Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "1760s"

1. Outlander (2014– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.

Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin

Votes: 179,018

2. Marie Antoinette (2006)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Steve Coogan

Votes: 121,871 | Gross: $15.96M

3. Barry Lyndon (1975)

PG | 185 min | Adventure, Drama, War

An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger

Votes: 183,036

4. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

R | 119 min | Drama, Romance

A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz

Votes: 75,129 | Gross: $34.70M

5. Harlots (2017–2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Brothel owner Margaret Wells struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.

Stars: Lesley Manville, Kate Fleetwood, Holli Dempsey, Eloise Smyth

Votes: 10,528

6. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

R | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Jérémie Renier, Vincent Cassel

Votes: 71,464 | Gross: $11.26M

7. A Royal Affair (2012)

R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History

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.

Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm

Votes: 50,869 | Gross: $1.55M

8. Catherine the Great (2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life and times of the woman who reformed the Russian empire.

Stars: Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Gina McKee, Kevin McNally

Votes: 6,479

9. Sons of Liberty (2015)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, History

The story of a group of very different men fighting in the American Colonies for freedom, and how they will shape the future for the United States of America. Based on true stories.

Stars: Ben Barnes, Marton Csokas, Henry Thomas, Ryan Eggold

Votes: 4,730

10. Treasure Island (2012)

90 min | Action, Adventure, History

In 1765, young English boy Jim Hawkins gets involved with buccaneers during his quest to find pirate Captain Flint's treasure buried on a secret island.

Stars: Barnaby Kay, Elijah Wood, Madhur Mittal, Daniel Mays

Votes: 6,317

11. Unconquered (1947)

Passed | 146 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Intrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva, Boris Karloff

Votes: 2,889

12. Ekaterina (2014–2023)

44 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life of Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German-born princess who came to Russia as the wife of Peter III, chosen by her aunt Elizabeth, and who, once in power, transformed the Russian empire.

Stars: Marina Aleksandrova, Michael Gor, Vladimir Yaglych, Pavel Tabakov

Votes: 1,683

13. The Nun (2013)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama

1760s France. Suzanne is shocked when her bourgeois family sends her to a convent. There she faces oppression and torment, leading her to fight back and expose the dehumanizing effect of cloistered life.

Director: Guillaume Nicloux | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Isabelle Huppert, Louise Bourgoin, Martina Gedeck

Votes: 1,991

14. Catherine the Great (2015–2024)

49 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.

Stars: Yulia Snigir, Pavel Derevyanko, Viktoriya Agalakova, Mark Bogatyryov

Votes: 354

15. Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)

Not Rated | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France.

Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand, Olivier Hussenot

Votes: 3,433

16. Elisa di Rivombrosa (2003– )

50 min | Drama, History, Romance

The series follows the lives of star-crossed lovers Elisa Scalzi, an honest but poor woman, and Count Fabrizio Ristori. Their love is hindered by a conspiracy led by Lucrezia, a noblewoman who also fell in love with Fabrizio.

Stars: Vittoria Puccini, Jane Alexander, Alessandro Preziosi, Luca Ward

Votes: 927

17. Panipat (2019)

Not Rated | 171 min | Action, Drama, History

The Great Betrayal is a War Epic set in 1761, when Sadashiv Rao Bhau Peshwa led the Maratha army to the north of India to repel the invading forces of Ahmad Shah Abdali, the King of Afghanistan.

Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Kriti Sanon, Mohnish Behl

Votes: 6,103

18. The Blood Lady (2018)

52 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life of heiress Dariya Saltykova, who for her cruelty went down in history as a bloody lady and can be considered the first Russian serial killer.

Stars: Marta Kessler, Pyotr Rykov, Yuriy Tsurilo, Igor Yasulovich

Votes: 225

19. Seven Cities of Gold (1955)

Approved | 103 min | Adventure, Biography, History

In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions.

Director: Robert D. Webb | Stars: Richard Egan, Anthony Quinn, Michael Rennie, Jeffrey Hunter

Votes: 583

20. Blood and Roses (1960)

Not Rated | 74 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

A young heiress - jealous of her cousin's engagement to another woman - becomes obsessed with the legend of a vampire ancestor, who supposedly murdered the young brides of the man she loved.

Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Mel Ferrer, Elsa Martinelli, Annette Stroyberg, Alberto Bonucci

Votes: 1,424

21. Battle of the Brave (2004)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, History, Romance

In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls.

