Movies like Anne of the Thousand Days

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Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
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Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Style: period piece, historical drama, talky, fairy tale, epic, touching, serious, captivating, realistic, light ...
Plot: tudors, king, british history, royalty, british monarchy, medieval, royal family, monarch, renaissance, adultery, biopic, british royal family, ancient, queen, politics, betrayal, historical event, love, court, divorce, courage, marriage, fashion, incest, ancient history ...
Time: 16th century, year 1969, ancient times, medieval times, middle ages, 18th century, 60s ...
Place: england, europe, britain, london, scotland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, serious, realistic and historical drama films with plots about royal family, royalty, queen, state affairs, monarch, monarchy and costume mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Anne of the Thousand Days: The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), A Man for All Seasons (1966), Henry VIII (2003), Mad Love (2001), The Lion in Winter (1968). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the ...
Style: romantic, sexy, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: queen, love triangle, royal family, british history, royalty, royal court, king, medieval, intrigue, politics, family relations, betrayal ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, 19th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place: england, britain, europe
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A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A Man for All Seasons is the filmed version of the life of Thomas More. An English man comes to Sir Thomas More to ask if he can divorce his wife since King Henry VIII has made it illegal. Sir Thomas More stands up in opposition to the King even ...
Style: period piece, political, inspirational, costume drama, spiritual ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: historical event, politics, lawyer, courtroom drama, catholic, courtroom, royalty, british history, renaissance, idealism, justice, betrayal ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, year 1966, ancient times, medieval times
Place: england, britain, persia, europe, london
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Henry VIII (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 193 min.
Story: Henry VIII is a two-part British television movie produced principally by Granada Television for ITV. It chronicles the life of Henry VIII of England from the disintegration of his first marriage to an aging Spanish princess until his death ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, cult classic, period piece ...
Plot: tudors, king of england, royal family, ambition, renaissance, dishonesty, head of state, infidelity, historical event, medieval, royalty, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages
Place: britain, europe, england
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Mad Love (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Spain, Italy, Portugal, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The love story who transformed Juana I de Castilla, Queen of Spain, into Juana "The mad". The tragic fate of a Queen madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Felipe el Hermoso, Archduke of Austria.
Style: melancholic, costume drama, stylized, captivating, serious ...
Plot: betrayal, obsession, royal family, intrigue, infidelity, love and romance, politics, tragic hero, royalty, state affairs, society, rivalry ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, ancient times, 15th century
Place: spain, austria, europe, flanders, portugal
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100%
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The Lion in Winter (1968)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: 1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.
Style: suspense, political, factual, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot: christmas, king, power struggle, political intrigue, british history, dysfunctional family, infidelity, medieval, royalty, royal family, manipulation, british royal family ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, 20th century, year 1968
Place: england, france, britain
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Lady Jane (1986)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story: The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to ...
Style: period piece, costume drama, historical drama, sincere, gothic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: tudors, royalty, royal family, british monarchy, female nudity, politics, queen, monarch, corporal punishment, women, renaissance, british history ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times, middle ages
Place: london, england, britain, rome italy, europe
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Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at he age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years ...
Style: historical drama, spiritual, costume drama, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: tudors, royalty, queen, queen elizabeth i, monarch, ancient, british history, royal family, catholic, execution, political intrigue, 007 ...
Time: 16th century, year 1971, ancient times
Place: scotland, europe, france, britain, england
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38%
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Becket (1964)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas ...
Style: epic, period piece, realistic, clever, talky ...
Plot: religion, friendship, british history, medieval, royalty, biopic, politics, catholic, saint, martyr, monarch, betrayal ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, 20th century
Place: england, britain, europe, london, france
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37%
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Elizabeth (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Style: factual, costume drama, period piece, realistic, historical drama ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: queen, british history, royalty, tudors, queen elizabeth i, historical character, politics, british royal family, head of state, royal court, royal family, political intrigue ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, victorian era, year 1998, ancient times ...
Place: england, london, britain, scotland, europe ...
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34%
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Macbeth (1971)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Style: disturbing, visual, bleak, atmospheric, spiritual ...
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, murder, guilt, witch, prophecy, macbeth, royalty, betrayal, witchcraft, knight, ambition ...
Time: 11th century, middle ages, medieval times, year 1971, 20th century
Place: scotland, eastern europe, england, europe
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100%
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Wolf Hall (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story: England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose ...
Style: serious, captivating, period piece, costume drama, stylized ...
Plot: royal family, tudors, rise to the top, political intrigue, royalty, british monarchy, monarch, manipulation, ambition, state affairs, medieval, society ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times
Place: england, europe, britain, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Mary Stuart attempts to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, only to find herself condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Style: serious, realistic, costume drama, stylized, period piece ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: royal family, queen, protestant, royal court, throne, queen elizabeth i, tudors, murder, intrigue, british history, betrayal, british monarchy ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: scotland, england, scottish highlands, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story: When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.
Style: period piece, costume drama, breathtaking, colorful, historical drama ...
Plot: british history, queen, queen elizabeth i, throne, royal family, royalty, tudors, politics, monarchy, medieval, political intrigue, biopic ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, 19th century, victorian era, ancient times ...
Place: england, london, britain, scotland, spain ...
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32%
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 205 min.
Story: A BBC miniseries based loosely on the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her son James I of England.
Style: historical drama, realistic, captivating, serious, political ...
