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Today in Romance
Rating: 74 %
Awards:
1 win & 10 nominations.
Length: 112 mins
The Age of Adaline (2015)
January 1st , 1908, Adaline Marie Bowman is born
June 16th , 1929, a young engineer displays uncommon gallantry
September 11th , 1929, Adeline Marries Clarence James Prescott at Old St. Mary's cathedral in San Francisco
February 17th , 1937, eight workers and two engineers lose their lives when a section of scaffolding falls through a safety net during construction of the Golden Gate Bridge
December 31st , 2014, a taxi cab travels through San Francisco, from Chinatown to Marin
Rating: 65 %
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 32 nominations.
Length: 135 mins
The New World (2005)
April 26th , 1607, three ships land at Cape Henry
May 14th , 1607, Jamestown Island is chosen for a settlement
April 5th , 1614, Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
June 12th , 1616, the Rolfe family arrive in England
January 5th , 1617, Pocahontas meets the King of England
Rating: 65 %
Length: 95 mins
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
August 21st , 1745, Catherine and Peter marry
January 5th , 1762, Empress Elizabeth dies, and Peter becomes Tsar
July 9th , 1762, Catherine stages a coup d'état
Rating: 67 %
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 85 nominations.
Length: 123 mins
Loving (2016)
June 2nd , 1952, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter marry
July 11th , 1958, police raid Richard and Mildred Loving's home
January 6th , 1959, Richard and Mildred Loving plead guilty
March 18th , 1966, Life magazine profiles the Lovings
June 12th , 1967, the Supreme Court rules that interracial marriage is legal
Rating: 56 %
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations.
Length: 113 mins
Diana (2013)
November 20th , 1995, Diana talks to Panorama about her deteriorating relationship with Charles
January 15th , 1997, Princess Diana visits a minefield in Angola
August 31st , 1997, Princess Diana dies after being involved in a car crash
Rating: 66 %
Awards:
3 nominations.
Length: 115 mins
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
November 14th , 1532,
June 1st , 1533, Anne Boleyn is crowned queen
September 7th , 1533, Anne Boleyn gives birth to Elizabeth
January 29th , 1536, Anne Boleyn suffers a miscarriage
Rating: 67 %
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 29 wins & 34 nominations.
Length: 122 mins
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
September 15th , 1951, Peter Sellers marries Anne Howe
February 19th , 1964, Peter Sellers marries Britt Ekland
April 5th , 1964, Peter Sellers suffers a series of heart attacks
January 30th , 1967, Peg Sellers, Peter's mother, dies
Rating: 60 %
Awards:
1 nomination.
Length: 101 mins
All Good Things (2010)
January 31st , 1982, Kathleen McCormack, who Katie McCarthy is based on, goes missing
December 24th , 2000, Susan Berman, who Deborah Lehrman is based on, is killed
Rating: 73 %
Awards:
4 wins & 8 nominations.
Length: 112 mins
Official Secrets (2019)
January 31st , 2003, Katharine Gun prints out and takes home a copy of an email detailing illegal wire tapping by the NSA
February 15th , 2003, a massive anti-war protest is held in London
March 2nd , 2003, the Observer prints an article titled "Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war"
March 20th , 2003, Iraq is invaded
November 13th , 2003, Katharine Gun is charged under the Official Secrets Act
February 25th , 2004, the case against Katharine Gun is dropped
Rating: 66 %
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 24 wins & 46 nominations.
Length: 123 mins
Julie & Julia (2009)
August 13th , 2002, Julie Powell cooks the first of Julia Child's recipes, including Artichauts au Naturel avec Beurre au Citron
October 30th , 2002, Julie Powell cooks lobster thermidore
February 2nd , 2003, Julie Powell cooks Beef bourguignon
August 12th , 2003, Julie Powell cooks her last recipe, stuffed duck in pastry
Rating: 67 %
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 33 nominations.
Length: 114 mins
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
February 8th , 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded
July 29th , 1587, the Spanish Armada is attacked by English fire ships
Rating: 60 %
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
Length: 102 mins
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
February 8th , 1952, the bridges at Samdong-ni (the inspriration for the film) are blown up in an aerial raid
Rating: 72 %
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 17 nominations.
Length: 105 mins
The Young Victoria (2009)
June 20th , 1837, Victoria becomes Queen on the death of her father, William IV
October 15th , 1839, Victoria proposes to Albert
February 10th , 1840, Victoria and Albert marry
June 10th , 1840, Edward Oxford attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria
November 21st , 1840, Victoria's daughter is born
August 27th , 1841, Lord Melbourne loses a vote of no confidence in parliament
Rating: 81 %
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 72 wins & 110 nominations.
Length: 108 mins
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
November 19th , 2003, Joel and Clementine go to dinner at Klangs
February 11th , 2004, Joel finds out that Clementine has had her memories of him erased
February 13th , 2004, Joel has his memories of Clementine erased
February 14th , 2004, Joel skips work for the day
February 15th , 2004, Joel and Clementine revisit the frozen Charles river
February 16th , 2004, Joel and Clementine realise they have erased each other from their memories
Rating: 69 %
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 21 nominations.
