Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1820"

1. In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw

Votes: 148,810 | Gross: $25.02M

2. Zorro (1957–1959)

TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western

Don Diego de la Vega opposes the corrupt tyrants of Spanish California as the masked swordsman, Zorro.

Stars: Guy Williams, Gene Sheldon, Henry Calvin, Don Diamond

Votes: 4,157

3. Man in the Wilderness (1971)

GP | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Left for dead after a bear attack, a fur-trapper recuperates and pursues his former companions through dangerous Indian territory.

Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Richard Harris, John Huston, Henry Wilcoxon, Percy Herbert

Votes: 3,478

4. The Mark of Zorro (1940)

Approved | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Family

A young Spanish aristocrat must masquerade as a fop in order to maintain his secret identity of Zorro as he restores justice to early California.

Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard

Votes: 10,981 | Gross: $4.36M

5. The Student of Prague (1926)

110 min | Drama, Horror

For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants to find love; but how would he, a ... See full summary »

Director: Henrik Galeen | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Elizza La Porta, Fritz Alberti, Ágnes Eszterházy

Votes: 768

6. Duel on the Mississippi (1955)

Approved | 72 min | Adventure, Western

In 1820 Louisiana, river pirates tangle with plantation owners while gambling-ship pirate queen Lili Scarlet falls in-love with planter André Tulane to the dismay of rival Hugo Marat, leader of the river pirates.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Lex Barker, Patricia Medina, Warren Stevens, Craig Stevens

Votes: 225

7. One of the Best (1927)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

An officer frames a colleague when a gambler forces him to steal secrets.

Director: T. Hayes Hunter | Stars: Carlyle Blackwell, Walter Byron, Eve Gray, Randle Ayrton

8. Gulnara (1911)

Short, Drama

Sathas, a Greek traitor, joins the Turkish army, and abducts Gulnara, the beautiful wife of Zacarias, a Greek warrior. The husband disguises himself as a Dervish and succeeds in securing ... See full summary »

Director: Luigi Maggi | Stars: Alberto Capozzi, Oreste Grandi, Luigi Maggi, Norina Rasero

9. The Fiddle's Requiem (1911)

Drama, Short

The old musician playing his fiddle in his garret home dreams of his youth and his lost love. As the past unfolds itself he sees his sweetheart, Dolores, forced by her parents to sign a ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Olcott | Stars: J.J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, J.P. McGowan, Robert G. Vignola

10. Hudson's Bay (1959– )
Episode: Black Barrier (1959)

26 min | Adventure, Family, Western

Faced with a dwindling supply of furs to send to Great Britain, the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company desperately needs to create a relationship with the Blackfeet Indians who land ... See full summary »

Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Barry Nelson, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, H.M. Wynant, Lisa Gaye

11. Hudson's Bay (1959– )
Episode: Jury of His Peers

26 min | Adventure, Family, Western

When Banner and Falcon find Tom Parker bludgeoned to death, the local settlers become convinced that a Barvarian immigrant committed the crime because he had the murdered man's horse and ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Barry Nelson, George Tobias, Anthony Kramreither, Austin Willis

12. Hudson's Bay (1959– )
Episode: Pierre's Three Evils (1959)

Adventure, Family, Western

Banner and Falcon head to the Warrant family cabin; unknown to them, they are followed. Falcon is worried when he sees Sioux Indians running away from the Warrant's home, and insists that ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Barry Nelson, George Tobias, Norman Welsh, Margot Christie

13. Sanditon (2019–2023)
Episode: Episode #2.1 (2022)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Charlotte returns to Sanditon in unexpected circumstances. A group of Army officers descend on the town, offering both romantic and business opportunities. Georgiana meets an intriguing artist. Esther Babington has an unwanted encounter.

Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Rose Williams, Cai Brigden, Rosie Graham, Kate Ashfield

Votes: 559

14. Thoughty2 (2012– )
Episode: The Terrifying Story of the Real Moby Dick (2021)

21 min | Documentary

Arran recounts the ill fated whaling voyage of the Essex. Rammed and sunk by a giant sperm whale, the crew survived on meager supplies for months at sea in the ship's whale boats. ... See full summary »

Star: Arran Lomas

15. Atlas Pro (2018– )
Episode: The Uncertain Future of Marie Byrd Land (2021)

24 min | Documentary

Much of Antarctica was claimed by seven countries in the twentieth century. As conflicts over overlapping regions began to develop the countries of the world in a rare exercise of good ... See full summary »

Star: Caelan Kelley

16. Stand-Up Maths (2011– )
Episode: Why it's mathematically impossible to share fair (2021)

42 min | Documentary

Apportionment is the assignment of a fixed number of indivisible resources, here Matt examines Congressional representatives, to groups of individuals, in this case states. The problem is ... See full summary »

Star: Matt Parker

17. Geography Geek (2020– )
Episode: The Mysterious Land that Kept the World from Tipping Over (Terra Australis Pt. 1) (2022)

12 min | Documentary

Ancient Greek thinkers, understanding that the Earth was spherical and being great believers in symmetry, postulated a large land mass in the southern hemisphere to balance the known ... See full summary »

Star: Zack Fleming

18. Beasters (2021– )
Episode: Sperm Whale - The Killer of Killer Whales! Sperm Whale vs Orca (2022)

10 min | Documentary

Sperm whales are the largest apex predators but they occasionally encounter other apex predators interested in the young. They have some interesting offensive and defensive techniques to deal with predators and prey.

19. Today I Found Out (2013– )
Episode: The Amazing Hidden Liquid World That Lies Beneath Antarctica (2021)

17 min | Documentary

Lake Vostok was the first of a multitude of sub-glacial lakes connected by a network of sub-glacial rivers discovered in Antarctica. Scientists are anxious to explore the lake but how to do... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

20. The Ben Shapiro Show (2015– )
Did Trump Just Give Away the Border? (2017 Podcast Episode)

43 min | News, Talk-Show

Donald Trump cuts a deal with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi on DACA, and onetime supporters like Ann Coulter are not happy. Ben shows video of the security measures being taken in anticipation of his speech at UC of Berkeley.

Stars: Ben Shapiro, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders

21. Private Lives of the Monarchs (2017– )
Episode: George III & The Prince Regent (2017)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, History

We see how a handsome and popular young man with exquisite manners, a witty conversationalist, the first gentleman of England, indeed, turned into a bloated, boorish and bullying monster who hated his son.

Director: Bruce Burgess | Stars: Tracy Borman, Tony McMahon, Rebecca Rideal, Hallie Rubenhold

Votes: 22

22. Ruining History (2017– )
Episode: The Horrifying Shipwreck That Inspired Moby Dick (2018)

19 min | Comedy, History, Talk-Show

Sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.

Stars: Ryan Bergara, Garrick Bernard, Shane Madej, Kate Peterman

Votes: 18