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Jane Austen
Regency... And Then Some
Comedy
Musicals
Drama

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Jane Austen
EmmaDonald EcclesDoran Godwin1972
EmmaJames CosmoGwyneth Paltrow1996
EmmaBernard HeptonKate Beckinsale1997
Mansfield ParkSylvestra Le TouzelJackie Smith-Wood1983
Mansfield ParkFrances O'ConnorEmbeth Davidtz1999
Northanger AbbeyPeter FirthKatharine Schlesinger1986
PersuasionBryan MarshallAnne Firbank1971
Persuasion Ciarán HindsAmanda Root1995
Pride and Prejudice Laurence OlivierGreer Garson1940
Pride and PrejudiceLewis FianderCelia Bannerman1967
Pride and PrejudiceDavid RintoulElizabeth Garvie1979
Pride and PrejudiceColin FirthJennifer Ehle1995
Sense and Sensibility Bosco HoganTracy Childs1985
Sense and Sensibility Hugh GrantEmma Thompson1995

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Regency... And Then Some
All for LoveJean Marc Barr
Anna Friel
2000Romantic drama about the adventures of a French army officer during the Napoleonic warsJane
Barry LyndonRyan O'Neal
Marisa Berenson
1975A gentlemanly rogue travels the battlefields and parlors of 18th century EuropeDonna
Beau BrummellStewart Granger
Elizabeth Taylor
1954Captain George Brummel is an upper-class dandyGail
Buccaneer, TheYul Brynner
Claire Bloom
1958During the War of 1812 against Britain General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New OrleansGail
Captain Horatio HornblowerGregory Peck
Virginia Mayo
1951Captain Horatio Hornblower was a British Naval hero of the Napoleonic wars and one of the bravest commanders ever to stride the quarterdeck, based on the novel by C.S. ForesterGail
Captain LightfootRock Hudson
Barbara Rush
1955Two rebel officers pit their wiles against the mighty English in the Irish Rebellion of the 1800sGail
Dangerous LiaisonsJohn Malkovich
Glenn Close
1988 Rich and bored aristocrats in Baroque France play high-stakes games of passion and betrayalDonna
DesiréeMarlon Brando
Jean Simmons
1954Napoleon BonaparteGail, Janice
Far From the Madding CrowdPeter Finch
Julie Christie
1967In 19th century Wessex, women are not supposed to be as independent as Bathsheba EverdeneDonna
Far From the Madding CrowdNigel Terry
Paloma Baeza
1998This one is truer to the novelDonna
GothicGabriel Byrne
Natasha Richardson
1986Story of the night that Mary Shelley gave birth to the horror classicBessie
Haunted SummerPhilip Anglim
Alice Krige
1988England in 1816Donna
Ideal Husband, AnRupert Everett
Minnie Driver
1999[Victorian] Everett was every inch a Regency rakeDiane, Janice
Immortal BelovedGary Oldman
Isabella Rossellini
1994The untold love story of Ludwig van Beethoven.Kathryn
ImpromptuRichard Bird
Florence Desmond
1932Frederic ChopinDonna
ImpromptuHugh Grant
Judy Davis
1991In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frederic Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George SandDonna
Lady Caroline Lamb Jon Finch
Sarah Miles
1972Lady Caroline LambDonna, Janice
Madame BovaryJean-François Balmer
Isabelle Huppert
1991In 19th century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire marries a dull country doctorDonna
Madame BovaryHugh Bonneville
Frances O'Connor
2000In 19th century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire marries a dull country doctorDonna
Madness of King George, TheNigel Hawthorne
Helen Mirren
1994His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing, but he wasn't quite all thereCherryl, Debbie
President's Lady, TheCharlton Heston
Susan Hayward
1953The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson RobardsCherryl
Pride and the Passion, TheCary Grant
Sophia Loren
1957Based on the novel "Gun" by C.S. ForesterJanice
Princess Caraboo Jim Broadbent
Phoebe Cates
1994In Bristol, England, a man claims that he can translate the dialect of a strange woman and it is understood that she is a princess from a far away landCherryl, Janice
Quality StreetFranchot Tone
Katharine Hepburn
1937Phoebe and Susan Throssel are both in love with Dr. Valentine BrownAriadne
Reluctant Widow, The Paul Dupuis
Kathleen Byron
1951An French governess marries the English Lord (truly terrible)Jo
Scarlet Pimpernel, TheAnthony Andrews
Jane Seymour
1982London fop Percy Blakeney is also secretly the Scarlet Pimpernel who, in a variety of disguises, makes repeated daring trips to France to save aristocrats from Madame GuillotineEileen, Agnes, Lori
Scarlet Pimpernel, TheLeslie Howard
Merle Oberon
1934London fop Percy Blakeney is also secretly the Scarlet Pimpernel who, in a variety of disguises, makes repeated daring trips to France to save aristocrats from Madame GuillotineJo
Sharpe's RiflesSean Bean
Assumpta Serna
