Movies like Henry V 1979
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Henry V (1979)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
The life of King Henry the Fifth.
Plot:
shakespeare, medieval, british aristocracy, king, battles, historical event, dead children, battle
Time:
15th century, 1400s
Place:
england, france
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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 shakespeare, medieval, king, royalty, king of england, betrayal and royal family mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Henry V: Richard II (1978), Macbeth (1983), Henry IV Part II (1979), Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984), Richard III (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
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 ...
Plot:
shakespeare, medieval, british history, british aristocracy, king of england, rebel, king, corruption, royalty, aristocrat, nephew, evil king
Time:
middle ages, 14th century
Place:
england
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95%
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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, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
medieval, battles, war, shakespeare, politics, royal family, tragedy, king, king of england, mistress, military, state affairs ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages
Place:
england, france, europe, london, scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
365
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
Plot:
shakespeare, medieval, ambition, witch, able to see the dead, filicide, tyrant, witchcraft, murder, prophecy, king
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75%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The death of King Henry the Fourth and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth.
Plot:
shakespeare, british history, royalty, king of england
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
When Pericles discovers the dread answer to Antioch's riddle, he flees for his life straight into famine, shipwreck, love, fatherhood, and another shipwreck; he loses his wife and daughter, and doesn't find them again until the story moves ...
Plot:
shakespeare, king, prince, bbc
Place:
ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 239 min.
Story:
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward ...
Plot:
shakespeare, royal family, king of england
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
272
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and ...
Plot:
shakespeare, dancing, tragedy, shakespeare's king lear
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54%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in ...
Plot:
british history, shakespeare, king of england, royalty
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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612
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Sir Ian McKellen gives a tour-de-force performance as Shakespeare's tragic monarch, in this special television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of one of the playwright's most enduring and haunting works.
Plot:
shakespeare, medieval, dancing, theater, betrayal, tragedy, messenger, sororicide, death of king, masked man, illegitimate son, half brother half brother relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
135K
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:
bleak, disturbing, captivating, surprise ending, rough ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
medieval, british history, king, father son relationship, king of england, kingdom, war, crown, death of father, battlefield, lie, coronation ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages
Place:
england, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Shakespeare's classic tragedy of ambition, witches and murder.
Plot:
shakespeare, able to see the dead
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
104
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
An adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Plot:
shakespeare, murder, child murder, suicide, shakespeare play, knife
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
BBC rendition of Shakespeare's Coriolanus
Plot:
shakespeare, tragedy, ancient rome, bbc, roman
Place:
rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
246
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In eleventh century Scotland, three witches foretell that Macbeth will become King, while Banquo will beget Kings. Macbeth accordingly has King Duncan slain, and is duly crowned in his place. But that's where his problems really begin...
Plot:
shakespeare, suicide, murder, regicide, king, witch, prophecy, child murder, knife, blood
Time:
middle ages
Place:
scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 217 min.
Story:
Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original broadcast returns to international cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, intense, talky, atmospheric ...
Plot:
theater, shakespeare, medieval, live performance, theatre play, royal court, queen, mother son relationship, adaptation, king, culture clash, couples ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
europe, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers of the Roman Empire. Antony, though married to Fulvia, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of ...
Plot:
shakespeare, cleopatra, tragedy, roman, ancient rome, bbc
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38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "friends" refuse to help him, and he becomes a misanthropic hermit.
Plot:
shakespeare, morality, beggar, tragic event, misanthrope, generosity, satire, coin, play
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38%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
Style:
atmospheric, exciting, factual, erotic, historical epic ...
Plot:
medieval, knight, guerilla warfare, siege, war, exile, king, battlefield, throne, rebellion, castle, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages
Place:
scotland, england, scottish highlands
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 211 min.
Story:
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Plot:
shakespeare, british history, royalty, king of england
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 203 min.
Story:
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Plot:
shakespeare, british history, royalty, king of england
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
A part of Joan of Arc's life. At the beginning, Jeanne (Joan) has already left Domremy, she is trying to convince a captain to escort her to the Dauphin. It ends during Jeanne's first battle, at Orleans. Meanwhile, Jeanne is depicted more ...
Style:
feminist film, captivating, serious, realistic, gloomy ...
Plot:
joan of arc, medieval, female warrior, teenage girl, faith, saint, catholic, battles, strong female presence, military, unfulfillment, state affairs ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, bleak, talky ...
Plot:
shakespeare, medieval, king, dancing, betrayal, vengeance, aging, rivalry, unfulfillment, dishonesty, human nature, downfall ...
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35%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Romania
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Historical movie based on the "fratii Jderi" book. The movie is in the top 20 most watched Romanian movies.
Plot:
battles, horde, barbarian, village, medieval
Place:
romania
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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611
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.
Plot:
medieval, historical event, royal family, royalty, monarchy, ancient, sword, castle, catholic priest, siege, king of england, flashback ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century
Place:
england, scotland, holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Style:
thought provoking, bleak, rough, psychological
Plot:
rivalry, betrayal, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, greed, family relations, parents and children, politics, revenge, brutality, life philosophy, life & death ...
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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354
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A Hungarian TV version of the play shot in just two takes.
Plot:
shakespeare, misanthropy, pessimism, nihilism, theater, hungarian
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
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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, epic, stylized, harsh ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
king, royal family, betrayal, queen, medieval, rivalry, heir to the throne, battles, power struggle, political intrigue, ruler, politics ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
171
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
At 13 years old, Marie-Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier inherited from his parents a long name, a fortune bigger then that, and the title of Marquis de La Fayette. Barely past majority, he was a brilliant lieutenant and a King Musketeer, and ...
Plot:
american revolution, war for independence, intrigue, fort, nobility, historical event, george washington, battles, ship, militia, king, spy ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
france, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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:
colourful, epic, factual, breathtaking, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
british history, queen elizabeth i, throne, queen, women, tudors, royal family, politics, female protagonist, catholicism, medieval, renaissance ...
Time:
16th century, 19th century, middle ages, 1930s, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london, scotland, spain, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
David Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production was hailed by the critics as thrilling, fast-moving and, in parts, ...
Style:
serious, emotional, atmospheric, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
royal court, revenge, betrayal, murder, tragic hero, rivalry, shakespeare's hamlet, heroes, intrigue, state affairs, royal family, regret ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
europe, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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