Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1891"

1. Doctor Who (1963–1989)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.

Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker

Votes: 39,509

2. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Explorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.

Stars: Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Reeve Carney

Votes: 130,978

3. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams

Votes: 480,260 | Gross: $186.85M

4. Hidalgo (2004)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard

Votes: 85,525 | Gross: $67.29M

5. Loving Vincent (2017)

PG-13 | 94 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

Directors: DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Stars: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk, Helen McCrory

Votes: 63,614 | Gross: $6.74M

6. The Wolfman (2010)

R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten and subsequently cursed by a werewolf.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Simon Merrells

Votes: 111,708 | Gross: $61.98M

7. The Island of the Fishmen (1979)

R | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Aquatic creatures threaten the existence of a mysterious island.

Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Barbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, Richard Johnson, Beryl Cunningham

Votes: 2,468

8. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Music

The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.

Director: Gene Wilder | Stars: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise

Votes: 7,303

9. Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–2003)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A teen acrobat of mysterious origins and a young inventor find themselves entangled in a sinister plot that involves the fate of the world.

Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Nathan Parsons, James Arnold Taylor, Guy Roberts

Votes: 2,044

10. Vendetta (1999 TV Movie)

R | 117 min | Drama, History

Based on a true tale of power, corruption and murder, Christopher Walken stars in the story of the largest lynching in American history...

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Christopher Walken, Luke Askew, Clancy Brown, Alessandro Colla

Votes: 1,309

11. Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2017)

102 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Focused on French painter Paul Gauguin's affair with a younger lady in Tahiti.

Director: Edouard Deluc | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Tuheï Adams, Malik Zidi, Pua-Taï Hikutini

Votes: 2,379 | Gross: $0.20M

12. The Happy Years (1950)

G | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Based on a collection of stories with the focus on young John Humperdink "Dink" Stover, a student at the Lawrenceville Prepatory School, in 1896, whose family, in Eastcester, New York, have... See full summary »

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dean Stockwell, Darryl Hickman, Scotty Beckett, Leon Ames

Votes: 760

13. When the Daltons Rode (1940)

Approved | 81 min | Western

Fictionalized story of how the Dalton brothers were wronged by a crooked development company and became outlaws when the corrupt local courts offered them no justice.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Randolph Scott, Kay Francis, Brian Donlevy, George Bancroft

Votes: 907

14. Carnegie Hall (1947)

Approved | 144 min | Music, Drama

A mother (Marsha Hunt) wants her son (William Prince) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at Carnegie Hall but, when older, the son prefers to play with Vaughn Monroe's orchestra... See full summary »

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Marsha Hunt, William Prince, Frank McHugh, Martha O'Driscoll

Votes: 402

15. Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (2006 TV Movie)

93 min | Biography, Drama, History

Three of the most popular and controversial Civil War stories by legendary writer Ambrose Bierce are presented in this acclaimed feature collection.

Directors: Don Maxwell, Brian James Egen | Stars: Campbell Scott, Vivian Schilling, Nathan Darrow, T. Max Graham

Votes: 157 | Gross: $0.02M

16. Newark Athlete (1891)

Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport

An athlete swings Indian clubs.

Director: William K.L. Dickson

Votes: 1,816

17. Men Boxing (1891)

Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Action

Two men wearing boxing gloves prepare to spar in the Edison Company studio.

Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise

Votes: 1,113

18. Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story (1956)

107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Staffan Stolle becomes the sole heir to a rich and noble family when he is just a little boy. Early on he is engaged to be married to a girl he finds he does not love. Instead he flees the ... See full summary »

Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Povel Ramel, Martin Ljung, Gunwer Bergkvist, Yvonne Lombard

Votes: 207

19. Island of Shadows: D'Arcy Island Leper Colony, 1891-1924 (2000 TV Movie)

48 min | Documentary, History

Story of a Chinese leper colony on D'arcy island around the mid 1800's to early 1900's. D'arcy Island, located off the coast of Vancouver island, is only accessible by private boat.

Director: Erik Paulsson | Stars: Sook-Yin Lee, Chris Yorath, Wallace Chung, Jim Wong Chu

Votes: 13

20. Jack the Ripper in America (2009 TV Special)

45 min | Biography

Jack the Ripper, the world's greatest ever serial killer. For over a hundred years he has eluded every investigator. Could it be that they have all been looking in the wrong place - and ... See full summary »

Director: John Fothergill | Stars: Edward T. Norris, Terry MacDonald, James Card, Newson Osbourne

Votes: 48

21. Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)

Documentary, Short

Short film featuring two monkeys fighting.

Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise

Votes: 137

22. Jack the Ripper: Prime Suspect (2011 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Crime

Forensic scientists use modern methods to point to a previously undiscovered suspect.

