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The Royal Exchange (2017)
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The Royal Exchange (2017)
Original name: L'Échange des princesses
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In 1721, the Regent of France, wanting to seal the peace with Spain, offers to the Spanish King, a marriage between their respective heirs: Louis XV, age 11, and Maria Anna Victoria, the 4-year-old Spanish infanta. The Regent of France also offers to marry his daughter, Mademoiselle de Montpensier, 12, to the Prince of Asturias, the 14-year-old heir apparent to the Spanish throne. Madrid responds enthusiastically to both proposals, and the ceremonies are promptly organized. The exchange of the princesses is to take place with great pomp on a small island, in the river bordering the two countries. Everything has been done to expect the best of the children, but nothing will proceed as planned.
Style: atmospheric, serious, captivating, scenic, thought provoking, art house
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: child bride, king of france, forced marriage, princess, intrigue, union, engagement, reconciliation, royalty, politics, royal family, french royalty, king, child marriage, arranged marriage, palace intrigue, dog, chess, swinger, cat, death, illness, doll, swing, boat ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era
Place: versailles, france, spain

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, serious, realistic and historical drama films with plots about royalty, royal family, french history, female nudity, king, society and politics mostly in History, Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like The Royal Exchange: Mademoiselle Paradis (2017), The Supper (1992), One Nation, One King (2018), The Death of Louis XIV (2016), Jeanne du Barry (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Mademoiselle Paradis (2017)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: 18th century Vienna. The true story of Maria Theresia von Paradis, a gifted piano player and close friend of Mozart’s, who lost her eye-sight as a child. Desperate to cure their talented daughter, the Paradis entrust Maria to Dr. Mesmer, a ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, captivating, stylized, period piece
Plot: female musician, blindness, pianist, therapy, doctor patient relationship, piano, doctor, women, musician, parents, disability, strength ...
Time: 18th century, 1770s
Place: vienna, austria
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100%
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 635
The Supper (1992)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, Talleyrand, a shrewd politician of flexible convictions, ...
Style: political, contemplative, talky, biting, cynical ...
Plot: french history, napoleon bonaparte, napoleonic wars, politics, gastronomy, secret police, french revolution, police, vice, revolution, battles, wartime life ...
Time: 19th century, 1810s, 18th century
Place: paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
One Nation, One King (2018)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Un peuple et son roi crosses the destinies of the men and women of the population, and those of historical figures. Their meeting place is the newly founded National Assembly. At the heart of the story lie the fate of the king and the birth of the ...
Style: factual, realistic, captivating, tense, political
Plot: french revolution, king of france, french history, martial law, politics, execution, interrogation, arrest, poverty, world history, royalty, napoleonic era ...
Time: 18th century, 1780s
Place: france, paris france, versailles
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
The Death of Louis XIV (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Portugal, Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story: August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the ...
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, tense, touching, exciting ...
Plot: old man, king of france, dying, french history, medicine, royalty, death of king, disability, death of protagonist, king, death, royal family ...
Time: 18th century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Jeanne du Barry (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium, UK, Russia, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 117 min.
Story: The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: king of france, royalty, biopic, royal court, etiquette, female protagonist, life, king, historical figure, convent, countess, infidelity ...
Time: 18th century
Place: versailles
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The King Is Dancing (2000)
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Louis XIV, the French sun-king has two passions, establishing absolute rule over the realm -after decades of religious/civil wars- by divine right and artistic brilliancy as a dancer
Style: atmospheric, stylized, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot: french history, king of france, performer's life, royal family, royalty, composer, ballet, dancing, playwright, intrigue, dishonesty, rise and fall ...
Time: 17th century
Place: france, versailles, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Marie Antoinette (2022)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Through a twenty-first century lens, the series explores the dark, manipulative and misogynistic world of Versailles. Travelling deep inside Marie Antoinette’s head throughout the series, discovering who she is through her internal voice that ...
Style: dramatic, atmospheric, entertaining, witty, captivating ...
Plot: queen, ancient, royalty, french history, sex, political intrigue, woman, king, intrigue, female protagonist, king of france, pretty girl ...
Time: 18th century
Place: france, versailles, austria, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Black Venus (2010)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 162 min.
Story: The story of Saartjes Baartman, a Black domestic who, in 1808, left Southern Africa, then ruled by Dutch settlers, for Europe, following her boss Hendrick Caesar , hoping to find fame and fortune there. Once in London her master turned manager does ...
