Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "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: 149,586

2. Beecham House (2019)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama

A look at the lives of residents living in a Delhi mansion at the cusp of the 19th Century.

Stars: Tom Bateman, Lesley Nicol, Leo Suter, Dakota Blue Richards

Votes: 2,637

3. Thugs of Hindostan (2018)

Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Adventure

A story about one man's love for his nation and another's love for power. An epic adventure filled with edge-of-the-seat thrills and war on the seas.

Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya | Stars: Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Lloyd Owen

Votes: 21,999 | Gross: $1.45M

4. Beyond the Mask (2015)

PG | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A British East India Trading Company assassin seeks to redeem his past by thwarting a plot against a young nation's hope for freedom.

Director: Chad Burns | Stars: Andrew Cheney, John Rhys-Davies, Kara Killmer, Alan Madlane

Votes: 3,745 | Gross: $1.23M

5. The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019)

R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A tale of women's empowerment, The Warrior Queen of Jhansi tells the true story of Lakshmibai, the historic Queen of Jhansi who fiercely led her army against the British East India Company in the infamous mutiny of 1857.

Director: Swati Bhise | Stars: Rupert Everett, Jodhi May, Derek Jacobi, Nathaniel Parker

Votes: 736

6. Betaal (2020– )

TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A remote village becomes the arena of a breathless battle when an undead East India Company officer and his battalion of zombie redcoats attack a squad of modern-day soldiers.

Stars: Vineet Kumar Singh, Aahana Kumra, Suchitra Pillai, Jatin Goswami

Votes: 9,682

7. 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: 1,279 | Gross: $0.35M

8. Return of the Obra Dinn (2018 Video Game)

M | Fantasy, Mystery

Return of the Obra Dinn is set aboard a fictional East India Company ghost ship whose crew and passengers have all mysteriously died, with the game's objective being to discover how.

Director: Lucas Pope | Stars: Rob Townsend, Kamran Nikhad, Jeffrey Pillars, Callan McAuliffe

Votes: 498

9. Easton's Treasure (2017 TV Movie)

504 min | Documentary

A small Newfoundland group of dedicated Treasure hunters unite as the "Discovery Team", after finding links and clues contained within the Folklore, stories and Historical documents and ... See full summary »

Director: Stafford Jenkins | Stars: John Crotty, Ralph Dawe, Sheldon Dawe, Robert Dicks

10. London: A Tale of Two Cities (2012)

PG | 60 min | Documentary

Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.

Director: Alexandra Revill | Stars: Justin Champion, Dan Cruickshank, Mark Goldie, John McAleer

Votes: 8

11. Scott Manley (2009– )
Episode: The Rockets in the Star Spangled Banner (2017)

6 min | Documentary, News

The British learned the hard way about rockets during the Anglo-Mysore Wars in what is now India. Taking the Indian technology back home the Britiish improved it. The new rockets turned out... See full summary »

Star: Scott Manley

12. Geography Geek (2020– )
Episode: What's Left of New Amsterdam? (And the Origins of the USA) (2021)

16 min | Documentary

New Amsterdam was establish by Henry Hudson on behalf of the Dutch East India Company. Renamed by the English as New York City. little is physically left of the original town due to fires. ... See full summary »

Star: Zack Fleming

13. Firstpost: Flashback (2023– )
Episode: Why the Chapati Terrified the British: India's 1857 Mystery (2023)

8 min | Documentary, Short, News

In 1857, British officials in India were having sleepless nights over mysterious chapati deliveries across the country. Months later, the first war of Indian independence broke out. Were ... See full summary »

Star: Palki Sharma Upadhyay

14. Timewatch (1982– )
Episode: The Lost Temple of Java (1999)

Documentary, History

The discovery 200 hundred years ago of the massive stone structure of Borodudur abandoned in the jungle of central Java naturally gave rise to many questions. Even the most basic questions ... See full summary »

Stars: Nigel Barley, Sean Barrett, Adji Damais, Roy E. Jordaan

15. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode: Olivia Colman (2018)

58 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Olivia knows a lot about her father's family in Norfolk so investigates her mother's side. This results in a very romantic story that includes divorce, illegitimacy, and travel to and from India.

Director: Mary Cranitch | Stars: Olivia Colman, Phil Davis

Votes: 75