Here we've displayed a list of the best 1800s films : The Greatest Showman(2017), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003), Captain Horatio Hornblower(1951), The Nightingale(2018), Sleepy Hollow(1999), Damn the Defiant!(1962), Son of Fury(1942), Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier(1955), The Sisters Brothers(2018), My Little Chickadee(1940), Angel and the Badman(1947), The Inspector General(1949) ... ...
Musical, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2017
105 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Zac Efron Michelle Williams Rebecca Ferguson Zendaya Keala Settle Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Paul Sparks Natasha Liu Bordizzo Austyn Johnson Cameron Seely
showman circus owner circus performer acrobat performer trapeze artist dreamy creative lighthearted charming amusing spectacular connecticut new york city circus office stage tent p.t. barnum circus life
Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
War, Adventure, Drama
USA
2003
139 Minutes
Russell Crowe Paul Bettany Billy Boyd James D'Arcy Lee Ingleby George Innes Mark Lewis Jones Chris Larkin Richard McCabe Robert Pugh David Threlfall
captain surgeon sailor confident spirited tense ship h.m.s. surprise ocean galapagos islands dangerous assignment napoleonic wars naval warfare friendship pursuit quest underdog 1800s
During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
Adventure
UK
1951
117 Minutes
Gregory Peck Virginia Mayo Robert Beatty Terence Morgan Moultrie Kelsall James Kenney James Robertson Justice Richard Hearne Michael Dolan Stanley Baker Sam Kydd
captain rear admiral lady rebel enemy sailor spectacular thrilling england ship ocean central america captain horatio hornblower napoleonic wars naval warfare love triangle battle quest rescue 1800s
During the Napoleonic wars, a British Navy Captain has adventures in Central American waters.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Australia
2018
136 Minutes
Aisling Franciosi Sam Claflin Baykali Ganambarr Damon Herriman Harry Greenwood Ewen Leslie Charlie Shotwell Michael Sheasby Nathaniel Dean Luke Carroll Magnolia Maymuru
convict young woman tracker officer family member gritty unrestrained emotional solemn brutal australia wilderness forest revenge hunting on the run rage unlikely allies violence revenge
Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
Horror
USA|Germany
1999
105 Minutes
Johnny Depp Christina Ricci Miranda Richardson Michael Gambon Casper Van Dien Jeffrey Jones Christopher Lee Richard Griffiths Ian McDiarmid Michael Gough Christopher Walken
lady lawyer headless horseman townsperson judge eerie offbeat new york state village murder secret small town mystery pursuit 1800s
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, The Headless Horseman.
Drama, History
UK
1962
101 Minutes
Alec Guinness Dirk Bogarde Maurice Denham Nigel Stock Richard Carpenter Peter Gill David Robinson Robin Stewart Ray Brooks Peter Greenspan Anthony Quayle
captain lieutenant cabin boy sailor tense thrilling ship ocean naval warfare mutiny napoleonic wars leadership adventure rivalry 1800s
On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.
Adventure
USA
1942
98 Minutes
Tyrone Power Gene Tierney Frances Farmer George Sanders Roddy McDowall John Carradine Elsa Lanchester Harry Davenport Kay Johnson Dudley Digges Halliwell Hobbes
knight uncle nephew love interest ship mate ex-girlfriend rousing spirited amusing polynesia ship estate bristol, england inheritance travel love vindication fortune love revenge
Cheated out of his estate by his sadistic uncle, young Benjamin Blake goes to the South Seas to make his fortune so he can return to claim his birthright.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1955
93 Minutes
davy crockett general native american chief native american warrior settler frontiersman engaging rousing patriotic tennessee san antonio congress the alamo wild west frontier life american indian wars old west friendship the alamo expansionism
American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.
Comedy, Crime, Western, Drama
France|Spain|Romania|Belgium|USA
2018
120 Minutes
John C. Reilly Joaquin Phoenix Jake Gyllenhaal Riz Ahmed Rebecca Root Allison Tolman Rutger Hauer Carol Kane Patrice Cossonneau
criminal gunslinger brother chemist detective assassin amusing brash thrilling suspenseful unrestrained witty wild west saloon camp wilderness desert guns robbery assassination
In 1850s Oregon, the infamous duo of assassins, Eli Sisters (John C. Reilly) and Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix), chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally.
Comedy, Western
USA
1940
83 Minutes
Mae West W.C. Fields Joseph Calleia Dick Foran Margaret Hamilton George Moran Si Jenks Gene Austin
con artist singer bandit news reporter cheeky campy amusing train saloon hotel wild west con game marriage love triangle rivalry temptation adventure 1800s
After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.
