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The Favourite (2018)
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Style:
period piece, factual, costume drama, historical drama, visually stunning, aesthetic, political, erotic, dark comedy, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, queen, lgbt, aristocracy, british history, power struggle, queen of england, fight for supremacy, violence, female rivalry, politics, british aristocracy, british royal family, rivalry, throne, sapphic, duchess, aristocrat, jealousy, royal palace, target practice, monarchy, rise and fall, deception, sex ...
Time:
18th century, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century, 1700s
Place:
britain, england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, period piece, costume drama and historical drama films with plots about costume, biopic, queen, betrayal, ancient, women and royalty mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like The Favourite: Victoria & Abdul (2017), The Great (2020), Elizabeth (1998), Mary Queen of Scots (2018), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, atmospheric, stylized, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
queen of england, servant, british history, queen victoria, royalty, muslim, biopic, royal court, british empire, friendship, hindu, racism ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 1900s, 1890s ...
Place:
britain, buckingham palace, america, florence, scotland ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
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A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
Style:
sexy, costume drama, humorous, period piece, saga ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
monarch, royal court, royal family, empress, queen, female nudity, king, palace intrigue, imperial russia, love, russian empire, intrigue ...
Time:
18th century, future, georgian era
Place:
russia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
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factual, costume drama, period piece, historical drama, visually stunning ...
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chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
queen, british history, queen elizabeth i, tudors, royalty, historical character, politics, head of state, british royal family, royal court, monarchy, throne ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london, britain, scotland, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Mary Stuart attempts to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, only to find herself condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
royal family, throne, queen elizabeth i, royal court, queen of england, tudors, queen, british history, betrayal, intrigue, protestant, royalty ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
scotland, england, scottish highlands, britain, europe
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the ...
Style:
romantic, costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
queen, love triangle, royal family, british history, medieval, royal court, king, intrigue, tudors, betrayal, siblings relations, kingdom ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, 19th century, 20th century ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, rome italy, london ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the magnetic Vita and the beguiling Virginia forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly ...
Style:
historical romance, period piece, factual, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian romance, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, sapphic, sex scene, polyamory, female protagonist, doomed love, anxiety, lesbian couple ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
england
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100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada
Duration: 134 min.
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In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to ...
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fairy tale, light, visually appealing, captivating, gothic ...
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kids, family outing
Plot:
fashion, robbery, personality change, villain, fashion designer, female villain, villainess, dalmatian, designer, criminal, life is a bitch, change of heart ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, future, year 1965, year 1964
Place:
london, england, britain, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style:
period piece, stylized, costume drama, sexy, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night, teens, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
royal family, love affair, adultery, love triangle, political intrigue, infidelity, queen, royalty, royal court, coup d'etat, aristocracy, marriage ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 2012, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place:
denmark, europe, england, copenhagen, scandinavia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, costume drama, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, british history, queen, throne, royalty, royal family, tudors, monarchy, politics, renaissance, medieval, political intrigue ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 19th century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, spain, scotland ...
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100%
28K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Hungary, Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
French novelist, Colette, overcomes an abusive marriage to emerge as a leading writer in her country and a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Style:
captivating, costume drama, historical drama, period piece, intellectual ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, lgbtq, sex scene, lesbian relationship, female protagonist, novelist, lesbian attraction, writers, lesbian, open marriage, woman, female writer ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 1890s, year 1900, victorian era ...
Place:
paris france, france, algeria, louisiana, marseille
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but that relationship creates scandalous situation and is likely ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, touching, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
victorian england, queen, british history, monarchy, monarch, politics, friendship, widow, british monarchy, skinny dipping, relationships, love story ...
Time:
19th century, ancient times, 1860s, 1880s, year 1997 ...
Place:
england, scotland, britain, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the ...
Style:
sexy, period piece, costume drama, epic, visually appealing ...
Plot:
royalty, french history, renaissance, male nudity, religion, sex, intrigue, female nudity, forbidden love, politics, queen, passionate sex ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 1994
Place:
france, paris france, europe, poland, england ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
Style:
sexy, stylized, costume drama, period piece, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
royal court, royal family, master and servant, french revolution, female pubic hair, monarchy, lady in waiting, lesbian, lesbian subtext, lgbt, queen, king ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, year 2012, georgian era, victorian era ...
Place:
france, versailles, paris france, indiana, europe
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, historical drama, factual, realistic ...
Plot:
rape, artist, spanish inquisition, spanish history, art, prison, prostitute, painter, biopic, life is a bitch, lifestyle, painting ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, regency period, 19th century, 1800s ...
