Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "british-east-india-company"

1. Taboo (2017)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.

Stars: Tom Hardy, David Hayman, Jonathan Pryce, Oona Chaplin

Votes: 149,233

2. The Lovers (I) (2015)

R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

An epic, sweeping and riveting tale of an impossible love set across two time periods and continents.

Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Bipasha Basu, Tamsin Egerton, James Mackay

Votes: 3,435

3. Mangal Pandey (2005)

Not Rated | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History

This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.

Director: Ketan Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens, Coral Beed

Votes: 10,517 | Gross: $0.87M

4. The Deceivers (1988)

PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Helena Michell

Votes: 1,274 | Gross: $0.35M

5. Portillo's Empire Journey (2020– )
Episode: India (2020)

45 min | Documentary

Michael travels to India to uncover how the British East India Company - the world's first multinational corporation - raised a private army to create an empire.

Star: Michael Portillo

Votes: 14

6. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: Seven Years' War (2019)

33 min | Documentary, Animation

The Seven Years War (which actually lasted for nine years or 23 years depending on how your count) was the first global war, with battles being fought in Europe, North America, India and on... See full summary »

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

7. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: How did Britain Conquer India? (2018)

9 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian traces how the Great Britain conquered India starting with the establishment of the British East India Company, to defeating various empires on the Indian subcontinent militarily.

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Stars: Griffin Johnsen, Hilbert