Movies and TV shows like Versailles

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Versailles (2015)
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Versailles (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.
Style: captivating, costume drama, historical drama, realistic, serious, political, period piece, erotic, educational, sensual ...
Plot: royal family, intrigue, royal court, king, betrayal, ambition, rivalry, political intrigue, state affairs, rise to the top, infidelity, french history, graphic violence, king of france, royalty, monarchy, violent content, dishonesty, medieval, nobility, lgbt, monarch, lgbtq, haunted by the past, twists and turns ...
Time: 17th century, ancient times
Place: versailles, france

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, realistic, period drama and costume drama films and TV series with plots about royalty, state affairs, royal family, betrayal, queen, medieval and intrigue mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Versailles: The Tudors (2007), The Borgias (2011), The White Queen (2013), The Spanish Princess (2019), Medici (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Tudors (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Style: stylized, captivating, serious, historical drama, soap opera ...
Audience: teens
Plot: intrigue, queen, tudors, power struggle, royal family, historical character, king, british history, british royal family, love triangle, royalty, heir ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times, middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, britain, ireland, europe
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87%
 7.9
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The Borgias (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style: serious, clever, captivating, epic, costume drama ...
Plot: historical character, intrigue, siblings relations, greed, brother sister incest, sex scene, ambition, lust, clergy, medieval, catholic church, sin ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place: rome italy, italy, ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
96%
Versailles: The Dream of a King (2008)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Docudrama about the life of Louis XIV nicknamed "the Sun King", the King of France who ran a glamorous court, expanded the borders of France, loved women and parties and built an incredible palace for himself - the Versailles.
Style: historical drama, political, weird, baroque
Plot: king of france, french history, palace, royalty, womanizer, construction, affair, royal family, queen, french royalty, king, royal court ...
Time: 17th century
Place: versailles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The White Queen (2013)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, France
Duration: 597 min.
TV show
Story: Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.
Style: captivating, stylized, serious, costume drama, erotic ...
Plot: queen, royal family, royalty, throne, monarchy, royal court, aristocracy, young woman, intrigue, king, love and romance, nudity ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
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The Spanish Princess (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
Style: historical drama, costume drama, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: royal court, tudors, royal family, king, queen of england, royalty, medieval, monarchy, dishonesty, death, ambition, queen ...
Time: 15th century, 16th century, ancient times
Place: england, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.9
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Medici (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, UK, France
Duration: 1314 min.
TV show
Story: The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.
Style: political thriller, historical drama, exciting, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot: renaissance, wealth, medieval, aristocracy, husband wife relationship, european history, politics, secret, betrayal, ambition, political unrest, rise to power ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, future, ancient times, medieval times
Place: florence, venice, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Style: costume drama, period piece, visual, melancholic, visually stunning ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: queen, french revolution, historical character, princess, french history, royal family, royal court, aristocracy, decadence, biopic, fashion, royalty ...
Time: 18th century, year 2006, victorian era, ancient times, georgian era ...
Place: france, versailles, europe, austria, vienna ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
Catherine the Great (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, romantic ...
Plot: royal court, queen, empress, russian history, russian empire, state affairs, power struggle, betrayal, love, dishonesty, society, lovers ...
Time: 18th century
Place: st. petersburg russia, russia, ottoman empire
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Reign (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
Style: sexy, stylized, serious, costume drama, tense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: queen, royal family, female protagonist, intrigue, royal court, aristocracy, rivalry, state affairs, power struggle, love triangle, couples, royalty ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times
Place: france, scotland, europe, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
 6.5
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Mad Love (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Spain, Italy, Portugal, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The love story who transformed Juana I de Castilla, Queen of Spain, into Juana "The mad". The tragic fate of a Queen madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Felipe el Hermoso, Archduke of Austria.
Style: melancholic, costume drama, stylized, captivating, serious ...
Plot: betrayal, obsession, royal family, intrigue, infidelity, love and romance, politics, tragic hero, royalty, state affairs, society, rivalry ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, ancient times, 15th century
Place: spain, austria, europe, flanders, portugal
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Borgia (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Borgia is a French-German-Czech historical drama television series created by Tom Fontana. The show recounts the Borgia family's rise to power and subsequent domination of the Papal States during the Renaissance. Borgia debuted in Italy via ...
Style: family saga, captivating, realistic, rough, ambiguous ending ...
Plot: renaissance, european history, vatican, political intrigue, italian history, power struggle, brother sister sex, church, historical character, duke, leonardo da vinci, pope ...
Time: middle ages, 16th century, 15th century, medieval times
Place: rome italy, italy, naples italy, europe, spain ...
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75%
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the ...
Style: romantic, sexy, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: queen, love triangle, royal family, british history, royalty, royal court, king, medieval, intrigue, politics, family relations, betrayal ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, 19th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Henry VIII (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 193 min.
Story: Henry VIII is a two-part British television movie produced principally by Granada Television for ITV. It chronicles the life of Henry VIII of England from the disintegration of his first marriage to an aging Spanish princess until his death ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, cult classic, period piece ...
Plot: tudors, king of england, royal family, ambition, renaissance, dishonesty, head of state, infidelity, historical event, medieval, royalty, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages
Place: britain, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, Hungary
Duration: 471 min.
TV show
Story: The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, costume drama, historical drama, realistic ...
Plot: medieval, king, power struggle, state affairs, cathedral, throne, catholic church, heir, religions or cults, culture clash, world politics, storytelling ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, ancient times, 50s
Place: england, britain, europe
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80%
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Isabel (2011)
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 3038 min.