Director: Jean Beaudin | Stars: Noémie Godin-Vigneau, David La Haye, Juliette Gosselin, Sébastien Huberdeau

Votes: 1,364

22. Bang Rajan (2000)

R | 71 min | Action, Drama, History

Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies.

Director: Tanit Jitnukul | Stars: Jaran Ngamdee, Winai Kraibutr, Theerayut Pratyabamrung, Bin Bunluerit

Votes: 2,088 | Gross: $0.02M

23. The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)

Not Rated | 72 min | Drama

A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm.

Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Victor Sjöström, Edith Erastoff, John Ekman, Nils Aréhn

Votes: 2,090

24. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Over the course of two millenia, twelve men and women are linked together by an accursed book known as the Tome of Eternal Darkness.

Director: Denis Dyack | Stars: Michael Bell, Earl Boen, Cam Clarke, Neil Dickson

Votes: 835

25. The Beast of Gévaudan (2003 TV Movie)

92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

In this new adaptation of the myth of "The Beast of Gévaudan", the murders are committed partly by wolves from the East and partly by a man, a cannibalistic, sexual predator. A young doctor... See full summary »

Director: Patrick Volson | Stars: Sagamore Stévenin, Léa Bosco, Jean-François Stévenin, Guillaume Gallienne

Votes: 289

26. The War That Made America (2006)

Documentary, History, War

This was the war between the French and Indians, and the early colonists, 1754, before the Revolution.

Stars: Larry Nehring, Charles Misulia, Michael L. Colosimo, Bryan Stefancyk

Votes: 177

27. Catherine of Russia (1963)

105 min | Drama, History

Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the Cossacks army against him.

Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Hildegard Knef, Sergio Fantoni, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Angela Cavo

Votes: 131

28. Esquilache (1989)

100 min | Drama

In 18th-century Madrid, the Marquess of Esquilache, King Charles III of Spain's former minister, bans the wearing of the popular wide collar with a long coat and brimmed hat; this and other measures provoke a massive riot in the city.

Director: Josefina Molina | Stars: Fernando Fernán Gómez, José Luis López Vázquez, Ángela Molina, Ángel de Andrés

Votes: 279

29. Winners of the Wilderness (1927)

Passed | 68 min | Drama, History, War

Able wilderness fighter Colonel O'Hara loves Rene, daughter of the commander of the French forces during the French and Indian War. The Indians, under Pontiac, kidnap Rene. O'Hara hopes to rescue and wed her.

Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Tim McCoy, Joan Crawford, Edward Connelly, Roy D'Arcy

Votes: 214

30. The Mysterious Rider (1948)

90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Giacomo Casanova returns to Venice, to help his brother, falsely accused of robbery.

Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, María Mercader, Yvonne Sanson, Gianna Maria Canale

Votes: 196

31. Dear America: Standing in the Light (1999 TV Movie)

TV-Y7 | 29 min | Drama, Family, History

A teenage Quaker farm girl is abducted by Indians in 1750s Pennsylvania.

Director: Stacey Stewart Curtis | Stars: Madeleine Bergeron, C. David Johnson, Jane Johanson, Jennifer Podemski

Votes: 86

32. Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams (2013 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

Excellent one hour documentary narrated by Professor Simon Schaffer which explores the fascinating and rarely told story of automata, those intricate clockwork devices built hundreds of ... See full summary »

Director: Nic Stacey | Stars: Simon Schaffer, Ilan Goodman, Laura Heath, Jonathan Betts

Votes: 109

33. Ztracenci (1957)

85 min | Drama, History, War

During the Silesian Wars, three Austrian soldiers desert and hide with a farmer's family. When Prussian hussars pursue them, the soldiers must fight to defend the innocent people.

Director: Milos Makovec | Stars: Gustáv Valach, Stanislav Fiser, Vladimír Hlavatý, Alena Vránová

Votes: 32

34. Canada and the American Revolution, 1763-1783 (1967)

58 min | Documentary

Revolution erupts in Britain's American colonies, yet Canada chooses loyalty to the Empire.

