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The Girl King (2015)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Finland, Canada, Germany, Sweden, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
Style:
period piece, captivating, emotional, realistic, serious, historical drama, stylized, costume drama, queer cinema, baroque ...
Plot:
lesbian, royal family, lesbian interest, forbidden love, love interest, lesbian love, lesbian sex, unrequited love, sexism, biopic, lgbt, heir to the throne, duty, love and romance, society, state affairs, gender roles, lgbtq, women, woman woman relationship, royalty, monarchy, marriage proposal, queen, monarch ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, 1600s
Place:
europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, queer cinema, serious and sexy films with plots about lgbt, female nudity, lgbtq, lesbian, lesbian teen, love and romance and lesbian love mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres. Some movies like The Girl King: Gentleman Jack (2019), Benedetta (2021), Elisa & Marcela (2019), Farewell, My Queen (2012), Carol (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In nineteenth century Yorkshire wealthy orphan Anne Lister lives with an aunt and uncle, anxious for her to marry well and blissfully unaware that she is a lesbian,recording her thoughts and exploits in a coded diary. When her lover Mariana Belcombe ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, stylized, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
lesbian relationship, lesbian, lgbt, lesbian romance, lgbtq, lesbianism, lesbian sex, lesbian couple, feminism, lesbian love, forbidden love, gay relationship ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, ancient times, 1830s, 1800s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, yorkshire
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part of her plan is to help the fate of her own family - by taking a wife.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, costume drama, period piece, dramatic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lgbtq, strongman, lesbian love, female protagonist, discrimination, private vs public, lesbian relationship, love and romance, rivalry, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1830s, regency period, georgian era
Place:
england, yorkshire
Similarity:
100%
29K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The story of Sister Benedetta Carlini, a 15th century nun who was hailed as a visionary but later accused of fabricated miracles, homosexuality and other charges, and imprisoned for 35 years.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, erotic, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot:
nun, lesbian, lgbt, convent, lesbianism, lesbian romance, lesbian nun, nunsploitation, catholicism, mother superior, blasphemy, fall in love ...
Time:
17th century, 2020s, 15th century
Place:
italy, europe, florence
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1901, Marcela Gracia Ibeas took on the identity of Mario Sánchez to marry her lover of fifteen years, Elisa Sanchez Loriga.
Style:
period piece, black and white, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbianism, lesbian couple, gay love, forbidden love, secret relationship, bare butt, sapphic, lgbt, lesbian sex ...
Time:
1900s, 1880s, 19th century, 1920s, 20th century ...
Place:
spain, portugal, argentina
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
Style:
sexy, stylized, costume drama, period piece, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
royal court, royal family, master and servant, french revolution, female pubic hair, monarchy, lady in waiting, lesbian, lesbian subtext, lgbt, queen, king ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, year 2012, georgian era, victorian era ...
Place:
france, versailles, paris france, indiana, europe
Similarity:
100%
153K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Australia, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
Style:
sexy, erotic, serious, emotional, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, forbidden love, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, women, sapphic, gays and lesbians, lesbian romance, lesbian interest, age difference, older woman younger woman relationship ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 1952, 2010s, year 2015 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, columbus ohio, idaho, indiana ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mia (Ruth Vega Fernandez) and Frida (Liv Mjönes), both in their thirties, meet each other for the first time at their parents' engagement party. Mia's father, Lasse (Krister Henriksson), is about to get married to Frida's mother, ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, realistic, serious, romantic drama ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian romance, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, sapphic, lesbian interest, love and romance, lesbian sex, lesbian daughter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
stockholm sweden, europe, barcelona, eastern europe, spain ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
I Can't Think Straight is a 2007 romance movie about a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian descent, Tala, who is preparing for an elaborate wedding. A turn of events causes her to have an affair and subsequently fall in love with another ...
Style:
sexy, eros, erotic, romantic, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lesbian interest, lesbianism, self discovery, sapphic, fall in love, lesbian sex, true love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, idaho, indiana, middle east, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This colourful feature debut from experienced producer Luis Miñarro offers an almost hallucinatory look at the world of Amadeo of Savoy, who was king of an ungovernable Spain for two years around 1870. This intriguing episode is transformed into a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, captivating
Plot:
male nudity, erection, male pubic hair, royal family, naked man, royal court, gay interest, state affairs, society, political unrest, master and servant, gay ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.
Style:
captivating, serious, emotional, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
lesbian, forbidden love, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian sex, asian lesbian, intern, lgbt, lgbtq, friendship, couples, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, indiana
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the magnetic Vita and the beguiling Virginia forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly ...
Style:
historical romance, period piece, factual, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian romance, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, sapphic, sex scene, polyamory, female protagonist, doomed love, anxiety, lesbian couple ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
england
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, erotic, historical drama ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, lgbt, gender, lesbian love, sapphic, forbidden love, lesbianism, lesbian teen, love and romance, lesbian interest, lgbtq ...
Time:
ancient times, 20th century, year 1952
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
35%
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:
sexy, period piece, costume drama, epic, visually appealing ...
