Movies and TV shows like The Hollow Crown

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The Hollow Crown (2012)
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The Hollow Crown (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story: 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 IV, Part II (treated as one film in two parts in the series) and Henry V. The Second Season is subtitled "The Wars of the Roses" as a reference to its scope. It is based on Shakespeare's first tetralogy: Henry VI: Part I, Henry VI: Part II, Henry VI: Part III (treated as two films in the series) and Richard III.
Style: serious, captivating, historical drama, epic, stylized, harsh, costume drama, funny, political, anthology ...
Audience: date night
Plot: king, royal family, queen, medieval, betrayal, shakespeare, royalty, heir to the throne, battles, political intrigue, power struggle, politics, ruler, society, throne, historical character, dishonesty, army, monarch, monarchy, british history, regicide, civil war, ancient rome, time machine ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century
Place: england, britain, europe
Keyword: french, bbc, rose

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out costume drama, period drama, serious and realistic films and TV series with plots about royalty, costume, royal family, monarchy, state affairs, monarch and ancient mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like The Hollow Crown: The White Queen (2013), Wolf Hall (2015), Reign (2013), The Last Kingdom (2015), The Pillars of the Earth (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The White Queen (2013)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, France
Duration: 597 min.
TV show
Story: Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.
Style: captivating, stylized, serious, costume drama, erotic ...
Plot: queen, royal family, royalty, throne, monarchy, royal court, aristocracy, young woman, intrigue, king, love and romance, nudity ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: england, britain, europe
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Wolf Hall (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story: England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose ...
Style: serious, captivating, period piece, costume drama, stylized ...
Plot: royal family, tudors, rise to the top, political intrigue, royalty, british monarchy, monarch, manipulation, ambition, state affairs, medieval, society ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times
Place: england, europe, britain, london
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Reign (2013)
Genre: Drama
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: sexy, stylized, serious, costume drama, tense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: queen, royal family, female protagonist, intrigue, royal court, aristocracy, rivalry, state affairs, power struggle, love triangle, couples, royalty ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times
Place: france, scotland, europe, britain
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The Last Kingdom (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the ...
Style: exciting, serious, epic, captivating, stylized ...
Plot: viking, king, medieval, battles, danger, escapades, kingdom, castle, kidnapping, rivalry, heroes, political unrest ...
Time: middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place: england, chicago, britain, europe
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The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, Hungary
Duration: 471 min.
TV show
Story: The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, costume drama, historical drama, realistic ...
Plot: medieval, king, power struggle, state affairs, cathedral, throne, catholic church, heir, religions or cults, culture clash, world politics, storytelling ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, ancient times, 50s
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Magnificent Century (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Muhteşem Yüzyıl is a prime time historical Turkish television series. It was originally broadcast on Show TV and then transferred to Star TV. It is based on the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ...
Style: stylized, captivating, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Plot: sultan, palace intrigue, intrigue, political intrigue, power struggle, love and romance, royal family, couple relations, state affairs, political unrest, political conspiracy, military ...
Time: 16th century
Place: ottoman empire, constantinople, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe
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Game of Thrones (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style: epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: dragon, medieval, intrigue, incest, fantasy world, kingdom, power struggle, conflict, political intrigue, peril, abuse of power, treason ...
Time: middle ages, 2010s, medieval times, 2000s, year 2011 ...
Place: idaho, hawaii
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Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at he age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years ...
Style: historical drama, spiritual, costume drama, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: tudors, royalty, queen, queen elizabeth i, monarch, ancient, british history, royal family, catholic, execution, political intrigue, 007 ...
Time: 16th century, year 1971, ancient times
Place: scotland, europe, france, britain, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Tudors (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Style: stylized, captivating, serious, historical drama, soap opera ...
Audience: teens
Plot: intrigue, queen, tudors, power struggle, royal family, historical character, king, british history, british royal family, love triangle, royalty, heir ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times, middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, britain, ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Edward the King (1975)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Edward the Seventh is a 1975 television drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes. Based on the biography of Edward VII by Philip Magnus, it starred Timothy West as the elder Edward VII and Simon Gipps-Kent and Charles Sturridge as Edward in his ...
