1840s - Story Timelines
68 Movies and TV Series
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Gangs of New York
― It's 1863. America was born in the streets. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America t..
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The Mask of Zorro
― It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as ..
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Jane Eyre
― After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happi..
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Amistad
― In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads th..
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13 Assassins
― A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed sam..
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The Young Victoria
― From Academy Award® winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park ..
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Ravenous
― Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western fron..
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Mr. Turner
― Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes inv..
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Alias Grace
― Based on the true story of Grace Marks, a housemaid and immigrant from Ireland who was imprisoned in..
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Meek's Cutoff
― Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the ..
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Cranford
― In the 1840s, Cranford is ruled by the ladies. They adore good gossip; and romance and change is in ..
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A Christmas Carol
― Scrooge is a miserly old businessman in 1840's London. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost ..
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Firelight
― Firelight is a period romance/drama film written and directed by William Nicholson. It was Nicholson..
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Dickensian
― Dickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens’ novels—including Sc..
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Dances With Wolves
― Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide – and becomes a hero instead. As a ..
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
― A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accoun..
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How The West Was Won
― The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the en..
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Paint Your Wagon
― A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventur..
TVSeries
North And South
― Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build to..
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Burn!
― The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Q..