8 Films & TV Shows Set In New England During The 1890s
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The Lighthouse
New England The 1890sThere is enchantment in the light. — Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
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The Current War
Massachusetts Illinois The 1890s The 1880sPower changes everything — Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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Lizzie
Massachusetts The 1890sThe legend of Lizzie Borden — Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.
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Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Massachusetts The 1890sIt's time to bury the hatchest — Lizzie Borden Took An Ax chronicles the scandal and enduring mystery surrounding Lizzie Borden, who was tried in 1892 for axing her parents to death. As the case rages on, the courtroom proceedings fuel an enormous amount of sensationalized stories and headlines in newspapers throughout the country, forever leaving Lizzie Borden’s name in infamy.
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Far and Away
Massachusetts Oklahoma 🇮🇪 Ireland The 1890sWhat they needed was a country big enough for their dreams. — A young man leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local barehands boxer, and rides in glory until he is beaten, then his employers steal all the couple's money and they must fight off starvation in the winter, and try to keep their dream of owning land alive. Meanwhile, the woman's parents find out where she has gone and have come to America to find her and take her back.
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The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Massachusetts The 1890sCould this woman commit the crime of the century? — A dramatization of the famous 1893 Massachusetts trial of the woman accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax.
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The Sainted Sisters
Maine The 1890sTwo female con artists from New York City, fleeing the law with loot from their latest scam, hide out in a small Maine town, near the Canadian border. However - the residents of this small town aren't quite as unsophisticated as the girls think they are.
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The Great John L.
Massachusetts The 1890s The 1880sPortrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champion. But the famed boxer is no match for the two women with holds on him, love struck actress Kathy Harkness and the real love of his life, beautiful but unyielding Anne Livingstone.