1993Portugal 1809, the Penisular War in the age of NapoleonJanice
Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The Jackson Leach
Tara Fitzgerald
1996A young woman who moves to 19th Century Yorkshire with a young sonDonna
That Hamilton Woman Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
1941Emma likes being Lady Hamilton and life goes smoothly until Lord Nelson pays a visitEmma
Vanity FairRobert Flemyng
Susan Hampshire
1971Becky Sharp, a poor orphan girl, schemes for money and position
Vanity FairJack Klaff
Eve Matheson
1987Becky Sharp, a poor orphan girl, schemes for money and position
Vanity FairNathaniel Parker
Natasha Little
1998Becky Sharp, a poor orphan girl, schemes for money and positionSusan
ValmontColin Firth
Annette Bening
1989A scheming widow and her lover bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.Kim
War and Peace Henry Fonda
Audrey Hepburn
1956Life of a Russian family during the War of 1812Gail

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Comedy
84 Charing Cross RoadAnne Bancroft
Anthony Hopkins
1986New York TV writer and a London book dealer correspondAlicia, Linda
American DreamerJo Beth Williams
Tom Conti
1984Frustrated housewife/writer ghostwrites a story about Rebecca Ryan, a dashing international spy, and wins a trip to Paris, has a dorky husbandBarbara, Judith
Apartment, TheJack Lemmon
Shirley McLaine
1960A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trystsBarbara
Avanti!Jack Lemmon
Juliet Mills
1972He goes to Italy to pick up his father's body after an automobile accidentLeanne
Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer, TheCary Grant
Myrna Loy
1947A high school girl falls for a playboy artistEmma
Ball of FireGary Cooper
Barbara Stanwyck
1941Naive Professor meets a wisecracking nightclub singer while researching an article on slangLeanne
Bringing Up BabyCary Grant
Katharine Hepburn
1938An archaeologist is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collectionCarole, Diane, Patti
Bull DurhamKevin Costner
Susan Sarandon
1988A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to himLinda
Calamity JaneDoris Day
Howard Keel
1953Story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill HickokKaemea
Crossing DelanceyAmy Irving
Peter Riegert
1988 Her life revolves around the New York bookshop where she worksMary Lynne
DaveKevin Kline
Sigourney Weaver
1993A lookalike is hired to impersonate the president who has suffered a stroke rendering him a vegetable while having sex with a co-workerLeanne
Desk SetKatharine Hepburn
Spencer Tracy
1957New computer system is being installed in an officeAlicia
Don Juan deMarcoMarlon Brando
Johnny Depp
1995Story of the man who thought he was the greatest lover in the worldLeanne
Donovan's ReefJohn Wayne
Elizabeth Allen
1963He prefers carousing with his pals until a society daughter shows up in their South Seas paradiseLeanne
Enchanted AprilJosie Lawrence,
Natasha Richardson
1991Four women friends in early 20's rent a villa in Italy and re-discover their husbands or new lovesAlicia, Patti, Leanne
Englishman Who Went up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain, TheHugh Grant
Tara Fitzgerald
1995Village pulls together to pull the wool over the geologists' eyesFlora, Leanne
Forget ParisBilly Crystal
Debra Winger
1995A basketball referee who travels to France to bury his fatherBarbara
Four Weddings and a FuneralHugh Grant
Andie MacDowell
1994Couple keep meeting a weddings, but others keep getting in the wayAlicia
French KissMeg Ryan
Kevin Kline
1994She hates flying, but her husband to be is in Paris with another woman, and she's determined to win him backFlora
Gay Divorcee, TheFred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
1934Aunt hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity to enable her to get a divorceJanice
Girl Most Likely, TheJane Powell
Cliff Robertson
1957She dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'Janice
Gods Must Be Crazy, TheMarius Weyers
Sandra Prinsloo
1980A bushman in the Kalahari encounters technology for the first timeJudith
Green CardAndie MacDowell
Gérard Despardieu
1990A man wanting to stay in the US enters into a marriage of convenienceSharon
Grosse Pointe BlankJohn Cusack
Minnie Driver
1997A professional assassin is sent to a small Detroit suburb, Grosse Pointe, at the same time his ten-year high school reunion party is taking placeAnn, Linda
Groundhog DayBill Murray
Andie MacDowell
1993A weather man is sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it)Diana, Leanne
His Girl FridayCary Grant
Rosalind Russell
1940She visits his office to tell him that she has divorced him and is getting married to another man the next dayEmma
