The Duchess

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 5 Sept 2008 · English

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

Endless Love

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 12 Feb 2014 · English

A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.

The Illusionist

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 18 Aug 2006 · English

With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.

Tess

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 6 Oct 1979 · English

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumour that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge.

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.

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.

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.

Victoria & Abdul

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 13 Sept 2017 · English

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

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.

Far from the Madding Crowd

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 23 Apr 2015 · English

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 11 Nov 1939 · English

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

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.