Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1859"

1. Django Unchained (2012)

R | 165 min | Comedy, Drama, Western

With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington

Votes: 1,698,612 | Gross: $162.81M

2. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.

Directors: Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook | Stars: Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi, Chopper Bernet

Votes: 85,565 | Gross: $73.28M

3. The North Water (2021)

TV-MA | 300 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A disgraced former military doctor embarks as a surgeon aboard a whaler bound for the Arctic, where his quest for redemption becomes a fight for survival.

Stars: Jack O'Connell, Colin Farrell, Sam Spruell, Roland Møller

Votes: 16,414

4. Little Big Man (1970)

PG-13 | 139 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.

Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George, Martin Balsam

Votes: 37,952 | Gross: $31.56M

5. The Good Lord Bird (2020)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, War, Western

Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this series based on the novel. "Onion" is a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers and finds himself in the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.

Stars: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman

Votes: 7,416

6. We Are Still Here (I) (2015)

Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Mystery

In the cold, wintery fields of New England, a lonely old house wakes up every thirty years - and demands a sacrifice.

Director: Ted Geoghegan | Stars: Andrew Sensenig, Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Lisa Marie

Votes: 19,934

7. Possession (2002)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A pair of literary sleuths unearth the amorous secret of two Victorian poets only to find themselves falling under a passionate spell.

Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle

Votes: 13,723 | Gross: $10.10M

8. Emperor (2020)

PG-13 | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Director: Mark Amin | Stars: James Cromwell, Mykelti Williamson, Bruce Dern, Kat Graham

Votes: 1,545

9. Twice-Told Tales (1963)

Approved | 120 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance

Three horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the first story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of himself, his fiancee ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Brett Halsey, Beverly Garland

Votes: 3,576

10. The Woman in White (1982– )

55 min | Mystery, Thriller

In Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of deceit. Laura's doppelganger, a mysterious woman dressed all in white, may hold the key to unlock the mystery.

Stars: Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel, Jenny Seagrove

Votes: 249

11. High, Wide and Handsome (1937)

Passed | 110 min | Adventure, Music, Musical

Pennsylvania, 1859. Railroad tycoon Brennan (Alan Hale) is muscling in on oil-drilling farmers, led by Peter Cortland (Randolph Scott). Cortland must try to save their oil business, while also saving his marriage to Sally (Irene Dunne).

Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Dorothy Lamour, Elizabeth Patterson

Votes: 410

12. Kingdom of Saturn: Cassini's Epic Quest (2017)

52 min | Documentary

Before the joint NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission, humanity only knew what had been learned, decades earlier, with the previous limited, rapid "fly-by" Pioneer and Voyager missions. ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Brody | Star: Perry Norton

Votes: 78

13. Lakeuksien lukko (1951)

79 min | Drama

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Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Aku Korhonen, Eija Inkeri, Matti Oravisto, Sven Relander

Votes: 66

14. The Wreck of the Admella (2009 Video)

54 min | Documentary, Drama, History

This docudrama tells the true story of one of Australia's worst maritime disasters in history which saw more than a hundred people marooned on a shallow reef off the coast of South East ... See full summary »

Director: Brenton Manser | Stars: Paul Barry, Emily Abbott, Lachlan Abbott, Peter Abbott

15. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Ten Feet of Nothing (1959)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

During a drunken evening in town, a miner gives a pretty saloon-singer half-interest in his apparently worthless claim, only to learn that the surrounding property contains a vein of valuable ore.

Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: James Drury, Lew Gallo, Hank Patterson, Preshy Marker

Votes: 29

16. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: The Day All Marriages Were Cancelled (1966)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

In 1850's Arizona, Charles Poston fills many positions including the ability to perform weddings. After his arrival, Father McCabe declares all marriages invalid. A trial is conducted to settle things.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Robert Taylor, Oscar Beregi Jr., Willard Sage, Peter Masterson

Votes: 35

17. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: The Race at Cherry Creek (1965)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Two editors compete to give Denver it's first newspaper.

Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Jerome Courtland, Nancy Rennick, Alvy Moore, Walter Sande

Votes: 32

18. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode: The Wench Is Dead (1998)

TV-14 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Morse is in hospital for a bleeding ulcer, he takes an interest in an 1859 murder and becomes convinced its resolution was a miscarriage of justice.

Director: Robert Knights | Stars: John Thaw, Lisa Eichhorn, James Grout, Louisa Lawrenson

Votes: 832

19. Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode: Gold Rush Tech (2004)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, Western

Examines the technology used during the gold rush, namely the evolving of mining tools, as pumps, drills, elevators or cables

Director: Amy Huggins | Stars: Keith Carradine, James A.E. Fuentez, Rick Groat, Frank Lorey

Votes: 7

20. Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode: Western Towns (2004)

TV-G | Documentary, History, Western

Although their remoteness limited the resources available in western towns, the resources they did have tended to be as modern as cities in the east. This program reviews the most critical technologies to western towns economic survival.

Director: Laura Verklan | Stars: Keith Carradine, James A.E. Fuentez, Drew Gomber, Dave Hubert

Votes: 5

21. The Good Lord Bird (2020)
Episode: Hiving the Bees (2020)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, War, Western

Onion and new recruit John Cook head to Harper's Ferry to prepare for the arrival of John Brown and his army. Onion struggles recruiting African-American soldiers. Brown's arrival with daughter Annie creates a new distraction: true love.

Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman

Votes: 374

22. The Good Lord Bird (2020)
Episode: Jesus Is Walkin' (2020)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, War, Western

The plan to take control of Harper's Ferry is finally put into action; however, a crucial mistake threatens the success of the entire operation. With shots firing, Onion is sent out to get reinforcements.

Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman

Votes: 359

23. The Good Lord Bird (2020)
Episode: Last Words (2020)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, War, Western

John Brown and his remaining army take a last stand as more federal troops descend upon Harper's Ferry. With John Brown captured, Onion, truly on his own, risks his life to say his goodbyes to Brown. Series finale.

Director: Michael Nankin | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman

Votes: 354

24. Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode: S.O.S. (2019)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History

Navy officer Douglas Hegdahl outwits his captors when he's taken as a POW in North Vietnam, and Florence Nightingale revolutionizes the field of nursing.

Director: Derek Waters | Stars: Derek Waters, Mark Gagliardi, Paget Brewster, Josh Charles

Votes: 70

25. PBS Space Time (2015– )
Episode: Quantum Theory's Most Incredible Prediction (2018)

16 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

Quantum calculations of the anomalous magnetic dipole moment of the electron agree with experiment to ten significant digits. It tuns out the value is 2, well, pretty close to 2. Matthew ... See full summary »

Star: Matthew O'Dowd

26. Telephone Time (1956–1958)
Episode: Emperor Norton's Bridge (1956)

30 min | Drama

An old man who fancies himself Emperor of the United and Protector of Mexico becomes an object of ridicule in his home town of San Francisco.

Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: Edgar Stehli, Jan Merlin, Ted de Corsia, Sean McClory

Votes: 21

27. The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode: Magnetic Storm (2010)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are bits of the sun thrown into space. When directed in the direction of earth they are a grave threat to civilization. How the sun's magnetic fields generate ... See full summary »

Director: Tim Evans | Stars: Erik Thompson, Travis Taylor, Todd Hoeksema, John Kappenman

Votes: 72

28. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: 10 Terrifying Scientific Theories and Hypotheses (2019)

22 min | Documentary

A list of ten rarely considered scenarios that could radically alter the world are explained. Several are based on emerging technology. Others are theorized based on obscure physical ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

29. Curious Droid (2016– )
Episode: How Prepared Are We for a Carrington Level Solar Storm? (2020)

18 min | Documentary

Coronal mass ejections are capable of disabling the world's electrical grids. Since the last major storm in 1989 scientist have paid close attention and learned a great deal. In particular,... See full summary »