Directors: Ronald Dick, Pierre L'Amare | Star: J. Frank Willis

35. Ninety Six: Crossroads of a Revolution (2009 Video)

26 min | Documentary, Short, History

Starting as a trading post at the crossroads of several trade routes, the town of Ninety Six grew into a small, but vitally important town on South Carolina's frontier. It became the focus ... See full summary »

Directors: Sonny Hutchinson, Chris Wheeler | Stars: Trace Adkins, John Koopman, John Pagano, Ken Treese

36. Mushketyory Ekateriny (2007)

624 min | Adventure, History

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Stars: Svetlana Bakulina, Nataliya Yermolayeva, Natalia Latysheva, Yelena Yefimova

37. New England and New France: 1490-1763 (1967)

Documentary

The foundation and downfall of the French empire in North America.

Directors: Ronald Dick, Pierre L'Amare | Star: J. Frank Willis

38. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King (1992)

Approved | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The personal development of George Washington is the focus as Producer David Sutherland brings to life a uniquely human Washington who transformed himself from social climber into a patriot willing to give up everything for a higher cause.

Director: David Sutherland | Stars: David McCullough, Robert Dawidoff, Thad Tate, Paul Longmore

Votes: 51

39. Angel (1999–2004)
Episode: Darla (2000)

Unrated | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Lindsey finds himself drawn to Darla as her mental state deteriorates.

Director: Tim Minear | Stars: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards

Votes: 2,209

40. Angel (1999–2004)
Episode: Heartthrob (2001)

Unrated | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

As Angel mourns Buffy's death, he battles a lovelorn vampire seeking revenge for the death of his beloved, who was killed by Angel.

Director: David Greenwalt | Stars: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards

Votes: 1,919

41. Angel (1999–2004)
Episode: Lullaby (2001)

Unrated | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

As Darla goes through a difficult labor, Holtz pursues Angel.

Director: Tim Minear | Stars: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards

Votes: 1,800

42. Angel (1999–2004)
Episode: Quickening (2001)

Unrated | 41 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

As Angel tries to determine what kind of baby Darla will have, Holtz searches for Angel, and Lilah and Nathan send out a SWAT team to find Darla.

Director: Skip Schoolnik | Stars: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards

Votes: 1,536

43. Angel (1999–2004)
Episode: The Trial (2000)

Unrated | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

In an attempt to save Darla's life, Angel must undergo three separate challenges that no one has ever survived.

Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards

Votes: 2,129

44. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: The Girl in the Fireplace (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The Doctor, Mickey and Rose land on a spaceship in the 51st century only to find 18th century Versailles on board, the time of Madame De Pompadour! To find out what's going on the Doctor must enter Versailles and save Madame De Popmpadour but it turns into an emotional roller coaster for the Doctor.

Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Noel Clarke, Sophia Myles

Votes: 12,731

45. Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode: The Wrath of Kali (1995)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Duncan and Richie attend the opening of an exhibit featuring the Bengal Kali, a bronze statue sacred to the now-extinct Indian assassin cult of Thuggees. Immortal Kamir, last of the ... See full summary »

Director: Duane Clark | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Veena Sood

Votes: 162

46. Northwest Passage (1958–1959)
Episode: The Hostage (1958)

30 min | Adventure

During the Rangers attack on Montreal in 1760, Rogers is injured when a wall collapses, is captured and held prisoner by French insurgents. A group of children and a priest help him try to escape.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett, Bobby Clark

Votes: 12

47. Northwest Passage (1958–1959)
Episode: The 'Vulture' (1958)

26 min | Adventure

Sir Martin Stanley is determined to avenge himself upon Major Rogers and his men because his wife flirted with the Ranger commander when last they met. He blocks all attempts to appropriate... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett, Bruce Cowling

48. Pritzker Military Library Presents (2006– )
Episode: Rick Atkinson, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 (2019)

Documentary, History

Rick Atkinson discusses his latest book titled The British Are Coming, which is the first volume of his new trilogy about the American Revolution.

Director: Bradley Guidera | Stars: Rick Atkinson, Rob Havers

49. Liberty! The American Revolution (1997– )
Episode: Blows Must Decide: 1774-1776 (1997)

40 min | History, War

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Directors: Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Jane Adams, Philip Bosco, JD Cullum, Peter Donaldson

Votes: 23

50. Liberty! The American Revolution (1997– )
Episode: Oh, Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778 (1997)

40 min | History, War

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Directors: Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Jane Adams, Andreas Beckett, Philip Bosco, JD Cullum

Votes: 23