1. The Notebook
   Sleepless in Seattle
2. Vikings
   Pretty Woman

"Vikings," which airs on the History Channel, is a historical drama series loosely based on the life and adventures of​ Danish Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, his rise to power, love life and family. The character is based off a Norse legendary saga (fictional tales taken from Norse lore) character.

1. Letters to Juliet
   A Room with a View
2. The Proposal
   The Wedding Date

Based on the 1908 novel with the same name, "A Room with a View" is set in the Edwardian era and tells the story of two sisters who travel to Florence, Italy, for a break from their normal lives. Once there, they meet a young man who will later test the romantic relationship of one of the sisters.

1. The Crown
   17 Again
2. Model Behavior
   Hope Floats

Set in the latter half of the 20th century, "The Crown" is a television series that follows Queen Elizabeth II of England. It focuses on her rise to power, her marriage to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and her political rivalries.

1. Victoria
   Sixteen Candles
2. A Walk to Remember
   Chasing Liberty

"Victoria" is a television series which tells the story of Queen Victoria’s life. It covers everything from her ascension to the throne at 18 years old, to her marriage to Prince Albert, to the birth of her children.

1. A Walk in the Clouds
   Dirty Dancing
2. Forest Gump
   The Tudors

"The Tudors" was a television series on Showtime set in 1500. The series, which starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Natalie Dormer and Marie Doyle Kennedy, focused on the reign, marriages and romantic affairs of King Henry VIII of England.

1. Little Women
   Titanic
2. Moulin Rouge!
   A Royal Affair

"A Royal Affair" is a movie set in 1767 that tells the story of Princess Caroline, who after marrying the mad King Christian VII of Denmark, falls in love with her physician. Together, the two start a revolution that will change their country forever.

1. Jane Eyre
   My Father the Hero
2. Blast From the Past
   Circle of Friends

"Jane Eyre" is a 2011 romantic film based on the novel of the same name. Set in 1847, the book is about a young woman who becomes a governess and grows very close to, and falls in love with, the master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Soon after,​ she finds out that he has been hiding a terrible secret, one that could destroy her happiness forever.

1. Where the Heart Is
   The Luck One
2. What Women Want
   Atonement

"Atonement" is a movie which was set from the beginning of the 1930s to the 1990s and tells the story of a 13-year-old girl who after wrongfully accusing her sister’s lover of a crime which he didn’t commit, changes the course of many people’s lives.

1. Life as We Know It
   Tuck Everlasting
2. Rome
   The Lake House

"Rome" is a television series which was set in the final days of the Roman Republic. It was centered around two soldiers, who play a significant role in the historical events and outcomes of the great empire.

1. Waitress
   The Other Boleyn Girl
2. The Prince & Me
   Ghost

Set in the 16th century, "The Other Boleyn Girl" tells the fictionalized story of King Henry VIII, his mistress Mary Boleyn, and her sister Anne, who later became the second wife of the King. The movie is based on a book of​ the same name and stars Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana as Henry VIII.

1. Untamed Heart
   My Girl
2. Anna Karenina
   Gone With the Wind

Set in the late 19th century, this movie focuses on the lives of Russia’s aristocrats, one of which is Anna Karenina, the wife of a senior statesman, Alexei Karenin. She begins an affair with Count Vronsky, a relationship that will lead to her demise.

1. Keith
   American Wedding
2. The Young Victoria
   Valentine's Day

"The Young Victoria" is a period drama film based on the early life of Queen Victoria and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The movie, which was released in 2009, stars Emily Blunt as the Queen, Rupert Friend as Prince Albert and Miranda Richardson as the Duchess of Kent.

1. Downton Abbey
   Pretty in Pink
2. When Harry Met Sally
   Crossroads

"Downton Abbey" is a historical drama television series which is set in the fictional county of Downton Abbey. Throughout the series, viewers meet the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants and watch them go through a series of popular 20th Century events.