Western
USA
1947
100 Minutes
John Wayne Gail Russell Harry Carey Irene Rich Bruce Cabot Lee Dixon Stephen Grant Tom Powers Paul Hurst Olin Howland John Halloran
cowboy woman outlaw lawman family doctor passionate suspenseful wild west saloon countryside bedroom guns young love deception showdown love rivalry 1800s
Quirt Evans, an all round bad guy, is nursed back to health and sought after by Penelope Worth, a Quaker girl. He eventually finds himself having to choose between his world and the world Penelope lives in.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
102 Minutes
Danny Kaye Walter Slezak Barbara Bates Elsa Lanchester Gene Lockhart Alan Hale Walter Catlett Rhys Williams
government official gypsy police officer mayor idiot con artist charming cheeky amusing hilarious fictional country europe small town corruption mistaken identity politics extortion underdog rise escape
A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.
Adventure
USA
1942
109 Minutes
Sabu Joseph Calleia John Qualen Frank Puglia Rosemary DeCamp Noble Johnson Patricia O'Rourke Ralph Byrd John Mather
young boy father mother panther tiger young girl emotional heartwarming suspenseful tender jungle village forbidden city unusual friendship assimilation treasure greed young love adventure love
A boy raised by wild animals tries to adapt to human village life.
Western
USA
1950
69 Minutes
Gene Autry Pat Buttram Sheila Ryan Robert Randall Frank Jaquet Vince Barnett Syd Saylor Sandy Sanders
prospector marshal sheriff banker contractor gene autry spirited rousing endearing desert small town river mine old west schemes corruption construction law and order romance justice
Loosely based on Frankie Laine's popular record with the same title, Gene protects his friend's claim from badguy Sam Brady.
Drama
USA
1946
100 Minutes
George Sanders Signe Hasso Carole Landis Akim Tamiroff Gene Lockhart Jo Ann Marlowe Alma Kruger Alan Napier Vladimir Sokoloff Pedro de Cordoba Leona Maricle
petty criminal friend marquis police officer sweetheart cheeky gripping melodramatic france paris marseilles, france jail bank crime theft blackmail impersonation nobility abandonment quest
Born in a French prison in 1775, François Eugène Vidocq becomes a professional thief and is later appointed chief of Parisian police.
Western
USA
1947
56 Minutes
Lash La Rue Al St. John Jennifer Holt William Fawcett Jack Ingram Lane Bradford
marshal partner outlaw sheriff ranger victim gritty engaging frontier small town sheriff's office frontier justice murder lawlessness farming corruption adventure pursuit 1800s
Judd and his gang are driving the ranchers away. When Lash and Fuzzy arrest them, the Sheriff lets them go. Lash expected this and he hopes to follow them to their leader, the person he is really after.
Western
USA
1960
92 Minutes
Elvis Presley Steve Forrest Barbara Eden Dolores del Río John McIntire Rodolfo Acosta Karl Swenson Ford Rainey Richard Jaeckel Anne Benton L.Q. Jones
native american cowboy father mother love interest brother melodramatic brash texas small town race relations frontier justice father/son relationship mother/son relationship family native americans sacrifice revenge 1800s
When fighting breaks out between two cultures in West Texas, the mixed-blood Pacer tries to act as a peacemaker, but the "flaming star of death" pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence.
Romance, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA|Mexico
2015
119 Minutes
Mia Wasikowska Jessica Chastain Tom Hiddleston Charlie Hunnam Jim Beaver Burn Gorman Leslie Hope Doug Jones Jonathan Hyde Bruce Gray Emily Coutts
woman mysterious man sister psychic ghost childhood friend dark creepy intense england house ballroom mansion bedroom bathroom haunting ghosts mysterious strangers survival danger
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.
Western
USA
1946
79 Minutes
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Dale Evans Jack Holt Roy Mason Roy Barcroft Sam Flint Kenne Duncan Ralph Sanford Francis Macdonald Harlan Briggs
horse horse trader rancher nightclub owner roy rogers winsome campy ranch prairie wilderness horses framed animals false accusations adventure underdog rivalry 1800s
Gabby refuses to breed his horse the Golden Sovereign with Roy's. When the Sovereign and Roy's horse escape, Skoville shoots the Sovereign by mistake but Roy is blamed and jailed. A year ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1954
79 Minutes
Randolph Scott Dolores Dorn Marie Windsor Howard Petrie Harry Antrim Robert Keyes Ernest Borgnine Dub Taylor Tyler MacDuff Archie Twitchell Paul Picerni
bounty hunter doctor daughter barmaid sheriff outlaw tense brooding rousing mining town saloon hotel new mexico territory manhunt suspicion secret identity small-town life fugitives pursuit mystery
A bounty hunter, hired by Pinkerton, trails 3 unknown murderous train robbers to a town and finds a host of suspects.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK|Luxembourg|USA|Ireland
2017
120 Minutes
Elle Fanning Douglas Booth Bel Powley Tom Sturridge Stephen Dillane Maisie Williams Joanne Froggatt Ben Hardy
poet writer sister family member couple guest emotional creative endearing passionate london england mansion house writing storytelling love elopement frankenstein's monster forbidden love
Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.
