Movies like The Bruce
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The Bruce (1996)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Robert the Bruce unites the Scots in a rebellion against the hated English, led by Edward I. He is supported by various loyal followers, notably the bishop who agrees to recognize his claim and crown him as King of the Scots.
Plot:
knight, crusade, castle, betrayal, sword, traitor, ambition, fortress, catholic priest, king of england, armor, pride, siege, flashback, bagpipes, banner
Time:
14th century
Place:
england, scotland, holy land
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and stylized films with plots about betrayal, battles, battle, medieval, state affairs, sword and rivalry mostly in History, Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like The Bruce: Chasing the Deer (1994), Richard II (1978), Macbeth (2015), Macbeth (1971), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The Jacobite Rebellion of Scotland, and thirty years after the first battle, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his army make a stand at Culloden.
Plot:
rebellion, war, pub, conscription, clan, river, quest, battles, sword, murder, cattle, british army ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of ...
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british history, king of england, king, evil king, royalty, medieval, nephew, aristocrat, corruption, rebel, shakespeare
Time:
14th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
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bleak, stylized, brutal, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
betrayal, murder, ambition, assassination, losing-it hero, witches, insanity, king, medieval, blind ambition, couple relations, state affairs ...
Time:
middle ages, 11th century, 70s, 1930s
Place:
scotland, europe, california
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61%
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Genre: Biography, 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:
atmospheric, disturbing, bleak, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, betrayal, ambition, ghost, prophecy, rise and fall, rise to power, throne, supernatural ability, state affairs, blind ambition, couple relations ...
Time:
11th century, middle ages, 70s
Place:
scotland, england, europe
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59%
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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:
stylized, captivating, realistic, serious
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, murder, betrayal, political unrest, catholic, execution, queen, royal family, intrigue, tragic hero, society, state affairs ...
Time:
16th century, 1500s
Place:
scotland, england, europe, britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, rough, exciting, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
battles, freedom, warrior, tragic hero, courage, folk hero, love story, war, heroes, vengeance, leadership, master warrior ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century, 14th century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, england, europe, london ...
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52%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
Style:
atmospheric, factual, suspense, exciting, breathtaking
Plot:
knight, medieval, exile, historical character, battle, battles, battlefield, king, kingdom, siege, castle, rebellion ...
Time:
14th century
Place:
scotland, england
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26%
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, stylized, serious, factual ...
Plot:
battles, revolution, politics, political unrest, king, military, intrigue, against the odds, leadership, royal family, rivalry, rebellion ...
Time:
17th century, middle ages, 1600s, 80s, 18th century
Place:
england, ireland, europe, london, britain ...
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50%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Hungary, USA, Australia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In 15th-century England, Prince Hal transforms from wayward wastrel to powerful king after he reluctantly inherits the throne and its many conflicts.
Style:
bleak, disturbing, suspense, surprise ending, rough
Plot:
king, british history, king of england, kingdom, father son relationship, mentor protege relationship, warrior, war, death of father, prince, boy, aristocrat ...
Time:
15th century, 1400s
Place:
england, france
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46%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
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, bleak, bad ending, captivating ...
Plot:
royal court, royal family, state affairs, queen, rivalry, cousin cousin relationship, betrayal, female protagonist, queen elizabeth i, protestant, throne, political unrest ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
scotland, england, europe, scottish highlands
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
This is a dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, emotional, uplifting ...
Plot:
clergy, saint, leper, family relations, materialism, bishop, society, introspection, human nature, hopes, human spirit, folk hero ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century, quarry
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy, jerusalem
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42%
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.
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talky, realistic, serious, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
british history, frame up, infidelity, ambition, king, betrayal, romance, politics, love and romance, couple relations, blind ambition, state affairs ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, 1500s, 1930s, 18th century ...
Place:
england, europe, britain, london, scotland
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42%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. Following her ...
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epic, captivating, factual, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
battles, joan of arc, politics, religion, war, heroic mission, siege, courage, rise and fall, betrayal, god, rape ...
Time:
15th century, 1400s
Place:
france, england, europe, new orleans
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42%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Romania
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In 1475 when Stephen the Great, ruler of Moldavia is facing an invading Ottoman army of 120 000 men, the fate of Christian Europe largely depends on the battle's outcome.
Plot:
epic battle, village, sword, sultan, fortress, nobleman, betrayal, vatican, bravery, battles, pope, christianity ...
Time:
1400s, middle ages
Place:
hungary, romania, poland, lithuania, black sea
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.
Style:
captivating, realistic, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
politics, united kingdom, rivalry, escapades, life philosophy, ambition, society, danger, disorder, human
Time:
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Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, 'Regeneration' tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of the soldiers meeting there are Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, two of ...
Style:
serious, emotional, realistic, disturbing
Plot:
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Place:
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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 ...
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Plot:
idealism, treason, execution, ambition, period piece, decapitation, oath, betrayal, state affairs, hopes, uninhibited rivalry, blind ambition ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe, rome italy, new york
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Romania, France, Italy
Duration: 203 min.
Story:
An epic fresco depicting the reign (1593-1601) of Mihai Pätrascu (better known as "Mihai Viteazul" / "Michael the Brave"), the famous prince who united the three provinces: Transalpine Vallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia, into ...
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serious, exciting, captivating, realistic, epic
Plot:
battles, betrayal, graphic violence, politics, military, rivalry, state affairs, war, dishonesty, political intrigue, political unrest, battle zone ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages
Place:
romania, transylvania
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36%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Romania
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Following the 1394 Battle of Rovine between the Wallachian and Ottoman armies Wallachian ruler Mircea the Elder consolidates his reign.In a small civil war he manages to oust his brother Dan from Wallachia.Dan's dream of usurping the Wallachian ...
Plot:
battles, castle, medieval, ancient, battle, death, turk, battlefield, village, sword
Time:
14th century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
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battles, knight, warrior, siege, king, war, christianity, military, muslim, swords and armor, army, journey ...
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jerusalem, holy land, middle east, england, israel ...
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Duration: 182 min.
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epic, stylized, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
knight, war, tragic hero, siege, treason, battles, convent, betrayal, adventure, heroic mission, state affairs, heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang ...
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Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
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Story:
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Audience:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 17-year-old son after he goes missing during WWI.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspense, tense
Plot:
world war one, military, battles, family relations, british army, teenage life, officers and cadets, war, missing person, parents and children, father son relationship, battlefield ...
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Place:
england, germany, france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
Style:
stylized, captivating, realistic, serious
Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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