Historical Period Drama Films..

1.  Mudbound 2017 - is a epic period drama based on a book by the same name by Hillary Jordan.. The film follows 2 WWII veterans .. one is white Jamie McAllan (Garrett Hedlund) and one is black Ronsel Jackson (Jason Mitchell) .. who return to Mississippi only to address PTSD issues and racism.. This film is amazing.. the cast is truly exceptional .. The films depiction of the era is dynamic.. as each family struggles to survive in the poverty stricken Mississippi Delta.. I found myself totally engrossed in the struggles of both Laura McAllan (Carey Mulligan) the wife of Jamie's brother who lives in a loveless stagnant marriage with two small children.. and that of Florence Jackson (Mary J. Blige) a strong, hard working woman who struggles to keep her family safe during an extremely brutal and racially divided time.. The movie is poignant .. inspiring.. insightful.. gut wrenching and thought provoking..

The movie is packed full of intensely horrific scenes.. that are truly breath taking.. I was on the edge of my seat from start to finish..  Truly a movie worth watching..   Mudbound Film Depicts History


2.  The Light Between Oceans 2016 - is a romantic tragedy period drama based on a book by the same name by M.L. Stedman.. The movie tells the story of Tom Sherbourne, a Janus Rock lighthouse keeper and his wife Isabel Graysmark who rescue a infant girl from a washed ashore fishing boat.. However even though Tom knows regulations require him to report the discovery, his wife persuades him not to so that they may keep the child as their own.. Years later the couple discover that the child was assumed lost at sea with her father.. and that her grieving mother is very much alive..  I loved this film..it is very dramatic.. and heartbreaking .. I literally found myself glued to every word.. love love loved it..  definitely a movie worth watching..


3.  Gangs of New York 2002 - is an epic period drama set in the slums of New York .. based on a book by the same name by Herbert Asbury.. The film focuses on the 1863 feud between the Catholics and Protestants which erupts into violence along with a group of Irish immigrants protesting on wages.. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson and many others.. This film is full of detail, inspiring and captivating.. I really enjoyed it.. After watching the film I did some research about the era..

The Gangs of New York


4.  Blow 2001 - is a biographical crime drama based on cocaine smuggler George Jung (Johnny Depp) .. Carlos Rivas, the Medellin Cartel and Pablo Escobar.. The film chronicles George Jung's rise as a premier "drug smuggler" importer of cocaine from the Medellin Cartel to the US.. The film details at how during the 70s the international drug trade was very lucrative and spawned a whole new generation.. even the title of the film "Blow" is slang for cocaine..  One of my first reviews on this blog was the movie "American Made" that chronicles the true story of Barry Seal a pilot and drug smuggler turned informant in the same drug trade..  I loved this film.. it was truly interesting, detailed and insightful .. A definite must see film..

George Jung 


5.   The Last of the Mohicans 1992 - is an epic historical drama during the French and Indian War in the Adirondack Mountains of NY in the year of 1757.. and based on the book The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper as well as a 1936 film adaptation by George B. Seitz.. The film focuses on British Army Major Duncan Heyward and his task of escorting Colonel Munro's daughters Cora and Alice to their father .. Major Heyward is being guided by Magua who is a Huron warrior.. unfortunately they are ambushed but Heyward and the two women are rescued by a Mohican chief Chingachgook, his son Uncas and a white adopted son Hawkeye (Daniel Day Lewis).. the Mohicans agree to take them to Fort William Henry.. action abounds in this film.. Actually this film has everything a truly romantic love story, inspiring realism, along with plenty of drama and action from start to finish.. Love Love Loved every minute.. if you haven't seen this film.. you have to see it.. Amazing film..

The Last of the Mohicans and Fort William Henry


6.  A River Runs Through It 1992 - is a period coming of age epic drama and is based on a semi autobiographical book by the same name by Norman Maclean.. The film follows two sons of a Presbyterian minister as they grow up and come of age in the Rocky Mountain region of Montana during WWI, the Depression and Prohibition.. The movie features an outstanding cast.. is insightful, inspiring and gripping..   I truly love this film..  Exceptional movie..

Norman Maclean A River Runs Through It is a true story


7.  Free State of Jones 2016 - is a historical period war drama based on the life of Newton Knight (Matthew McConaughey) a poor farmer who served in the Confederate Army as a medic..  and Knight's armed revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County Mississippi during the Civil War..  Credits are given to the books The Free State of Jones by Victoria E Bynum and The State of Jones by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer..  Knight's saw that it was wrong that the troops were taking crops and livestock for taxes.. He befriends slaves and from the swamps he helps them unite and revolt against the Confederacy.. raiding their convoys.. After the war Newton continues to fight for racial equalities.. Loved this film.. The movie is inspirational, detailed, thought provoking and dramatic..

Newton Knight

Free State of Jones True Story