Length: 110 mins
The Duchess (2008)
June 7th , 1774, Lady Georgiana Spencer marries William Cavendish
February 20th , 1792, Georgiana Cavendish gives birth to Eliza
Rating: 80 %
Awards:
Won 8 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 12 nominations.
Length: 233 mins
Gone with the Wind (1939)
February 20th , 1866, using her new husband's money, Scarlet O'Hara writes a cheque to pay off the tax collector
Rating: 67 %
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 52 nominations.
Length: 119 mins
Bright Star (2009)
April 3rd , 1819, Fanny Brawne moves in next door to John Keats
October 18th , 1819, John Keats and Fanny Brawne are engaged
August 10th , 1820, John Keats moves in with Fanny Brawne before leaving for Italy
September 13th , 1820, John Keats and Fanny Brawne say their last goodbye
February 23rd , 1821, John Keats dies in Rome
Rating: 60 %
Awards:
1 nomination.
Length: 108 mins
Lonely Hearts (2006)
February 28th , 1949, Raymond Fernandez kills Delphine Downing
March 1st , 1949, police arrest Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck
Rating: 77 %
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 13 nominations.
Length: 175 mins
The Sound of Music (1965)
November 26th , 1927, Maria Kutschera marries Georg von Trapp
March 12th , 1938, Austria is annexed to Germany
Rating: 64 %
Awards:
6 wins & 11 nominations.
Length: 98 mins
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
March 20th , 1998, Steven Russell poses as a millionaire in order to secure a loan from NationsBank in Dallas
Rating: 66 %
Length: 140 mins
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
July 1st , 1857, George Armstrong Custer enters West Point as a cadet
March 29th , 1875, General Custer testifies before Congress
June 25th , 1876, General Custer dies at the Battle of Little Bighorn
Rating: 69 %
Awards:
8 wins & 20 nominations.
Length: 117 mins
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
April 27th , 1981,
April 28th , 1981, Li Cunxin is detained for 21 hours in the Chinese Consulate
April 29th , 1981, Li Cunxin is released from the Chinese Consulate
Rating: 62 %
Length: 98 mins
In the Mood (1987)
April 29th , 1944, 14 year old Sonny Wisecarver elopes with 21 year old Elaine Monfredi
Rating: 72 %
Awards:
1 win & 11 nominations.
Length: 118 mins
Elisa & Marcela (2019)
Rating: 69 %
Length: 93 mins
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Rating: 66 %
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations.
Length: 175 mins
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
July 3rd , 1872, Phileas Fogg leaves London to travel around the world
September 21st , 1872, Phileas Fogg returns to London
Rating: 70 %
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations.
Length: 189 mins
Rating: 65 %
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations.
Length: 92 mins
Miss Potter (2006)
October 2nd , 1902, The Tale of Peter Rabbit is published
July 25th , 1905, Norman Warne proposes to Beatrix Potter
August 25th , 1905, Norman Warne dies of lymphatic leukaemia
Rating: 71 %
Awards:
3 wins & 14 nominations.
Length: 104 mins
The Vow (2012)
August 18th , 1993, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter marry
November 24th , 1993, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter are involved in a car crash
Rating: 66 %
Length: 200 mins
Goliath Awaits (1981)
September 4th , 1939, the passenger ship Goliath is sunk by a German submarine
Rating: 73 %
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
Length: 141 mins
Wings (1927)
September 12th , 1918, Jack Powell and David Armstrong both fight in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel
Rating: 72 %
Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 134 wins & 349 nominations.
Length: 123 mins
The Shape of Water (2017)
September 18th , Elisa Esposito visits her neighbour Giles
September 19th , Elisa Esposito meets the Amphibian Man during a work shift at Occam
September 20th , Richard Strickland loses two fingers
October 10th , Elisa Esposito attempts to free the Amphibian Man
Rating: 65 %
Awards:
1 nomination.
Length: 107 mins
Big Miracle (2012)
October 7th , 1988, a family of gray whales is found trapped in the ice in Alaska
October 21st , 1988, Bamm-Bamm, the youngest of the whales, dies
October 28th , 1988, the Russian ship Admiral Makarov finally breaks through the ice
Rating: 57 %
Awards:
5 wins & 7 nominations.
Length: 97 mins
Death Defying Acts (2007)
October 31st , 1926, Harry Houdini dies after being punched in the stomach
Rating: 73 %
Awards:
4 wins & 17 nominations.
Length: 106 mins
The Man from the Future (2011)
November 22nd , 1991, Zero is humiliated in public by his sweetheart Helena
Rating: 69 %
Awards:
12 wins & 22 nominations.
Length: 91 mins
Last Night (1998)
December 31st , 1999, a group of friends and family prepare for the end of the world
Rating: 59 %
Awards:
2 wins & 8 nominations.
Length: 118 mins
New Year's Eve (2011)
December 31st , different people experience a variety of problems in the lead-up to the New Year