Plot: royal family, king, queen, intrigue, execution, tudors, coronation, royalty, monarchy, monarch, power, betrayal ...
Time: 17th century, 16th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: england, scotland, britain, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
Style: historical drama, fairy tale, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot: tudors, royalty, british royal family, renaissance, queen, adultery, ancient, historical event, monarch, british aristocracy, king, decapitation ...
Time: 16th century, year 1972
Place: england, europe
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32%
To Kill a King (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Style: clever, captivating, talky, serious, realistic ...
Plot: political intrigue, intrigue, society, rivalry, betrayal, rebelliousness, revolution, state affairs, political unrest, torture, royalty, politics ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: britain
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30%
The Young Victoria (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: From Academy Award® winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park and The Departed, comes the story of Queen Victoria’s early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle to her romantic courtship and ...
Style: period piece, costume drama, romantic, touching, dramatic ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: royal family, royalty, marriage, queen, queen of england, queen victoria, politics, aristocracy, royal court, love and romance, british history, love story ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, middle ages, 1800s, edwardian era ...
Place: england, london, britain, buckingham palace, europe ...
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Cromwell (1970)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
Style: epic, realistic, factual, talky, serious ...
Plot: revolution, british history, battles, royal family, political unrest, society, medieval, tyranny, military, against the odds, rivalry, rebellion ...
Time: 17th century, victorian era, middle ages
Place: england, ireland, britain, europe, america ...
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30%
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Elizabeth R (1971)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
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Story: When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisors know she has to marry. Doesn't she?
Style: historical drama, costume drama, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Plot: queen elizabeth i, royal family, monarchy, queen, palace intrigue, queen of england, throne, political conspiracy, monarch, betrayal, state affairs, couple relations ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, europe, london
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29%
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Henry V (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
Style: epic, realistic, exciting, costume drama, atmospheric ...
Audience: date night
Plot: medieval, battles, shakespeare, king, politics, royal family, war, tragedy, king of england, royalty, love and romance, military ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, year 1989, ancient times
Place: england, france, europe, britain
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29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
Style: stylized, captivating, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot: queen, royalty, royal family, political intrigue, royal court, betrayal, political unrest, tudors, renaissance, state affairs, british history, nudity ...
Time: 16th century
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29%
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Elizabeth I (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 223 min.
TV show
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Style: historical drama, costume drama, realistic, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: queen elizabeth i, royal family, queen, monarchy, british history, couple relations, politics, royal court, monarch, tudors, older woman younger man relationship, family relations ...
Time: 16th century
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28%
The Madness of King George (1994)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: King George III's erratic behaviour leads to a plot in Parliament to have him declared insane and removed from the throne.
Style: costume drama, period piece, political, talky, clever ...
Plot: monarchy, biopic, mental illness, aristocracy, royalty, british monarchy, royal family, politics, monarch, colonialism, king of england, queen ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, year 1994, ancient times, victorian era ...
Place: england, britain, europe, north america, london
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28%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 237 min.
TV show
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Style: serious, historical drama, factual, touching, period piece ...
Plot: tudors, queen elizabeth i, royal family, throne, forbidden love, royalty, queen of england, british monarchy, monarch, state affairs, head of state, treason ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, britain, rome italy, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Cleopatra (1963)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Switzerland, UK
Duration: 192 min.
Story: Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.The winner of four Oscars, this epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the passionate and ambitious Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on ...
Style: epic, period piece, costume drama, breathtaking, visual ...
Audience: date night
Plot: ancient rome, antiquity, ancient egypt, peplum, roman empire, queen, ancient history, julius caesar, ancient, cleopatra, love, femme fatale ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century, year 1963, 1st century b.c.
Place: egypt, rome italy, africa, alexandria egypt, greece ...
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27%
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Queen Margot (1994)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 161 min.
Story: The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the ...
Style: period piece, sexy, epic, visually appealing, historical drama ...
Plot: royalty, french history, renaissance, medieval, religion, sex, female nudity, queen, male nudity, catholic church, politics, political intrigue ...
Time: middle ages, 16th century, year 1994, ancient times, medieval times
Place: france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Mrs Brown (1997)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but that relationship creates scandalous situation and is likely ...
Style: costume drama, touching, sentimental, period piece, intense ...
Plot: queen, british history, friendship, politics, victorian england, monarchy, british monarchy, monarch, relationships, widow, love story, biopic ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 20th century, 1800s, ancient times ...
Place: scotland, england, britain, europe
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27%
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A Royal Affair (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style: period piece, costume drama, realistic, stylized, factual ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: royal family, queen, love affair, love triangle, adultery, political intrigue, aristocracy, coup d'etat, royalty, royal court, infidelity, king ...
Time: 18th century, year 2012, ancient times, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place: denmark, europe, england, scandinavia, copenhagen ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 235 min.
TV show
Story: The chronicle of Charles II's time on the throne, his 10 year exile from Oliver Cromwell's England, and his triumphant return.
Style: realistic, serious, epic, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot: king, royal family, royalty, politics, mistress, rise and fall, ambition, social differences, rivalry, betrayal, love and romance, society ...
Time: 17th century
Place: england, britain, europe, london, netherlands ...
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27%
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The Tudors (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Style: stylized, captivating, serious, historical drama, soap opera ...
Audience: teens
Plot: intrigue, queen, tudors, power struggle, royal family, historical character, king, british history, british royal family, love triangle, royalty, heir ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times, middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, britain, ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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