1. Ella Enchanted
   Varsity Blue
2. Bride Wars
   Marco Polo

"Marco Polo" is a Netflix series based on the famous 13th-century explorer with the same name. The series follows his life through the court of Kublai Khan. It featured actor Lorenzo Richelmy as Marco Polo, Benedict Wong as Kublai Khan and Joan Chen as Empress Chabi.

1. Titanic
   Casablanca
2. The President's Mistress
   Airplane

"The President’s Mistress" is a 1978 film about a man searching for the truth about the death of his sister, only to find out that when she was alive, not only was she having an affair with the President of the United States, she was also a KGB agent.

1. The Princess Bride
   Medici: Masters of Florence
2. Rocky
   National Lampoon's Animal House

"Medici: Masters of Florence" is a television series based on the Medici dynasty which was set in the 15th century in Florence, Italy. It focuses on Cosimo de Medici who suddenly finds himself at the head of an empire when his father, Giovanni, dies.

1. Decameron Nights
   Gone with the Wind
2. Annie Hall
   Groundhog Day

"Decameron Nights" is a 1953 film based on three tales from Giovanni Boccaccio The Decameron. Set in the mid-14th century, the movie follows Giovanni Boccaccio (the writer) who goes after the woman he loves, the recently widowed Fiametta.

1. Slumdog Millionaire
   Some Like It Hot
2. Love & Friendship
   The Graduate

"Love & Friendship" is a period film based on the 1794 Jane Austen novel, Lady Susan. It follows Lady Susan, a recent widow who tries to play matchmaker to secure a wealthy husband for both her daughter and herself.

1. Dirty Dancing
   The Borgias​
2. Top Gun
   The Karate Kid

"The Borgias" is a television series set in the 15th century. It follows the Borgia family as they rise to the top of the Roman Catholic Church and their attempts in trying to stay there, whether through murder, marriage alliances, or war.

1. Persuasion
   Juno
2. True Romance
   Pretty Woman

"Persuasion" is a television movie based on Jane Austen’s 1817 novel of the same name. It follows Anne, a woman who was persuaded to reject the marriage proposal of Frederick Wentworth eight years earlier. They meet again, and he is still searching for a wife, anyone but Anne, who previously broke his heart.

1. The Sound of Music
   Spartacus: War of the Damned
2. Good Will Hunting
   A Beautiful Mind

"Spartacus: War of the Damned" told the story of Spartacus, one of the greatest gladiators in Rome’s history. It follows him and a group of gladiators from their capture to their escape and uprising against the Roman Empire and its leader,​ Claudius Glaber.

1. Coming to America
   Vertigo
2. Love Actually
   Beloved Sisters

"Beloved Sisters" is a film set in the late 18th century about a German poet named Friedrich Schiller and his relationships with the aristocratic sisters, Caroline and Charlotte von Lengefeld. The sisters decide to share him, later realizing that it might have been a mistake.

1. The English Patient
   Pearl Harbor
2. Confession of a Child of the Century
   Spartacus

Adapted from Alfred de Musset’s 1836 autobiographical novel with the same name, this movie follows Octave, a man who has been betrayed by his mistress and after the death of his father, decides to move to the country where he meets Brigitte, a woman with whom he falls madly in love.

1. Outlander
   Gigli
2. Brokeback Mountain
   Lost in Translation

"Outlander" is a British television series based on a time travel series by Diana Gabaldon with the same name. It follows married World War II nurse Claire Randall who is transported back in time to Scotland in the year 1743 where she meets a Highland warrior named Jamie Fraser and later becomes involved in the War of the British Succession.

1. The Notebook
   The White Queen
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
   Sixteen Candles

"The White Queen" is a television series set in 15th century England and is based on a series of books by Philippa Gregory. It is about three women, Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville and their relentless fight for the throne.

1. Moulin Rouge!
   Footloose
2. American Graffiti
   The Merchant of Venice

"The Merchant of Venice" is a romantic film based on Shakespeare’s play with the same name. Set in 16th-century Venice, it follows a merchant who owes a large sum of money to a moneylender who wants a something gruesome as his payment.

