Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1872"

1. Around the World in 80 Days (2021– )

PG | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, History

Gentleman adventurer Phileas Fogg sets out on a quest to travel around the world and back home in a period of 80 days.

Stars: David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma, Leonie Benesch, Jason Watkins

Votes: 12,224

2. Forsaken (I) (2015)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Western

In 1872, an embittered gunslinger named John Henry Clayton attempts to make amends with his estranged father Reverend Samuel Clayton while their community is besieged by ruthless land-grabbers.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Esther Purves-Smith, Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Lex Cassar

Votes: 13,853

3. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

PG-13 | 144 min | Drama, Romance

An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.

Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Martin Donovan

Votes: 12,707 | Gross: $3.69M

4. Diablo (2015)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife.

Director: Lawrence Roeck | Stars: Scott Eastwood, Walton Goggins, Camilla Belle, Adam Beach

Votes: 5,303

5. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

PG | 96 min | Horror

In 1972 London - a century after his final battle with Professor Van Helsing - Count Dracula is resurrected by occultist Johnny Alucard, and goes after his archenemy's descendants.

Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame

Votes: 7,467

6. The Warrant: Breaker's Law (2023)

88 min | Thriller, Western

A warrant brings Marshal John Breaker and Deputy Bugle Bearclaw, cross-country to deliver a dangerous criminal. But, when they make a stand on behalf of a judge, can they defend a small town from the most ruthless gang in the West?

Director: Brent Christy | Stars: Neal McDonough, Dermot Mulroney, Bruce Boxleitner, Gregory Cruz

Votes: 281

7. The Carmilla Movie (2017)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller

5 years after they vanquished the apocalypse and Carmilla became human, Laura is a journalist. Then Carmilla begins to show signs of "re-vamping" while Laura has started having bizarre dreams. Sounds like a new supernatural threat.

Director: Spencer Maybee | Stars: Elise Bauman, Natasha Negovanlis, Annie Briggs, Kaitlyn Alexander

Votes: 2,716

8. GomBurZa (2023)

112 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Mariano Gomes, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora are three brave Filipino Catholic priests whose narrative is told in this stirring and inspirational historical drama.

Director: Pepe Diokno | Stars: Cedrick Juan, Dante Rivero, Enchong Dee, Piolo Pascual

Votes: 369

9. Drum Beat (1954)

Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Western

In 1872, Indian fighter Johnny MacKay is appointed peace commissioner for the California and Oregon territory but he faces tough opposition from the renegade Modocs led by their chief Captain Jack.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Robert Keith

Votes: 1,141

10. The Black Sleep (1956)

Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Sir Joel Cadman, a mad scientist, kidnaps his victims and cuts open their brains in an effort to discover a means to cure his wife's brain tumor.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamiroff, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine

Votes: 2,051

11. Red Garters (1954)

Approved | 91 min | Action, Drama, Musical

A man visits a frontier town seeking to avenge his brother's murder.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Rosemary Clooney, Jack Carson, Guy Mitchell, Pat Crowley

Votes: 452 | Gross: $1.30M

12. Bonifacio: Ang unang pangulo (2014)

TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, History

The true story of Andres Bonifacio, a man who rose as a leader in the fight against the Spanish oppressors, and would gain the enmity of even those fighting for the same cause.

Director: Enzo Williams | Stars: Robin Padilla, Vina Morales, Eddie Garcia, Jericho Rosales

Votes: 138

13. Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)

Approved | 85 min | Drama, Western

After violently attacking a fellow officer Lt. Edward Garnett, cavalry Captain Kern Shafter is court martialled. Later, he rejoins the army with Custer's regiment at Fort Lincoln, Dakota, becoming a sergeant, where he runs into his old foe.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Ray Milland, Helena Carter, Hugh Marlowe, Forrest Tucker