Style: captivating, serious, thought provoking, realistic, erotic ...
Plot: shame, prostitution, humiliation, captivity, physical appearance, violence against women, rebelliousness, poverty, social misfits, society, exploitation, racism ...
Time: 19th century, year 2010, ancient times, 1810s
Place: paris france, africa, south africa, france, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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That Night in Varennes (1982)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 150 min.
Story: In June of 1791, a group of passengers in a stagecoach find themselves caught up in the events of the French Revolution, when they find themselves in the city of Varennes when revolutionists arrest the fleeing King Louis.
Style: historical drama, road movie, costume drama, realistic, serious ...
Plot: french revolution, king of france, revolution, teenage prostitute, older man young girl relationship, female nudity, writers, escape attempt, aristocracy, time machine, revolutionary, napoleonic wars ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, year 1982, 1790s
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Versailles: The Dream of a King (2008)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Docudrama about the life of Louis XIV nicknamed "the Sun King", the King of France who ran a glamorous court, expanded the borders of France, loved women and parties and built an incredible palace for himself - the Versailles.
Style: historical drama, political, weird, baroque
Plot: king of france, french history, palace, royalty, womanizer, construction, affair, royal family, queen, french royalty, king, royal court ...
Time: 17th century
Place: versailles
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
An Ordinary Execution (2010)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: During the last days of Stalin's reign, a doctor (Marina Hands) tries to go unnoticed in a society of mutual dread where a neighbour or colleague might "denounce" you to the authorities at any moment.But tales of her healing touch ...
Style: thought provoking, serious, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: josef stalin, power relations, head of state, doctors and patients, moral dilemma, society, state affairs, life is a bitch, dictator, suffering, illness, kgb ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, year 1952
Place: soviet union, russia, ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Style: costume drama, period piece, visual, melancholic, visually stunning ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: queen, french revolution, historical character, princess, french history, royal family, royal court, aristocracy, decadence, biopic, fashion, royalty ...
Time: 18th century, year 2006, victorian era, ancient times, georgian era ...
Place: france, versailles, europe, austria, vienna ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Farewell, My Queen (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
Style: stylized, serious, realistic, historical drama, erotic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lesbian, royal court, king, french revolution, master and servant, royal family, lesbian subtext, female pubic hair, lgbt, lady in waiting, nobility, suicide by hanging ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 1780s, ancient times, year 2012 ...
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39%
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Aristocrats (1999)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: Based on a true story, Aristocrats draws back the curtain on an 18th century English family near the summit of society, revealing a tapestry of romance, prejudice, infidelity, and revolution.
Style: period piece, captivating, serious, historical drama, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
A Cursed Monarchy (2005)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 500 min.
TV show
Story: It is the early 1300's and the treasury of France, under the rule of Philippe IV (Philippe le Bel or Philippe the Beautiful), is empty. The king decides the only solution is to raid the treasures of the Knights Templar (amongst others) and ...
Style: disturbing, mysterious, captivating, tense
Plot: king of france, medieval, royalty, royal family, burned at the stake, curse, betrayal, french history, murder, execution, intrigue, politics ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 14th century
Place: paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Of Gods and Men (2010)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story: French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between ...
Style: sincere, meditative, unusual plot structure, atmospheric, visually appealing ...
Plot: monk, monastery, faith, religion, clergy, muslim, christian, islam, peace, courage, idealism, hostage ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place: algeria, maghreb, morocco, middle east, palestine
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Marquise (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Marquise is a drama about the rise and fall of a beauteous actress. As cheerfully portrayed by Sophie Marceau, the eponymous heroine is an engagingly ribald, but perhaps rather too modern, character. She rises from an impoverished background to ...
Style: sexy, costume drama, historical drama, realistic, serious ...
Plot: woman peeing, sex, femme fatale, ancient, porn, biopic, unfaithful wife, couples, love and romance, society, intrigue, rise and fall ...
Time: 17th century, 18th century, georgian era, ancient times
Place: paris france, france, lyon, europe, versailles
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.
Style: costume drama, period piece, factual, realistic, atmospheric ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: countess, politics, conspiracy, royal family, revenge, justice, police investigation, nobility, french revolution, royalty, couples, love and romance ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, ancient times, year 2001, 1780s ...
Place: france, paris france, versailles, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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The Queen and the Cardinal (2009)
Genre: History
Country: France
Duration: 197 min.
