Witchfinder General (1968) features Vincent Price as a man who accuses women of being witches, and people take his word for it! Set in the English Civil War in the 1600s.

Sleepy Hollow (1999) is set in 1899 I think, and it's one of Tim Burton's last great movies.

Summer of Sam (1999) is not quite horror, but it's close enough. Set during the Son of Sam killer in New York, late 1970s. I love this movie.

Dark Shadows has a lot of period piece action, with stuff going from the 1600s, 1795, 1897, 1960s-1970s, and 1990s. Probably more. Everyone in it just switches costumes and hairstyles, but it's cool as fuck.


I guess a lot of war movies are period-pieces. Forrest Gump is a period-piece I've seen dozens of times. Boogie Nights, American Hustle, Wolf of Wall Street, Casino, Goodfellas... There are a few great crime movies out there. Carlito's Way is one of the best, with Al Pacino in the 70s.

I should add some 'period-piece' tags to some movies so this list can get real.

Someone pointed out that a lot, if not most of the Hammer movies are set in older times. Captain Kronos is a great movie though. One of my favorite Hammer flicks.