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Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Biography - First telecast in 1982, this drama picks up the story of Prince Charles (Roger Rees) and Lady Diana (Catherine Oxenberg) as their marriage begins to fall apart and follows it through to the royal couple's very public divorce. Charles and Diana must struggle with the pressure of public life, the relentless paparazzi and brutal tabloid articles, not to mention Queen Elizabeth's (Amanda Walker) disapproval as they deal with their failing union. - Catherine Oxenberg, Roger Rees, Benedict Taylor
Style:
emotional, dramatic, intense, poignant, period piece, historical drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
royal family, princess diana, princess, divorce, british monarchy, biopic, scandal, queen elizabeth ii, paparazzi, family conflict, tabloid journalism, royalty, palace intrigue, celebrity culture, tragic romance, social commentary, royal romance, queen, prince, queen of england, british royal family, extramarital affair, marriage, costume
Place:
london, buckingham palace, britain
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, serious, period drama and period piece films with plots about royal family, royalty, british royal family, biopic, british monarchy, queen and queen of england mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After: The Women of Windsor (1992), Diana: Her True Story (1993), Spencer (2021), La principessa triste (1996), Royal Wives at War (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 182 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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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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Similarity:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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