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Movies Set in The 1780s

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The Patriot(2000)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 45min | Drama, History, War, Action
3.6/5 (with 1,695 votes)

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

Brotherhood of the Wolf(2001)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 17min | Adventure, Horror, Action, History
3.4/5 (with 637 votes)

In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

Highlander(1986)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 56min | Adventure, Action, Fantasy
3.5/5 (with 1,105 votes)

He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman(2014)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 32min | Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 1,050 votes)

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

Directed by Rob Minkoff

Amadeus(1984)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 40min | History, Music, Drama
4.0/5 (with 1,824 votes)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.

Barry Lyndon(1975)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h 5min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
4.0/5 (with 1,241 votes)

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.

Dangerous Liaisons(1988)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 59min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 486 votes)

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.

Revolution(1985)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 6min | Adventure, Drama, History, War
2.7/5 (with 45 votes)

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.

Drums Along the Mohawk(1939)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 40min | Drama, History, War
3.3/5 (with 43 votes)

Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.

Ridicule(1996)

3.5/5 (with 93 votes)

To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.

Valmont(1989)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 17min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 110 votes)

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.

Scaramouche(1952)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 55min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 37 votes)

In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

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The Affair of the Necklace(2001)

2.8/5 (with 35 votes)

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.

Jefferson in Paris(1995)

2.6/5 (with 17 votes)

His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult to adjust to life in a country where the aristocracy subjugates an increasingly restless peasantry. In Paris, he becomes smitten with cultured artist Maria Cosway, but, when his daughter visits from Virginia accompanied by her attractive slave, Sally Hemings, Jefferson's attentions are diverted.

Il Boemo(2022)

2h 10min | Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 9 votes)

The year is 1764. For over a year, Josef has been leading a precarious life in Venice. He hopes to become an opera composer. The city, full of talented and already-established composers, seems closed to him. Looking for work as a violinist, he comes into the orbit of a rich young woman. Thanks to her, he gets the opportunity to play at salons. But his real opportunity arises when he becomes the lover of a libertine marquise. She teaches him worldly manners, rids him of signs of a provincial upbringing and introduces him to a hedonistic existence free from religious intolerance. Thus transformed, Josef gets an incan incredible commission: to write an opera for the San Carlo, Europe's largest theatre.

That Hamilton Woman(1941)

3.6/5 (with 30 votes)

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies(1940)

1h 42min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 1 vote)

The young Schiller, whose heart and soul are writing and poetry, is forced into the military academy (the pride and joy of the Duke of Württemberg). Schiller is disgusted by the everyday routine of the military, always back and forth between breeding and drills. Conversation, conflict or even critique are discouraged – the oppression insufferable for the young rebel. Disgusted by the brutality, he writes his drama "The Bandit", which he would later publish anonymously. But following a frank conversation with the Duke, Schiller is dishonored and must leave the land.

La Marseillaise(1938)

2h 15min | History, Drama
3.4/5 (with 14 votes)

A film about the early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of the citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course, the king Louis XVI, each showing their own small problems.

Mesmer(1994)

1h 47min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 7 votes)

A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism.".

Beloved Sisters(2014)

FSK: 6+ years
| 3h | Romance / Love, Drama, History
3.0/5 (with 19 votes)

A love triangle forms between post-Enlightenment writer Friedrich Schiller and two sisters -- one who became his wife, and the other, his biographer.

Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend(1923)

1h 51min | Drama, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

In his film version, Curt Goetz shifts the focus away from the poetic output towards the young Friedrich Schiller himself: on the misery of his soul whilst a pupil of the ducal military academy, his opposition to the strict physical drill and the narrow intellectual confines of the "Karlsschule", his juvenile passion for the works of Shakespeare, Klopstock and Lessing, his anger at unjust authorities, his devotion to women, and finally his inability to cope with financial matters.

Directed by Curt Goetz

Formula of Love(1984)

3.9/5 (with 25 votes)

A young aristocrat, Aleksei Fedyashev, is languishing in his family's country estate, spending his days reading poetry and confessing his love... to a statue. Upon hearing that famous Count Cagliostro is touring Russia and has created quite a buzz in high society with his "magic", he decides to ask the Count to bring the statue to life...

John Paul Jones(1959)

3.1/5 (with 4 votes)

The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.

The Abduction Club(2002)

1h 36min | Comedy, History
3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

A group of Irish noblemen kidnap girls in order to marry into their fortune and avoid becoming priests or soldiers.

Fury at Smugglers' Bay(1961)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 22min | Adventure
2.0/5 (with 2 votes)

It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupation for most fishermen around the British shores. But when a gang of cut-throats, led by the infamous Black John (Bernard Lee) begins to lure ships onto the rocks of Smugglers Bay, and murdering their crews for the sake of loot, the fishermen begin to fear for their livelihoods. In desperation, they appeal to the local magistrate Squire Trevenyan (Peter Cushing).

Madame DuBarry(1919)

1h 54min | Drama, History
3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.

I, Don Giovanni(2009)

2.5/5 (with 6 votes)

A drama based on the life of 18th century Italian lyricist Lorenzo da Ponte, who collaborated with Mozart on his "Don Giovanni" opera.

Alexander Hamilton(1931)

1h 10min | Drama, History
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.

Der ewige Traum(1934)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 19min | Drama, History
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

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The Favorite(1989)

2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

A French girl is kidnapped and sold as slave to the sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

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