Director: Franco di Chiera | Stars: Dennis Cometti, Brett Allen, Eliot Buchan, Adam Cannel

Votes: 84

23. Finding Jack the Ripper (2011 TV Movie)

44 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

London, 1888. A killer known by the name of Jack the Ripper brutally murders five prostitutes. Though the killings make the world's headlines, the slayer's identity remains a mystery for ... See full summary »

Director: Ian A. Hunt | Stars: Harry Chase, Joachim Kerzel, Sean Pertwee, Trevor Marriott

Votes: 33

24. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: A Holiday for the Doctor (1966)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. Where the Doctor is looking for a dentist when he has a toothache, where The Doctor finds the local dentist is the famous Doc Holliday who ... See full summary »

Director: Rex Tucker | Stars: William Hartnell, William Hurndell, Maurice Good, David Cole

Votes: 572

25. Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode: Disaster Tech (2004)

TV-G | Documentary, History, Western

Some of the worst disasters in Ameerican history were caused human arrogance or stupidity and frequently both. This program explains the causes of: the Scofield mine explosion, the Goliad ... See full summary »

Stars: David Carradine, Curt Collier, Michael Essrig, Paul Fanning

Votes: 8

26. Marple (2004–2013)
Episode: At Bertram's Hotel (2007)

TV-PG | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Miss Marple's stay at a glamorous London hotel is interrupted by a wave of criminal activity, including robberies, racketeering, blackmail, death threats, and cold-blooded murder.

Director: Dan Zeff | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Isabella Parriss, James Howard, Adam Smethurst

Votes: 1,733

27. Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (1999–2001)
Episode: The Fall and Rise of Sherlock Holmes (1999)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Inspector Beth Lestrade of New Scotland Yard is convinced that Professor Moriarty has returned from the dead, so she asks biologist Sir Evan Hargreaves to cellular rejuvenate Sherlock ... See full summary »

Directors: Robert Brousseau, Scott Heming | Stars: Jason Gray-Stanford, John Payne, Akiko Morison, Viv Leacock

Votes: 28

28. Murder, Mystery and My Family (2018– )
Episode: Dainton (2020)

44 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Sasha and Jeremy re-examine the drowning of a wife and mother in Victorian Bath in 1891, re-evaluating the chain of evidence that led to the conviction of her husband for her murder.

Directors: Tosca Barnes, James Pearson | Stars: Tony Hirst, Sasha Wass, Jeremy Dein, David Radford

29. No Place Like Holmes (2010– )
Episode: Duty Call (2021)

2 min | Comedy

Set in 1891, Holmes has just had a phone installed. He is drafting a telegram to Watson when it starts to ring. It turns out that Watson has also had one installed, and is ringing Holmes to tell him. He quickly regrets ever buying one.

Director: Ross K. Foad | Stars: Ross K. Foad, Mike Archer

30. There Will Be People (2020)
Episode: Ginzburg (2020)

Drama, History, Romance

Tanya returns to Tarasovka in hopes of finding a job.

Director: Arkadiy Nepytaliuk | Star: Maksim Kostyunin

Votes: 8

31. Scott Manley (2009– )
Episode: How Did Astronomers Discover 700,000 Asteroids? (2017)

11 min | Documentary, News

Ceres was first discovered by astronomers looking for a plant to fill a curious gap between mars and Jupiter. But it wasn't very big so astronomers kept looking and began finding the larger... See full summary »

Star: Scott Manley

32. Biographics (2017– )
Episode: Warren G. Harding: The Most Corrupt President in US History (2021)

24 min | Documentary, Biography, History

When you're a genial man who can't say no people tend to like you. And since you don't make many enemies with that sort of personality you might find yourself a compromise presidential ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

33. Cosmic Collisions (2009– )
Episode: Earth (2009)

TV-G | 44 min | Documentary

This program describes how astronomers locate asteroids with the potential to collide with earth and how geologists analyze craters to determine if they were caused by meteor impacts. ... See full summary »

34. Max Nomad (2019– )
Episode: Top 26 Things to Do in Prague Czech Republic 2023 Travel Guide (2021)

24 min | Documentary

Prague has many things to see and do. Here's a generous sampling.

Star: Max Nomad

35. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode: Night Work (2014)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

London 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them search for someone who has been lost.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear

Votes: 4,268

36. History Matters (2016– )
Episode: Why did Sweden and Norway Break Up? (Short Animated Documentary) (2021)

4 min | Documentary, Animation, History

For nearly a hundred years the union of Norway and Sweden was a marriage of inconvenience. Norway was happier ruled by Denmark but in 1905 decided on independence instead.

37. I Love the 1880s (2012– )
Episode: One Nation, Under Arrest (2012)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy

Get ready for a half hour of history's most infamous gangsters, kidnappers, and witchcraft practitioners.

Star: Pat Twist

38. American old west facts (2023– )
Episode: What it Was Like to be a Madam in an Old West Saloon? (2023)

15 min | Documentary, History

Let's meet some of the women who struck it rich in the American Old West by operating brothels.

39. The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016)
Episode: The Moth (2016)

22 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Entymologist Paul Hapley delights in discrediting the findings of his rival Professor Pawkins and when Pawkins dies, after Hapley has rubbished his paper on the Death's Head moth, Hapley ... See full summary »

Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Ray Winstone, James Wilby, Rupert Graves, Tom Goodman-Hill

Votes: 69

40. Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode: Animals (2018)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History

A lawyer defends the lives of rats in court, Henry Bergh establishes the ASPCA, and horse learns to solve math problems. Featuring Mae Whitman, Claudia O'Doherty, Paul Scheer, Martin Starr and Samm Levine.

Director: Derek Waters | Stars: Derek Waters, Claudia O'Doherty, Mae Whitman, Rich Fulcher

Votes: 84

41. Lore (2017–2018)
Episode: They Made a Tonic (2017)

TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

Before we knew how disease spread, medicine was as much superstition as it was science. And in the small New England towns of the 1800s, there is a belief that consumption can only be stopped by making sure the dead are actually dead.

Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Aaron Mahnke, Campbell Scott, Jason Davis, Caroline Arapoglou

Votes: 773