HopscotchWalter Matthau
Glenda Jackson
1980A CIA agent tired of his incompetent colleagues retires and dares them to stop him from publishing an embarrassing book of memoirsLeanne
How to Marry a MillionaireMarilyn Monroe
William Powell
1953Three models set-up in an exclusive appartment with a plan to marry three millionairesJanice
How to Murder Your WifeJack Lemmon
Virna Lisi
1965A man who has set up the perfect lifestyle for himself makes the mistake of marrying while drunkBarbara
Importance of Being Earnest, TheDaryl Roach
Lanei Chapman
1991Two men bend the truth to add a dash of excitement to their livesCarole
It Could Happen to You Nicholas Cage
Bridget Fonda
1994He splits a lottery ticket with a waitress as he has no money for a tip, and the ticket is a winnerJudith
It Happened One NightClark Gable
Claudette Colbert
1934Spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a storyJudith, Emma
I.Q.Tim Robbins
Meg Ryan
1994Einstein's niece falls in love with a garage mechanicFlora, Judith
Jerry MaguireTom Cruise
Renée Zelleweger
1996A sports agent has a moral ephiphany and is fired for expressing itMajo
June BrideBette Davis
Robert Montgomery
1948The more things change, the more they stay the same!Janice
Legal EaglesRobert Redford
Debra Winger
1986A District Attorney is set for higher office until he becomes involved with a defence lawyer and her unpredictable clientLeanne
Libeled LadyJean Harlow
William Powell
1936The chief editor keeps delaying his marriage because of problems his newspapers must faceEmma
Mr. and Mrs. SmithCarole Lombard
Robert Montgomery
1941A flirting Mr. and a flitting Mrs. run their marriage by rulesJanice
My Favorite WifeCary Grant
Irene Dunne
1940She arrives seven years after being given up for dead in a shipwreck to find her husband just remarriedEmma
My Six LovesDebbie Reynolds
Cliff Robertson
1963Broadway star collapses from exhaustion and is ordered to rest for six weeks at her country home in ConnecticutLeanne
New Kind Of Love, APaul Newman
Joanne Woodward
1963Her 60's high fashion costumes are a hoot!Carole
New Leaf, AWalter Matthau
Elaine May
1971Formerly rich man decides to marry a rich woman and then do-away with her for her fortuneAlicia
Notting HillHugh Grant
Julia Roberts
1999Famous actress accidentally meets an attractive, but unassuming British booksellerDiane, Linda
One Fine DayMichelle Pfeiffer
George Clooney
1996She was having a perfectly bad day, then he came along and spoiled itJanice
Parent Trap, TheHayley Mills1961Twins, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer campKaemea, Leanne
Parent Trap, TheLindsay Lohan1998Twins, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer campLeanne
Philadelphia Story, TheCary Grant
Katharine Hepburn
1940A rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriageEmma
Pillow TalkRock Hudson
Doris Day
1959They share a telephone line and despise each otherCarole
Pretty WomanRichard Gere
Julia Roberts
1990A man needs an escort for some social events and hires a beautiful prostituteMajo, Linda
Princess Bride, TheCary Elwes
Robin Wright
1987A classic fairy tale as read by a kindly grandfatherKaren
Roman HolidayGregory Peck
Audrey Hepburn
1953A young princess tired of the constraints her position brings runs awayEmma
Romancing the StoneMichael Douglas
Kathleen Turner
1984Dull romance writer becomes involved in an intrigue and romance in ColumbiaAlicia
Room with a View, A Denholm Elliott
Helena Bonham Carter
1986A young Englishwoman makes her first visit to Florence, Italy in the early 1900'sCarole, Patti, Donna
RoxanneDarryl Hannah
Steve Martin
1987Based on the play "Cyrano de Bergerac"Judith
SabrinaHarrison Ford
Julia Ormond
1995The chauffeur's daughter returns home after two years in ParisJanice
Say AnythingJohn Cusack
Juliands
1989An improbable couple meets after high school graduation and must deal with their friends, family, and other pressures just to stay togetherAnn
Send Me No FlowersRock Hudson
Doris Day
1964He's a hypochondriac and thinks he's going to die, so he shops for his wife's next husbandBarbara
Shakespeare in LoveJoseph Fiennes
Gwyneth Paltrow
1998A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal womanPatti, Judith
Shirley ValentinePauline Collins
Tom Conti
1989A middle-aged Liverpool housewife finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband's chip'n'eggKaren, Leanne
Shop Around the Corner, TheMargaret Sullavan
James Stewart
1940He's in love with a woman he has never met and whose name he doesn't even knowCarole, Judith
SirensHugh Grant
Tara Fitzgerald
1994When a painting is termed blasphemous, a young minister and his wife visit the artistKaren
Sleepless in SeattleTom Hanks
