Among other genres, historical romance movies stand out for their subtle touch of the past and historical settings.
So, if you are a fan of such flicks, here is your list of highly-rated historical romance picks that are available on Amazon Prime Video.
Jodhaa Akbar (2008): An Ashutosh Gowariker directorial, it is the epic love story between the great Mughal Emperor, Akbar and a Rajput Princess, Jodha.
Victoria & Abdul (2017): It tells the story of an unlikely friendship between Queen Victoria of England and a young Indian clerk, Abdul Karim.
The English Patient (1996): The movie depicts a fateful love affair between a young nurse and her badly burnt plane crash victim during WWII.
Phantom Thread (2017): Tells the story of a popular dressmaker in 1950s London whose overly meticulous life gets disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, who becomes his muse and lover.
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002): It's the tale of love and revenge where a man was falsely accused of treason by his best friend and imprisoned for 13 years on an island.
Far from the Madding Crowd (2015): The movie centres around a headstrong, independent, and beautiful woman who captures the hearts of three very different suitors while exploring themes like resilience and perseverance in human relationships.
Atonement (2007): It is about a thirteen-year-old novice writer who irrevocably changes the lives of people around her by accusing her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
The Age of Innocence (1993): Set in the nineteenth-century time, it tells the love story of a young lawyer from New York high society who falls in love with the divorced cousin of his fiancee.