Place:
spain, persia, madrid, europe
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Style:
visually stunning, period piece, visual, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
queen, french revolution, historical character, french history, royal court, royal family, decadence, royalty, aristocracy, teenage girl, monarchy, princess ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 2006, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place:
france, versailles, europe, austria, vienna ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Spain, Italy, Portugal, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The love story who transformed Juana I de Castilla, Queen of Spain, into Juana "The mad". The tragic fate of a Queen madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Felipe el Hermoso, Archduke of Austria.
Style:
sexy, costume drama, melancholic, stylized, captivating ...
Plot:
love and romance, obsession, royal family, tudors, male nudity, medieval, politics, intrigue, infidelity, tragic hero, royalty, crazy ...
Time:
16th century, 15th century, ancient times, middle ages, 18th century ...
Place:
spain, portugal, austria, europe, flanders ...
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18%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
King George III's erratic behaviour leads to a plot in Parliament to have him declared insane and removed from the throne.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, political, talky, clever ...
Plot:
monarchy, politics, biopic, royalty, nobility, aristocracy, mental illness, royal court, monarch, king of england, british monarchy, royal family ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1994, georgian era, victorian era ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, north america, london
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34%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Style:
costume drama, romantic, sexy, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
love story, royalty, love affair, aristocracy, love triangle, duke, duchess, infidelity, adultery, destiny, life philosophy, high society ...
Time:
18th century, middle ages, 19th century, georgian era, ancient times ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, scotland, london
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
From Academy Award® winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park and The Departed, comes the story of Queen Victoria’s early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle to her romantic courtship and ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, romantic, touching, historical drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
royal family, queen of england, marriage, royalty, queen, politics, queen victoria, royal court, aristocracy, love and romance, princess, love story ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, middle ages, ancient times, 1800s ...
Place:
london, buckingham palace, england, britain, europe ...
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32%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, historical drama, sincere, gothic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
tudors, royalty, royal family, monarch, renaissance, british monarchy, politics, nobility, female nudity, corporal punishment, queen, monarchy ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, middle ages, 19th century, 18th century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, rome italy, europe
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29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Hungary, USA, Australia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In 15th-century England, Prince Hal transforms from wayward wastrel to powerful king after he reluctantly inherits the throne and its many conflicts.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, disturbing, bleak, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
medieval, british history, king, king of england, father son relationship, kingdom, combat, boy, royal court, crown, battlefield, lie ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 2010s, year 2019
Place:
england, britain, france
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.
Style:
costume drama, suspense, political, factual, atmospheric ...
Plot:
power struggle, political intrigue, king, christmas, british history, dysfunctional family, royalty, medieval, infidelity, monarch, british royal family, monarchy ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, year 1968, 20th century
Place:
england, france, britain
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
1840s England, an infamous fossil hunter and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.
Style:
sexy, psychological, period piece, costume drama, realistic ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lgbtq, lesbian love, lesbian couple, lesbianism, lesbian sex, scientist, sapphic, lesbian cunnilingus ...
Time:
1840s, 19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 2020s ...
Place:
london, england
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29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, period piece, costume drama, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
transsexual, lgbt, art, transgender, couple relations, painting, love, gay, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, artist, gender ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, year 2015, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
denmark, paris france, idaho, copenhagen, europe ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, historical drama, talky, fairy tale ...
Plot:
royalty, tudors, king, british history, monarch, medieval, british monarchy, royal family, british royal family, adultery, biopic, politics ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 1969, middle ages ...
Place:
england, europe, britain, london, scotland
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28%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas ...
Style:
epic, period piece, costume drama, tense, talky ...
Plot:
religion, friendship, british history, catholic, royalty, medieval, monarch, politics, biopic, nobility, martyr, monarchy ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, europe, france, london ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ...
Style:
sexy, costume drama, period piece, factual, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
redemption, medicine, forbidden love, fall in love, royal family, monarch, science, betrayal, rise and fall, doctor, jealousy, justice ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, 19th century, 1930s, 18th century
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, scotland
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Finland, Canada, Germany, Sweden, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
Style:
period piece, captivating, realistic, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
lesbian, royal family, lesbian interest, love interest, forbidden love, lesbian love, lesbian sex, unrequited love, sexism, biopic, lgbt, heir to the throne ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times
Place:
europe
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, epic, factual, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
politics, countess, nobility, conspiracy, royal family, revenge, justice, police investigation, ancient, french revolution, royalty, couples ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 2001, georgian era, 1770s ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe, versailles, england
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In ...
Style:
heartbreaking, harsh, atmospheric, inspirational, motivational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
slavery, racism, survival, civil rights, african american, black history, torture, slave trade, american history, freedom, racial discrimination, rape ...
Time:
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Place:
louisiana, new orleans, america, africa, southern usa ...
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