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Macbeth (1987)
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Original name: Verdi Macbeth
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, West Germany, France
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Style:
dark, dramatic, intense, psychological, atmospheric, epic, suspense, gothic, period drama
Plot:
opera, tragedy, macbeth, power, shakespeare, ambition, witch, betrayal, murder, guilt, adaptation, madness, conspiracy, choir, orchestra, royalty, violence, fatalism, curse, italian opera, live performance, witches
Time:
19th century
Place:
scotland
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Most similar movies to Macbeth
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, dark, bleak and intense films with plots about tragedy, betrayal, murder, adaptation, shakespeare, revenge and opera mostly in Drama, Music and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Macbeth: Hamlet (2004), Rigoletto (1987), MacBeth (1961), Rigoletto (2010), Richard III (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
95%
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:
93%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Spain
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Style:
captivating, philosophical, atmospheric, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
opera, shakespeare, murder mystery, tragedy, shakespeare's hamlet, murder, death, revenge, tragic hero, murderer, uncover truth, intrigue ...
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
90%
263
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...
Style:
dark, bleak, sinister, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
shakespeare, macbeth, regicide, prophecy, witch, ambition, adaptation, witchcraft, supernatural, tragedy, power struggle, tragic hero ...
Time:
middle ages, 11th century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands
Similarity:
88%
395
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: West Germany
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Rigoletto is a jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. He has a hunch-back and he's rather unattractive, but he's good at his job of humiliating the courtiers for the amusement of the Duke. The courtiers, of course, are not amused. The ...
Style:
heartbreaking, dark, bleak, emotional, gothic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
opera, father daughter relationship, seduction, dancing, tragedy, italian opera, revenge, fatalism, moral ambiguity, forbidden love, palace intrigue, betrayal ...
Time:
19th century, medieval times
Similarity:
86%
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:
85%
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:
80%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Italy, UK, France, Japan, USA, Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Guiseppi Verdi's opera about Rigoletto, the unattractive, hunchbacked jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. The Duke has noticed a young lady going to church each Sunday and he plans to seduce her. When Count Monterone confronts the Duke ...
Style:
dramatic, dark, emotional, costume drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
opera, revenge, italian opera, tragedy, classical music, jester, curse, betrayal, seduction, murder, palace intrigue, aristocracy ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
77%
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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:
75%
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:
75%
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:
68%
443
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
A Hungarian TV version of the play shot in just two takes.
Style:
art house, psychological, bleak, intense, experimental ...
Plot:
shakespeare, theater, tragedy, adaptation, minimalism, literary, power, guilt, ambition, madness, intimate, fate ...
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
A ghostly visitor with a shocking secret, a daughter devastated by loss, a deadly duel – and the most famous question in all of drama. Just some of the reasons why Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy will hold you spellbound.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dramatic, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
tragedy, hamlet, shakespeare, stage play, revenge, royal palace, life is a bitch, shakespeare's hamlet, family relations, male female relationship, relationship problems, royal family ...
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Performing from within the walls of a deconsecrated Manchester church, Kenneth Branagh takes the lead role in this ambitious production of William Shakespeare's tragic tale of ambition and treachery.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
king, shakespeare, tragic hero, revenge, rise to power, assassination, femme fatale, medieval, ambition, prophecy, state affairs, throne ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
scotland, united kingdom
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Benjamin Britten's opera as performed by the English National Opera, with Philip Langridge in the title role.
Style:
dark, melancholic, sinister, suspenseful, lyrical ...
Plot:
opera, guilt, isolation, sea, tragic hero, alienation, tragedy, apprentice, classical music, moral ambiguity, misunderstanding, haunting ...
Time:
victorian era
Similarity:
64%
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:
63%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
From the world famous Arena of Verona, an international cast perform one of Puccini's best loved operas. The cruel Princess Turandot, ruler of China, will only wed a prince who can answer correctly her three riddles. Those who fail are ...
