Here we've displayed a list of the best Victorian Era films : How Green Was My Valley(1941), Hobson's Choice(1954), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1939), The Railway Children(1970), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007), The Lodger(1944), An Enemy of the People(1978), Footsteps in the Fog(1955), The French Lieutenant's Woman(1981), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby(1947), Jude(1996), The Amazing Mr. Blunden(1972) ... ...
Drama
USA
1941
118 Minutes
Walter Pidgeon Maureen O'Hara Roddy McDowall Donald Crisp Anna Lee John Loder Sara Allgood Barry Fitzgerald Patric Knowles Rhys Williams Evan S. Evans
father mother brother sister coal miner preacher emotional melodramatic wales small town family coal mining labor strike love triangle growing up quest forbidden love victorian era
At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life.
Comedy
UK
1954
107 Minutes
Charles Laughton John Mills Brenda De Banzie Daphne Anderson Prunella Scales Richard Wattis
daughter shoemaker widower cheeky hysterical quirky england pub shop family marriage competition father/daughter relationship rivalry escape love victorian era
Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) is a successful bootmaker, a widower and a tyrannical father of three daughters. The girls each want to leave their father by getting married, but Henry refuses because marriage traditions require him to pay out settlements.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Ida Lupino Alan Marshal Terry Kilburn George Zucco E.E. Clive Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson nemesis beautiful woman brother crafty intricate thrilling suspenseful london tower of london 221b baker street death theft revenge investigation revenge rivalry mystery quest
The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1970
102 Minutes
Dinah Sheridan Bernard Cribbins Jenny Agutter William Mervyn Iain Cuthbertson Gary Warren Sally Thomsett
government official wife son daughter sister gentleman endearing winsome tender positive yorkshire, england family home train station false accusations class distinctions youth railroad imagination triumph over adversity rescue
After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.
Musical, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2007
117 Minutes
Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter Alan Rickman Timothy Spall Sacha Baron Cohen Jayne Wisener Jamie Campbell Bower Edward Sanders Laura Michelle Kelly
baker barber judge victim brutal chilling madcap london barbershop bakery murder love revenge quest victorian era
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
84 Minutes
Merle Oberon George Sanders Laird Cregar Cedric Hardwicke Sara Allgood Aubrey Mather Queenie Leonard Doris Lloyd David Clyde Helena Pickard Lumsden Hare
serial killer inspector singer maid lodger chilling suspenseful disturbing london attic music hall hospital serial murders mystery investigation unusual behavior jack the ripper mystery discovery pursuit
A landlady suspects her new lodger is Jack the Ripper.
Drama
USA
1978
103 Minutes
Steve McQueen Charles Durning Bibi Andersson Richard Dysart Michael Cristofer Michael Higgins Eric Christmas Robin Pearson Rose Richard Bradford John Levin Ham Larsen
doctor mayor brother wife intense bleak small town family home pollution corruption greed discovery underdog victorian era
A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.
Drama
UK
1955
90 Minutes
Stewart Granger Jean Simmons Bill Travers Belinda Lee Ronald Squire Finlay Currie William Hartnell
employer maid businessman daughter barrister sister dark disturbing london household living room street courtroom bedroom duplicity murder blackmail greed investigation seduction
In early 1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers he murdered his wife.
Romance
UK
1981
123 Minutes
Meryl Streep Jeremy Irons Leo McKern Hilton McRae Emily Morgan Charlotte Mitchell Lynsey Baxter Jean Faulds Peter Vaughan Colin Jeavons Liz Smith
actor actress paleontologist brooding emotional melodramatic passionate movie set england affair filmmaking forbidden love art imitating life forbidden love temptation victorian era
Anna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged.
Drama
UK
1947
108 Minutes
Derek Bond Cedric Hardwicke Sybil Thorndike Alfred Drayton Cyril Fletcher Bernard Miles Sally Ann Howes Mary Merrall Vera Pearce Cathleen Nesbitt Athene Seyler
young man sister uncle headmaster love interest charming england london school reunion separation family honor class distinctions poverty adventure growing up underdog love victorian era
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.
