Movies and TV shows like Julius Caesar 1979
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Julius Caesar (1979)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
TV show
Story:
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, dark, intellectual, period drama
Plot:
shakespeare, assassination, roman, betrayal, conspiracy, political intrigue, power struggle, loyalty, ambition, moral ambiguity, senate, character study, ethical dilemma, ancient rome, assassin, vengeance, ancient world, ancient, antiquity, ancient history, peplum, roman empire, civil war, tragedy, julius caesar ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c.
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out bleak, historical drama, period drama and dark films and TV series with plots about betrayal, shakespeare, tragedy, political intrigue, power struggle, ambition and revenge mostly in Drama, History and Horror genres. Some movies like Julius Caesar: Domina (2021), Richard II (1978), Richard III (1983), Henry IV Part I (1979), King Lear (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Domina follows Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress, driven by a deep desire to avenge her father and secure power for her ...
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, social documentary, period drama
Plot:
palace intrigue, roman empire, ancient rome, ancient, historical figure, high society, female nudity, wife, sexual abuse, historical character, affair, roman emperor ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Film version of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2012 production of Shakespeare's fast-moving thriller. A vivid story about a struggle for democracy, Julius Caesar is also a love story between two men united by an explosive act of political ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, political thriller, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
shakespeare, antiquity, roman, political violence, political intrigue, betrayal, power struggle, conspiracy, assassination, ambition, empire, julius caesar ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
51%
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 ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
shakespeare, royalty, medieval, british history, monarchy, power struggle, political intrigue, betrayal, tragedy, literary, character study, identity crisis ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 14th century
Place:
britain, england
Similarity:
48%
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 ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, dark, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
shakespeare, royal family, royalty, murder, ambition, betrayal, political intrigue, power struggle, manipulation, tragedy, conspiracy, adaptation ...
Time:
15th century
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, disturbing, captivating, costume drama ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
monarchy, political intrigue, civil war, shakespeare, palace intrigue, monarch, medieval, power struggle, king, royalty, ruler, arrogance ...
Time:
14th century
Similarity:
37%
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 ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, comedy drama, tense
Plot:
british history, shakespeare, king of england, medieval, rebellion, political intrigue, coming of age, friendship, betrayal, identity crisis, character study, loyalty ...
Similarity:
36%
289
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 ...
Style:
tragic ending, melancholic, bleak, allegory, period drama
Plot:
shakespeare, tragedy, betrayal, father daughter conflict, madness, power struggle, literary, deception, political intrigue, sibling rivalry, loyalty, desperation ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
BBC rendition of Shakespeare's Coriolanus
Style:
serious, dark, period piece, intense, epic
Plot:
shakespeare, ancient rome, tragic hero, power struggle, political conflict, literary, revenge, moral ambiguity, adaptation, pride, honor, exile ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Having subdued the Goths, warrior Titus Andronicus returns to Rome to bury his sons, with Gothic Queen Tamora and her retinue as captives. The newly-dead Roman Emperor's two sons, Saturninus and Bassianus, are competing for their father's ...
Style:
dark, brutal, bleak, intense, black comedy ...
Plot:
shakespeare, ancient rome, revenge, bloodbath, tragedy, vengeance, palace intrigue, betrayal, violence, murder, madness, warrior ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
34%
417
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.
Style:
dark, intense, psychological, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
shakespeare, ambition, witch, medieval, murder, blood, guilt, power struggle, tragedy, regicide, prophecy, betrayal ...
Time:
medieval times, 11th century
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 233 min.
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Story:
King Lear is an in-depth study of love, power and death. Through this film Shakespeare is saying, "Don't blame the gods or the heaven's for the horrors committed on earth. No. Blame hellish inhumanity on those who inhabit the ...
Style:
intense, bleak, dark, philosophical, existential ...
Plot:
shakespeare, tragedy, royalty, madness, adaptation, mature, betrayal, literary, desperation, revenge, loyalty, isolation ...
Place:
britain
Similarity:
33%
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 ...
Style:
tragic ending, historical drama, period piece, art house
Plot:
shakespeare, cleopatra, ancient rome, roman empire, love affair, power struggle, ancient egypt, ambition, suicide, betrayal, political intrigue, jealousy ...
Time:
1st century
Similarity:
33%
517
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Fearless and unforgettably creepy. This high-concept production, filmed live at London’s Donmar Warehouse, stars the formidable talents of David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Shakespeare’s most infamous tragedy.
Style:
creepy, dark, intense, bleak, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, ambition, witch, betrayal, bloodbath, paranoia, power struggle, regicide, shakespeare, tragedy, guilt, violent ...
Similarity:
32%
127
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
An adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Style:
dark, atmospheric, bleak, tension, art house ...
Plot:
shakespeare, murder, tragedy, power, adaptation, tragic hero, witch, ambition, supernatural, literary, prophecy, madness ...
Place:
scottish highlands
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
As Conqueror Julius Caesar is drawing his last breath, he swears Tyrannus—Rome's finest warrior—to an oath to protect his successor, Octavius, his 18-year-old nephew. Tyrannus and Octavius are forced into exile to protect the young man from ...
