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Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen in Les Filles du docteur March (2019)
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Period Drama

Subgenre
The period drama subgenre transports audiences to the past, immersing them in historical contexts and offering insights into the lives, relationships, and challenges of characters from different time periods.
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Trending in Period Drama movies
Fran Drescher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Abel Ferrara, Kevin O'Leary, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler the Creator, and Odessa A'zion in Marty Supreme (2025)
#1

Marty Supreme

Releases Feb 18, 2026
2h 29m
R
8.2 (39K)
Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley in The Bride! (2026)
#2

The Bride!

Releases Mar 6, 2026
R
Hamnet (2025)
#3

Hamnet

Releases Jan 21, 2026
2h 5m
PG-13
8.1 (15K)
Michael B. Jordan in Sinners (2025)
#4

Sinners

2025
2h 17m
12
7.5 (357K)
Nuremberg (2025)
#5

Nuremberg

Releases Jan 28, 2026
2h 28m
PG-13
7.4 (48K)
Joel Edgerton in Train Dreams (2025)
#6

Train Dreams

2025
1h 42m
PG-13
7.6 (52K)
Fran Drescher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Abel Ferrara, Kevin O'Leary, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler the Creator, and Odessa A'zion in Marty Supreme (2025)
#1

Marty Supreme

Releases Feb 18, 2026
2h 29m
R
8.2 (39K)
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley in The Bride! (2026)
#2

The Bride!

Releases Mar 6, 2026
R
In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change.
Hamnet (2025)
#3

Hamnet

Releases Jan 21, 2026
2h 5m
PG-13
8.1 (15K)
After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.
Michael B. Jordan in Sinners (2025)
#4
Sinners
Nuremberg (2025)
#5
Nuremberg
Joel Edgerton in Train Dreams (2025)
#6
Train Dreams
L'agent secret (2025)
#7
L'agent secret
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in Hurlevent (2026)
#8
Hurlevent
Tim Robbins in Les Évadés (1994)
#9
Les Évadés
Channing Tatum in Roofman (2025)
#10
Roofman
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IMDb top rated Period Drama movies
Les Évadés
9.3
Les Évadés
Trailer
La Liste de Schindler
9.0
La Liste de Schindler
Trailer
Forrest Gump
8.8
Forrest Gump
Trailer
Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand
8.8
Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand
Trailer
La Ligne verte
8.6
La Ligne verte
Trailer
Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan
8.6
Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan
Trailer
La vie est belle
8.6
La vie est belle
Trailer
Les 7 Samouraïs
8.6
Les 7 Samouraïs
Trailer
Harakiri
8.6
Harakiri
Le Prestige
8.5
Le Prestige
Trailer
Django Unchained
8.5
Django Unchained
Trailer
Gladiator
8.5
Gladiator
Trailer
Le Pianiste
8.5
Le Pianiste
Trailer
Le Tombeau des lucioles
8.5
Le Tombeau des lucioles
Trailer
Il était une fois dans l'Ouest
8.5
Il était une fois dans l'Ouest
Trailer
Inglourious Basterds
8.4
Inglourious Basterds
Trailer
Amadeus
8.4
Amadeus
Trailer
Le Bateau
8.4
Le Bateau
Trailer
Les Sentiers de la gloire
8.4
Les Sentiers de la gloire
Trailer
Braveheart
8.3
Braveheart
Trailer
Requiem pour un massacre
8.3
Requiem pour un massacre
Trailer
Il était une fois en Amérique
8.3
Il était une fois en Amérique
Trailer
Du silence et des ombres...
8.3
Du silence et des ombres...
Trailer
Oppenheimer
8.2
Oppenheimer
Trailer
There Will Be Blood
8.2
There Will Be Blood
Trailer
1917
8.2
1917
Trailer
Green Book : Sur les routes du sud
8.2
Green Book : Sur les routes du sud
Trailer
Full Metal Jacket
8.2
Full Metal Jacket
Trailer
Le Labyrinthe de Pan
8.2
Le Labyrinthe de Pan
Trailer
Un homme d'exception
8.2
Un homme d'exception
Trailer