Drama
UK
1996
123 Minutes
Kate Winslet Christopher Eccleston Rachel Griffiths June Whitfield Liam Cunningham Ross Colvin Turnbull James Daley Berwick Kaler
cousin worker wife teacher farmer brooding dark sultry sad passionate england university graveyard love triangle marital problems class struggle education ambition tragic death forbidden love
In late 1800s England, Jude plans to go to the city and attend university but marries early and becomes a stonemason. When his wife leaves, he moves to the city, where he befriends his liberal cousin Sue.
Fantasy
UK
1972
99 Minutes
Laurence Naismith Lynne Frederick Garry Miller Diana Dors David Lodge James Villiers Dorothy Alison Rosalyn Lander Marc Granger
solicitor family spirit housekeeper airy charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted london england mansion flat countryside ghosts time travel adventure quest mystery discovery
A mysterious, very old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the ... See full summary »
Adventure
UK|USA
1965
154 Minutes
Peter O'Toole James Mason Curt Jurgens Eli Wallach Jack Hawkins Paul Lukas Daliah Lavi Akim Tamiroff
seaman trader captain war lord chief woman brooding powerful gutsy suspenseful melancholy boat river village south sea cargo ship indian ocean redemption guerrilla warfare seafaring
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|France|Germany|USA
2014
149 Minutes
Timothy Spall Dorothy Atkinson Marion Bailey Paul Jesson Lesley Manville Martin Savage Joshua McGuire Ruth Sheen David Horovitch Karl Johnson Sandy Foster
painter eccentric homeowner emotional seaside academy united kingdom biography creative process transformation victorian era
An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.
Biography
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Robert Donat Maria Schell Margaret Johnston Janette Scott Bernard Miles Frederick Valk John Howard Davies Eric Portman Richard Attenborough
inventor photographer family wife somber solemn moving england inventions movie camera family dysfunction quest fall love victorian era
Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
95 Minutes
Stewart Granger Valerie Hobson Walter Fitzgerald Michael Gough Maurice Denham Sybilla Binder Edward Lexy Allan Jeayes Suzanne Gibbs Ernest Jay George Woodbridge
stableman cousin uncle governess daughter husband dark eerie passionate tense estate england stable curse class distinctions wealth murder plot ambition love triangle forbidden love
The childless widow of Allan Fury bequeaths the Fury estate to her Fuller relatives but Allan's illegitimate son who masquerades as a servant hopes to grab the estate for himself.
Drama
USA
1950
114 Minutes
Errol Flynn Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Robert Young Janet Leigh Harry Davenport Stanley Logan Lumsden Hare Aubrey Mather Matt Moore
wealthy man wife lover niece friend cousin melodramatic emotional england london household adultery romance death rape wealth family forbidden love rivalry wretched excess
Love among the Forsytes is strange, full of tradition, melancholy and gold digging in this film treatise on Victorian-age rigidity and vestiges of a flawed society.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
1994
85 Minutes
Sean Bean David Thewlis Jim Carter Peter Davison Alun Armstrong John McEnery Eleanor Bron Peter Cook Andrew Knott
horse farmer horse trainer boy cab driver heartwarming emotional farm london animal cruelty animal rights animal's perspective love adventure victorian era
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1987
100 Minutes
Jeremy Brett Edward Hardwicke Jenny Seagrove Rosalie Williams Robin Hunter Alf Joint John Thaw Kiran Shah
sherlock holmes private detective sidekick brash confident creative fascinating gripping 221b baker street london england india mystery disappearance murder treasure quest mystery victorian era
While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so that she'll go away on a trip with him as his girlfriend. Although he fails to gain any ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1991
95 Minutes
Michael Palin Connie Booth Trini Alvarado Alfred Molina David Calder Simon James Robert Eddison Alun Armstrong Sheila Reid Edward Rawle-Hicks Jonathan Firth
professor american woman teen girl enemy witty swiss alps oxford university wilderness love triangle career vs. love reputation mother/daughter relationship repression rumors rivalry forbidden love temptation victorian era
Reverend Francis Ashby (Sir Michael Palin), a senior Oxford don on vacation alone in the Alps, meets vacationing American Miss Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her companion Miss Elinor ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1949
91 Minutes
Dana Andrews Maureen O'Hara Sybil Thorndike Wilfrid Hyde-White Fay Compton A.E. Matthews Diane Hart Anne Butchart
wife artist lawyer neighbor mother father melodramatic touching mushy london theater apartment staircase england class distinctions unlikely romance accidental death poverty blackmail alcoholism
A rich woman in Victorian England marries a poor artist from the wrong side of the track, and finds herself the victim of a blackmailing plot.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2009
112 Minutes
Ben Barnes Colin Firth Ben Chaplin Rebecca Hall Douglas Henshall Rachel Hurd-Wood Fiona Shaw Maryam d'Abo Michael Culkin Emilia Fox Caroline Goodall
painter orphan dark hedonistic thrilling brothel vanity confession youth secret life deal with the devil pursuit transformation victorian era
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Drama
UK|USA
1996
144 Minutes
Nicole Kidman John Malkovich Barbara Hershey Mary-Louise Parker Shelley Winters Shelley Duvall
feminist cousin suitor art expert cynic uncle intense sultry spirited manor london europe café apartment women's rights culture friendship wealth american tourists love
An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.
