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The Spoils of Poynton (1970)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 168 min.
TV show
Story:
Adele Gereth has taken young Fleda Vetch under her wing. Adele is intensely houseproud, and sees a potential future mistress of the house in Freda, and an inheritor of her life's work.
Style:
melancholic, art house, period drama
Plot:
victorian england, country house, domestic drama, materialism, inheritance, relic, legacy, adaptation, intimate, literary, obsession, class differences, moral dilemma, possession, morality, coming of age, slow burn, art collector, mother son relationship, collector, country estate, psychological drama
Time:
victorian era, 1870s, victorian
Place:
britain, england
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Most similar movies to The Spoils of Poynton
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, costume drama, melancholic and historical drama films and TV series with plots about victorian england, literary, coming of age, inheritance, costume, adaptation and domestic drama mostly in Drama, Romance and Crime genres. Some movies like The Spoils of Poynton: The Forsytes (2025), Great Expectations (1981), Great Expectations (1989), The Hardacres (2024), Martin Chuzzlewit (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
Chronicles the lives of four generations of an upper-class family of stockbrokers, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving late-Victorian world.
Style:
family saga, costume drama, melancholic, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
obsession, jealousy, rejection, character study, gender roles, possessiveness, manipulation, literary, aristocracy, repression, attorney, adaptation ...
Time:
victorian era, 20th century, edwardian era
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Mini-series based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, sad, period drama, tragic
Plot:
charles dickens, victorian england, class conflict, coming of age, adaptation, literary, identity, madness, unrequited love, betrayal, ambition, haunting ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 303 min.
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Story:
Phillip Pirrip, known as Pip, meets a convict or two in a graveyard and sets into motion a series of events that lead him from a comfortable life in his brother-in-law's forge to a mysterious inheritance and his acquaintance with the eerie Miss ...
Style:
melancholic, gothic, atmospheric, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
charles dickens, victorian england, literary, coming of age, social class, ambition, unrequited love, identity, character study, madness, betrayal, manor ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
london
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
The sweeping rags to riches story of the Hardacres, a working-class family in 1890s Yorkshire who strike it rich and move from a grimy fish dock to a vast estate.
Style:
family saga, historical drama, emotional, costume drama, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
working class, rags to riches, domestic drama, class conflict, social climbing, manor, moral dilemma, slow burn, family secret, inheritance, class system, country estate ...
Time:
1890s, victorian era, 19th century
Place:
yorkshire
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 385 min.
TV show
Story:
Martin Chuzzlewit is an old man with a large fortune and an even larger set of family and friends. A portrait of greed and selfishness, this magnificent adaptation of Dickens' comic masterpiece features an all-star cast.
Style:
costume drama, serious, realistic, captivating, stylized ...
Plot:
charles dickens, victorian england, inheritance, blackmail, literary, tribe, social climbing, social relations, self involved, family relations, dishonesty, intrigue ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s, victorian era
Place:
britain, england, usa
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Story:
Adaptation of Catherine Cookson's novel. Set in the 1830s, the film tells the story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie after the death of parents, and the repossession of the family home. She finds a barren place to live and care for her younger ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, costume drama, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
pregnancy, baby, rape, orphan, poverty, coming of age, female protagonist, victorian england, aristocracy, class conflict, resilience, siblings ...
Time:
1830s, 19th century, victorian era, georgian era
Place:
britain
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
TV show
Story:
Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in Charles Dickens's 1860s London.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, historical drama, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
victorian england, charles dickens, inheritance, love, unrequited love, makeover, betrayal, dishonesty, lifestyle, life is a bitch, society, love and romance ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1860s
Place:
britain, london, england, europe
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story:
Adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens.
Style:
bleak, grim, emotional, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
charles dickens, literary, poverty, social criticism, justice, identity, class struggle, inheritance, corruption, rescue, kindness, child protagonist ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1830s
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 385 min.
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Story:
When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cosy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, reflective, atmospheric, intellectual ...
Plot:
literary, cathedral, scandal, power struggle, hypocrisy, manipulation, moral dilemma, scheming, family conflict, social satire, corruption, ambition ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
britain
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 229 min.