1. The Wedding Singer
   Singin' in the Rain
2. The New World
   Romeo + Juliet

"The New World" is a historical drama film released in 2005. It tells the story of English captain John Smith who after being pardoned, falls in love with Native American, Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan.

1. The Apartment
   As Good as it Gets
2. Reign
   Father of the Bride

"Reign" is a historical romantic drama series that tells the story of the early life of Mary, Queen of Scots. The show first aired on The CW and starred Adelaide Kane as Mary, Queen of Scots, Celina Sinden as Greer Castleroy and Megan Follows as Catherine de’ Medici.

1. Barry Lyndon
   Father of the Bride
2. Shakespeare in Love
   Westside Story

"Barry Lyndon" is a 1975 drama film based on a book by Willian Thackeray titled “The Luck of Barry Lyndon." The film is centered around an Irish rogue who wins the heart of a very rich widow and tries to take the place of her aristocratic role.

1. It Happened One Night
   Bonnie and Clyde
2. Much Ado About Nothing
   Camila

"Camila" is an Argentine drama film set in 19th century Argentina and follows the life of socialite Camila O’Gorman who falls in love with a Jesuit priest. The two run off together and assume new identities, only to be later found and arrested for their crime.

1. Black Sails
   Pocahontas
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's
   The Girl Next Door

"Black Sails" is a historical television series set in the Golden Age of Piracy, 20 years before the events of Treasure Island. It follows Captain Flint and his crew members as they fight for their survival and the survival of New Providence Island.

1. Midnight in Paris
   Deadwood
2. Atonement
   Heaven Can Wait

"Deadwood" is a television series set in the 1880s. It revolves around characters living in Deadwood, South Dakota. The show consists of historical facts and characters, mixed with fictional elements which may have been based on real events.

1. Groundhog Day
   Benny & Joon
2. Letters to Juliet
   The English Patient

"The English Patient" is an American war drama film based on a novel with the same name. It tells the story of Count Laszlo de Almasy who was burned in a plane crash and while being tended to by a nurse, not only falls in love with her but also tells his story through a series of flashbacks.

1. Something Borrowed
   Ever After: A Cinderella Story
2. Band of Brothers
   Hope Floats

"Band of Brothers" is an American drama miniseries based on a non-fiction book of the same name. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, the series is a dramatization of the history of “Easy” Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division during World War II.

1. The Duchess
   French Kiss
2. Only You
   The Vow

"The Duchess" is a drama film set in 18th century England. It focuses on aristocrat Georgina Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire and her husband, William, both which begin to have affairs.

1. The Notebook
   Amazing Grace
2. While You Were Sleeping
   Dear John

"Amazing Grace" is a biographical drama film about William Wilberforce’s campaign against the British Empire’s transatlantic slave trade. The film stars Ioan Gruffudd as William Wilberforce and Romola Garai as Barbara Spooner, his wife.

1. Little Women
   Becoming Jane
2. Forrest Gump
   Pride & Prejudice

"Becoming Jane" is a biographical movie based on author Jane Austen before she rose to fame. It also focuses on her relationship with the young Irishman, Thomas Langlois Lefroy. American actress Anne Hathaway played the role of Jane Austen and James McAvoy played the role of her love interest.

1. Cold Mountain
   Far and Away
2. Emma
   Titanic

"Emma" is a period film based on a Jane Austen novel of the same name. The film is about the life of Emma Woodhouse, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, a young woman who lives in 19th century England ​and sees herself as the matchmaker of her community.

1. The Piano
   Legends of the Fall
2. Moulin Rouge!
   Love Actually

"The Piano" is a 1993 drama film about a 19th century mute piano player and her daughter, who live in a backwater town of New Zealand, who try to reclaim her piano after it was abandoned on a beach by a ship's crew.

1. When in Rome
   Jane Eyre
2. Mansfield Park
   The Last Song

"Mansfield Park" is a British romantic drama based on a Jane Austen novel of the same name. It follows Fanny Price as she goes to live on her aunt’s husband’s estate, Mansfield Park, where she meets the love of her life.