ConnollyGeoffrey Palmer
  • Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, Dominic Cooper, and Hayley Atwell in The Duchess (2008)

    5. The Duchess

    20081h 50mPG-1362Metascore
    6.9 (89K)
    A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life.
    DirectorSaul DibbStarsKeira KnightleyRalph FiennesDominic Cooper
  • Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

    6. Memoirs of a Geisha

    20052h 25mPG-1354Metascore
    7.3 (168K)
    The heartwarming tale of Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who transcended from her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
    DirectorRob MarshallStarsZiyi ZhangKen WatanabeMichelle Yeoh
  • The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

    7. The Other Boleyn Girl

    20081h 55mPG-1350Metascore
    6.7 (124K)
    Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
    DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNatalie PortmanScarlett JohanssonEric Bana
  • Rupert Penry-Jones and Sally Hawkins in Persuasion (2007)

    8. Persuasion

    20071h 33mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.4 (17K)
    Anne was in love with Frederick, who was rejected by her snobby parents 8 years ago. They've now hit hard times and rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law. He returns a Royal Navy captain. Will he remember Anne?
    DirectorAdrian ShergoldStarsSally HawkinsAlice KrigeAnthony Head
  • Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth (1998)

    9. Elizabeth

    19982h 4mR75Metascore
    7.4 (108K)
    The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
    DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettLiz GilesRod Culbertson
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

    10. Elizabeth: The Golden Age

    20071h 54mPG-1345Metascore
    6.8 (77K)
    A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
    DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettClive OwenGeoffrey Rush
  • Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility (1995)

    11. Sense and Sensibility

    19952h 16mPG84Metascore
    7.7 (132K)
    Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The older two daughters are the title opposites.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsEmma ThompsonKate WinsletJames Fleet
  • Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy in Becoming Jane (2007)

    12. Becoming Jane

    20072hPG55Metascore
    7.0 (67K)
    A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
    DirectorJulian JarroldStarsAnne HathawayJames McAvoyJulie Walters
  • A Royal Affair (2012)

    13. A Royal Affair

    20122h 17mR73Metascore
    7.5 (53K)
    A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
    DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsAlicia VikanderMads MikkelsenMikkel Boe Følsgaard
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996)

    14. Emma

    19962hPG66Metascore
    6.6 (43K)
    While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
    DirectorDouglas McGrathStarsGwyneth PaltrowJames CosmoGreta Scacchi
  • Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

    15. Plunkett & Macleane

    19991h 39mR44Metascore
    6.3 (11K)
    Two robbers are persecuted by the law, whose servants are not much better and even worse.
    DirectorJake ScottStarsRobert CarlyleJonny Lee MillerIain Robertson
  • The Legend of 1900 (1998)

    16. The Legend of 1900

    19982h 49mR58Metascore
    8.0 (72K)
    A baby boy discovered on an ocean liner in 1900 grows into a musical prodigy, never setting foot on land.
    DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsTim RothPruitt Taylor VinceMélanie Thierry
  • Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre (2011)

    17. Jane Eyre

    20112hPG-1376Metascore
    7.3 (96K)
    A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
    DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsMia WasikowskaMichael FassbenderJamie Bell
  • Jude Law, Keira Knightley, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Anna Karenina (2012)

    18. Anna Karenina

    20122h 9mR63Metascore
    6.6 (110K)
    In late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJude LawAaron Taylor-Johnson
  • Edward Norton and Naomi Watts in The Painted Veil (2006)

    19. The Painted Veil

    20062h 5mPG-1369Metascore
    7.4 (98K)
    Dr Walter gets married to the beautiful Kitty but soon finds out that she is cheating on him. Battling his way through problems, he heads to China to fight a dreaded disease spread in a small village.
    DirectorJohn CurranStarsNaomi WattsEdward NortonLiev Schreiber
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    20. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.3M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
  • Vanessa Chester and Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess (1995)

    21. A Little Princess

    19951h 37mG83Metascore
    7.6 (38K)
    Sara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsLiesel MatthewsEleanor BronLiam Cunningham
  • Andrew Knott, Kate Maberly, and Heydon Prowse in The Secret Garden (1993)

    22. The Secret Garden

    19931h 41mG74Metascore
    7.3 (47K)
    A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
    DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsKate MaberlyMaggie SmithHeydon Prowse
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ben Chaplin in Washington Square (1997)

    23. Washington Square

    19971h 55mPG
    6.6 (3.9K)
    In this adaptation of the Henry James novel set in 19th-century New York City, a wealthy spinster with an overbearing father is pursued by a handsome fortune hunter who may be only after her money.
    DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsJennifer Jason LeighAlbert FinneyMaggie Smith
  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)

    24. The Remains of the Day

    19932h 14mPG86Metascore
    7.8 (89K)
    A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
    DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsEmma ThompsonJohn Haycraft
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

    25. Dangerous Liaisons

    19881h 59mR74Metascore
    7.5 (78K)
    A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.
    DirectorStephen FrearsStarsGlenn CloseJohn MalkovichMichelle Pfeiffer

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