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A Royal Affair (2012)
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Original name: En kongelig affære
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:
realistic, stylized, sexy, atmospheric, factual, captivating, romantic, tricky, visually appealing, light ...
Audience:
date night, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
love triangle, royal family, love affair, adultery, aristocracy, coup d'etat, royal court, queen, infidelity, political intrigue, tragic love, king, high society, politics, marriage, royalty, freedom, love, secret love, revolution, marital rape, state affairs, cheating on husband, insanity, love and romance ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, georgian era, 1770s, year 1968, 1920s, 1700s
Place:
denmark, europe, england, scandinavia, berlin germany, copenhagen, germany ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sexy and stylized films with plots about royal family, betrayal, politics, royalty, beautiful scenery, dialogue and catastrophe mostly in Drama, History and Romance genres. Some movies like A Royal Affair: The Duchess (2008), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Marie Antoinette (2006), Tulip Fever (2017), Farewell, My Queen (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 100 min.
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100%
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