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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 (237K)
    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 (360K)
    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
  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)

    3. Les Misérables

    20122h 38mPG-1363Metascore
    7.5 (356K)
    In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne Hathaway
  • Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl (2015)

    4. The Danish Girl

    20151h 59mR66Metascore
    7.1 (204K)
    A love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsEddie RedmayneAlicia VikanderAmber Heard
  • Bérénice Bejo and Jean Dujardin in The Artist (2011)

    5. The Artist

    20111h 40mPG-1389Metascore
    7.8 (253K)
    When George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.
    DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn Goodman
  • Dance of the 41 (2020)

    6. Dance of the 41

    20201h 39mTV-MA
    6.8 (5.8K)
    At the end of the 19th century, Ignacio de la Torre married the daughter of the president of Mexico, Porfirio Díaz. Ignacio leads a double life: he rises in the traditional world of politics while being a member of a clandestine society.
    DirectorDavid PablosStarsAlfonso HerreraEmiliano ZuritaMabel Cadena
  • Jude Law, Keira Knightley, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Anna Karenina (2012)

    7. 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
  • Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

    8. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    20201h 34mR87Metascore
    6.9 (60K)
    Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.
    DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsViola DavisChadwick BosemanGlynn Turman
  • Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement (2007)

    9. Atonement

    20072h 3mR85Metascore
    7.8 (318K)
    Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJames McAvoyBrenda Blethyn
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)

    10. Revolutionary Road

    20081h 59mR69Metascore
    7.3 (231K)
    A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletChristopher Fitzgerald
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    11. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    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
  • Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)

    12. The Reader

    20082h 4mR58Metascore
    7.6 (270K)
    Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
    DirectorStephen DaldryStarsKate WinsletRalph FiennesBruno Ganz
  • Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Hidden Figures (2016)

    13. Hidden Figures

    20162h 7mPG74Metascore
    7.8 (278K)
    Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit while dealing with racial and gender discrimination.
    DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle Monáe
  • Chadwick Boseman in Get on Up (2014)

    14. Get on Up

    20142h 19mPG-1371Metascore
    6.9 (27K)
    A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
    DirectorTate TaylorStarsChadwick BosemanNelsan EllisDan Aykroyd
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    15. Schindler's List

    19933h 15mR95Metascore
    9.0 (1.5M)
    In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen Kingsley
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)

    16. The Revenant

    20152h 36mR76Metascore
    8.0 (919K)
    A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
    DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HardyWill Poulter
  • Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, Dominic Cooper, and Hayley Atwell in The Duchess (2008)

    17. 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
  • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

    18. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    20032h 23mPG-1363Metascore
    8.1 (1.3M)
    Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter and his love, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando Bloom
  • Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton in Bridgerton (2020)

    19. Bridgerton

    2020– 34 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.4 (208K)
    The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society.
    CreatorChris Van DusenStarsNicola CoughlanLuke ThompsonClaudia Jessie
  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Belle (2013)

    20. Belle

    20131h 40mPG64Metascore
    7.3 (34K)
    The biracial daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in 18th century England.
    DirectorAmma AsanteStarsGugu Mbatha-RawMatthew GoodeEmily Watson
  • Ioan Gruffudd, Keira Knightley, and Clive Owen in King Arthur (2004)

    21. King Arthur

    20042h 6mPG-1346Metascore
    6.3 (180K)
    A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
    DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsClive OwenStephen DillaneKeira Knightley
  • Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, and Michael Fassbender in A Dangerous Method (2011)

    22. A Dangerous Method

    20111h 39mR76Metascore
    6.4 (111K)
    A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsMichael FassbenderKeira KnightleyViggo Mortensen
  • Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Keegan-Michael Key, Tituss Burgess, Toni Duclottni, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

    23. Dolemite Is My Name

    20191h 58mR76Metascore
    7.2 (67K)
    Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.
    DirectorCraig BrewerStarsEddie MurphyKeegan-Michael KeyMike Epps
  • Pierre Niney in Yves Saint Laurent (2014)

    24. Yves Saint Laurent

    20141h 46mR51Metascore
    6.2 (14K)
    A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint-Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Bergé.
    DirectorJalil LespertStarsPierre NineyGuillaume GallienneCharlotte Le Bon
  • Asante Blackk, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, and Ethan Herisse in When They See Us (2019)

    25. When They See Us

    20194 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.8 (150K)
    Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
    CreatorAva DuVernayStarsAsante BlackkCaleel HarrisEthan Herisse

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