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Ludwig II (2012)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous political commitment to his obsessive construction of extravagant palaces and to his gradual withdrawal into a lonely dream world, an epic narrative of breathtaking grandeur.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, period drama
Plot:
king, gay, princess, tragic hero, power relations, idealism, downfall, state affairs, royalty, royal court, gay lead character, biopic, insanity, servant, financial problem, german history, lgbt, victorian england, youth, visionary, mentally unstable, mental illness, ritual, hallucination, opera ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s, 1880s, 1860s, victorian
Place:
bavaria, munich germany, germany, europe, versailles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, period drama and captivating films with plots about biopic, state affairs, royal family, royalty, society, politics and royal court mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Ludwig II: Corsage (2022), Falling Star (2014), Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), Young Catherine (1991), Measuring the World (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. But in 1877, ‘Sisi’ celebrates her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. While ...
Style:
period piece, disturbing, captivating, psychological, period drama ...
Plot:
royalty, hand job, revisionist history, empress, middle aged woman, aging, female protagonist, royal family, woman, identity crisis, middle aged, lifestyle ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, vienna, england, bavaria, italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted by the Germany of 1972.
Style:
visual, avant garde, historical drama
Plot:
royalty, biopic, king, young man, composer, musician, royal family, lgbt, surveillance, german history, mysterious death, decadence ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
prussia, bavaria, germany
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33%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This colourful feature debut from experienced producer Luis Miñarro offers an almost hallucinatory look at the world of Amadeo of Savoy, who was king of an ungovernable Spain for two years around 1870. This intriguing episode is transformed into a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, captivating
Plot:
male nudity, erection, male pubic hair, royal family, naked man, royal court, gay interest, state affairs, society, political unrest, master and servant, gay ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
spain, europe
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29%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
Style:
historical drama, fairy tale, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
tudors, royalty, renaissance, british royal family, anne boleyn, monarch, royal court, king, adultery, ancient, queen of england, historical event ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe, london
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28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 185 min.
Story:
A German princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.
Style:
serious, historical drama, costume drama, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
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Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
russia
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28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Germany in the early 19th century. "Die Vermessung der Welt" follows the two brilliant and eccentric scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss on their life paths.
Style:
captivating, realistic, psychological, factual, semi serious ...
Plot:
scientist, mathematics, science, inventions and discoveries, biopic, naturalist, society, rivalry, friendship, wanderlust, victorian england, monkey ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Lush scenery and gorgeous photography highlight this bio of Princess Ka'iulani (Q'Orianka Kilcher), a 19th-century Hawaiian princess raised in England but determined to maintain her people's independence from aggressive American ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
royal family, historical figure, save the kingdom, politics, downfall, fall in love, life is a bitch, youth, political unrest, destiny, redemption, heroes ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 2009, turn of the century, 9th century ...
Place:
hawaii, usa, england, honolulu hawaii
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27%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
Style:
stylized, realistic, captivating, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
queen, royalty, royal family, tudors, renaissance, royal court, monarchy, political intrigue, betrayal, political unrest, monarch, british history ...
Time:
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Place:
scotland, england, europe
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27%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, Monaco
Duration: 238 min.
Story:
A history of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886.
Style:
homoerotic, realistic, captivating, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
decadence, royalty, homosexual subtext, empress, politics, gay, biopic, betrayal, friendship, downfall, tragic hero, state affairs ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, year 1972, turn of the century ...
Place:
southern germany, europe, germany, austria, bavaria ...
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13%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, poet, naturalist, scientist, physician, herbalist ...
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, contemplative, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 12th century
Place:
germany, rome italy, europe
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24%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hungary, West Germany, Austria
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl, an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.
Style:
political, cynical, biting, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
world war one, lgbt, military, soldier, gays and lesbians, duel, great war, lgbtq, treason, espionage, biopic, battles ...
Time:
pre world war one, year 1985, 20th century, 1910s, 19th century ...
Place:
south africa, germany, europe, czech republic, sarajevo ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A group of Russian noblemen want to maintain the monarchy and plan to kill Rasputin.
Style:
serious, realistic, atmospheric, stylized, non-linear
Plot:
empress, russian history, imperial russia, czar, royal court, assassination plot, rise and fall, society, state affairs, clergy, conspiracy, battles ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
europe, st. petersburg russia, russia
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23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.
Style:
mysterious, esoteric, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Place:
russia
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: West Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
No overview found.
Style:
captivating, psychological, epic, atmospheric, saga ...
Plot:
family relations, politics, political unrest, rivalry, intrigue, revolution, dishonesty, society, family life, palace intrigue, victorian england, power struggle ...
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Story:
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
period piece, costume drama, romantic, touching, historical drama ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Greece, Russia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, social ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
costume drama, captivating, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
queen victoria, husband wife relationship, royal family, monarch, royalty, monarchy, victorian england, royal court, state affairs, british monarchy, couple relations, political unrest ...
Time:
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Place:
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21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, sentimental, serious, period piece, art house ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, year 1975, 1860s ...
Place:
france, nova scotia, canada, nova scotia, canada, europe ...
Similarity:
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Story:
No overview found.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
murder, prison, time machine, german history, napoleon bonaparte, prisoner, conspiracy, political intrigue, royal family, feral man, captivity, kidnapping ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
germany, bavaria, tokyo, berlin germany
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
tragic hero, state affairs, political unrest, downfall, rebelliousness, writer's life, life is a bitch, idealism, heroes, writers, lgbtq, historical event ...
Time:
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Place:
japan
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20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
costume drama, period piece, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Edward the Seventh is a 1975 television drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes.
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Style:
costume drama, historical drama, saga, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
royalty, royal family, british monarchy, monarch, biopic, head of state, state affairs, family relations, royal court, parents and children, queen victoria, troubled youth ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, edwardian era, victorian era
Place:
britain, england
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but that relationship creates scandalous situation and is likely ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, touching, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
victorian england, queen, british history, monarchy, monarch, politics, friendship, widow, british monarchy, skinny dipping, relationships, love story ...
Time:
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Place:
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