Movies like Henry V

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Henry V (1989)
 7.5
 32K
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, serious, rough, captivating, stylized, breathtaking ...
Audience: date night
Plot: medieval, battles, shakespeare, king, politics, royal family, war, tragedy, king of england, royalty, military, mistress, love and romance, state affairs, warrior, sword fight, revolution, british history, ancient, monarch, british monarchy, historical epic, knight, crown, viking ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, year 1989, 1400s
Place: england, france, europe, britain, london, scotland
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Most similar movies to Henry V

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, captivating, realistic and epic films with plots about medieval, royalty, ancient, king, royal family, state affairs and battles mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Henry V: The King (2019), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Arn: The Knight Templar (2007), Becket (1964), Alfred the Great (1969). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The King (2019)
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: period piece, costume drama, bleak, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: medieval, british history, king, father son relationship, king of england, kingdom, boy, crown, knight, death of father, lie, royal court ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 2010s, year 2019
Place: england, britain, france
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100%
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
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.
Style: epic, serious, exciting, realistic, period piece ...
Audience: date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: knight, sword fight, war, medieval, battles, siege, crusade, warrior, christianity, muslim, crusader, sword and shield ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 2005 ...
Place: jerusalem, middle east, palestine, holy land, england ...
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100%
Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Sweden, UK, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Morocco
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
Style: stylized, exciting, captivating, epic, scenic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: medieval, knight, knights templar, crusader, monastery, war, crusade, sword fight, cavalry, religion, heroes, danger ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place: europe, morocco, eastern europe, middle east, jerusalem ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
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 ...
Style: epic, captivating, realistic, factual, period piece ...
Plot: medieval, religion, joan of arc, war, battles, god, courage, politics, heroic mission, burned at the stake, heresy, female warrior ...
Time: middle ages, 15th century, medieval times, ancient times, 90s ...
Place: france, england, persia, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Alfred the Great (1969)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story: While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows to take up arms against the invaders, leading the English ...
Style: epic, exciting, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot: viking, medieval, royalty, monarch, renaissance, antiquity, historical event, british royal family, royal family, barbarian, monarchy, conservative ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 9th century, year 1969
Place: britain, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.4
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.3
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Braveheart (1995)
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, factual, breathtaking, scenic, inspirational ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot: freedom, courage, sword fight, war, vengeance, medieval, battles, tragic hero, military, love story, beautiful scenery, warrior ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place: scotland, england, britain, europe, scottish highlands ...
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50%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Hamlet (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 242 min.
Story: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Style: stylized, costume drama, atmospheric, captivating, serious ...
Plot: shakespeare, revenge, medieval, betrayal, tragedy, vengeance, royal family, ghost, funeral, intrigue, tragic hero, rivalry ...
Time: 19th century, year 1996, 1800s, 16th century, 90s ...
Place: denmark, europe
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100%
The Last King (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Hungary
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Norway, 1204. A civil war between the birkebeiners —the king's men— and the baglers —supporters of the Norwegian aristocracy and the Church— ravages the country. Two men must protect a baby, the illegitimate son of King Håkon, who will ...
Style: epic, captivating, exciting, tense, breathtaking ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, snow, viking, norse mythology, winter, warrior, civil war, war, battles, leader, courage, folk hero ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 13th century
Place: denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The White Princess (2017)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.
Style: costume drama, historical drama, stylized, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: british royal family, monarchy, palace intrigue, medieval, royalty, princess, loveless marriage, nudity, arranged marriage, dishonesty, monarch, royal family ...
Time: 15th century, ancient times, medieval times, 16th century
Place: england, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.0
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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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40%
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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39%
The Hollow Crown (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story: The Hollow Crown is a series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays. The first Season is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry ...
Style: serious, captivating, historical drama, epic, stylized ...
Audience: date night
Plot: king, royal family, queen, medieval, betrayal, royalty, shakespeare, heir to the throne, battles, power struggle, political intrigue, historical character ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century
Place: england, britain, europe
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37%
 6.3
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King Arthur (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, ...
Style: epic, exciting, period piece, costume drama, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: king arthur, knight, sword fight, medieval, king, battles, military, arthurian legend, roman empire, sword and shield, swords and armor, ancient rome ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, year 2004, ancient times ...
Place: britain, scotland, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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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36%
 7.4
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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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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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The Bruce (1996)
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.
Style: independent film
Plot: medieval, royalty, knight, kingdom, revolution, freedom, struggle, revolutionary, royal family, historical event, revolutionary war, ancient ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 14th century
Place: scotland, britain, england, holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 8.0
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Richard II (1978)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
TV show
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 ...
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, royalty, british history, peplum, british aristocracy, king of england, rebel, king, corruption, aristocrat, nephew ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages, 14th century
Place: britain, england
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34%
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Waterloo (1970)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 134 min.
Story: After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of ...
Style: epic, serious, exciting, emotional, stylized ...
Plot: napoleonic wars, napoleon bonaparte, battles, british army, military, war, state affairs, politics, military life, medieval, betrayal, tragic hero ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, regency period, 18th century ...
Place: europe, belgium, britain, soviet union, france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Julius Caesar (1970)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story: All star cast heads up this 1970 remake of the William Shakespeare classic tale of the betrayal of the the Roman senate against their emperor, the plotting and scheming that led up to the assassination of the title charecter, and all of Romes' ...
Style: epic, cult classic, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot: ancient history, ancient rome, shakespeare, ancient, roman empire, antiquity, betrayal, assassination, medieval, ancient world, warrior, bible ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.
Style: epic, realistic, captivating, visually stunning, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: conquering, monk, genghis khan, desert, battles, king, leadership, medieval, slave, betrayal, husband wife reunion, rise to the top ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2007, ancient times, 12th century
Place: mongolia, china, soviet union, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Lion in Winter (2003)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story: King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) keeps his wife, Eleanor (Glenn Close) locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress (Yuliya Vysotskaya). ...
Style: serious, realistic, stylized, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: royal family, medieval, political intrigue, family relations, heir to the throne, parents and children, dishonesty, uninhibited rivalry, couple relations, rivalry, state affairs, infidelity ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.6
 59K
Macbeth (2015)
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.
Style: bleak, stylized, visually stunning, dark fantasy, psychological ...
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, crown, witch, murder, throne, ambition, insanity, brutality, macbeth, prophecy, kingdom ...
Time: middle ages, 11th century, year 2015, medieval times
Place: scotland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 7.4
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Henry V (1979)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story: The life of King Henry the Fifth.
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, british aristocracy, king, dead children, historical event, battles, shakespeare play
Time: 15th century
Place: france, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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, epic, fairy tale ...
Plot: tudors, king, british history, royalty, british monarchy, medieval, royal family, monarch, renaissance, adultery, biopic, british royal family ...
Time: 16th century, year 1969, ancient times, medieval times, middle ages
Place: england, europe, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Country: Spain, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The career of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff as roistering companion to young Prince Hal, circa 1400-1413.
Style: spiritual, independent film, captivating, gloomy, serious ...
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, betrayal, transformation, battles, knight, war, stage play, kingdom, spirituality, colonialism, ancient history ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 15th century, year 1965
Place: england, america, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 4.4
 1K
Sword of War (2009)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Year 1100. Italy.The Northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Fredrick aka "Barbarossa. His dream is to conquer also the lands in the Center and in the South so as to revive the Empire that was once of the one Charles Magno.But in the ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, epic
Plot: medieval, knight, battles, sword, state affairs, emperor, siege, heroes, winter, castle, battlefield, war violence ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place: germany, europe, milan italy, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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