Historical on Screen

← All adaptations Drama 4444 Comedy 1172 Fantasy 1108 Adventure 974 Action 836 Romance 814 Science Fiction 802 Silent 707 Crime 671 Thriller 642 Horror 624 Musical 466 Children's 459 Mystery 396 Comedy drama 327 Romantic comedy 283 Biographical 273 Historical 267 War 253 LGBTQ-related 235 Family 213 Teen 173 Superhero 131 Christmas 116 Dystopian 115 Spy 109 Western 101 Historical drama 97 Swashbuckler 93 Post-Apocalyptic 88 Film noir 82 Vampire 80 Neo-noir 73 Detective 72 Ghost 69 Erotic 68 Fantasy anime and manga 65 Comedy horror 64 Documentary 64 Adventure anime and manga 61 Crime thriller 61 Speculative fiction 60 Melodrama 59 Medieval 58 Pirate 57 Monster 56 Psychological thriller 56 LGBT-related 54 Black comedy 52 Buddy 51 Cinematic fairy tale 51 Classic 51 Disaster 51 Action anime and manga 48 Drama anime and manga 46 Trial 44 Animated 43 Period drama 43 Superhero television program 43 Political thriller 41 Science fiction anime and manga 38 Wuxia 36 Comedy anime and manga 35 Martial arts 35 Epic 34 Sword-and-sandal 34 Telenovela 34 Flashback 33 Slasher 33 Independent 32 Prison 31 Sport 31 Heist 30 Literary Fiction 30 Parody 30 Sitcom 30 Live-action/animated 29 Crossover fiction 28 Comedy television program 26 Cyberpunk 26 Treasure hunt 25 Erotic thriller 24 Supernatural horror 24 Romance anime and manga 23 Anthology 22 Dark fantasy 22 Zombie 22 Docudrama 21 Drama fiction 21 Miniseries 21 Time-travel 21 Action comedy 20 Romantic drama 20 Action thriller 19 Crime drama 19 Survival 19 Adult animated 18 Mecha 18 Science fiction horror 18 Teen drama television 18 Young Adult 18 Youth 18 Art 17 Children 17 Science fiction comedy 17 Sword and sorcery 17 Vigilante 17 Alternate history 16 Boxing 16 Female buddy 16 Ninja 16 Psychological horror 16 Satanic 16 Arthouse science fiction 15 Gothic 15 Road 15 Anime 14 Comedy thriller 14 Gangster 14 Psychological horror fiction 14 Samurai cinema 14 Slapstick 14 Werewolf 14 Psychological drama 13 Satire 13 Vampire television program 13 Westerns on television 13 Alien invasion 12 Fairy Tale 12 Gag anime 12 Historical anime and manga 12 Reality television 12 Romance anime 12 Suspense 12 Thriller anime 12 Musical play 11 Nordic Christmas calendar 11 Political 11 Satirical 11 Supernatural anime and manga 11 American football 10 Coming-of-age anime and manga 10 Espionage 10 Police procedural 10 Pornographic 10 Propaganda 10 Science fiction action 10 Splatter 10 Action anime 9 Action-adventure 9 Adventure anime 9 Coming of Age 9 Fantasy television program 9 Harem 9 Horror fiction 9 Humor 9 Magic realist 9 Paranormal television program 9 Romantic comedy anime and manga 9 Steampunk 9 Tragicomedy 9 Animated cartoon 8 Animated sitcom 8 Blaxploitation 8 Fantasy comedy 8 Isekai 8 Jidaigeki 8 Musical comedy 8 Pornographic parody 8 Rape and revenge 8 Science fantasy 8 Slice of life 8 Spaghetti Western 8 Adventure fiction 7 Apocalyptic 7 Body horror 7 Chinese television drama 7 Comedy of remarriage 7 Historical fiction 7 Kaiju 7 Nonfiction 7 Political drama 7 Puppet 7 School anime and manga 7 Science fiction anime 7 Supernatural anime 7 Teen sitcom 7 Anti-war 6 Biopunk 6 Buddy cop 6 Coming-of-age television program 6 Contemporary Western 6 Dance 6 Drama anime 6 Dystopian fiction 6 Ecchi 6 Fantasy anime 6 Fiction 6 Film based on a 6 Horror anime and manga 6 Magical girl 6 Medical drama 6 Animated film with LGBT character(s) 5 Association football 5 Biography 5 Crime comedy 5 Dystopia 5 Exploitation 5 Girls with guns 5 Gothic horror 5 History 5 Hood 5 Legal drama 5 Military science fiction 5 Mystery anime 5 Mystery fiction 5 Pop music 5 Religious 5 Romantic television drama 5 Space Opera 5 Spokon 5 Superhero fiction 5 Supernatural 5 Urban fantasy 5 Vampire anime and manga 5 War drama 5 Actual play 4 Documentary television program 4 Drama television program 4 Fantastique 4 Japanese television drama 4 Knight 4 Kung fu 4 Legal thriller 4 Lesbian-related 4 Police 4 Sexploitation 4 Sherlock Holmes television program 4 Slice of life anime and manga 4 Soap opera 4 Submarine 4 Time-travel