Star: Paul Shillito

30. Skywatch Media News (2014– )
Episode: Massive Solar Tsunami Shock Wave to Hit Earth (2021)

10 min | News

A class C3 solar flare erupted on August 26 2021. A solar tsunami, or Moreton wave, caused by the event was detected by the Solar Dynamic Observatory. A solar flare from another sunspot was... See full summary »

Star: Steven Shaman

31. Joe Scott (2006– )
Episode: Are Solid State Batteries About to Change the World? Answers with Joe (2019)

16 min | Documentary, Short

John B. Goodenough, the Nobel Prize winner for the invention on the Lithium Ion battery, Is at it again. He and colleague Maria Helena Braga have developed a solid state battery with a ... See full summary »

Stars: John Goodenough, Joe Scott

32. Aperture (2017– )
Episode: The Black Swan Theory (2021)

14 min | Action

A black swan refers to an unexpected, radical event that runs totally contrary to past experience. When it occurs it has an exceptionally high impact. Following a black swan event it is ... See full summary »

Star: Michael McEwen

33. Sons of Guns (2011–2014)
Episode: Coffee Grinder/Katana (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV

Firearms expert Tiger McKee asks Will, owner of Red Jacket Firearms, to build a gun that Tiger calls the samurai sword for today's warrior -the lightweight AR-15 Katana rifle. Also, ... See full summary »

Director: Zac McFarlane

Votes: 10

34. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Secrets of the Sun (2012)

TV-G | 54 min | Documentary

Nova reviews what scientists have learned in recent years about the sun's behavior and how it works. Most significantly, astronomers are at last beginning to understand the the solar ... See full summary »

Director: Duncan Copp | Stars: Lance Lewman, Holly Gilbert, Bill Murtagh, Jim Green

Votes: 97

35. Astrum (2013– )
Episode: The Planet Closer to the Sun than Mercury Vulcan (2023)

13 min | Documentary

Vulcan is a theoretical planet inside the orbit of Mercury which, had it existed, would have explained the deviation of Mercury's orbit from Newton's Law of motion. But the orbital deviation was the result or relativistic effects.

Star: Alex McColgan

36. Numberphile (2011– )
Episode: Riemann Hypothesis (2014)

17 min | Documentary

Professor Frenkel explains the Reiman Hypothesis and it's implications.

Director: Brady Haran | Stars: Edward Frenkel, Brady Haran

37. PBS Terra (2020– )
Episode: Solar activity increasing right now: New research reveals where will be most impacted (2022)

11 min | Documentary

Coronal mass ejections from the Sun are known to produce geomagnetic storms that in turn create power surges here on Earth that damage electronic equipment. It was assumed that the more the... See full summary »

Stars: Maiya May, William Murtaugh, Adam Schultz

38. Nova (1974– )
Episode: At the Edge of Space (2013)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary

A high-flying weather observation plane skirts the earth-space boundary zone in a search for sprites, which are fleeting flashes that flicker upwards from thunderstorms for a split-second.

Directors: Keisuke Hatate, Tomohiro Inoue, Taro Ishii, Atsuki Yamazaki | Stars: Craig Sechler, Ronald Williams, Earle Williams, Kerri Cahoy

Votes: 73

39. The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Episode: Unruly Elements (2015)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Over a single weekend in 1869, a young Russian chemistry professor named Dmitri Mendeleev invents the Periodic Table, bringing order to the growing gaggle of elements. But this sense of ... See full summary »

Directors: Stephen Lyons, Muffie Meyer | Stars: John Allegra, Michael Aronov, Jane Becker, Justin Blanchard

Votes: 17

40. The North Water (2021)
Episode: Behold the Man (2021)

TV-MA | 59 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Patrick Sumner, hoping to escape the horrors of his past, finds himself on an ill-fated journey to the arctic that throws him into the path of brutish harpooner Henry Drax.

Director: Andrew Haigh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Kris Hitchen, Mark Rowley, Stephen McMillan

Votes: 749