Votes: 468

14. The Ship That Died (1938)

Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

In this entry from the John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" series, the "Mary Celeste" sails from New York on November 7, 1872, with a full crew, including the captain's wife, which was cause ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: John Nesbitt, Leonard Penn, Rhea Mitchell, Harry Allen

Votes: 228

15. Patrasche: A Dog of Flanders, Made in Japan (2007)

90 min | Documentary

Patrasche, a Dog of Flanders - Made in Japan evokes several different (imaginary) representations of Flanders based on the novel. The story originally reflects the love of Ouida for dogs ... See full summary »

Directors: An van Dienderen, Didier Volckaert | Stars: Caroline Donnely, Günther Lesage

Votes: 30

16. Football: A Brief History by Alfie Allen (2017)

124 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Alfie Allen tracks the history of modern football from its Medieval roots to its current form today, which is played around the world.

Stars: Alfie Allen, Daniel Portman, Sol Campbell, Jake Humphrey

Votes: 35

17. Padre Burgos (1949)

Action, Biography, Drama

The true story and historical accounts of one of the country's heroes during the Spanish colonial period and the youngest of the three martyred priest under the moniker Gomburza executed ... See full summary »

Director: Gerardo de Leon | Stars: Jaime de la Rosa, Efren Reyes, Virginia Montes, Amelita Sol

18. Lothringen! (1994)

20 min | Short, Drama

About the history of the French region of Lorraine, called Lothringen in German.

Directors: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub | Stars: Emmanuelle Straub, Dominique Dostat, André Varynski, Jean-Marie Straub

Votes: 136

19. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Temporary Warden (1965)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

A temporary warden of a state prison is appointed by the Nevada Governor. He immediately goes about the task of recovering three escapees. While going about this task, he outwits all three without firing a shot.

Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Rodolfo Acosta, Charles Francisco, George Murdock

Votes: 43

20. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: The $25,000 Wager (1964)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

California Governor Leland Stanford bets an enormous amount of money in trying to prove a point about horse racing. He needs photographer Eadward Muybridge to get the proof he needs to win the wager.

Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Diane Brewster, Hedley Mattingly, Charles Cooper, Harry Holcombe

Votes: 33

21. The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
Episode: Go West, Young Dukes (1984)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Comedy

Boss learns that Uncle Jesse's grandfather, Jeremiah Duke, had signed over the farm to his great grandfather, Thaddeus Hogg, and demands the deed to the farm. While the Dukes pack their ... See full summary »

Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle

Votes: 136

22. Revealed (2002– )
Episode: The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (2008)

60 min | Documentary

What happened to the ship, the "Mary Celeste", which was found floating in mid-ocean with no-one on board, although there was hot food on the mess-tables?

Director: Clive Maltby | Stars: Mark Halliley, Tom Aldrich, Celeste Fowles, Brian Hicks

Votes: 9

23. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode: Apache Boy (1959)

30 min | Western

Colonel Mackenzie discovers that the son of an Apache chief he has captured is actually a white boy taken from his family long ago. The youngster's aunt and uncle agree to take the child as... See full summary »

Director: Richard Carlson | Stars: Richard Carlson, William Challee, Jack Mather, Elisabeth Cope

Votes: 16

24. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode: Deadlock (1959)

30 min | Western

An outlaw gang steals an army wagon full of repeating rifles and hightails it for Mexico. Mackenzie and his men cross the Rio Grande and steal the wagon back. Trying to hide the wagon's ... See full summary »

Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: Richard Carlson, Fortunio Bonanova, Jim Bannon, Suzanne Lloyd

Votes: 11

25. Thoughty2 (2012– )
Episode: Welcome to the Most Powerful Secret Society in the World (2021)

18 min | Documentary

The bohemian club was founded as a club for journalists and artists in 1872. It was gradually co-opted by rich and powerful American men who now enjoy the club's carefree fortnight in the ... See full summary »