Western
USA
1980
102 Minutes
Charlton Heston Brian Keith Victoria Racimo Stephen Macht John Glover Seymour Cassel David Ackroyd Victor Jory
friend frontiersman love interest fur trapper engaging spirited united states wilderness wild west frontier life friendship survival discovery rivalry 1800s
A pair of grizzled frontiersmen fight Indians, guzzle liquor and steal squaws in their search for a legendary valley 'so full of beaver that they jump right into your traps' in this fanciful adventure.
Western
USA
1955
83 Minutes
Randolph Scott Dorothy Malone Peggie Castle William Ching John Baragrey Robert Barrat John Dehner Paul Richards Lane Chandler Mickey Simpson Joe Bassett
land baron former lover daughter cowboy saloon owner husband melodramatic tense confident ranch saloon wild west house land claim family forbidden love double-cross crime old west temptation
Larry Madden returns to Little River after several years, still vowing to avenge himself against the humiliating whipping he received at the hands of cattle baron Tucker Ordway.
Romance
USA
1936
140 Minutes
Fredric March Olivia de Havilland Gale Sondergaard Edmund Gwenn Claude Rains Anita Louise Louis Hayward Steffi Duna Billy Mauch Donald Woods Akim Tamiroff
hero pretty woman father mother grandfather melodramatic emotional passionate italy europe france africa cuba abandonment illegitimate child expedition romance adventure discovery quest
In 18th-century Italy, an orphan's debt to the man who raised him threatens to separate him forever from the woman he loves.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2016
112 Minutes
Peter Mullan Jack Lowden Ophelia Lovibond Sam Neill Max Deacon Peter Ferdinando Seylan Baxter Paul Reid
father son golfer country boy parent lover moving inspiring touching scotland england united kingdom countryside golf course golf sports love parent/child relationship growing up wealth
In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy's Honour - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.
Western
USA
1949
70 Minutes
Gene Autry Nan Leslie Thurston Hall Clem Bevans Walter Sande Jock Mahoney Francis Macdonald Alan Hale Jr.
thief convict gene autry outlaw father horse engaging spirited rousing ghost town canyon jail wild west frontier jailbreak crime theft banditry old west law and order
Gene Autry's stolen horse turns up in a ghost town where Gene goes after he is left stranded during a stagecoach race.
Drama, History
USA
1955
108 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Charlton Heston Donna Reed Barbara Hale William Demarest Alan Reed Eduardo Noriega Larry Pennell Argentina Brunetti Julia Montoya Ralph Moody
thomas jefferson meriwether lewis william clark sacajawea native american striking thrilling united states wilderness frontier louisiana purchase expedition water route teamwork love triangle daunting task quest discovery adventure 1800s
After purchasing Louisiana from France, the USA sends surveyors Lewis and Clark, assisted by a Shoshone guide, to chart the new territory.
Comedy, Western
USA
2014
115 Minutes
Seth MacFarlane Charlize Theron Amanda Seyfried Liam Neeson Giovanni Ribisi Neil Patrick Harris Sarah Silverman Christopher Hagen Wes Studi Matt Clark Evan Jones
farmer girlfriend businessman woman outlaw cowboy amusing campy charming frontier house saloon street fair jail death frontier life survival love infidelity
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his newly found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Romance
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Marion Davies Dick Powell Charles Ruggles Claude Rains Edward Everett Horton Arthur Treacher Henry Stephenson Clara Blandick John Larkin Walter Kingsford Etienne Girardot
napoleon bonaparte brother socialite suitor teacher passionate lighthearted emotional baltimore france louisiana purchase negotiation impersonation arranged marriage teaching politics love sacrifice rivalry quest
Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to ... See full summary »
Horror, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Germany
2013
88 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Gemma Arterton Famke Janssen Peter Stormare Thomas Mann Derek Mears Pihla Viitala Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Joanna Kulig Bjørn Sundquist Rainer Bock
hansel gretel witch sorceress sheriff mayor brash creepy intense thrilling frightening frightful augsburg, germany forest house village woods gingerbread house witchcraft fairy tales
Hansel & Gretel are bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. As the fabled Blood Moon approaches, the siblings encounter a new form of evil that might hold a secret to their past.