811 Films & TV Shows Set In England During The 20th Century
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I am Zlatan
πͺπΈ Spain πΈπͺ Sweden π³π± Netherlands England The 1990s The 2000s The 2010s The 2020sComing-of-age story depicting Zlatan Ibrahimovic's upbringing in a rough Swedish suburb. Born to Balkan immigrants, football was Zlatan's release in a tough environment where his remarkable talent and self-reliance catapulted him against all odds to the top of international football playing for clubs like Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.
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Cruella
England The 1970s The 1960sHello Cruel World β In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estellaβs flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
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F9
California Scotland England π¬πͺ Georgia π©πͺ Germany Tokyo Prefecture Space - General The 1980s The 1990s The 2020sJustice is coming. β Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: his forsaken brother.
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Jungle Cruise
England π§π· Brazil The 1910s The 16th CenturyDr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal β a discovery that will change the future of medicine.
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The Souvenir Part II
England The 1980sIn the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.
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The King's Man
England The 1910sAs a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.
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The Courier
Virginia England π·πΊ Russia The 1960sBased on the incredible true story of a Welsh businessman turned spy. β Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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The Dig
England The 1930sNothing stays lost forever. β As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain futureβ.
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The Banishing
England π©πͺ Germany The 1930sSome houses were never meant to be a home β In the 1930s, a young reverend and his family are forced to confront their worst fears when they discover their new home holds a horrifying secret.
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Last Night in Soho
England The 1960s The 2020sWhen the past lets you in, the truth will come out. β A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.
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The Last Letter From Your Lover
England The 1960sDon't leave your love story unwritten. β A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.
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The Duke
England The 1960sA priceless true story β In 1961, a 60 year old taxi driver stole Goyaβs portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Galleryβs history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.
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The ProtΓ©gΓ©
England π·π΄ Romania π»π³ Vietnam The 1990s The 2020sWherever you run, the past follows... β Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the worldβs most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.
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Nail Bomber: Manhunt
England The 1990sThis documentary examines the 1999 London bombings that targeted Black, Bangladeshi and gay communities, and the race to find the far-right perpetrator. He terrorized a city, seeking to ignite a race war but justice was served by those who wouldn't let his hate win.
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Call the Midwife: Series 10
England The 1950sIt's now 1966 and the midwives face another tumultuous year in East London.
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Wonder Woman 1984
District of Columbia Virginia England π·πΊ Russia πͺπ¬ Egypt π¨π³ China Tokyo Prefecture The 1980sA new era of wonder begins. β A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.
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Enola Holmes
England The 1890s The 1880s The 1900sMystery runs in the family. β While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
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Bill & Ted Face the Music
California Louisiana England π¦πΉ Austria π¨π³ China Africa - General The 1960s The 1920s The 2020s The 2030s The 2060s The 18th CenturyThe future awaits β Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the now middle-aged best friends Bill and Ted set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it. Along the way, they are helped by their daughters, a new batch of historical figures and a few music legendsβto seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony to the universe.
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Greed
England π²π¨ Monaco π¬π· Greece The 1970s The 2010sThe Devil is in the Retail β A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.
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Misbehaviour
England The 1970sMiss World 1970: The launch of a revolution β A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.
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How to Build a Girl
England The 1990sThe journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's bestselling semi-autobiographical novel.
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Blithe Spirit
England The 1930sTrue love never dies. β A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writers block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
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The Owners
England The 1990sRespect your elders... or else. β A group of friends think they found the perfect easy score - an empty house with a safe full of cash. But when the elderly couple that lives there comes home early, the tables are suddenly turned. As a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, the would-be thieves must fight to save themselves from a nightmare they could never have imagined.
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The Windermere Children
England The 1940sThe story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.
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