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Sattar Khan (1973)
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Sattar Khan (1973)
Original name: ستارخان
Genre: Action, Biography, History
Country: Iran
Story: Based on the true story of the Azari war hero, Satar Khan, during the time of the Constitutional Revolution. The story follows Satar and Heidar as they join another hero Bagher Khan.
Plot: king, betrayal, murder, revolution, revolt, hijab, pride, royalty, assassination, parliament, revisionist history, alternate history
Time: 18th century
Place: iran, tehran iran

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, serious, realistic and historical drama films with plots about royalty, royal family, murder, biopic, betrayal, battles and politics mostly in History, Biography and Drama genres. Some movies like Sattar Khan: Hezar Dastan (1988), Hajji Washington (1983), The Marriage of Gustav III (2001), Trick or Cheat (1993), The Borgia (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Hezar Dastan (1988)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Iran
Duration: 720 min.
TV show
Story: Hezar-Dastan 1978-1987 is a highly popular TV series in Iran directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered an eternal work in the history of Iranian TV. Hatami established a small town as historical site in which he made Hezar Dastan. In 2006, ...
Plot: iranian, alternate history, tradition versus modernity, radicalism, death, assassination, revenge, murder, persian, anachronism
Time: 19th century
Place: tehran iran
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Hajji Washington (1983)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Iran
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori (Haji Baba) goes to Washington D.C. as the first Iranian (Persian) ambassador to the United States of America. After he opens the embassy, he is unable to invite statesmen to visit him. Haji fires the embassy staff due to ...
Plot: ambassador, revisionist history, president, usa president, alternate history, decapitation, caravan, embassy, cowboy, u.s. president, betrayal, corruption ...
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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.
Style: captivating, historical drama, masterpiece, period drama
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Time: 18th century
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Trick or Cheat (1993)
Genre: Action, Biography, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The film depicts the events of 1964 when Nikita Khrushchyov was forcibly replaced by Leonid Brezhnev as a head of USSR.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, unusual plot structure, political
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Time: year 1964
Place: ussr, soviet union
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The Borgia (2006)
Genre: Biography, History
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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.
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Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century
Place: rome italy, italy
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Outlaw King (2018)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
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Style: historical drama, atmospheric, factual, suspense, exciting ...
Plot: medieval, knight, king, battlefield, siege, war, exile, throne, castle, rebellion, husband wife relationship, royalty ...
Time: 14th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times
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Genre: Action, Biography, History, Thriller
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Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, costume drama
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Time: 14th century
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Jeanne du Barry (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 117 min.
Story: The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
Style: captivating, psychological
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Time: 18th century
Place: versailles
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21%
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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.
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Plot: queen, royalty, royal family, political intrigue, royal court, betrayal, political unrest, tudors, renaissance, state affairs, british history, nudity ...
Time: 16th century
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Sword of Desperation (2010)
Genre: Action, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzawmon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed ...
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Place: japan
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The Promised Land (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story: In the mid-1700s, Danish King Frederik V declared that the wild heath of Jutland should be tamed, cultivated and colonized so that civilization could spread and new taxes be generated for the royal house. However, no one dared to follow the ...
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The Death of Louis XIV (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Portugal, Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story: August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the ...
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, tense, touching, exciting ...
Plot: old man, king of france, dying, french history, medicine, royalty, death of king, disability, death of protagonist, king, death, royal family ...
Time: 18th century
Place: france
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The Bruce (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Robert the Bruce unites the Scots in a rebellion against the hated English, led by Edward I. He is supported by various loyal followers, notably the bishop who agrees to recognize his claim and crown him as King of the Scots.
Style: independent film
Plot: medieval, royalty, knight, kingdom, revolution, freedom, struggle, revolutionary, royal family, historical event, revolutionary war, ancient ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 151 min.
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
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Duration: 180 min.
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Duration: 88 min.
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Duration: 100 min.
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
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The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
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Duration: 160 min.
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
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19%
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Rasputin (1996)
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Style: esoteric, mysterious, captivating, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience: date night
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19%
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Duration: 109 min.
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18%
To Kill a King (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
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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 ...
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18%
The Kingdom of Solomon (2010)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
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Duration: 110 min.
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Time: 18th century, georgian era, year 1983, ancient times, 1780s ...
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