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The 50 Best Period Piece Films of All Time, Ranked by Critics

"Creating a successful period piece film is no easy task, given that the movie must accurately portray a different era while still appealing to a modern-day audience.
But there are plenty of historical films — like "Little Women" and "A Room With a View" — that have been celebrated by critics and audiences alike.
Here are the best period pieces of all time, ranked according to critics' scores on Rotten Tomatoes."
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1
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
2
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
3
Mansfield Park (1999)
Mansfield Park (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
4
Braveheart (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
5
Dreamgirls (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
6
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
7
The Theory of Everything (2014)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
8
A River Runs Through It (1992)
A River Runs Through It (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
9
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
10
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
11
Atonement (2007)
Atonement (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
12
The Age of Innocence (1993)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
13
Darkest Hour (2017)
Darkest Hour (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
14
Jane Eyre (2011)
Jane Eyre (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
15
Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
16
A Single Man (2009)
A Single Man (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
17
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
18
The English Patient (1996)
The English Patient (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
19
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
20
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
21
Colette (2018)
Colette (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
22
The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
23
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
24
Emma. (2020)
Emma. (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
25
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
26
1917 (2019)
1917 (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
27
Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
28
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
29
The Imitation Game (2014)
The Imitation Game (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
30
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
The Favourite (2018)
The Favourite (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
32
Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
33
Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
34
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
35
Carol (2015)
Carol (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
36
An Education (2009)
An Education (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
Little Women (2019)
Little Women (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
38
The King's Speech (2010)
The King's Speech (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
39
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
40
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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