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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: 179,498
2. Jeanne du Barry (2023)
117 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
Director: Maïwenn | Stars: Stanislas Stanic, Maïwenn, Johnny Depp, Benjamin Lavernhe
Votes: 11,032
3. Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)
PG | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad
Votes: 335,009 | Gross: $504.01M
4. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Votes: 480,157 | Gross: $218.97M
5. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Francesc Albiol
Votes: 266,073 | Gross: $2.22M
6. BloodRayne (2005)
R | 95 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
In the eighteenth century, a vampire escapes from the freak show, in which she once participated, and teams up with a group of vampire slayers to kill the man who raped her mother.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen
Votes: 37,226 | Gross: $2.41M
7. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997 Video)
G | 72 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
Director: Andrew Knight | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 12,095
8. 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: 1,689
9. Farinelli (1994)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.
Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier
Votes: 7,361 | Gross: $2.12M
10. 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: 359
11. Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
G | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1743, outlaw Leon Alastray is hunted by the Spanish army but is given sanctuary by a priest in a village terrorized by marauding Yaqui Indians.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Anjanette Comer, Charles Bronson, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 2,390
12. Belle's Magical World (1998 Video)
G | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Beauty and the Beast "midquel" set during Belle's original stay at the Beast's castle and composed of three short stories (four in the DVD release) that suitably teach both kids and adults to forgive, love, and be kind to one another.
Directors: Bob Kline, Cullen Blaine, Dale Case, Daniel de la Vega, Barbara Dourmaskin-Case, Rick Leon, Burt Medall, Mitch Rochon | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Robby Benson, Paige O'Hara, Jim Cummings
Votes: 3,423
13. Kidnapped (1971)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Drama
In eighteenth century Scotland, during the Jacobite Rebellion, David Balfour claims his inheritance from his uncle who has him shanghaied on a ship where David meets fugitive Jacobite rebel Alan Breck.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Lawrence Douglas, Vivien Heilbron
Votes: 1,535
14. Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
123 min | Biography, Comedy, History
Through the childhood and adolescence of Signor Giacomo Casanova (from his memoirs), this is a description of how people lived in 18th-century Venice: their customs, habits, medicine, ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Leonard Whiting, Maria Grazia Buccella, Lionel Stander, Raoul Grassilli
Votes: 463
15. Thieves of the Wood (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 18th-century Flanders a soldier-turned-bandit becomes a local hero as he leads the oppressed and downtrodden in a revolt against the corrupt aristocracy.
Stars: Matteo Simoni, Stef Aerts, Jeroen Perceval, Dirk Roofthooft
Votes: 2,905
16. Culloden (1964 TV Movie)
69 min | Drama, History, War
The 1746 Battle of Culloden, the last land battle fought in the British Isles and the battle that ensured that Scotland was controlled by England.
Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Tony Cosgrove, Olivier Espitalier-Noel, Don Fairservice, George McBean
Votes: 1,731
17. The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, History, Romance
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser
Votes: 7,247
18. Marion du Faouët (1997 TV Movie)
205 min | Biography
Director: Michel Favart | Stars: Carole Richert, Laurent Malet, Bruno Todeschini, Vincent Winterhalter
Votes: 14
19. Le Chevalier D'Eon (2006– )
25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
It's 1742 in Paris, France. Louis XV is still king of France. A woman was found dead in a coffin floating in the Seine River. The brother of the deceased woman is D'Eon, who is determined ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuuki Tai, Akihiko Ishizumi, Blake McMahon, Brandon Hearnsberger
Votes: 397
20. Marianna Ucrìa (1997)
108 min | Drama, History
Sicily 18th century, Marianna Ucria is a 12-year-old deaf-mute from an aristocratic family of Palermo. Aged 13, she is married to a middle-aged uncle, Duca Pietro. She is repulsed by him, ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Faenza | Stars: Emmanuelle Laborit, Roberto Herlitzka, Laura Morante, Philippe Noiret
Votes: 194
21. Chasing the Deer (1994)
97 min | History, War
The Jacobite Rebellion of Scotland, and thirty years after the first battle, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his army make a stand at Culloden.
Director: Graham Holloway | Stars: Brian Blessed, Iain Cuthbertson, Matthew Zajac, Fish
Votes: 167
22. Din vredes dag (1991)
351 min | Drama
Stars: Ulrika Hansson, Johan Portin, Elmer Green, Ola Isedal
Votes: 7
23. San Sebastian 1746 in 1968 (1968)
10 min | Short, Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of a few scenes from Guns for San Sebastian (1968) in a desert in northern Mexico.
Director: Floyd L. Peterson | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Henri Verneuil, Anjanette Comer, Jaime Fernández
Votes: 58
24. The Highwayman (2009 Video)
9 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A narrative short about the doomed love between an innkeeper's daughter and a dashing rogue, set during the age of flashing rapiers, smoking muskets, and true romance.
Director: Heath Hamrick | Stars: Gus Nantz, Ashley Strickler, Christian Halford, Jesse Willis
25. Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: Pompeii (1999 Video)
50 min | Documentary
In the year 79 AD, the ancient seaside city of Pompeii was buried beneath a mountain of volcanic ash and pumice when near by volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted furiously. More than two thousand... See full summary »
Director: Chris Gormlie
Votes: 12
26. Louis-Amable Quévillon, sculpteur et ornemaniste, 1749-1823 (1987)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Director: François Brault | Star: Jean-Louis Millette
27.