Plot:
royalty, french history, renaissance, male nudity, religion, sex, intrigue, female nudity, forbidden love, politics, queen, passionate sex ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 1994
Place:
france, paris france, europe, poland, england ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the ...
Style:
sad, thought provoking, romantic drama, touching, period piece ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian interest, lesbian attraction, lesbianism, lesbian couple, lesbian romance, female doctor, lesbian sex, love interest ...
Time:
year 1952, 50s, 1950s
Place:
austin texas, scotland
Similarity:
34%
26K
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
1840s England, an infamous fossil hunter and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.
Style:
sexy, psychological, period piece, costume drama, realistic ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lgbtq, lesbian love, lesbian couple, lesbianism, lesbian sex, scientist, sapphic, lesbian cunnilingus ...
Time:
1840s, 19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 2020s ...
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Berlin 1943/44 ("The Battle of Berlin"). Felice, an intelligent and courageous Jewish woman who lives under a false name, belongs to an underground organization. Lilly, a devoted mother of four, though an occasional unfaithful wife, is ...
Style:
erotic, romantic, sexual, romantic drama, historical drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbtq, lesbian interest, holocaust, gays and lesbians, woman in danger, nazi, society, forbidden love, couples ...
Time:
ancient times, year 1999, 1940s, 20th century, year 1943 ...
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In The Secrets, two brilliant young women discover their own voices in a repressive orthodox culture where females are forbidden to sing, let alone speak out. Naomi, the studious, devoutly religious daughter of a prominent rabbi, convinces her ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, atmospheric, emotional ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbt, forbidden love, lesbian interest, nude painting, religions or cults, lesbianism, rabbi, best friend, selflessness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, palestine
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A prudish woman, working on tenure as a literacy professor at a large urban university, finds herself strangely attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman whom works at a local carnival which comes to town.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sexual, romantic, art house ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, sapphic, lgbtq, black lesbian, bisexual woman, secret relationship, lesbian erotica, lesbian sex ...
Time:
90s
Place:
indiana, california
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her ...
Style:
costume drama, serious, historical drama, period piece, factual ...
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, tudors, royal family, throne, forbidden love, queen of england, royalty, monarch, renaissance, monarchy, british monarchy, head of state ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england, britain, rome italy, london, europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A sensuous and ethereal story of two young women falling in love for the first time. Young, beautiful Àsia lies in a coma, her mother and boyfriend keeping constant vigil by her side. In flashback we see what led up to her accident, her life ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, sincere, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
lesbian, gays and lesbians, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lgbt, lesbian romance, lesbian couple, lesbian teen, tragic event, lesbian sex, forbidden love, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, spain
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A terminally ill lesbian bonds with a woman who lost her son to cancer.
Style:
captivating, queer cinema
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian love, lgbt, lesbian romance, lesbian seduction, relationships, lesbian lover, sorority, female bonding, lgbtq, lesbian relationship, woman woman relationship ...
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
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, historical drama, costume drama, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, british history, queen, throne, royalty, royal family, tudors, monarchy, politics, renaissance, medieval, political intrigue ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 19th century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, spain, scotland ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
Style:
captivating, touching, sexy, sexual, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbianism, lesbian mother, lesbian couple, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, lesbian teen, couple relations, lesbian sex, sapphic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
TV show
Story:
HBO miniseries about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, realistic, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, queen, monarchy, royal family, couple relations, british history, medieval, politics, monarch, tudors, renaissance, queen of england ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, portugal ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of ...
Style:
erotic, touching, sexy, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, forbidden love, lesbian love, lesbian romance, sapphic, older woman younger woman relationship, lesbian relationship, school, teenage life, lesbian teen, teachers and students ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
lesbian, coming of age, lgbt, teenage girl, lesbian interest, lesbian teen, teenage love, sapphic, teenage sexuality, teenager, lesbian love, forbidden love ...
Place:
paris france, indiana, france
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield the results she expects, a perfect ending is still in reach.
Style:
touching, sexy, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, self discovery, lesbian interest, lesbian couple, lesbianism, first lesbian experience, prostitute, lesbian sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Young and athletic Sydney Harris finds out that she has six months to live unless she and her husband can come up with the money for her medical treatment. Sounds simple enough; get the money, save her life. But her underpaid, working class husband ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, erotic, independent film
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian teen, lgbt, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, female nudity, lesbianism, lesbian friend, lesbian erotica, infidelity, illness, lgbtq ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ...
Style:
sexy, costume drama, period piece, factual, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
redemption, medicine, forbidden love, fall in love, royal family, monarch, science, betrayal, rise and fall, doctor, jealousy, justice ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, 19th century, 1930s, 18th century
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, scotland
Similarity:
33%
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:
costume drama, period piece, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
royal family, throne, queen elizabeth i, royal court, queen of england, tudors, queen, british history, betrayal, intrigue, protestant, royalty ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
scotland, england, scottish highlands, britain, europe
Similarity:
33%
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