Popular TV shows

Trending in Period Drama TV shows
Ça: Bienvenue à Derry (2025)
#1

Ça: Bienvenue à Derry

2025–
10 eps
TV-MA
8.0 (86K)
Mad Men (2007)
#2

Mad Men

2007–2015
92 eps
Tous publics
8.7 (285K)
Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders (2013)
#3

Peaky Blinders

2013–2022
36 eps
10
8.7 (751K)
Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton in La chronique des Bridgerton (2020)
#4

La chronique des Bridgerton

2020–
34 eps
16
7.4 (214K)
Chernobyl (2019)
#5

Chernobyl

2019
5 eps
12
9.3 (1M)
Brandon Sklenar in 1923 (2022)
#6

1923

2022–2025
15 eps
12
8.3 (97K)
Ça: Bienvenue à Derry (2025)
#1

Ça: Bienvenue à Derry

2025–
10 eps
TV-MA
8.0 (86K)
In 1962, a couple with their son move to Derry, Maine just as a young boy disappears. With their arrival, very bad things begin to happen in the town.
Mad Men (2007)
#2

Mad Men

2007–2015
92 eps
Tous publics
8.7 (285K)
A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders (2013)
#3

Peaky Blinders

2013–2022
36 eps
10
8.7 (751K)
A gangster family epic set in 1900s England, centering on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby.
Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton in La chronique des Bridgerton (2020)
#4
La chronique des Bridgerton
Chernobyl (2019)
#5
Chernobyl
Brandon Sklenar in 1923 (2022)
#6
1923
Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)
#7
Vikings
Andy Whitfield in Spartacus (2010)
#8
Spartacus
Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Claire Fraser, and Jamie Fraser in Outlander (2014)
#9
Outlander
Laura Dern, Carol Burnett, Leslie Bibb, and Kristen Wiig in Palm Royale (2024)
#10
Palm Royale
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Top rated TV shows

IMDb top rated Period Drama TV shows
Chernobyl
9.3
Chernobyl
Trailer
The Chosen
9.1
The Chosen
Trailer
La vie portera ses fruits
9.1
La vie portera ses fruits
Trailer
Ramayan
9.0
Ramayan
Mahabharat
8.9
Mahabharat
Vinland Saga
8.8
Vinland Saga
Trailer
Orgueil et préjugés
8.8
Orgueil et préjugés
Trailer
Rocket Boys
8.8
Rocket Boys
Trailer
Moi Claude empereur
8.8
Moi Claude empereur
Trailer
Mad Men
8.7
Mad Men
Trailer
Peaky Blinders
8.7
Peaky Blinders
Trailer
1883
8.7
1883
Trailer
Downton Abbey
8.7
Downton Abbey
Trailer
Rome
8.7
Rome
Trailer
Blue Eye Samurai
8.7
Blue Eye Samurai
Trailer
Mr. Sunshine
8.7
Mr. Sunshine
Trailer
Mahabharat
8.7
Mahabharat
Trailer
All Creatures Great & Small
8.6
All Creatures Great & Small
Trailer
The Crown
8.6
The Crown
Trailer
Shōgun
8.6
Shōgun
Trailer
SOS Sages-Femmes
8.6
SOS Sages-Femmes
Trailer
Boardwalk Empire
8.6
Boardwalk Empire
Trailer
Deadwood
8.6
Deadwood
Trailer
La fabuleuse Mme Maisel
8.6
La fabuleuse Mme Maisel
Trailer
Les enquêtes de Foyle
8.6
Les enquêtes de Foyle
Trailer
Anne with an E
8.6
Anne with an E
Trailer
Le bonheur au bout du chemin
8.6
Le bonheur au bout du chemin
Trailer
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
8.6
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Trailer
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
8.6
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Trailer
Vikings
8.5
Vikings
Trailer

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