television program 4 Traditionally animated 4 Tragedy 4 True crime 4 White savior 4 Xianxia 4 Yuri 4 Action fiction 3 Animation 3 B 3 BDSM-themed 3 Christian 3 College life television program 3 Concert 3 Detective fiction 3 Experimental 3 Fan 3 Korean drama 3 Mockbuster 3 Mystery anime and manga 3 Nunsploitation 3 Opera 3 Pirate fiction 3 Police television drama 3 Psychological 3 Romantic fiction 3 Screwball comedy 3 Sex 3 Short Stories 3 Surrealist 3 Talent show 3 Techno-thriller 3 Zombie apocalyptic fiction 3 Zombie apocalyptic television program 3 Action-adventure game 2 Athletics 2 Bible 2 Biographical television program 2 Bushranging 2 Comedy drama anime and manga 2 Crime fiction 2 Cute girls doing cute things 2 Danmei 2 Dieselpunk 2 Educational television 2 Film based on a literary work 2 Game show 2 Gay pornographic 2 Gods and demons fiction 2 High fantasy 2 Horror fantasy 2 Huis-clos 2 Intersex 2 Live action 2 Love triangle romance 2 Music television 2 Music-themed 2 Operetta 2 Parable 2 Post-apocalyptic fiction 2 Post-apocalyptic television program 2 Pseudo-documentary 2 Psycho-biddy 2 Romantic comedy television program 2 Romantic horror 2 Romanticism 2 School anime 2 Serial 2 Sex comedy 2 Short 2 Social problem 2 Soundtrack 2 Space adventure 2 Sports drama 2 Talk show 2 Tech noir 2 Television serial 2 Thriller anime and manga 2 Vampire film in Italy 2 Werewolf television program 2 3D 1 Absurdist fiction 1 Advertising 1 Alternative rock 1 Analog horror 1 Animated comedy 1 Animated short 1 Animated television 1 Anti-war fiction 1 Association football video game 1 Australian Western 1 Autobiography 1 Biographical drama 1 Biographical work 1 Bonkbuster 1 Children's comedy 1 Children's television program 1 Children's television sitcom 1 Chinese mythology 1 Christian fiction 1 Circus 1 Climate fiction 1 Comedy music 1 Comic book 1 Compilation 1 Conspiracy fiction 1 Cooking show 1 Cosmic horror 1 Dark fantasy anime and manga 1 Detective and mystery play 1 Detective and mystery television program 1 Docufiction 1 Documentary television 1 Dystopian anime and manga 1 Eastern 1 Educational entertainment 1 Epic poem 1 Essay 1 Explainer video 1 Expressionism 1 Extreme cinema 1 Family drama 1 Family television program 1 Fan fiction 1 Fantasy drama 1 Fantasy epic 1 Feminist fiction 1 Fiction television program 1 Film based on book 1 Film score 1 Folk horror 1 Found footage 1 French pop 1 Gay-related 1 Giallo 1 Golden Age of Porn 1 Gothic fiction 1 Grotesque 1 Halloween 1 Heimatfilm 1 Historical fantasy 1 Holiday-themed 1 Holocaust 1 Hopecore 1 Huangmei opera 1 Indian soap opera 1 Investigative Journalism 1 J-pop 1 Japanese horror 1 Kabuki 1 Korean horror 1 Machinima 1 Martial arts anime 1 Masala 1 Metafiction 1 MILF pornography 1 Military 1 Mockumentary 1 Monster of the Week 1 Moral 1 Natural horror 1 Nature documentary 1 Neo-Western 1 Noir 1 Noir fiction 1 Nordic noir 1 Novela naturalista 1 Ostern 1 Partisan 1 Peking opera 1 Phantasmagoria 1 Physical comedy 1 Planetary romance 1 Political satire 1 Popular music 1 Popular science 1 Portal fantasy 1 Post-apocalyptic anime 1 Preschool 1 Pritcha 1 Psychological anime and manga 1 Psychological experiment 1 Psychological fiction 1 Quiz show 1 Raunchy comedy television program 1 Religious Fiction 1 Religious horror 1 Retrofuturism 1 Revisionist Western 1 Rock music 1 Rockumentary 1 Romantic drama fiction 1 Romantic fantasy 1 Rumberas 1 Science fiction animation 1 Script 1 Sketch comedy 1 Softcore pornography 1 Sound 1 South Korean animated 1 Southern Gothic 1 Space Western 1 Spy comedy 1 Stand-up comedy 1 Still life photography 1 Stitchpunk 1 Stop-motion animated 1 Supernatural fiction 1 Supernatural thriller 1 Surreal humour 1 Surrealist humor 1 Survivalism in fiction 1 Synth-pop 1 Tabletop role-playing game 1 Taiwanese television drama 1 Teleplay 1 Television play 1 Time travel in fiction 1 Time-travel anime and manga 1 Time-travel fiction 1 Tokusatsu 1 Travel 1 Turksploitation 1 Vaudeville 1 Witch fiction 1 Workplace 1 Yaoi 1 Young adult fiction 1 Zombie comedy 1 Zombie television program 1