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Richard II (1978)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
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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 chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
shakespeare, royalty, medieval, british history, political intrigue, monarchy, power struggle, betrayal, tragedy, identity crisis, character study, literary, exile, existential crisis, humiliation, introspection, moral ambiguity, castle, queen of england, peplum, british aristocracy, king of england, king, aristocrat, corruption ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 14th century
Place:
britain, england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out bleak, historical drama, period drama and period piece films and TV series with plots about shakespeare, betrayal, tragedy, political intrigue, power struggle, medieval and royalty mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Richard II: Henry IV Part I (1979), Henry IV Part II (1979), Richard III (1983), Julius Caesar (1979), Henry VI Part 2 (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 180 min.
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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Duration: 203 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 211 min.
Story:
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: UK, USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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289
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Story:
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176
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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