Dobrodruzství kriminalistiky (1989–1998)
Episode:
První detektivní sbor
(1990)
48 min | Crime, History
1747: a robbery and a murder shed a light on London's corrupt and inefficient justice system. Author Henry Fielding does some pro bono work in the courts, but he knows that the whole system... See full summary »
Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Petr Hanicinec, Martin Stropnický, Pavel Skrípal, Ivo Gubel
Votes: 14
28.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Highlanders: Episode 1
(1966)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Polly and Ben arrive in 1746, in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, and are captured by a group of Highlanders shortly before they themselves are captured by redcoats.
Director: Hugh David | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills
Votes: 355
29.
Forever Knight (1992–1996)
Episode:
Undue Process
(1994)
Not Rated | 45 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
When the prime suspect in the murder of Natalie's niece is released because of insufficient evidence, Natalie runs her own lab tests and uncovers another murder.
Director: Allan Kroeker | Stars: Geraint Wyn Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, Deborah Duchene
Votes: 39
30.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The bloody Scottish attempt to put Bonnie Prince Charlie on the English throne in 1746 brings Immortal Steven Keane to seek revenge on Duncan in modern-day Paris.
Director: Paolo Barzman | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Elizabeth Gracen
Votes: 167
31.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Take Back the Night
(1995)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Thugs kill Immortal Ceirdwyn's mortal lover Steven, and she vows revenge. Meanwhile, as Duncan and Maurice are watching Richie at the racetrack a young pickpocket named Paolo, who is the ... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Barzman | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Lisa Howard, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 164
32.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Through a Glass, Darkly
(1996)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In flashback to 1700's Scotland, Duncan and Immortal Warren Cochrane are among those fighting for Bonnie Prince Charlie. But only Duncan eventually realizes that the Scots must abandon the ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield
Votes: 161
33.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Highlanders: Episode 2
(1966)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Polly and Kirsty capture Lieutenant Ffinch to try and enlist his help while the Doctor tricks Gray in order to escape.
Director: Hugh David | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Sydney Arnold, Donald Bisset, Tom Bowman
Votes: 337
34.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Highlanders: Episode 3
(1966)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
With the Highlanders imprisoned aboard Trask's ship, the Doctor attempts to expose Grey's plan.
Director: Hugh David | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills
Votes: 335
35.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Highlanders: Episode 4
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Ben manages to join up with the Doctor, Polly and Kirsty and together they work to free the Highlanders from Trask's ship before Grey sells them into slavery.
Director: Hugh David | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills
Votes: 339
36.
People Not Property: Stories of Slavery in the Colonial North (2019)
Episode:
Burning the City of New York - PART 1: The Rebellions of 1712 and 1741
(2019)
Documentary, History
A scholar describes one of the first rebellions of enslaved people in North America, which occurred in New York City in 1712, and a second rebellion almost thirty years later in 1741.
Director: Guido Jiménez-Cruz | Star: Leslie M. Harris
37.
People Not Property: Stories of Slavery in the Colonial North (2019)
Episode:
Burning the City of New York - PART 2: Perspectives on the 1741 Rebellion
(2019)
Documentary, History
Public historians discuss the history and mythology of the 1741 conspiracy and rebellion.
Director: Guido Jiménez-Cruz | Stars: Michael Lord, Kamau Ware
38.
Six Centuries of Verse (1984– )
Episode:
Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745
(1984)
26 min
Political, social, and literary satire from John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester; John Dryden; Jonathan Swift; and Alexander Pope. Featured performers: Nicholas Gecks, Julian Glover, and Ian Richardson.
Stars: Nicholas Gecks, John Gielgud, Julian Glover, Ian Richardson
39.
Aristocrats (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1999)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, History
Bookish Lady Caroline Lennox descends from high nobility, the eldest unmarried daughter. When she falls for a commoner with political aspirations, her parents disapprove and disown her. Her younger sister learns from her experience.
Director: David Caffrey | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Ben Daniels, Richard Dempsey, Julian Fellowes
Votes: 47
40.
Outlander (2014– )
Episode:
Sassenach
(2014)
TV-MA | 63 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
1945 England: Claire Randall reunites with her husband after five years of war. A second honeymoon goes awry when she falls back through time to 1740's Scotland.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Graham McTavish
Votes: 7,513
41.
Stone House Revival (2015– )
Episode:
Crumbling 1740s Structure
(2016)
TV-G | 20 min | Reality-TV
Steve and Ellis recruit Jeff Devlin to take on their home's original 1740s section, in which the plaster walls are crumbling and the second floor is sagging; Jeff and his home add reclaimed beams to reinforce the second floor.
Stars: Tony Biamonte, Jeff Devlin, Ed Jakubowicz
42.
Palettes (1989– )
Episode:
Francisco de Goya 1746 1828: Les Jeunes vers 1814, Les Vieilles vers 1810
(1995)
31 min | Documentary
Director: Alain Jaubert
43.
American Entrepreneurial Genius (2016)
Episode:
1607-1789
(2016)
History
Program 1 takes a look at the beginning of American entrepreneurialism from the first Colony of Jamestown, to Alexander Hamilton's shaping of the modern industrial economy.