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Monarch (2000)
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Monarch (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and unfolds around one night when the injured ruler arrives at a manor house closed for the season.
Style: period piece, historical drama, bleak, melancholic, reflective, tense, dark, suspenseful, art house, tragic ...
Plot: monarchy, royalty, monarch, mortality, isolation, regret, palace intrigue, character study, manor, ghost, betrayal, legacy, claustrophobia, slow burn, royal family, british royal family, renaissance, tudors, assassination, biopic, henry viii, king, death, house, inheritance ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, period drama, period piece and captivating films with plots about biopic, royalty, betrayal, monarchy, monarch, royal family and renaissance mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Monarch: Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), Princes in the Tower (2005), Mary Queen of Scots (2013), The Marriage of Gustav III (2001), Henry VIII (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
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: 16th century, year 1972
Place: england, europe, london
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Princes in the Tower (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
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Style: historical drama, tense, dramatic, suspense, atmospheric ...
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Time: 16th century, 15th century
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Mary Queen of Scots (2013)
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: 16th century
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The Marriage of Gustav III (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The Swedish King Gustav III is bold and courageous regarding government. He is to marry a Danish princess. But when it comes to love and courtship, the king feels lost. Therefore he asks the loyal and experienced Captain Munck for assistance.
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Plot: monarchy, duke, love story, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, royal family, marriage, couples, relationships, male female relationship, love affair, couple relations, palace ...
Time: 18th century
Place: stockholm sweden
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Style: realistic, serious, captivating, period piece, historical drama ...
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Time: 16th century, middle ages
Place: britain, europe, england
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Duration: 87 min.
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Time: 16th century, medieval times
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Time: 16th century, medieval times, middle ages, 19th century, 18th century ...
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
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Time: 16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
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Duration: 130 min.
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