Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1879"

1. The Magnificent Seven (2016)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Seven gunmen from a variety of backgrounds are brought together by a vengeful young widow to protect her town from the private army of a destructive industrialist.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 228,304 | Gross: $93.43M

2. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine.

Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, Terry Camilleri

Votes: 141,716 | Gross: $40.49M

3. Leap! (2016)

PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera House.

Directors: Eric Summer, Éric Warin | Stars: Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Carly Rae Jepsen, Maddie Ziegler

Votes: 24,393 | Gross: $24.70M

4. Zulu (1964)

Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, History, War

Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.

Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth

Votes: 42,765

5. Zulu Dawn (1979)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, History

A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation.

Director: Douglas Hickox | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott

Votes: 7,599

6. The Burrowers (2008)

R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller, Western

In the Wild West a rescue party sets out to find a family of settlers that has vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances.

Director: J.T. Petty | Stars: Clancy Brown, David Busse, Harley Coriz, Jocelin Donahue

Votes: 9,272

7. Charulata (1964)

Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance

The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.

Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhavi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Shyamal Ghoshal

Votes: 7,202 | Gross: $0.08M

8. Tommy's Honour (2016)

PG | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy's Honour - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.

Director: Jason Connery | Stars: Benjamin Wainwright, Peter Mullan, Jack Lowden, Peter Ferdinando

Votes: 1,379 | Gross: $0.56M

9. Carl & Bertha (2011 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama, History

The biopic film follows visionary Inventor Carl Benz, who invented the first car and was the founding father of Mercedes-Benz.

Director: Till Endemann | Stars: Felicitas Woll, Ken Duken, Hansjürgen Hürrig, Michou Friesz

Votes: 197

10. Apache Rifles (1964)

Not Rated | 92 min | Western

A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Linda Lawson, L.Q. Jones

Votes: 3,347

11. Yellow Rock (2011)

R | 89 min | Western

Five men ride into the eerie town of Yellow Rock, hoping to rescue a family member and his lost boy.

Director: Nick Vallelonga | Stars: Michael Biehn, James Russo, Lenore Andriel, Michael Spears

Votes: 580

12. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1995)

G | 360 min | Drama, Family

An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.

Stars: Michael Benz, Betsy Brantley, George Baker, Bernadette Shortt

Votes: 205

13. Western Religion (2015)

105 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

The year is 1879. Gunfighters from the far reaches of the globe descend on the mining town of Religion, Arizona to compete in a legendary poker tournament.

Director: James O'Brien | Stars: Claude Duhamel, Louie Sabatasso, Gary Kohn, Miles Szanto

Votes: 264

14. Town Tamer (1965)

Approved | 89 min | Western

A gunfighter is hired to clean up a wild frontier town, but there are forces afoot who want to keep the town as wide-open as it is.

Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney Jr.

Votes: 325

15. Mrs. Parkington (1944)

Passed | 124 min | Drama, Romance

A widowed matriarch reminisces about her family fortunes, including her romance with a financier/mine owner.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold, Agnes Moorehead

Votes: 1,847

16. Fort Massacre (1958)

Approved | 80 min | Western

A cavalry troop finds itself under constant attack by Indians.

Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Joel McCrea, Forrest Tucker, John Russell, Susan Cabot

Votes: 1,078

17. Top Kids (1987 TV Movie)

116 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Computer hackers with a time-travel simulator send a Formula One driver (Niki Lauda) back to a 1904 race.

Director: Michael Pfleghar | Stars: Anthony Ko, Scott Nemes, Jared Rushton, Niki Lauda

Votes: 34

18. Escape from Patagonia (2016)

80 min | Adventure, History, Western

Escape from Patagonia is a gaucho-western film set in the tumultuous Patagonia of late nineteenth century. It's a story of survival, based on real facts from the personal diary of the Argentinian pioneer Francisco P. Moreno.

Directors: Francisco D'Eufemia, Javier Zevallos | Stars: Pablo Ragoni, Gustavo Rodriguez, Bernardo Morico, Héctor Bordoni

Votes: 155

19. Ramona (1916)

Drama

On the estate of Senora Moreno in Southern California, the senora's adopted daughter Ramona lives. She falls in love with Alessandro, an Indian of noble heritage. When her adoptive mother ... See full summary »

Director: Donald Crisp | Stars: Adda Gleason, Mabel Van Buren, Ann Dvorak, Monroe Salisbury

Votes: 22

20. Caliche Sangriento (1969)

128 min | Drama, History, War

The plot takes place in 1879 through 1880 during the War of the Pacific. The film decries the cruelty and absurdity of war and the disunity among the peoples of Latin America.

Director: Helvio Soto | Stars: Hector Duvauchelle, Patricia Guzmán, Jorge Guerra, Jaime Vadell

Votes: 108

21. La Esmeralda 1879 (2010)

96 min | Drama, History, War

The movie is a historical drama that revolves around the naval Battle of Iquique between the Peruvian ironclad monitor 'Huáscar' and the Chilean wooden corvette 'Esmeralda'.

Director: Elías Llanos | Stars: Jaime Omeñaca, Fernando Godoy, Francisca Opazo, Víctor Montero

Votes: 55

22. The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode: The Cowboy (2005)

44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Morgan's client used his deal to jump bail...into the Old West.

