Films set in the 1900s

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1947 IMDB Rating: 7.8

A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its former owner.

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The Last Emperor

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.7

A dramatic history of Puyi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his d...

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Finding Neverland

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 7.7

During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his ma...

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The Winslow Boy

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1948 IMDB Rating: 7.6

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

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Maurice

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.6

After his lover rejects him, a young man in early 20th century England, trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society, tries to come to terms with and accept his sexuality.

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Legends of the Fall

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1994 IMDB Rating: 7.5

An epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.

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The Time Machine

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1960 IMDB Rating: 7.5

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

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Devdas

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7.5

After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb...

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Chaplin

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 7.5

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

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