TV show
Story:
Three part miniseries about Gerald Middleton, an aging historian, who reflects on his youth, relationships (especially the one with his best friend's girl), career (shadowed by a scandal), and current issues, like his marriage and kids.
Style:
reflective, melancholic, bleak, period drama, moody
Plot:
aging, scandal, infidelity, character study, midlife crisis, mature, regret, guilt, intimate, domestic drama, nostalgia, literary ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
his three-part miniseries begins with elderly Lady Slane (Wendy Hiller) sitting watchfully by the deathbed of her husband. Tended by her equally aged French maid Genoux (Eileen Way), who has served her faithfully for a lifetime, Lady Slane deals ...
Style:
contemplative, reflective, poignant, melancholic, wistful ...
Plot:
literary, intimate, elderly man, character study, bittersweet, domestic drama, cottage, gender roles, old woman, elderly woman, jewelry, loss of husband ...
Time:
20th century, edwardian era, 1930s
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The Duchess Of Duke Street is a BBC television drama series set in London between 1900 and 1925. It was created by John Hawkesworth, the former producer of the highly successful ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It starred Gemma Jones as Louisa ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, realistic, semi serious, sincere ...
Plot:
hotel, high society, female chef, victorian england, world war one, professional, jazz, rags to riches, food, great war, battle of the sexes, domestic drama ...
Time:
1910s, edwardian era, victorian era, 1920s, 20th century ...
Place:
britain, london, europe, england
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
He Knew He Was Right was a 2004 BBC TV adaptation of the Anthony Trollope novel He Knew He Was Right. The mini-series portrays the failure of a marriage caused by the unreasonable jealousy of a husband exacerbated by the stubbornness of a wilful ...
Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, period piece, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
victorian england, inheritance, marriage, broken engagement, dishonesty, couple relations, newlyweds, gossip and rumors, diplomat, gossip, insecurity, piano ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1860s
Place:
britain, england, london, alps
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 312 min.
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Story:
The Charmer was a 1987 British television serial set in the 1930s, and starring Nigel Havers as Ralph Ernest Gorse, a seducing conman and murderer, Rosemary Leach as Joan Plumleigh-Bruce, the smitten victim widow and Bernard Hepton as Donald ...
Style:
crime drama, tension, atmospheric, suspense, stylized ...
Plot:
murder, deception, british, seducer, manipulation, revenge, betrayal, moral ambiguity, character study, adaptation, obsession, serial killer ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 173 min.
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Story:
In order to be together, lovers Therese and Laurent plot to kill Therese's husband, Camille, but find themselves haunted by their deeds and Madame Raquin's silent judgment.
Style:
tragic ending, intense, grim, erotic, period piece ...
Plot:
adultery, murder, guilt, obsession, love triangle, jealousy, psychological torment, adaptation, domestic drama, character study, passion, lust ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A young student moves in with an estranged family friend in Istanbul, trading her humble hometown for a city that tests her identity — and convictions.
Style:
realistic, emotional, reflective, tension, melancholic
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, identity crisis, coming of age, social commentary, city life, intimate, domestic drama, multiculturalism, class differences, adaptation, migration ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her rich aunt/cousins at Greshamsbury Park estate.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, historical drama, captivating, cynical ...
Plot:
aristocrat, english countryside, family drama, ward, physician, family relations, victorian england, social differences, couples, society, intrigue, love and romance ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1850s, 1840s
Place:
england, britain
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the novel by Louis Couperus, De Stille Kracht is set at the end of the nineteenth century and concerns the cultural gap between East and West, that is between the Netherlands and their colony on Java. The Dutch colonists, who nominally rule ...
Style:
atmospheric, tropical, tense, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
colonialism, alienation, family tragedy, imperialism, haunting, supernatural, slow burn, outsider, misunderstanding, superstition, magic realism, macabre ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
Adaptation of the Dickens novel.
Style:
sentimental, lyrical, historical drama, period drama, wistful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
charles dickens, coming of age, literary, family conflict, social class, character study, friendship, english countryside, bittersweet, resilience, empathy, dialogue ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 196 min.
TV show
Story:
Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel.
At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realising his ...