Director: Larry Sugar | Stars: Chris Kramer, Carly Pope, Ellen Dubin, Garwin Sanford

Votes: 16

23. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: Tooth and Claw (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The Doctor and Rose are transported to 19th Century Scotland, where they meet Queen Victoria, and try to protect her from a ravenous werewolf and a band of assassinating warrior-monks

Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Pauline Collins, Ian Hanmore

Votes: 8,030

24. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode: Dodge Is Civilized (1959)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

In 1879 Mayor Kelley wants to close down the remaining saloons just as Bat returns to take over the Lone Star saloon across from the most successful saloon and he has a young hostess he hopes to marry to draw the men to it.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Mason Alan Dinehart, Kipp Hamilton, Walter Coy

Votes: 39

25. Timewatch (1982– )
Episode: Zulu: The True Story (2003)

49 min | Documentary, History

"Zulu: The True Story" is a look at how the humiliating defeat at the battle of Isandlwana was played down while the small victory at Rorke's Drift, on the same day, was promoted by Victoria and Disraeli as the major engagement.

Director: Tim Robinson | Stars: Michael Praed, Joanna David, David Swift, Christopher Cazenove

Votes: 10

26. The Forsyte Saga (1967)
Episode: A Family Festival (1967)

Drama, Romance

In 1879 London, we are introduced to the rich upper middle class Forsyte family. The nominal head of the family is Jolyon Forsyte, the eldest of several brothers and sisters, referred to as... See full summary »

Director: David Giles | Stars: Kenneth More, Joseph O'Conor, Fay Compton, Nora Nicholson

Votes: 41

27. History's Turning Points (1997–2002)
Episode: Zulus at War: 1879 AD

Documentary

Zulus were resentful that white settlers were encroaching into their territory. After the discovery of diamonds and gold in nearby areas it was impossible to keep out the white settlers. ... See full summary »

28. Lillie (1978)
Episode: The New Helen (1978)

51 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Lillie refuses to have an affair with King Leopold of Belgium but acquires more conquests. Oscar Wilde writes a poem to her.

Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Francesca Annis, Anton Rodgers, Peter Egan, Jennie Linden

Votes: 21

29. Warriors (2008– )
Episode: Zulu Siege (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | History, Reality-TV, War

In eight years Shaka Zulu takes this minor tribe and using new battle tactics and weapons, conquers all the neighboring tribes. His reign is then cut short when he is assassinated. But even... See full summary »

Stars: Kamel Dickinson, Terry Schappert

Votes: 7

30. Stories from the Vaults (2007– )
Episode: Firsts (2007)

TV-G | 27 min | History

Tom gets the first look at a new exhibit still under contraction at the Air and Space Museum dedicated to the development of the airline industry. Then he goes down into the vaults to look ... See full summary »

31. Prohibition (2011)
Episode: A Nation of Drunkards (2011)

TV-PG | 95 min | Documentary, History

The 19th century was a period of growth both for alcoholic beverages and the temperance movement. Washingtonian societies - made up of men who had taken a pledge to forgo all alcoholic ... See full summary »

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Michael Lerner, Daniel Okrent, Pete Hamill

Votes: 224

32. Quantum Leap (2022–2024)
Episode: A Decent Proposal (2022)

TV-14 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Ben leaps to 1980s Los Angeles and into the body of Eva Sandoval, a no-nonsense bounty hunter in the midst of securing an elusive target; Ben remembers more about his own life.

Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Raymond Lee, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee

Votes: 791

33. Quantum Leap (2022–2024)
Episode: Salvation or Bust (2022)

TV-PG | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Ben Leaps to 1879, and finds himself taking on a band of outlaws, even though he's a pacifist.

Director: Silas Howard | Stars: Raymond Lee, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee

Votes: 723

34. Quantum Leap (2022–2024)
Episode: What a Disaster! (2022)

TV-PG | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Ben and Addison find themselves in San Francisco during the historic 1989 earthquake. As the city continues to crumble with aftershocks, Ben must try to mend a family in chaos. Jenn and Ian search for clues to an unsettling mystery.

Directors: Chris Grismer, Helen Shaver | Stars: Raymond Lee, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee

Votes: 683

35. ViewCation (2021– )
Episode: Best Things to Do in Quebec City (2021)

9 min | Documentary

Tim overlays the history of Quebec on its greatest points of interest.

Star: Tim Blane

36. Signore Galilei (2020– )
Episode: Japan's Forgotten Islands (2023)

10 min | Documentary

Japan is a nation of islands. Over 14,000 of them larger than 100 square meters.

37. Alexis Dahl (2014– )
Episode: Why this Scientist Buried 20 Secret Bottles | The Beal Seed Experiment (2022)

7 min | Documentary

In 1879 William James Beal began an experiment to see how long seeds can remain dormant and still sprout when give the right conditions. The experiment is still going and seeds are still sprouting.

Star: Alexis Dahl

38. Scandalous Overtures (2014– )
Episode: Giuseppe Verdi: The Conspiracy to Get Him Back to Work (2015)

Reality-TV

Amusing history of a long but loving conspiracy to tempt this gifted 19th century composer back to work after retirement. And yes--engineered by his wife with grateful cooperation by his ... See full summary »

Star: Robert Greenberg