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Kings (2009)
9K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A riveting drama about a modern day monarchy, a contemporary re-telling of the timeless tale of David and Goliath. This series is an epic story of greed and power, war and romance, forbidden loves and secret alliances -- and a young hero who rises to power in a modern-day kingdom.
Style:
epic, serious, exciting, captivating, philosophical, biblical, anime, soap opera, period drama, political drama
Plot:
politics, royal family, alternate reality, throne, royal court, palace intrigue, power struggle, manipulation, high society, rise to the top, against the odds, mistress, prophecy, political intrigue, gay, lgbt, supernatural, ancient world, ancient, legends and myths, parallel universe, gay lead character, gay couple, lgbtq, religious ...
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Most similar movies to Kings
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, serious, historical drama and period drama films and TV series with plots about political intrigue, politics, royal family, state affairs, power struggle, society and ambition mostly in Drama, Sci-Fi and History genres. Some movies like Kings: Reign (2013), Dominion (2014), The Hollow Crown (2012), Political Animals (2012), The Ten Commandments (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
58K
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
Style:
costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
queen, royal family, female protagonist, intrigue, royal court, aristocracy, rivalry, state affairs, royalty, power struggle, love triangle, couples ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times
Place:
france, scotland, europe, britain
Similarity:
75%
25K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Dominion is an epic supernatural drama set in the near future. Specifically, 25 years after "The Extinction War," when an army of lower angels, assembled by the archangel Gabriel, waged war against mankind. The archangel Michael, turning ...
Style:
serious, sexy, exciting, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
angel, supernatural, danger, good versus evil, chosen one, fate of humanity, soldier, medieval, heroes, chaos, battles, survival ...
Time:
future
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
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The Hollow Crown is a series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
The first Season is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry ...
Style:
epic, costume drama, serious, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
king, medieval, royal family, queen, royalty, throne, betrayal, politics, monarchy, monarch, shakespeare, heir to the throne ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, 12th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Political Animals is a six-part miniseries. Elaine Barrish's husband Bud was a popular President of the United States during the 1990s despite his extramarital affairs. After leaving the White House, Elaine Barrish was elected Governor of ...
Style:
realistic, political, serious, talky, suspense ...
Plot:
politics, lgbtq, president, private vs public, female politician, family relations, lgbt, divorce, reporter, white house, state affairs, media ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
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When an oracle prophesizes that a child will become Prince of Egypt, a time of danger approaches the kingdom. The Egyptian Pharaoh orders the massacre of all newborn males. But one child, Moses-the son of a Hebrew slave-escapes certain death when he ...
Style:
biblical, serious, epic, exciting
Plot:
bible, hopes, destiny, religion, rescue, human spirit, against the odds, danger, redemption, imaginary, leadership, heroes ...
Time:
biblical epic
Place:
egypt, middle east, africa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
Drama about a fictional British Royal family set in modern day London, who inhabit a world of opulence and regal tradition that caters to any and every desire, but one that also comes with a price tag of duty, destiny and intense public scrutiny.
Style:
captivating, sentimental, serious, realistic, soap opera
Audience:
teens
Plot:
royal family, couple relations, forbidden love, prince, queen, love and romance, state affairs, crown prince, monarchy, scandal, paparazzi, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, united kingdom, europe, london
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists and turns of their everyday lives are explored as we find out if ...
Style:
political, captivating, light, apocalyptic, philosophical ...
Plot:
politics, political activism, female politician, society, distopia, family relations, political satire, dystopia, rebel, lgbt, lifestyle, lgbtqi ...
Time:
near future, 2020s, future, 2030s, year 2019
Place:
london, manchester
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, The Man in the High Castle explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, apocalyptic, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
espionage, alternate reality, alternate history, fascism, resistance, multiverse, freedom fighter, assassination, political intrigue, politics, undercover, seppuku ...
Time:
60s, post world war two, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
japan, berlin germany, usa, san francisco, cuba ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
royalty, french history, monarch, female protagonist, royal court, female nudity, french royalty, renaissance, tudors, queen, european history, historical figure ...
Time:
16th century
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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A.D.: The Bible Continues is a television miniseries, based on the Bible, and a sequel to the 2013 miniseries. It is produced by Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, and Richard Bedser.
Style:
biblical, exciting, epic, serious, contemplative ...
Plot:
bible, religions or cults, faith, religion, christian, hopes, religious, heroes, human nature, escapades, society, religious faith ...
Time:
1st century, biblical epic
Place:
holy land
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Xiaozhuang Mishi, also known as Xiaozhuang Epic, is a 2003 Chinese television series produced by You Xiaogang. The series is the first instalment in a series of four television series about the early history of the Qing Dynasty. It was followed by ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, tense, disturbing, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political intrigue, queen, power struggle, royalty, qing dynasty, empire, emperor, empress, political unrest, ruler, historical character, politics ...
Time:
17th century
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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Pioneer One is a 2010 American web series produced by Josh Bernhard and Bracey Smith. It has been funded purely through donations, and is the first series created for and released on BitTorrent networks.
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
agent, terrorism, uncover truth, investigation, politics, danger, satellite, space mission, conspiracy, mars, state affairs, government agency ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, montana, canada, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Taejo Wang Geon was a 200-episode Korean drama starring Choi Soo Jong in the title role. It became very successful, reaching very high ratings, around 60%.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
korean history, political intrigue, historical figure, king, emperor, ruler, political unrest, biopic, royalty, power struggle, dynasty, politics ...
