Movies Set in the 1700s

Kinora's catalogue lists 24 films set in the 1700s, spanning 1962–2022. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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2012
A Royal Affair
Denmark — 1700s
Urbandir. Nikolaj Arcel
1972
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Peru — 1700s
Wilderness · Coastal Seadir. Werner Herzog
1984
Amadeus
Vienna — 1700s
Urbandir. Miloš Forman
1975
Barry Lyndon
Ireland · Germany — 1700s
Ruraldir. Stanley Kubrick
2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Beijing — 1700s
Mountain · Desertdir. Ang Lee
1988
Dangerous Liaisons
Paris — 1700s
Urban · Ruraldir. Stephen Frears
1981
History of the World: Part I
Rome · Paris · Spain — Ancient · Medieval · 1700s
Urban · Wildernessdir. Mel Brooks
1994
Interview with the Vampire
New Orleans · Paris · San Francisco — 1700s · 1800s · 1990s
Urbandir. Neil Jordan
2006
Marie Antoinette
Versailles · Paris — 1700s
Urbandir. Sofia Coppola
1962
Mutiny on the Bounty
Tahiti · Pacific Ocean — 1700s
Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Lewis Milestone
2019
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Brittany — 1700s
Island · Coastal Seadir. Céline Sciamma
2022
Prey
Great Plains — 1700s
Wildernessdir. Dan Trachtenberg
2005
Pride & Prejudice
England — 1700s
Ruraldir. Joe Wright
1996
Ridicule
Versailles — 1700s
Urbandir. Patrice Leconte
1995
Rob Roy
Scotland — 1700s
Rural · Mountaindir. Michael Caton-Jones
1967
Samurai Rebellion
Japan — 1700s
Ruraldir. Masaki Kobayashi
1999
Sleepy Hollow
New York State — 1700s
Rural · Wildernessdir. Tim Burton
1969
The Color of Pomegranates
Armenia — 1700s
dir. Sergei Parajanov
1992
The Last of the Mohicans
New York State — 1700s
Wilderness · Mountaindir. Michael Mann
1986
The Mission
Paraguay — 1700s
Wilderness · Ruraldir. Roland Joffé
2000
The Patriot
South Carolina · Charleston — 1700s
Ruraldir. Roland Emmerich
1998
The Red Violin
Cremona · Vienna · Oxford · Shanghai · Montreal — Early Modern · 1700s · 1800s · 1960s · 1990s
Urbandir. François Girard
1970
The Wild Child
Aveyron · Paris — 1700s
Rural · Wildernessdir. François Truffaut
2016
The Witch
New England — 1700s
Rural · Wildernessdir. Robert Eggers

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in the 1700s?

Kinora's catalogue lists 24 films set in the 1700s, spanning 1962–2022.

What are some movies set in the 1700s?

Films set in the 1700s in our catalogue include A Royal Affair (2012), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Amadeus (1984), Barry Lyndon (1975), and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).

What is the oldest movie set in the 1700s?

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) is the earliest film set in the 1700s in our catalogue; the most recent is Prey (2022).