Best Period movies/Series.

[system]

@Littering\_And

Does the “period” scene in superbad count?

I guess so…

[el_macca17]

@frisian

If we’re talking “period” as meaning set in a historical past, one of my favorite examples is the film “Master & Commander,” which focuses on characters in the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The film is based on an excellent, 20-novel series of historical fiction by Patrick O’Brian. I’ve got the entire series on my bookshelf - read it start to finish twice - and frequently will select from them to revisit a particular adventure. I thought the film did a pretty good job of capturing the flavor, but of course the books are better, and I will consider them a personal treasure for many years to come.

Oh, and I also loved the movie “Superbad.”

Agreed. Master and Commander is excellent. It’s too bad they won’t fund another movie like that again for another decade.

I also really enjoy the Horatio Hornblower series, and Sharpe is a guilty pleasure.

The 1970’s Waterloo also has great historical detail but won’t make much sense without some study of the battle and the buildup.

[LBriscoe]

last samurai - surprisingly good movie

[TheBigCheese]

Conan the Barbarian. Classic Arnie

[JohnyMac]

The Sting … just a couple of depression era grifters from Chicago. Classic!

[system]

@LBriscoe

last samurai - surprisingly good movie

Yeah, totally agree.

[system]

did anyone mention Gandhi?

[Palantir]

Watching Tudors and Marco Polo. Both are stupid, although the former has plenty of plot.

[breadmaker]

Ragtime (1981)

[rawraw]

Borgia (the Canal+ version)

Boardwalk empire

[ltj]

Throwing some support to The Americans on FX. That show is freaking fantastic.