Romance, Drama
UK
2013
111 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes Felicity Jones Kristin Scott Thomas Tom Hollander Joanna Scanlan Perdita Weeks Amanda Hale Tom Burke John Kavanagh Michael Marcus Michelle Fairley
writer mistress emotional engaging united kingdom poverty writing love love victorian era
At the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death.
Comedy, Adventure
USA|Germany|Ireland|UK
2004
119 Minutes
Jackie Chan Steve Coogan Cécile de France Jim Broadbent Ewen Bremner Ian McNeice Karen Joy Morris Roger Hammond David Ryall Mark Addy Richard Branson
inventor thief servant ninja king navigator lighthearted madcap amusing england train balloon paris boat martial arts wager world travel flying race against time gadgets
To win a bet, an eccentric British inventor, beside his Chinese valet and an aspiring French artist, embarks on a trip full of adventures and dangers around the world in exactly eighty days.
Action, Fantasy
USA|Germany|Czech Republic|UK
2003
110 Minutes
Sean Connery Shane West Stuart Townsend Richard Roxburgh Peta Wilson Tony Curran Jason Flemyng Naseeruddin Shah David Hemmings Max Ryan Tom Goodman-Hill
american vampire villain mr. hyde captain nemo dorian gray spectacular incredible gripping thrilling kenya london germany nautilus venice, italy mongolia supernatural world domination technology recruiting
In an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.
Mystery & Thriller
2000
97 Minutes
Matt Frewer Kenneth Welsh Jason London Gordon Masten Robin Wilcock Arthur Holden Leni Parker Benoit Bauthier John Dunn-Hill Joe Cobden Linda Smith
sherlock holmes doctor watson criminal hound dog brooding confident crafty intricate suspenseful 221b baker street london england yorkshire moors countryside criminals scam private detective quest rivalry pursuit
Sherlock Holmes (Matt Frewer) and Dr. Watson (Kenneth Welsh) prowl the moors to save Sir Henry (Jason London) from his family's killer-dog curse.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
1973
81 Minutes
Eddie Albert Tammy Grimes Judith Anderson Karen Pearson Dennis Larson Beatrice Straight Barnard Hughes Murray Westgate Danny McIlvary
tiny person mother father young boy young girl aunt amusing tense endearing creative england underground house family childhood friendship disability evading capture discovery escape
A boy discovers a little man (Eddie Albert) and his family living under the floorboards of a Victorian house.
Mystery & Thriller
1976
113 Minutes
Nicol Williamson Alan Arkin Robert Duvall Vanessa Redgrave Laurence Olivier Joel Grey Samantha Eggar Jeremy Kemp Charles Gray Georgia Brown Anna Quayle
sherlock holmes doctor watson professor moriarty sigmund freud amusing cheeky quirky suspenseful 221b baker street england vienna psychoanalysis detective investigation kidnapping adventure mystery temptation victorian era
Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) and Dr. Watson (Robert Duvall) help Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin) rescue an abducted patient.
Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family
2005
76 Minutes
Mike Johnson
son daughter dead person lord eerie quirky england forest church arranged marriage enchantment immortality love triangle small town sacrifice love victorian era
In 19th-century Europe, a gifted pianist (Johnny Depp) mistakenly weds a dead woman (Helena Bonham Carter) who takes him to the underworld.