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The Royals (2015)
15K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
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, couples, king, palace, lesbian, women, lgbt, family affairs, eligible bachelor, society, woman, palace intrigue, princess, enemies to lovers ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, united kingdom, europe, london
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and period drama films and TV series with plots about couples, family relations, couple relations, society, love and romance, love and monarchy mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like The Royals: Reign (2013), The Hollow Crown (2012), Majesty (2010), White Heat (2012), Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
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:
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Place:
france, scotland, europe, britain
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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:
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Time:
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Place:
england, britain, europe
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392
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
One hour before the State Opening of Parliament, something very unusual happens. The Prime Minister appears and demands an adjustment to the Queen's speech. The speech concerns aid to Africa. Even with all the pressure around the State Opening, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, captivating
Plot:
royal family, forbidden love, royal court, politics, couples, family relations, private vs public, head of state, love and romance, society, parents and children, disagreement ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, stylized, saga ...
Plot:
drug addict, society, group of friends, love and romance, destiny, love affair, friends, social relations, friendship, lifestyle, ethnic diversity, flatmate ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s ...
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
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Duration: 30 min.
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It's her business doing pleasure with you. A witty and provocative series based on the real-life adventures of a high-class escort. Juggling her own reality with her clients' fantasies can be difficult, but this savvy sweetheart knows ...
Style:
erotic, realistic, serious, sensual, controversial ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
london, england, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 150 min.
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Story:
The life of the Duchess of Alba La vida de la Duquesa de Alba
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, romantic
Plot:
duchess, royal family, aristocracy, family relations, society, political unrest, parents and children, love and romance, fall in love, state affairs, couple relations, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1920s ...
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, sentimental, suspense ...
Plot:
attic, couples, society, haunted by the past, family life, family relations, couple relations, family problems, interracial relations, parents and children, step siblings, house ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period ...
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:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, romantic
Plot:
monarch, king, monarchy, british royal family, british history, queen, relationships, love and romance, romantic relationship, couple relations, royal court, historical figure ...
Time:
16th century
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, touching, serious, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
england, birmingham alabama
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, tense, political ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london
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34%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
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Style:
serious, touching, captivating, realistic, saga ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, jamaica, london, europe
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33%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
realistic, historical drama, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, wales, europe, london
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33%
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Country: Italy, France, Spain, Lithuania
Duration: 354 min.
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Story:
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Style:
emotional, captivating, sentimental, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
forbidden love, tragic love, betrayal, infidelity, love affair, family problems, love and romance, couples, unfulfilled love, society, crumbling marriage, unfaithful wife ...
Time:
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Place:
russia, moscow russia, st. petersburg russia, italy
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Style:
sentimental, realistic, serious, sincere
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
The Lost Prince is an acclaimed British television drama about the life of Prince John – youngest child of Britain's King George V and Queen Mary – who died at the age of 13 in 1919. John suffered from epileptic seizures and an autism-like ...
Style:
serious, captivating, touching, sincere, depressing ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
royal family, epilepsy, disability, british royal family, monarchy, monarch, intrigue, state affairs, separation from family, family in crisis, world war one, countryside ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Where the Heart Is is a British television family drama series set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite. First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone, and focuses on the professional and personal lives of ...
Style:
soap opera, serious, realistic, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
women, nurse, family relations, small town, rural area, strong female presence, love and romance, workplace, workplace situations, small town life, sister in law, fictional city ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
yorkshire, england, northern england
Similarity:
32%
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Country: UK
TV show
Story:
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Style:
realistic, touching, psychological, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
couple relations, family relations, lifestyle, fall in love, proposal, model, coping, multiple storylines, marriage, couples, thirtysomething life, singleness ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 225 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
costume drama, realistic, captivating, historical drama, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe
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32%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Set in a large townhouse in Edwardian, First ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, realistic, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
butler, domestic servant, maid, working class, wealth, master servant relationship, high society, master and servant, lifestyle, couples, rich and poor, couple relations ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, year 1971, 1920s, 1930s ...
Place:
england, london, hawaii, britain, europe
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50%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, historical drama, costume drama ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
fall in love, social differences, love triangle, looking for love, eccentric family, master and servant, unlikely couple, society, wooing, unfulfilled love, infidelity, rich and poor ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
england, europe, paris france
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, costume drama, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
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Place:
england, europe, london
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32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 780 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, period drama
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war one, orphan, country estate, makeover, female protagonist, love and romance, society, couple relations, couples, uneducated, estate, family relations ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, edwardian era, 1900s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 290 min.
TV show
Story:
Film starring David Soul, Kate Mulgrew, Pierce Brosnan
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, emotional, captivating
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ireland, usa, philadelphia
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32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
exciting, realistic, entertaining, sentimental, psychological ...
Plot:
male female relationship, society, female protagonist, relationships, love, lifestyle, couple relations, couples, friends, love and romance, family relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
love triangle, fall in love, rivalry, love, couples, family relations, hopes, society, working class, follow your dream, brother brother relationship, threesome ...
Time:
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Place:
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32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
touching, sentimental, captivating, realistic
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
siblings relations, family life, couple relations, parents and children, family relations, love and romance, couples, love affair, marital argument, mansion, wealth, wealthy family ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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realistic, emotional, sentimental, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, emotional, touching, sentimental, period piece ...
Plot:
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Place:
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