Shubhabrata Dutta
Humanity without its history is incomplete. Just like that, films are incomplete without the historical/period genre. Across the decades since films came into being, we have all been subjected to historical/period dramas that take us on an extraordinary journey to a different time, showing how life was back then. From the macrocosm of huge monuments to the microcosm of human emotions, we understand how we came into being and what we carry within us. On that note, here is the list of period movies available on Peacock.
2. The Imitation Game (2014)
Set during World War II, Morten Tyldum’s ‘The Imitation Game’ is based on the life of British mathematician Alan Turing. The film focuses on how he and his team break the Enigma code that the Germans have been using to communicate during the war. It shifts between past and present, showing how Turing’s creation has its roots in his boarding school days and his friendship with a boy named Christopher Morcom. Equally compelling and poignant, ‘The Imitation Game’ stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, along with Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Matthew Goode, and Charles Dance. It is based on Andrew Hodges’s biography ‘Alan Turing: The Enigma.’ You can watch the Oscar-winning drama right here.
1. Darkest Hour (2017)
It takes a brave man to ask for help. One historical event that proves this sentence is the evacuation of British and other Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk by civilian vessels. This happened after the then British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, personally took to the radio to ask citizens to help their men. In the movie, we see Churchill (Gary Oldman) buried under the political weight of strategic decisions and the War Cabinet’s disapproval as he decides not to back down from the Germans by negotiating peace. His request to the citizens proved fruitful, adding to the turn of the war’s tide. Oldman won an Oscar for his performance as Winston Churchill. You can watch the engrossing Joe Wright directorial right here.
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