Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1885"

1. The Taste of Things (2023)

PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, History, Romance

The story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin - the fine gourmet chef she has been working for over the last 20 years.

Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger, Patrick d'Assumçao

Votes: 7,531

2. Back to the Future Part III (1990)

PG | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Tom Wilson

Votes: 480,706 | Gross: $87.73M

3. An American Tail (1986)

G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.

Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff

Votes: 58,040 | Gross: $47.48M

4. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

PG | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, War

In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey

Votes: 52,023

5. Horror of Dracula (1958)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Horror

When Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula for accepting a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, his friend Dr. Van Helsing pursues the predatory villain.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling

Votes: 27,969

6. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

PG | 143 min | Adventure, Drama

A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.

Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm

Votes: 21,259 | Gross: $45.90M

7. Tesla (I) (2020)

PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Drama

A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.

Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Eli A. Smith, Josh Hamilton

Votes: 10,520

8. The Bear (1988)

PG | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Bart the Bear, Youk the Bear, Jack Wallace

Votes: 19,080 | Gross: $31.75M

9. Le bal des folles (2021)

122 min | Drama, Thriller

A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.

Director: Mélanie Laurent | Stars: Lou de Laâge, Mélanie Laurent, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin

Votes: 4,145

10. Khartoum (1966)

Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).

Directors: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon | Stars: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson

Votes: 8,268 | Gross: $6.54M

11. The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (2013)

PG | 100 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Ancient mysteries. Powerful evil. And a fearless hero's quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic...

Director: Jonathan Newman | Stars: Aneurin Barnard, Michael Sheen, Lena Headey, Sam Neill

Votes: 7,232 | Gross: $1.00M

12. Death and Nightingales (2018)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama

An epic tale of love, betrayal, deception, and revenge set in the Irish countryside in 1885.

Stars: Matthew Rhys, Ann Skelly, Jamie Dornan, Valene Kane

Votes: 2,001

13. A Fistful of Fingers (1995)

TV-MA | 78 min | Comedy, Western

A comic western about a cowboy who seeks a wanted and evil man who caused for the death of his beloved horse Easy.

Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Graham Low, Martin Curtis, Oli van der Vijver, Quentin Green

Votes: 1,039

14. Augustine (2012)

Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History

A look at the relationship between pioneering 19th century French neurologist Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his star teenage patient, a kitchen maid who is left partially paralyzed after a seizure.

Director: Alice Winocour | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Stéphan Wojtowicz, Soko, Chiara Mastroianni

Votes: 1,640 | Gross: $0.11M

15. The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979 TV Movie)

PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

West and Gordon come out of retirement to find out who is replacing world leaders with lookalikes. They go to Arizona where the son of their old enemy is found, and with his arsenal of weapons, is a bigger threat than his father ever was.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Paul Williams, Harry Morgan

Votes: 621

16. Lemonade Joe (1964)

84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical

Straight shooting Lemonade Joe cleans up Stetson City, in this musical parody of early Westerns, after shooting the pants off villain Old Pistol. Joe's endorsement of Kolaloka lemonade as ... See full summary »

Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Karel Fiala, Rudolf Deyl, Milos Kopecký, Kveta Fialová

Votes: 3,055

17. The Merry Widow (1934)

Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Marcel Vallée

Votes: 3,257

18. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Romance

The adopted son of a legendary actor, and an aspiring star himself, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection - only for her to give up everything for her beloved's glory.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kôkichi Takada, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Votes: 4,394

19. The Merry Widow (1952)

Approved | 105 min | Musical, Mystery, Romance

Operating under royal orders, a count must woo a young and wealthy widow in order to save a kingdom from bankruptcy.

Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Haydn

Votes: 668

20. Ladies in Retirement (1941)

Passed | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The housekeeper to a retired actress tries at the same time to look after her own two emotionally disturbed sisters, with dramatic results.

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 1,809

21. The Secret (2000– )

180 min | Drama

Period thriller serial. In the late 1880's reformed smuggler Freddie Musgrave has worked hard to turn a legitimate trade, but then a face from his past turns up threatening to ruin things for him.

