Regency-Era Romance Movies Are A Booming Brand

Movies like "Mr. Malcolm's List," taking place in the Regency era of the early 1800s, have all the visual hallmarks of the time with rom-com tropes.

Sometimes, through fiction, you want to escape into different worlds or different times.

Right now, Regency era romance — with its high society balls, gowns, gossip and scandal — is the genre du jour for audiences looking to escape the modern world. 

"Mr. Malcolm's List" — starring Freida Pinto, Zawe Ashton and Sope Dirisu — is one of the newest films to take place in the Regency era of the early 1800s. It's adapted from the book of the same name by author and screenwriter Suzanne Allain.