The Vault
The Flight of the Eagle
1982 ★ 7.0The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hyd
I Am Frankelda
2025 ★ 8.1A gifted young writer in 19th-century Mexico journeys into her subconscious and comes face to face with characters from her own spooky stories. The film is set
Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq
1971 ★ 7.9Based on the memoirs of Eugène-François Vidocq, this series follows the adventures of this former convict turned policeman in the early 19th century. In these n
Project A
1983 ★ 7.2In late 19th century Hong Kong, the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Coast Guard officer Dragon Ma is determined that his beloved Coa
Trail of the Falcon
1968 ★ 4.5In the latter half of the 19th century, gold is discovered in the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota people. Gold diggers, profiteers and adventurers flock
The Kidnapping of the Maidens
1968 ★ 7.5In 19th century Wallachia war-bands of Ottoman Turks from across the Danube river raid Wallachia with impunity, while Wallachia's Phanariote rulers don't oppose
Appare-Ranman!
2020 ★ 7.1During the back-end of the 19th century, the genius but socially awkward engineer Sorano Appare and the wise yet cowardly samurai Isshiki Kosame find themselves
The Case Study of Vanitas
2021 ★ 8.3In 19th-century Paris, young vampire Noé finds the Book of Vanitas in human hands. Calling himself Vanitas, this doctor wields its power and tempts Noé with a p
Warrior
2019 ★ 8.0A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah S
The Ministry of Time
2015 ★ 7.6A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret departme
Die Schatzinsel
1966 ★ 8.1A live-action six-part West German/French adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel. Although not directly faithful, it is a highly liberal
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997 ★ 5.9In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They
Payitaht: Abdulhamid
2017 ★ 7.6The fight of Abdülhamid II to keep the Ottoman Empire and Caliphate alive. Payitaht: Abdulhamid is a television series that premiered in 2017 and concluded its
L'Homme de Suez
1984 ★ 7.7The plan to build a large shipping canal between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea had been around for a long time. But it took a man with the drive of Ferd
The Adventures of Black Beauty
1972 ★ 6.2The Adventures of Black Beauty is a British family adventure series broadcast on ITV1. Produced by London Weekend Television, the 52-episode series was inspired
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
1977 ★ 5.2A 19th-century expedition to the Earth's core reveals primordial wonders, prehistoric monsters and a subterranean civilization that may convey the greatest disc
Ulzana
1974 ★ 5.0This rather unconventional Western movie is set in the middle of the 19th century in Arizona. The film portrays an Indian tribe, the Mimbreno Appacheans, who ar
The Triumph of Michael Strogoff
1961 ★ 6.8In this adaptation of the Jules Verne novel, the Czarina asks an intrepid colonel to protect her nephew as he fights an invasion in 19th century Russia. The Tri
Tai Chi Hero
2012 ★ 6.1Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the
Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire
2019 ★ 6.2The world's greatest blue sapphire, the "blue lapis fist", said to have sunk in a pirate ship in the late 19th century, on the coasts of Singapore. A local mill
Lord Jim
1965 ★ 6.8After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership w
The Way West
1967 ★ 6.1In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a high
The Tale of Outcasts
2023 ★ 6.1Wisteria is an orphan girl living in a corner of the British Empire at the end of the 19th century. Her life is desolate and bleak–until she encounters Malbus,
In the Heart of the Sea
2015 ★ 6.8In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human s