Style:
dramatic, emotional, heroic, period drama
Plot:
opera, live performance, classical music, princess, prince, spectacle, sacrifice, royalty, choir, love at first sight, tragedy, orchestra ...
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60%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The star singers in this revival of the 2006 production were Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel; the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House were under the baton of Antonio Pappano, the Music Director of the Royal ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
opera, live performance, italian opera, passion, love, classical music, relationships, problem, intrigue, orchestra, sacrifice, jealousy ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
59%
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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:
56%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Katerina Izmailova is a filmization of Dmitry Shostakovich's long-suppressed 1936 opera. Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina, a bored 19th century farm wife. At the behest of her grungy lover, Katerina murders her husband and her ...
Style:
dark, bleak, art house, atmospheric, gothic ...
Plot:
murder, betrayal, female protagonist, adaptation, adultery, political repression, forbidden love, moral ambiguity, sexuality, infidelity, jealousy, fatalism ...
Time:
19th century, 60s
Place:
siberia, soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine. Starring Luciano Pavarotti.
Style:
emotional, dramatic, bleak, suspenseful
Plot:
opera, classical music, italian opera, theater, live performance, choir, passion, orchestra, masquerade, assassination, spectacle, tragic romance ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Georges Bizet's Carmen, filmed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, and conducted by Antonio Pappano, tells the tragic story of a soldier who falls for the sultry Carmen and abandons his career and family to be with her.
Style:
sensual, intense, emotional, erotic, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
opera, passion, classical music, jealousy, tragedy, obsessive love, adaptation, gypsy, forbidden love, character study, fatalism, soldier ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, Japan, Austria
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young Alfredo Germont. He confesses his feelings to Violetta, who is already suffering from consumption. She vacillates between ...
Style:
poignant, emotional, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
opera, live performance, tragedy, passion, choir, dancing, death, jealousy, adaptation, consumerism, tuberculosis, party ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
While the rest of the Hebrews bewail their fate, Samson alone trusts in God's promise of liberty. Abimelech, the Philistine satrap of Gaza, enters to mock the Hebrews' God, proclaiming the superiority of Dagon, and the Hebrews are afraid ...
Style:
biblical, dramatic, tense, emotional, epic ...
Plot:
opera, seduction, betrayal, deception, religious, strength, faith, tragedy, religious conflict, ancient history, tragic hero, power struggle ...
Time:
biblical epic
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Music, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
José Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Verónica Villarroel and Yvonne Naef lead the star cast of Verdi's blazingly passionate opera IL TROVATORE, in Elijah Moshinsky's new Royal Opera House production co-produced with Teatro Real Madrid, with ...
Style:
dramatic, tense, tragic ending, period drama
Plot:
love triangle, opera, italian opera, live performance, revenge, passion, classical music, jealousy, performance art, family feud, fate, identity ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
49%
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:
49%
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:
48%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Critics, for their part, have often had problems with Tosca’s rather grungy subject matter, ...
Style:
emotional
Audience:
adult
Plot:
opera, italian opera, diva, classical music, tragedy, betrayal, heroine, passion, heartbreak, jealousy, political oppression, fatalism ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
The Wiener Philharmoniker mounts, and Andrea Breth stages, this 2007 production of Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin, starring Peter Mattei, Joseph Kaiser, Anna Samuil and Renée Morloc. The Konzertvereinigung Wiener ...
Style:
period drama
Plot:
opera, live performance, classical music, duel, unrequited love, regret, melancholy, character study, choir, aristocracy, murder, marriage ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
46%
18
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
David McVicar's spectacular production of Charles Gounod’s Faust, featuring a divine cast of opera’s superstars: Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside and Sophie Koch – recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent ...
Style:
thrilling, tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
opera, classical music, deal with the devil, faust, live performance, theater, problem, ghost, music, deal, intrigue, orchestra ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
45%
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