Early 1900s Movies, Early 1900s List Movies

Sunshine 1999

7.5 /10

The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage.

Run Time: 181 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 13, 1999

Director: Director: Istvn Szab,

Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Deborah Kara Unger,

Legends of the Fall 1994

7.5 /10

An epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.

Run Time: 133 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Dec 16, 1994

Director: Director: Edward Zwick,

Stars: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas,

Chaplin 1992

7.5 /10

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

Run Time: 143 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Dec 17, 1992

Director: Director: Richard Attenborough,

Stars: Robert Downey Jr, Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw, Moira Kelly,

Fanny and Alexander 1982

8.1 /10

As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.

Run Time: 188 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Dec 17, 1982

Director: Director: Ingmar Bergman,

Stars: Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Allan Edwall, Ewa Frling, Erland Josephson,

Pretty Baby 1978

6.5 /10

Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.

Run Time: 110 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Apr 05, 1978

Director: Director: Louis Malle,

Stars: Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas,

Moulin Rouge! 2001

7.6 /10

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

Run Time: 128 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: May 24, 2001

Director: Director: Baz Luhrmann,

Stars: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh,

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021

6.8 /10

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

Run Time: 111 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Oct 21, 2021

Director: Director: Will Sharpe,

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Sharon Rooney,

Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975

7.4 /10

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.

Run Time: 117 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Sep 02, 1975

Director: Director: Peter Weir,

Stars: Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse, Kirsty Child, Tony LlewellynJones,

Tolkien 2019

6.8 /10

England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.

Run Time: 112 Min . MMPA: 12 . Release: May 03, 2019

Director: Director: Dome Karukoski,

Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi, Harry Gilby,