Story: In the middle of the 17th century, forbidden lovers Queen Anne of Austria, the widow of King Louis XIII, and her Prime Minister, Cardinal Mazarin, face the opposition of a revengeful and power-seeking Court.
Style: historical drama, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
Plot: french history, royal family, kingdom, secret love, nobility, palace intrigue, king of france, royal court, french politics, historical figure, ruler, historical character ...
Time: 17th century
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Royal Wives at War (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
Story: The Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson look back at the dramatic events of 1936, which led to King Edward Vlll giving up the throne for the woman he loved.
Style: captivating, thought provoking
Plot: royal family, british history, memories, feud, queen, queen elizabeth ii, kingdom, british monarchy, relationships, queen of england, royal court, royalty ...
Time: year 1936
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The French Revolution (1989)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: France, West Germany, Italy, Canada
Duration: 335 min.
Story: A history of the French Revolution from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis ...
Style: historical drama, cult classic, exciting, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot: french revolution, revolution, french history, royal family, medieval, nobility, democracy, guillotine, monarch, world history, napoleonic wars, french royalty ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 1780s, 1790s
Place: france, paris france, versailles, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 6.2
 390
The Viceroys (2007)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, Spain, Germany, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: captivating, psychological, epic, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot: family relations, politics, political unrest, rivalry, intrigue, dishonesty, society, revolution, family life, palace intrigue, power struggle, revisionist history ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place: sicily, italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
A Vote for the King of the Romans (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Story: Czech Television's epic historical film draws on the breathtaking dramatic life of the great of Czech history, King Charles IV.
Style: captivating, thought provoking, tense, disturbing
Plot: king, knight, father son relationship, czech history, european history, aristocrat, royal family, historical character, family relations, power struggle, kingdom, historical figure ...
Time: 14th century, middle ages
Place: central europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the ...
Style: serious, stylized, emotional, romantic, romantic drama ...
Plot: forbidden love, jealous husband, love affair, aristocracy, society, unfaithful wife, royal court, princess, french history, heir, duke, passion ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages
Place: france, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.4
 658
El Dorado (1988)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, France, Italy
Duration: 149 min.
Story: The story of an expedition down the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in 1560 by Spanish soldiers searching for the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.
Style: rough, disturbing, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Plot: conquistador, spanish conquest, adventurer, amazon rainforest, conquering, treasure hunt, colonial america, biopic, myth, colonialism, traveler, explorer ...
Time: 16th century
Place: peru, spain, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
The King's Whore (1990)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy, Austria
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.
Style: realistic, serious, sexual, gloomy, sincere ...
Plot: fatal attraction, royal family, royalty, ancient, girl, american revolution, 007, love triangle, sword fight, couples, state affairs, society ...
Time: 17th century, 18th century, middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 6.6
 8K
Vatel (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, UK, Belgium
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the ...
Style: melancholic, light, tricky, captivating, visually appealing ...
Plot: king of france, food, betrayal, nobility, political intrigue, tragic love, fall in love, power relations, french history, wine, storytelling, intrigue ...
Time: 17th century, ancient times, victorian era
Place: france, europe, netherlands, holland, versailles
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The King's Daughters (2000)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Late 17th Century: Anne de Grandcamp and Lucie de Fontenelle, two little girls from Normandy, arrive at the Saint-Cyr school founded by Madame de Maintenon for educating the daughters of impoverished nobles ruined in wars and making them into free ...
Style: captivating, touching, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot: royalty, women's rights, boarding school, hysteria, mistress, human spirit, nobility, society, obsessive quest, idealism, youth, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time: 17th century
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Accursed Kings (1972)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 616 min.
TV show
Story: Set during the reigns of the last five kings of the Capetian dynasty and the first two kings of the House of Valois, the series begins as the French King Philip the Fair, already surrounded by scandal and intrigue, brings a curse upon his family ...
Style: historical drama
Plot: french history, royalty, medieval, royal family, king, peplum, time machine, french royalty, ancient, historical figure, power struggle, manipulation ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 14th century
Place: paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Marriage of Gustav III (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The Swedish King Gustav III is bold and courageous regarding government. He is to marry a Danish princess. But when it comes to love and courtship, the king feels lost. Therefore he asks the loyal and experienced Captain Munck for assistance.
Style: captivating, historical drama, masterpiece, period drama
Plot: king, duke, royal family, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story, marriage, male female relationship, couples, love affair, relationships, monarchy, couple relations ...
Time: 18th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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