What period piece drama movie should I watch?

If you've loved period dramas for any length of time, you probably feel like you've seen them all. Not that there's a shortage of shows dramatizing any and everything from the 1600s to the '60s. But sometimes you've seen all Masterpiece and BBC currently have to offer. read more

I have three recommendations for you - from three different decades. The Elephant Man is a black-and-white drama set in Victorian London; directed by David Lynch, starring John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins and John Gielgud. read more

Watching this and then following it up with Downton Abbey, it's easy to tell that this was a sort of dry-run for the show. That said, the film stands on its own as a pretty great period drama with no shortage of 'gasp ' moments. That's a thing in period dramas, apparently. read more

The 30 Best Period Dramas From the Last 30 Years Film | By Michelle Dean | January 10, 2014 In the week following the Downton Abbey premiere, some disappointed killjoys notwithstanding, I probably don’t have to do much to sell you on the idea of watching period dramas. read more