Stars: Joanna Rowden, Adam Ironside, Milton Johns, Malcolm Terris

Votes: 328

22. North West Mounted Police (1940)

Passed | 126 min | Drama, Romance, Western

In 1885, a Texas Ranger travels to Canada to arrest a trapper who's wanted for murder and who's stirring up the Natives in a rebellion against the Canadian government.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Paulette Goddard, Preston Foster

Votes: 1,831

23. Indian Uprising (1952)

Passed | 75 min | Western

In 1885 Arizona, prospectors illegally dig for gold on Apache lands, triggering an Apache retaliation against white settlers and trespassing miners, while the Army tries keeping the peace.

Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: George Montgomery, Audrey Long, Carl Benton Reid, Eugene Iglesias

Votes: 320

24. Storm Over the Nile (1955)

Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A CinemaScope remake of The Four Feathers (1939).

Directors: Zoltan Korda, Terence Young | Stars: Anthony Steel, Laurence Harvey, James Robertson Justice, Mary Ure

Votes: 619

25. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary, Biography

Combining unprecedented access to Davis' vast personal archives with original interviews, this documentary reveals a startling portrait of one of Hollywood's most gifted and enigmatic stars.

Directors: Peter Jones, Mark A. Catalena | Stars: Bette Davis, Susan Sarandon, Ruthie Davis, Barbara 'Bobby' Davis

Votes: 690

26. Phobia (2013)

Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

In 1885, a female doctor helping a group of people with their phobias becomes embroiled in a murder mystery surrounding a patient that may or may not be a vampire.

Director: Jon Keeyes | Stars: Presley Money, Ian Sinclair, Erica Leerhsen, Matt Moore

Votes: 237

27. The Chinese Exclusion Act (2017)

TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here to become U.S. citizens.

Directors: Ric Burns, Li-Shin Yu | Stars: Hoon Lee, Mae Ngai, Jean Pfaelzer, David Lei

Votes: 104

28. Pasteur (1935)

71 min | Biography, Drama, History

The biography of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), the French biologist credited for his research on vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization.

Directors: Sacha Guitry, Fernand Rivers | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Jean Périer, José Squinquel, Gaston Dubosc

Votes: 77

29. She (1911)

Unrated | 24 min | Short, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

(Part One) The first scene shows us the outer court of the temple in Egypt, in the year 350 B.C. Here Amenartas, the Pharaoh's daughter, waits to meet her love, Kallikrates. He has just ... See full summary »

Director: George Nichols | Stars: Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Viola Alberti, William C. Cooper

Votes: 79

30. Back to 1885 (2018 Video)

35 min | Documentary, Short

Relive the fun, excitement, heart, and adventure of the inaugural 4-day 'Back to 1885' fan event that celebrates everything 'Back to the Future Part 3'.

Directors: Steve Czarnecki, Kevin Stern | Stars: Jeffrey Weissman, Dean Cundey, Marvin J. McIntyre, 'Dangerous' Bob Widin

31. Back to the Future Part III (1991 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The setting is 1885. Doc Emmett Brown has to rescue Clara Clayton from falling to her death. Marty McFly has to face the outlaw Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen and his gang.

Votes: 232

32. The Devil as a Roaring Lion (1958 TV Movie)

45 min | Drama

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Stars: Andrew Keir, Paul Young, Jessie Morton, Michael O'Halloran

33. Lady Frederick (1953 TV Movie)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Owen Reed | Stars: Margaret Anderson, Michael Ashwin, Noel Davis, Esther Lawrence

34. Back to the Future Part II & III (1990 Video Game)

Action, Sci-Fi

Biff has stolen the time machine, used Sport Almanac to gamble money and altered the timeline. Marty must go back in time, collect 30 items to stop Biff in this platform game. Later on in 1875 he has to collect 10 items to save Doc Brown.

Votes: 65

35. Cimarron City (1958–1960)
Episode: Chinese Invasion (1959)

Approved | 60 min | Western

Cimarron City's businessman band together to build a railroad spur to the main track, but have only 90 days to do it or a neighboring town will be awarded the contract. The general ... See full summary »

Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: George Montgomery, John Smith, John McIntire, Dan Blocker

Votes: 15

36. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Big John and the Rainmaker (1964)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

A charlatan traveling rainmaker gets hired during a long drought, sparking conflict between rival local governments.

Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Jim Davis, Denver Pyle, Roy Engel, James Seay

Votes: 31

37. Stories of the Century (1954–1955)
Episode: Doc Holliday (1954)

Approved | 30 min | Western

Matt and Frankie head to Tombstone, Arizona to track down Doc Holliday who they suspect is involved with the Clanton gang. While there they meet famed sheriff Wyatt Earp and become part of the gunfight at OK Corral.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Jim Davis, Mary Castle, Kim Spalding, Frank Richards

Votes: 26

38. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Episode: Fight for a Fugitive (1958)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

A disheveled escapee from Yuma prison breaks into the Epitaph office and at gunpoint, convinces Harris Claibourne to look into the court records of his murder conviction. Claiming his ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Joe Haworth, Joan Marshall

Votes: 38

39. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Episode: Outlaw's Bugle (1958)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

June 4, 1885 - Cattle broker and former rustler, Kirk Stevens, is feeling the squeeze from Sheriff Hollister's campaign to stamp out rustling in the county. His partner Monty offers to run ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Andrew Duggan, Sam Buffington

Votes: 39

40. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Episode: Strange Vengeance (1958)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

May 10, 1885 - With the railway coming to town, the Beaumont brothers try to force a lessee cattleman off their property and frame Winnie Joe Westerby for poisoning his cattle herd. The ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Dan Barton, Jean Willes

Votes: 40

41. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Episode: The Youngest Gun (1958)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

June 18, 1885 - When outlaw Hode Sergeant meets his teenage son Jett from the stage in Tombstone, Hollister and his deputy follow them back to the hideout. During a shootout, Hode is killed... See full summary »

Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Ralph Reed, Milton Frome

Votes: 41

42. Voyagers! (1982–1983)
Episode: Voyagers of the Titanic (1983)

TV-G | 49 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

The Voyagers must rescue the Mona Lisa before the Titanic sinks and restore the faith of a fellow Voyager.

Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce, Suzanne Barnes, Sam Chew Jr.

Votes: 67

43. Veritasium (2010– )
Episode: The Snowflake Mystery (2021)

19 min | Talk-Show

Like most people, scientists are interested in snowflakes. But scientists are willing to devote a great deal of effort to understanding them. And they've made a great deal of progress. ... See full summary »

Stars: Derek Muller, Kenneth Libbrecht

Votes: 5

44. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: British Colonization of Africa (2020)

21 min | Documentary, Animation

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Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

45. Decoding the Unknown (2021– )
The Lost City of the Kalahari Desert: Fact or Fiction? (2022 Podcast Episode)

43 min | Talk-Show

One man claims he found a lost city in the Kalahari Desert. Is this true, or are we looking at another Atlantis?

Star: Simon Whistler

46. WatchMojo (2006– )
Episode: Top 10 Products Invented for a Totally Different Reason (2022)

TV-14 | 15 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

WatchMojo lists ten successful inventions that were outright failures at their original function until alternative uses were discovered for their product. The countdown includes chewing gum... See full summary »

Star: Callum Janes

47. The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode: Executions That Went Horribly Wrong (2021)

12 min | Documentary, Animation

Over the centuries many many people have been executed. And you can't expect all of them to go exactly as planned. Here are several executions that caused excess discomfort to the executed ... See full summary »

48. Jekyll and Hyde (2015)
Episode: The Harbinger (2015)

TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The grandson of the infamous Dr Jekyll returns to 1930s London from Ceylon after he experiences a disturbing transformation. As he delves into his family history he begins to attract the attention of a secret society and a spy-master.

Director: Colin Teague | Stars: Tom Bateman, Donald Sumpter, Natalie Gumede, Stephanie Hyam

Votes: 186

49. Mala istorija Srbije (2014– )
Episode: Budi human kao Srbija 1885. (2015)

History

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Director: Jug Radivojevic

50. The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode: Empire Files with Abby Martin Launches First Show (2015)

Documentary, News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Ben Griffin, Abby Martin, Colin Powell, David Vine

Votes: 17