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Plot Summary:
An outwardly confident but unmarried woman on the verge of her fortieth birthday reflects on her past suitors and the choices she once made while attempting to help her marriage minded niece choose between a number of potential suitors in this tale inspired by the life and letters of Jane Austen. Jane Austen is about to turn forty, but she still hasn't found her ideal man. When Jane is approached by her niece Fanny and asked to help select the perfect husband for the young girl, the aging spinster begins to wonder why it is that she never found a man to share her own life with. Perhaps if Jane had accepted the proposal of a wealthy landowner she could have saved her family from financial ruin, and what of the handsome young physician who once warmed to Jane after tending to her ailing family members?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, stylized, period piece, captivating, melancholic, historical drama, historical romance, clever, serious, period drama
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Persuasion (1971)
Plot Summary:
Adaptation of the Jane Austen novel.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 225 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, period drama
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Under the Greenwood Tree (2005)
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Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, semi serious, costume drama, captivating, period piece, historical drama, sexual, sexy, period drama
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Pride and Prejudice (1980)
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Mrs. Bennet is determined to find husbands for her five daughters. The arrival of a new wealthy neighbor seems like the answer to her predicament. But while eldest daughter Jane catches Mr. Bingley's eye, middle child Mary has her nose stuck in a book, and youngest girls, Kitty and Lydia, chase after officers in uniform; Elizabeth, the willful, intelligent, and opinionated second daughter, is snubbed by haughty gentleman Mr. Darcy... In this class-minded society, can love triumph over pride and prejudice?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 265 min
Plot tags: costume drama, period piece, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, stylized, semi serious
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Pride and Prejudice (1967)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: costume drama, clever, realistic, witty, semi serious, period piece
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Jane Eyre (1983)
Plot Summary:
After living a miserable life with her aunt, orphaned Jane Eyre is sent to Lowood, a residential school for children of limited means. Jane takes the advice of her friend and over many years takes her studies seriously, eventually advertising for a position as a governess. She obtains a position in the home of Edward Rochester, where his ward, Adele, has recently come to live. She soon realizes that there is something odd in the house and she regularly sees shadowy figures in windows or hears voices. No one will admit to their being anyone else in the house, however. As she and her new employers develop a deep affection for one another, the secret of the Rochester household threatens to keep them apart.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 239 min
Plot tags: gothic, costume drama, sentimental, serious, period piece, historical drama, realistic, stylized, period drama
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Effie Gray (2014)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: captivating, emotional, stylized, serious, realistic, period piece, costume drama, heartbreaking, social, teen
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Princess Ka'iulani (2009)
Plot Summary:
Lush scenery and gorgeous photography highlight this bio of Princess Ka'iulani (Q'Orianka Kilcher), a 19th-century Hawaiian princess raised in England but determined to maintain her people's independence from aggressive American businessmen. After being sent to England as a child by her Scottish father, Ka'iulani returns to Hawaii and becomes a political activist who fights to retain her throne, even though she must leave her English paramour.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: sincere, emotional, epic, serious, captivating, realistic, romantic, period piece, historical drama, period drama
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, romantic drama, sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, contemplative, independent film, light
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, UK, France
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: heartbreaking, period piece, romantic, touching, sad, costume drama, emotional, colorful, sentimental, witty
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Mansfield Park (1999)
Plot Summary:
This fun and sexy comedy tells a timelessly entertaining story where wealthy, secret passions and mischievous women put love to the test.. When a spirited young woman, Fanny Price, is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society. But while Fanny learns "their" ways, she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: period piece, witty, costume drama, romantic, sexy, atmospheric, breathtaking, educational, happy, romantic drama
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Sense and Sensibility (2008)
Plot Summary:
This is the acclaimed 2008 BBC adaptation of the famous Jane Austen novel. While it originally aired as a 3-part miniseries, this home video release includes a single uninterrupted version of the entire film.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: costume drama, period piece, historical drama, sincere, sweet, romantic drama, feel good, witty, emotional, atmospheric
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Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: romantic, period piece, emotional, costume drama, sexy, visually stunning, scenic, talky, historical drama, inspirational
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Northanger Abbey (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, costume drama, feel good, realistic, period piece, gothic, psychological, humorous, historical drama, heartbreaking
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Great Expectations (2012)
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Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's "Uncle Pumblechook" (who is actually Joe's uncle) to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love,then Pip a humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: captivating, emotional, sentimental, serious, realistic, costume drama, period piece, gothic, sex comedy, cult classic
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, affectionate, costume drama, period piece, light, sweet, entertaining, romantic comedy, clever, touching
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Emma (1996)
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Emma Woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend, Harriet, and so causes her to come to grief. Through the sharp words of Mr. Knightley, and the example of the opinionated Mrs. Elton, someone not unlike herself, Emma's attitudes begin to soften.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min
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Mansfield Park (2007)
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 240 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min
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Plot Summary:
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, costume drama, period piece, sweet, intellectual, emotional, factual, historical drama, romantic drama
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Persuasion (2007)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: romantic, emotional, period piece, costume drama, sentimental, stylized, dramatic, visually appealing, sweet, romantic drama
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Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jane Austen's classic novel about the prejudice that occurred between the 19th century classes and the pride which would keep lovers apart.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 327 min
Plot tags: romantic, costume drama, stylized, atmospheric, witty, period piece, clever, scenic, historical drama, sentimental
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 322000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK, USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 18000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
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Plot tags: costume drama, sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic, romantic, romantic drama, historical drama, crying, period piece
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
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Country: UK, Ireland, USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 123000
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Country: USA, UK
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 66000
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min
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