The Best R-Rated Period Piece Movies

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List of R-Rated period piece movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated period piece movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Period piece movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated period piece movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Period piece movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Period piece films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Period piece film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

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Full Metal Jacket
Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey
Released: 1987
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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Raging Bull
Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Released: 1980
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Almost Famous
Zooey Deschanel, Kate Hudson
Released: 2000
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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American Psycho
Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe
Released: 2000
Directed by: Mary Harron
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American Gangster
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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Munich
Daniel Craig, Eric Bana
Released: 2005
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Blow
Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz
Released: 2001
Directed by: Ted Demme
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Rob Roy
Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange
Released: 1995
Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
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Enemy at the Gates
Rachel Weisz, Jude Law
Released: 2001
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
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The Good Shepherd
Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro
Released: 2006
Directed by: Robert De Niro
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Gosford Park
Helen Mirren, Clive Owen
Released: 2002
Directed by: Robert Altman
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Billy Elliot
Jamie Bell, Julie Walters
Released: 2000
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
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Amistad
Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey
Released: 1997
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The English Patient
Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes
Released: 1996
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
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Casualties of War
Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox
Released: 1989
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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Casino
Sharon Stone, Robert De Niro
Released: 1995
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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The Untouchables
Robert De Niro, Sean Connery
Released: 1987
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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Stand by Me
Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman
Released: 1986
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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The Godfather Part III
Al Pacino, Diane Keaton
Released: 1990
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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Open Range
Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall
Released: 2003
Directed by: Kevin Costner
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Kinsey
Liam Neeson, Tim Curry
Released: 2004
Directed by: Bill Condon
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Dead Presidents
Martin Sheen, Terrence Howard
Released: 1995
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
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Capote
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Cooper
Released: 2005
Directed by: Bennett Miller
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Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett
Released: 1999
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
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Gods and Monsters
Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser
Released: 1998
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