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Amadeus (2025)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
25-year-old Amadeus arrives in Vienna, unemployed after his father’s death. He allies with singer Constanze Weber, who helps bring him into the orbit of court composer Salieri, igniting a rivalry that defines their legacies.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, costume drama
Plot:
classical music, jealousy, opera, ambition, aristocracy, moral ambiguity, palace intrigue, character study, tragedy, social climbing, class conflict, composer, court intrigue
Time:
18th century
Place:
vienna
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, costume drama, period piece and period drama films and TV series with plots about ambition, class conflict, betrayal, aristocracy, moral ambiguity, palace intrigue and political intrigue mostly in Drama, History and Comedy genres. Some movies like Amadeus: Where the Legend Begins (2001), War and Beauty (2004), Swords Into Plowshares (2026), The Forsytes (2025), The Idiot (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 206 min.
Story:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, thrilling, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
mozart, classical music, ambition, genius, rivalry, obsession, jealousy, historical figure, musician's life, historical character, talented, music ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
vienna
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
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Style:
historical drama, period piece, costume drama, dramatic, emotional
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
ancient china, china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes ...
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, captivating, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, palace intrigue, power struggle, political intrigue, mistress, power, intrigue, emperor, royal court, showdown, imperial japan, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
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Story:
During the tumultuous period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, three determined youths—Qian Hongshu, Zhao Kuangyin, and Guo Rong—navigate the chaos of political upheaval and war as they strive to overcome the suffering caused by endless ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, costume drama
Plot:
political intrigue, rise to power, survival, coming of age, ambition, sacrifice, palace intrigue, biopic, swordplay, national identity, brotherhood, wuxia ...
Time:
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Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Style:
family saga, costume drama, melancholic, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
obsession, jealousy, rejection, character study, gender roles, possessiveness, manipulation, literary, aristocracy, repression, attorney, adaptation ...
Time:
victorian era, 20th century, edwardian era
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 55 min.
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TV miniseries of the Dostoevsky novel.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, costume drama, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
love triangle, love affair, literary, character study, madness, aristocracy, naivete, scandal, passion, mental illness, moral ambiguity, jealousy ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
An adaptation of the 1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Style:
stylized, atmospheric, costume drama, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot:
social differences, life philosophy, social climbing, british, rise to the top, dysfunctional family, life turned upside down, napoleonic era, female protagonist, unrequited love, heir, time machine ...
Time:
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Place:
england, britain, london
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Story:
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But when she goes through family changes, this innocent young miss ...
Style:
suspense
Plot:
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Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
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Story:
Based on the story of the Mitford sisters, six sisters who refused to play by the rules and whose often-scandalous lives made headlines around the world. Set in the 1930s, it is a tale of betrayal, scandal, heartache and even imprisonment.
Style:
historical drama, family saga, period piece, costume drama, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
scandal, biopic, sisters, betrayal, politics, sibling rivalry, controversy, english countryside, aristocracy, imprisonment, gossip, fascism ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
britain, london
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
family saga, historical drama, emotional, costume drama, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
working class, rags to riches, domestic drama, class conflict, social climbing, manor, moral dilemma, slow burn, family secret, inheritance, class system, country estate ...
Time:
1890s, victorian era, 19th century
Place:
yorkshire
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59%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
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Style:
historical drama, bleak, dark, intellectual, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
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CHAI PAK-TSUN (CHAN HO, MOSES) is a descendant of a once-renowned political family. After his next of kin are framed and executed, he, the only one spared from the calamity, struggles to live on and is picked to become the apprentice of KIU PUN-YIP ...
Style:
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Plot:
power struggle, betrayal, family honor, forbidden love, revenge, tragic hero, business ethics, tragedy, unrequited love, investigation, resilience, loyalty ...
Time:
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Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
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Style:
historical drama, bleak, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
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Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 14th century
Place:
britain, england
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Story:
England 1905, a letter from Tzar Nicholas to Lord Bartlett recounts the Bloody Sunday Massacre in Saint Petersburg and becomes the catalyst for a woman’s courageous rebellion against her oppressive husband.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, tense, poignant ...
Plot:
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Time:
edwardian era, 20th century
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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Style:
historical drama, costume drama, serious, period piece, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
britain
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Country: UK
Duration: 184 min.
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Style:
historical drama, thrilling, captivating, period piece, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
yorkshire, britain
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53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
52%
310
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
costume drama, captivating, disturbing, tension, satirical ...
Plot:
victorian england, aristocracy, manor, servant, maid, butler, country estate, housekeeper, master servant relationship, domestic servant, estate, workplace situations ...
Time:
victorian era, 1850s, 19th century, 1800s
Place:
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Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 385 min.
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Story:
When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cosy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, reflective, atmospheric, intellectual ...
Plot:
literary, cathedral, scandal, power struggle, hypocrisy, manipulation, moral dilemma, scheming, family conflict, social satire, corruption, ambition ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
britain
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
TV show
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, historical drama, serious, period piece ...
Plot:
royal family, king, royalty, palace intrigue, kingdom, imaginary kingdom, lifestyle, family drama, biopic, palace, dynasty, political intrigue ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Story:
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Style:
historical drama, costume drama, period piece, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Place:
ancient china, china
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
historical drama, suspenseful, exciting, dramatic, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Style:
bleak, melancholic, costume drama, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
pregnancy, baby, rape, orphan, poverty, coming of age, female protagonist, victorian england, aristocracy, class conflict, resilience, siblings ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, melancholic, historical romance, costume drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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Style:
period piece, realistic, serious, costume drama, historical drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
A girl named Haru Asagi works as a maid for the Miyanomori family, which is headed by one of Japan's most powerful magnates. However, the family head suddenly announces that he is retiring, so one of his six sons must assume control of the ...
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 396 min.
TV show
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The Last Place on Earth is a 1985 Central Television seven part serial, written by Trevor Griffiths based on the book Scott and Amundsen by Roland Huntford. The book is an exploration of the expeditions of Captain Robert F. Scott and his Norwegian ...
Style:
historical drama, grim, bleak, period piece, reflective ...
Plot:
survival, expedition, wilderness survival, wilderness, rivalry, isolation, man versus nature, heroism, biopic, tragedy, leadership, character study ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 1910s
Place:
south pole, antarctica
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
costume drama, period piece, historical drama, captivating, cynical ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Brothel owner, Margaret Wells, struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
Style:
costume drama, thought provoking, period piece, stylized, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
brothel madam, prostitution, brothel, courtesan, rivalry, prostitute, interracial sex, class differences, twists and turns, lesbian, rivals, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
england, london
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Daughter of Peter the Great, Elizabeth reigns as Russia's enlightened 18th-century tsarina. Amid courtly intrigue, she champions art and culture, defying doubters of her ability as a female ruler to innovate and strengthen the vast empire.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, stylized, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
palace intrigue, russian empire, royal court, royal family, happiness, female nudity, biopic, historical figure, queen, royal palace, russian history, imperial russia ...
Time:
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Place:
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