Anna Karenina

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 6 Sept 2012 · English

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

The Last Command

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 21 Jan 1928 · English

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.

The Bridges of Madison County

Movie · 7.7 / 10 · 2 Jun 1995 · English

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

Doctor Zhivago

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 22 Dec 1965 · English

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

Breathe

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 13 Oct 2017 · English

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.

The Sleeping Dictionary

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 31 Jan 2003 · English

In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.

Persuasion

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 1 May 1995 · English

In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth. The two must choose between either putting the past behind them or listening to their hearts.

Tristan & Isolde

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 7 Apr 2006 · English

An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.

The Lucky One

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 19 Apr 2012 · English

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

The Choice

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 4 Feb 2016 · English

Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.

The Portrait of a Lady

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 17 Oct 1996 · English

Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the world, along the way befriending a cynical intellectual and romancing an art enthusiast. However, the advantage of her affluence is called into question when she realizes the extent to which her money colors her relationships.

Pride & Prejudice

Movie · 8.1 / 10 · 16 Sept 2005 · English

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.