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What's the movie genre called that mixes historical settings and modern comedy? (midwest.social)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I mean movies that are just like regular modern comedy movies but take place in a historical setting. Some examples include β€œThe Little Hours” and β€œA Million Ways to Die in the West.” Furthermore, does anybody have any more examples of movies like these?

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[–] ZagamTheVile 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It leans a little more toward academic than some of the others here, and spans a broader time span, but History of The World p1 is pretty good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Academic? History of the World Part I? I guess you could say it has about as much academic rigour as the average Mel Brooks movie.

[–] ZagamTheVile 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was being silly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Guess I should've gone with "Academic? It doesn't even cover ancient Greece."