Star: Arran Lomas

26. History of the Earth (2020– )
Episode: A Tour of Earth's Ancient Superoceans (2021)

43 min | Documentary

Rodinia and Pangea were super-continents formed when all the land masses of the Earth merged due to plate tectonics. If all the land merged so too did the oceans into super-oceans we call ... See full summary »

27. Veritasium (2010– )
Episode: The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of (2021)

20 min | Talk-Show

Computers have been around for millennia. But not the digital computers so prevalent for the past few decades. With the exception of a few simple computers, such as the abacus, ancient ... See full summary »

Star: Derek Muller

28. Decoding the Unknown (2021– )
What Really Happened to the Mary Celeste? (2021 Podcast Episode)

46 min | Talk-Show

The mysterious ghost ship the Mary Celeste was found near the Azores in 1872 with all sails set and the crew having abandoned the vessel in a small lifeboat, never to be seen again. Another... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

29. Football: A Brief History by Alfie Allen (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2017)

44 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Alfie Allen tracks the history of modern football from its Medieval roots through World War One, including the famous Christmas Truce of 1914.

Stars: Alfie Allen, Simon Inglis, David Mason, Daniel Portman

30. U.S. Of Archie (1974–1976)
Episode: The Day of the Ladies (1974)

TV-Y7 | Animation, History

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Directors: Rudy Larriva, Bill Reed, Don Towsley, Lou Zukor | Stars: John Erwin, Dal McKennon, Howard Morris, Jane Webb

31. LegalEagle (2017– )
Episode: Rights You Didn't Know You Had (and Probably Don't Want) (2021)

16 min | Documentary

People have fought hard for your rights in America. Here are a few of those hard won rights that you may not want to exercise.

Star: Devin J. Stone

32. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: Origins (2024)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The story of how it all began. It's twelve years earlier and Duke and Eliza meet for the very first time.

Director: Rachael New | Stars: Kate Phillips, Stuart Martin, Matt Olsen, Ivana Despotovic

Votes: 295

33. Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)
Episode: The Midnight Ride (2013)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Abbie and Ichabod must find hidden clues to thwart the evil in Sleepy Hollow and Abbie gets an unexpected visit from the enigmatic Andy Brooks.

Director: Douglas Aarniokoski | Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter

Votes: 991

34. Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode: Dangerous Minds (2018)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History

In an exploration of history's most dangerous minds featuring Rasputin, W.C. Minor and Jack Parsons.

Director: Derek Waters | Stars: Derek Waters, Chris Romano, Doug Anthony Jones, Duncan Trussell

Votes: 94

35. Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode: Underdogs (2018)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History

Fred Rogers fights for government funded children's programming. Ida Tarbell takes down Rockerfeller's oil monopoly.

Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Derek Waters, Solomon Georgio, Jon Gabrus, Colin Hanks

Votes: 94

36. Lore (2017–2018)
Episode: They Made a Tonic (2017)

TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

Before we knew how disease spread, medicine was as much superstition as it was science. And in the small New England towns of the 1800s, there is a belief that consumption can only be stopped by making sure the dead are actually dead.

Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Aaron Mahnke, Campbell Scott, Jason Davis, Caroline Arapoglou

Votes: 776

37. BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural (2016–2021)
Episode: 3 Horrifying Cases of Ghosts and Demons (2016)

Not Rated | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror

A 3 part episode in which Shane and Ryan go demon and ghost hunting in 3 different locations: The Winchester Mystery House, The Island of Dolls, and the Sallie House.

Director: Ryan Bergara | Stars: Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, Gary Thomas, Pepe Hernandez

Votes: 114

38. American Entrepreneurial Genius (2016)
Episode: 1851 - 1872 (2016)

History

Leading to the first appearance of big business in America, the railroad age is brought forward in Program 4.

39. American Entrepreneurial Genius (2016)
Episode: 1872 - 1888 (2016)

History

In Program 5, the economy comes out of the Civil War with the beginning of a consumer economy and product branding.