Favorite Films Set in the 1810s and 1820s

[rpowell]

Below is a list of my favorite movies set during the 1810s and 1820s:

FAVORITE FILMS SET IN THE 1810s and 1820s



1. "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) - Ang Lee directed this superb adaptation of Jane Austen's 1811 novel about two sisters in love and financial straits. Adapted by Emma Thompson, the movie starred both her and Kate Winslet.



2. "Persuasion" (1995) - Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds starred in this entertaining adaptation of Jane Austen's 1818 novel about the reunion between two former lovers. Roger Michell directed. - Tie



2. "Persuasion" (2007) - I am also a big fan of this equally entertaining adaptation of Austen's 1818 novel about the two former lovers, Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth. Adrian Shergold directed. - Tie



3. "The Revenant" - Oscar winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu directed this fascinating and harrowing adaptation of Michael Punke's 2003 novel about mountain man Hugh Glass' struggles to survive a bear attack after being left for dead by two fellow trappers in the 1820s. Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar nominee Tom Hardy starred.



4. "Vanity Fair" (2004) - I rather enjoyed this surprisingly first-rate adaptation of William Thackery Makepeace's 1848 novel about the rise, fall and rise of an ambitious early 19th century Englishwoman. Directed by Mira Nair, the movie starred Reese Witherspoon.



5. "The Deceivers" (1988) - Pierce Brosnan starred in this exciting adaptation of John Masters' 1952 novel about a British Army officer's discovery of the Thugee cult. Directed by Nicholas Meyer, the movie co-starred Saeed Jaffrey and Helena Michell.



6. "The Journey of August King" (1995) - Jason Patric and Thandie Newton starred in this first-rate adaptation of John Ehle's 1971 novel about a North Carolina farmer, who unexpectedly finds himself helping a young slave escape from her master.



7. "Northanger Abbey" (2007) - Felicity Jones and J.J. Feild starred in this delightful adaptation of Jane Austen's 1817 novel about a young girl's misadventures during a visit to the resort town of Bath and at a family's mysterious estate. Jon Jones directed.



8. "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates" (1956) - Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen starred in this superior sequel to the first Davy Crockett television movie about the adventures of the frontiersman and his friend George Russel along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.



9. "Emma" (1996-97) - Kate Beckinsale and Mark Strong starred in this solid adaptation of Jane Austen's 1815 novel about the matchmaking efforts of a wealthy young woman in early 19th century England. The movie was adapted by Andrew Davies and directed by Diarmuid Lawrence.



10. "Brother Future" (1991) - Phil Lewis starred in this entertaining historical/science-fiction movie about a Detroit teen who is hit by a car and wakes up to find himself a slave in 1822 Charleston. Directed by Roy Campanella II, the movie co-starred Carl Lumbly and Moses Gunn.