Meg Ryan
1993He's a recent widower who is seeking someone newFlora, Barbara
Some Kind of WonderfulEric Stoltz
Mary Stuart Masterson
1987A young tomboy finds her feelings for her best friend run deeper than just friendshipMajo
Strictly BallroomPaul Mercurio
Tara Morice
1992An Australian movie that has two people falling in love while preparing for a dance competitionLeanne
Thin Man,The William Powell
Myrna Loy
1934A former detective and his rich, playful wife solve a murderJanice, Emma
Tom, Dick, and HarryGinger Rogers
George Murphy
1941Telephone operator pursued by a down-to earth fellow, a rich man and a noncomformistJudith, Janice
TrenchcoatMargot Kidder
Robert Hays
1983Love the last little scene in the bedroomJanice
What's Up Doc?Barbra Streisand
Ryan O'Neal
1972Two researchers go to San Francisco to compete for a research grant in MusicCarole
When Harry Met SallyBilly Crystal
Meg Ryan
1994Can a man and a woman be friends, without sex getting in the way?Carole, Emma, Linda
While You Were SleepingSandra Bullock
Bill Pullman
1995Ticket collecting romantic pretends to be engaged to an unconscious manFlora, Patti, Diana
With Six You Get EggrollDoris Day
Brian Keith
1968A widow with three sons and a widower with a teen-age daughter dateKaemea
You've Got MailTom Hanks
Meg Ryan
1998They hate each other at the office but fall in love over the internetBarbara
Yours Mine and OursLucille Ball
Henry Fonda
1968A widower with eight children marries a widow with tenKaemea

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Musicals
Finian's RainbowFred Astaire
Petula Clark
1968An Irishman and his beautiful daughter arrive one day in a small Southern town of sharecroppersLeanne
Funny GirlBarbra Streisand
Omar Sharif
1968The life of comedienne Fannie BriceKaemea
Hello DollyBarbra Streisand
Walter Matthau
1969A matchmaker takes a trip to Yonkers to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire"Kaemea
King and I, TheDeborah Kerr
Yul Brynner
1956After the death of her husband she moves from England to Siam with her son to become a teacher for the children of the KingCarole
Music Man, Therobert Preston
Shirley Jones
1962Confidence man arrives at staid River City intending to cheat the community with his standard scam of offering to equip and train a boy's marching bandCarole, Leanne
My Fair LadyAudrey Hepburn
Rex Harrison
1964A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high societyKaemea
Oklahoma!Gordon MacRae
Shirley Jones
1955A couple of young cowboys win the hearts of their sweetheartsEmma
Slipper and the Rose, TheRichard Chamberlain
Gemma Craven
1976CinderellaLeanne, Barbara
Sound of MusicJulie Andres
Christopher Plummer
1965A widower runs his home near Salzburg like the ship until a new governess for his seven children arrivesKaemea

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Drama
39 Steps, TheRobert Donat
Madeleine Carroll
1935A Canadian visitor to 1930's London meets a lady who is on the run from foreign agentsEmma
CasablancaHumphrey Bogart
Ingrid Bergman
1942A nightclub owner in a wartime waystation has his world turned upside down when his lost love returnsEmma, Tonia, Debora
CharadeCary Grant
Audrey Hepburn
1963A woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolenEmma, Sharon
Dial M for MurderRay Milland
Grace Kelly
1954Ex-tennis pro decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year beforeEmma
Lady Vanishes, TheMargaret Lockwood
Michael Redgrave
1938While traveling in continental Europe, a young British couple realize that a passenger seems to have been kidnapped from their trainEmma
North by NorthwestCary Grant
Eva Marie Saint
1959An advertising executive is mistaken for a spyEmma
NotoriousCary Grant
Ingrid Bergman
1934A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South AmericaEmma
Prince of Tides, TheBarbra Streisand
Nick Nolte
1991A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychologist about their family history and falls in love with herLeanne
Rear WindowJames Stewart
Grace Kelly
1954A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murderEmma
To Catch a ThiefCary Grant
Grace Kelly
1955A former thief is suspected of a new series of crimesEmma
Trouble with Harry, TheEdmond Gwenn
Shirley MacLaine
1955Trouble erupts in a small, quiet New England town when a man's body is found in the woodsJudith
VertigoJames Stewart
Kim Novak
1958A San Francisco detective and his psychological troubles with fear of heights and with a womanEmma
Who Am I This Time?Susan Sarandon
Christopher Walken
1981A relationship during an amateur theatre production in a small town in the 60sMary Lynne

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