Costume drama

/kˈɒstjuːm dɹˈɑːmə/

/kˈɔstuːm dɹˈɑːmə/

Costume drama

a motion picture or theatrical production with a historical setting in which the actors wear the costume appropriate to that time period

Examples

1. They watched a ton of costume dramas.

2. and I appeared in a lot of costume drama.

3. Their first effort was the 1926 film Don Juan, a sumptuous costume drama starring John Barrymore.

4. And I think what a costume drama like this does is inspire conversation and dialogue.