Style:
realistic, epic, exciting, serious, historical drama
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, gladiator, roman empire, julius caesar, ancient history, leadership, betrayal, rivalry, assassination, tragic hero, ambition, ancient ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Shakespeare's classic tragedy of ambition, witches and murder.
Style:
dark, art house, period drama
Plot:
shakespeare, medieval, macbeth, ambition, tragedy, power struggle, witch, guilt, madness, prophecy, regicide, supernatural ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
A political drama set in the fictional country of Illyria between 1943 and 1945, the story is about the assassination of a leading politician. The country, an ally of Nazi Germany, is on the verge of being annexed to the Eastern Bloc. ...
Style:
intellectual, bleak, philosophical, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
assassination, political intrigue, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, power struggle, ambition, conspiracy, betrayal, character study, manipulation, adaptation, propaganda ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The death of King Henry the Fourth and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, black comedy, tragic
Plot:
shakespeare, british history, coronation, monarchy, father son conflict, loyalty, literary, rebellion, political intrigue, friendship, betrayal, social class ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 210 min.
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Story:
Hamlet comes home from university to find his uncle married to his mother, and his father's ghost haunting the battlements and scaring the watch. Then his father's ghost directs him to seek revenge.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, gloomy, atmospheric
Plot:
shakespeare, ghost, rape, incest, revenge, insanity, sexual abuse, sexualized violence, betrayal, tragic love, hamlet, indecision ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Tracing the lives of several Roman emperors, this is an epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue set in one of history's most fascinating eras. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have ...
Style:
costume drama, political thriller, historical drama, clever, political ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient, ancient rome, political intrigue, ancient history, intrigue, roman emperor, emperor, antiquity, ancient world, medieval, roman soldier ...
Time:
1st century, year 1976, 20th century, 50s, 1st century b.c. ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dramatic, intense ...
Plot:
shakespeare, revenge, moral dilemma, prince, intrigue, stage play, shakespeare's hamlet, tragedy, hamlet, palace intrigue, murder, political intrigue ...
Place:
denmark, london
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 203 min.
Story:
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Style:
period piece, historical drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
shakespeare, british history, political intrigue, civil war, power struggle, royal court, betrayal, ambition, monarchy, treason, political manipulation, palace ...
Place:
england, france
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Spain
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, medieval, betrayal, assassination, ancient world, warrior, history lesson ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, europe
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 168 min.
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Story:
Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-cross'd lovers take ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, dramatic, melancholic, fairy tale
Plot:
shakespeare, tragedy, feud, teenager, conflict, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, renaissance, fatalism, loss, desperation, betrayal, sacrifice ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Entirely shot on green screen, Shakespeare’s Macbeth has been reinvented by director Kit Monkman (The Knife That Killed Me) in an exciting new film adaptation. Starring Mark Rowley, (The Last Kingdom, Luther). Monkman’s unique adaptation ...
Style:
dark, bleak, experimental, avant garde, art house ...
Plot:
prophecy, shakespeare, adaptation, literary, power struggle, guilt, ambition, tragedy, witch, claustrophobia, regicide, betrayal ...
Time:
11th century
Place:
scotland
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Shakespeare's forgotten masterpiece of a good man in an evil world.
Style:
dark, bleak, thought provoking, philosophical, costume drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
shakespeare, character study, literary, power struggle, corruption, palace intrigue, moral ambiguity, tragedy, frustration, manipulation, betrayal, ancient rome ...
Similarity:
24%
224
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This is a very theatrical version, full of sound & fury, histrionics and big arm movements. Cynical audiences might not buy into it, but if you were to go back to the early 1600s this is probably the way you'd see it. The plot of ...
Style:
dramatic, psychological, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
shakespeare, macbeth, regicide, medieval, guilt, ambition, adaptation, downfall, tragedy, power struggle, corruption, monarchy ...
Time:
11th century
Place:
scottish highlands, scotland
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
When the King of France (Peter Hutt) demands that John (Tom McCamus) relinquish his crown in favor of his nephew, the young Prince Arthur, war is the inevitable result. Excommunication, attempted atrocity, rebellion and assassination all contribute ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, exciting, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
shakespeare, royal family, bastard, stage play, power struggle, political intrigue, king of england, royal palace, royal court, baron, king, kingdom ...
Time:
12th century
Place:
england, france
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 303 min.
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Story:
Phillip Pirrip, known as Pip, meets a convict or two in a graveyard and sets into motion a series of events that lead him from a comfortable life in his brother-in-law's forge to a mysterious inheritance and his acquaintance with the eerie Miss ...
Style:
melancholic, gothic, atmospheric, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
charles dickens, victorian england, literary, coming of age, social class, ambition, unrequited love, identity, character study, madness, betrayal, manor ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
london
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 211 min.
Story:
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tense, grim, bleak
Plot:
shakespeare, british history, civil war, treason, betrayal, ambition, monarchy, royal court, palace intrigue, literary, tragedy, royalty ...
Time:
15th century
Similarity:
23%
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