Style:
costume drama, captivating, serious, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
victorian england, tragic hero, haunted by the past, redemption, social relations, rise and fall, family problems, hidden truth, society, betrayal, dishonesty, mayor ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s
Place:
britain, england
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
'Great Expectations' opens with Pip as a boy (played as an young man by newcomer Douglas Booth, 'The Pillars of the Earth') on the marshes near his home, where he encounters the desperate escapee Magwitch (Winstone). Pip is ...
Style:
historical drama, gothic, atmospheric, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
victorian england, lovers, charles dickens, generosity, destiny, rags to riches, convict, orphan, stranger, society, obsession, hopes ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, regency period, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, london
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 420 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1913, young Richard Herncastle joins his Uncle Nick's magic act and is introduced to the enchanted world of the British music hall. Traveling from one city to the next, assisting at conjuring acts and disappearing acts, Richard comes to know ...
Style:
costume drama, melancholic, sentimental, entertaining, period drama
Plot:
theater, coming of age, magic trick, vaudeville, nostalgia, illusion, uncle nephew relationship, social change, entertainment industry, bittersweet, loss of innocence, escape ...
Time:
1910s, edwardian era, year 1914
Place:
britain
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The story revolves around a hotel named "Shah Jahan Regency" and lives of people associated with that hotel. The hotel is one of a kind and very different from others as it strongly believes in the rich culture of India and tries to imply ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, emotional, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
hotel, relationship problems, lifestyle, relationships, adaptation, luxury hotel, class differences, city life, literary, slice of life, legacy, intimate ...
Place:
kolkata, india
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 1870s England, the story tells of Annabella Lagrange and the terrible secret her wealthy parents have kept from her. When she finally learns the truth, she runs away and eventually finds solace in the company of her family's former ...
Style:
costume drama, romantic drama, realistic, sexual, serious ...
Plot:
victorian england, young love, age difference, wedding, friendship, society, family relations, self discovery, working class, youth, love and romance, coming of age ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1870s
Place:
england, britain
Similarity:
44%
310
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Bold and irreverent drama following the fortunes of a group of servants in an 1850s English country house.
Style:
costume drama, captivating, disturbing, tension, satirical ...
Plot:
victorian england, aristocracy, manor, servant, maid, butler, country estate, housekeeper, master servant relationship, domestic servant, estate, workplace situations ...
Time:
victorian era, 1850s, 19th century, 1800s
Place:
england
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Bramwell is a British television series starring Jemma Redgrave as Dr. Eleanor Bramwell, a woman challenging the domination of men in the medical establishment, who runs a free hospital for the poor in the East End of London, during the late ...
Style:
medical drama, historical drama, serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
medical, victorian england, medicine, female doctor, feminist, civil rights, human rights, charity, surgery, sexism, power relations, follow your dream ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1890s
Place:
britain, london, england, europe, east end london
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of redemption and a thrilling detective story of the soul.
Style:
philosophical, period piece, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, redemption, guilt, literary, moral dilemma, existentialism, criminal, murderer, crime and punishment, poverty, isolation, ethics ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, turn of the century
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the dark and twisted history of Dawn Longchamp and her family, along with Cutler and Booth families.
Style:
suspenseful, family saga, psychological, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
adult, teen drama
Plot:
domestic drama, secrets, relationships, relatives, family relations, family problems, sibling relationship, parents and children, female protagonist, family drama, family life, manipulation ...
Time:
20th century
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 225 min.
TV show
Story:
Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel.
Style:
family saga, heartfelt, sentimental, melancholic, romantic drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
coming of age, sisters, sisterhood, domestic drama, literary, civil war, gender roles, independent woman, mother and daughter, intimate, autobiography, bittersweet ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 20th century, 1860s
Place:
new england, massachusetts
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
A nun, played by Kristin Scott Thomas, leaves the convent temporarily to help save her family knitting mill from bankruptcy following the death of her brother. Outside the convent she becomes a fairly shrewd businesswoman and feels attracted to one ...
Style:
religious drama, reflective, period piece, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
nun, female protagonist, convent, family business, moral dilemma, identity crisis, spiritual journey, religious community, resilience, temptation, intimate, mature ...
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37%
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