TV show
Story: Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her ...
Style: serious, historical drama, realistic, captivating, stylized ...
Plot: royal family, spanish history, queen, royalty, aristocracy, unfaithful husband, conquering, palace intrigue, historical figure, throne, heir, rise to the top ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place: spain, europe, portugal
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75%
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The Borgia (2006)
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's "The Prince," his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia.
Style: realistic, captivating, disturbing, historical drama, costume drama ...
Plot: state affairs, leadership, society, dishonesty, betrayal, downfall, biopic, uninhibited rivalry, medieval, royal family, political unrest, ambition ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century
Place: rome italy, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Catherine the Great (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: This four-part historical drama follows the end of Catherine the Great's reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russian politics.
Style: historical drama, realistic, stylized, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: palace intrigue, russian history, imperial russia, historical character, empress, power struggle, state affairs, female protagonist, russian empire, monarchy, intrigue, politics ...
Time: 18th century, 1780s, 1790s, 1770s
Place: russia, ottoman empire
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100%
 8.2
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The Great (2020)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 1594 min.
TV show
Story: A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
Style: costume drama, humorous, stylized, period piece, historical drama ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
Plot: monarch, royal court, royal family, king, empress, queen, female nudity, imperial russia, palace intrigue, russian empire, intrigue, rivalry ...
Time: 18th century, future
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Madame De Pompadour: The King's Favourite (2006)
Genre: History, Romance
Country: Switzerland, France, Belgium
Duration: 192 min.
TV show
Story: Jeanne Poisson, the headstrong, ambitious, witty and erudite, catches the eye and heart of French King Louis XV at a costumed ball. She masters the art of seduction well enough to become accepted even by the Queen, corpulent mother of ten. As a ...
Style: sentimental, intense, realistic, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot: aristocracy, queen, royalty, infidelity, state affairs, royal court, love story, love, uninhibited rivalry, love triangle, jealousy, family relations ...
Time: 18th century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The White Princess (2017)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.
Style: costume drama, historical drama, stylized, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: british royal family, monarchy, palace intrigue, medieval, royalty, princess, loveless marriage, nudity, arranged marriage, dishonesty, monarch, royal family ...
Time: 15th century, ancient times, medieval times, 16th century
Place: england, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Girl King (2015)
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, realistic, captivating, emotional, serious ...
Plot: lesbian, lesbian interest, royal family, lesbian love, love interest, lesbian sex, unrequited love, female nudity, lgbt, queen, biopic, forbidden love ...
Time: 17th century, ancient times
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.8
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Henri 4 (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, France, Austria, Spain
Duration: 155 min.
Story: A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one ...
Style: tense, serious, captivating, psychological, twisted ...
Plot: french history, medieval, political unrest, politics, betrayal, military, head of state, battles, renaissance, royalty, war, love and romance ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times, middle ages
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.7
 184K
Rome (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 1193 min.
TV show
Story: A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Style: epic, exciting, period piece, stylized, captivating ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, power struggle, emperor, antiquity, intrigue, warrior, roman soldier, female nudity, betrayal ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c., ancient times, 2000s
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, alexandria egypt ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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To Kill a King (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Style: clever, captivating, talky, serious, realistic ...
Plot: political intrigue, intrigue, society, rivalry, betrayal, rebelliousness, revolution, state affairs, political unrest, torture, royalty, politics ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Virgin Queen (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 237 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: serious, historical drama, factual, touching, period piece ...
Plot: tudors, queen elizabeth i, royal family, throne, forbidden love, royalty, queen of england, british monarchy, monarch, state affairs, head of state, treason ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, britain, rome italy, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.8
 19K
I, Claudius (1976)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 669 min.
TV show
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, historical drama, political thriller, clever, epic ...
Plot: ancient, roman empire, ancient rome, political intrigue, ancient history, intrigue, roman emperor, antiquity, ancient world, politics, royal family, emperor ...
Time: 1st century, year 1976, 20th century, 50s, 1st century b.c. ...
Place: rome italy, italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Devil's Whore (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 189 min.
TV show
Story: Set between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English Civil War through the eyes of the a 17 year old girl, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, epic, stylized ...
Plot: parliament, treason, civil war, revolution, battles, political unrest, rebellion, betrayal, state affairs, royalty, sexual tension, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 17th century, medieval times
Place: england, britain, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
World Without End (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, UK
Duration: 374 min.
TV show
Story: The English town of Kingsbridge works to survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death.
Style: epic, tense, realistic, stylized, serious ...
Plot: plague, medieval, society, queen, monastery, witch, love and romance, state affairs, lovers apart, village, ancient, betrayal ...
Time: 14th century, medieval times, middle ages, 50s
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.7
 2K
Elizabeth R (1971)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
TV show
Story: When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisors know she has to marry. Doesn't she?
Style: historical drama, costume drama, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Plot: queen elizabeth i, royal family, monarchy, queen, palace intrigue, queen of england, throne, political conspiracy, monarch, betrayal, state affairs, couple relations ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 7.5
 50K
A Royal Affair (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style: period piece, costume drama, realistic, stylized, factual ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: royal family, queen, love affair, love triangle, adultery, political intrigue, aristocracy, coup d'etat, royalty, royal court, infidelity, king ...
Time: 18th century, year 2012, ancient times, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place: denmark, europe, england, scandinavia, copenhagen ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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