Time:
9th century, middle ages, 10th century
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 360 min.
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Story of Moses. Originally a TV Miniseries recut for theaters
Style:
biblical, epic, serious, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
moses, bible, desert, ancient history, old testament, faith, bare chested male, migration, pharaoh, exodus, myth, religious ...
Place:
holy land, egypt, middle east, africa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
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Francis Urquhart, unscrupulous but cunning Conservative politician, managed to become the British prime minister and crush all significant opposition. But his survival on the top is threatened by a liberal monarch and some skeletons in the closet.
Style:
political, political thriller, tense, captivating, cynical ...
Plot:
gay relationship, male male relationship, closeted homosexual, politics, throne, royal family, cons and scams, gay club, closeted gay, british prime minister, political corruption, british politics ...
Time:
90s
Place:
britain
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes ...
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, captivating, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, palace intrigue, power struggle, political intrigue, mistress, power, intrigue, emperor, royal court, showdown, imperial japan, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 413 min.
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Story:
Elderly Kate Blackwell looks back at her family's life beginning with her Scottish father Jamie McGregor's journey to South Africa to make his fortune in diamonds. The family history is littered with revenge, lust, betrayal, manipulation, ...
Style:
family saga, historical drama, costume drama, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
betrayal, manipulation, family secret, revenge, wealth, ambition, murder, scheming, power struggle, dynasty, matriarchy, lust ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
south africa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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Ten thousand years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen establish the fabled sect and female order that would become known as the Bene Gesserit to control the future of humankind.
Style:
epic, dramatic, tense, philosophical, psychotronic ...
Plot:
sisterhood, dune, prophecy, secret society, political intrigue, destiny, power struggle, space opera, foreshadowing, sisters, palace intrigue, betrayal ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
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Largely fictionalized, partly fictitious chapters from the life of the Belgian royal family during and around the reign of king Albert II. Besides his duties, including signing a more federal regime for the Belgian state, focus is on his marital ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, historical drama, serious, period piece ...
Plot:
royal family, king, royalty, palace intrigue, kingdom, imaginary kingdom, lifestyle, family drama, biopic, palace, dynasty, political intrigue ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
belgium, brussels
Similarity:
35%
18K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose ...
Style:
costume drama, captivating, period piece, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
royal family, tudors, medieval, rise to the top, monarchy, cardinal the priest, british monarchy, queen, manipulation, state affairs, ambition, dishonesty ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with ...
Style:
costume drama, captivating, exciting, political drama
Plot:
fantasy world, political intrigue, royal family, martial artist, time traveler, spy, sent to the past, chinese emperor, time travel, palace intrigue, prince, love at first sight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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The Palace was a British drama television series that aired on ITV in 2008. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom Grieves and follows a fictional British Royal Family in the aftermath of the death of King James III ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, political drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
royal family, palace intrigue, power struggle, queen, spy, blackmail, family relations, monarchy, family life, king, political intrigue, family problems ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
buckingham palace, england
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
A story that follows Han Yuanniang, the eldest daughter of a minister who disguises herself as a man in order to pretend to be her twin brother. She encounters the prince thus igniting an unexpected romance.
Style:
tense, captivating, romantic drama, historical drama, period piece
Plot:
cross dressing, tomboy, power struggle, royalty, twin sister, prince, gender disguise, political intrigue, royal court, pretense, smart female lead, pretending to be someone else ...
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
After reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of undocumented immigrants discovers a shocking truth about her teenage crush who is now a police officer: He’s an alien who has kept his unearthly ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, serious, romantic, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, love and romance, supernatural, alien invasion, fugitives, gay, lgbt, superpower, space and aliens, secrets, danger, supernatural power ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
It follows the Qin State during the late stages of the Warring States era. Ying Zheng, Lu Bu Wei, Li Si, Wang Jian, and many formidable politicians work together to unite the six states under one rule.
Style:
tense, historical drama, epic, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
power struggle, political intrigue, politics, palace intrigue, rise to power, political unrest, qing dynasty, government, state affairs, ambition, betrayal, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.
Style:
psychological, rough, melancholic, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
sexism, rape, dystopia, surrogate mother, infertility, protest, tyranny, belief, women's rights, religion, totalitarianism, kidnapping ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
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Venice: The Series is a web series co-produced by and starring American actress Crystal Chappell, and is inspired in part by the "Otalia" storyline on the daytime drama Guiding Light. The series has been broadcast since 2009, and is ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
lesbian, gender, family relations, love and romance, gays and lesbians, family life, strong female presence, lesbianism, lgbt, lifestyle, parents and children, gay ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
TV show
Story:
What happens after the world ends? Written and directed by award winning playwright Kit Williamson, "EastSiders" explores the aftermath of infidelity on a gay couple in Silverlake. When Cal (Kit Williamson) finds out Thom (Van Hansis) has ...
Style:
touching, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, realistic ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay, lgbtq, gay couple, lgbt, gay sex, infidelity, friends, gay lead character, up and down relationship, dishonesty, drag queen ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
33%
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:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 189 min.
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Story:
Biblical tales from the books of Genesis and Exodus, including the stories of Abraham's devotion and Joseph's betrayal.
Style:
biblical, serious, christian film, captivating, epic ...
Plot:
bible, moses, heroic mission, human spirit, religions or cults, hopes, rescue, danger, redemption, state affairs, imaginary, desert ...
Place:
egypt, middle east, africa
Similarity:
33%
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