Style: costume drama, historical drama, saga, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: royalty, royal family, british monarchy, monarch, biopic, family relations, state affairs, head of state, parents and children, royal court, queen victoria, troubled youth ...
Time: 19th century, edwardian era, 20th century, victorian era
Place: britain, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The White Princess (2017)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.
Style: costume drama, historical drama, stylized, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: british royal family, monarchy, palace intrigue, medieval, royalty, princess, loveless marriage, nudity, arranged marriage, dishonesty, monarch, royal family ...
Time: 15th century, ancient times, medieval times, 16th century
Place: england, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Victoria (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image ...
Style: costume drama, historical drama, romantic, realistic, touching ...
Plot: royal family, british history, royalty, monarchy, queen victoria, british monarchy, european history, queen of england, female protagonist, queen, british politics, british royal family ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1800s, future, 1830s
Place: britain, england, london, united kingdom, buckingham palace
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The Borgias (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style: serious, clever, captivating, epic, costume drama ...
Plot: historical character, intrigue, siblings relations, greed, brother sister incest, sex scene, ambition, lust, clergy, medieval, catholic church, sin ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place: rome italy, italy, ireland, europe
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The Lion in Winter (1968)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
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: suspense, political, factual, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot: christmas, king, power struggle, political intrigue, british history, dysfunctional family, infidelity, medieval, royalty, royal family, manipulation, british royal family ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, 20th century, year 1968
Place: england, france, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Masquerade (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min.
Story: During the confusing and conspiratorial Joseon Dynasty King Gwang-hae orders his councilor, HEO Kyun, to find him a double in order to avoid the constant threat of assassination. HEO Kyun finds Ha-sun, a jester who looks remarkably like the king, ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, realistic, stylized, inspirational ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, royal court, throne, hidden identity, treason, medieval, save the kingdom, ruler, political intrigue, dishonesty, head of state, forced into action ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages
Place: korea, south korea, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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I, Claudius (1976)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 669 min.
TV show
Story: Tracing the lives of several Roman emperors, this is an epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue set in one of history's most fascinating eras. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have ...
Style: costume drama, historical drama, political thriller, clever, epic ...
Plot: ancient, roman empire, ancient rome, political intrigue, ancient history, intrigue, roman emperor, antiquity, ancient world, politics, royal family, emperor ...
Time: 1st century, year 1976, 20th century, 50s, 1st century b.c. ...
Place: rome italy, italy, europe
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100%
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Elizabeth (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
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.
Style: factual, costume drama, period piece, realistic, historical drama ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: queen, british history, royalty, tudors, queen elizabeth i, historical character, politics, british royal family, head of state, royal court, royal family, political intrigue ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, victorian era, year 1998, ancient times ...
Place: england, london, britain, scotland, europe ...
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The Royals (2015)
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, forbidden love, couple relations, prince, state affairs, queen, love and romance, scandal, crown prince, paparazzi, monarchy, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, united kingdom, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Henry V (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
Style: epic, realistic, exciting, costume drama, atmospheric ...
Audience: date night
Plot: medieval, battles, shakespeare, king, politics, royal family, war, tragedy, king of england, royalty, love and romance, military ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, year 1989, ancient times
Place: england, france, europe, britain
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Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
Style: historical drama, epic, costume drama
Plot: sultan, muslim, conquering, turk, roman empire, battles, medieval, women, world history, history lesson, talk show, leadership ...
Time: medieval times, 15th century
Place: ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, istanbul turkey
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Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 205 min.
Story: A BBC miniseries based loosely on the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her son James I of England.
Style: historical drama, realistic, captivating, serious, political ...
Plot: royal family, king, queen, intrigue, execution, tudors, coronation, royalty, monarchy, monarch, power, betrayal ...
Time: 17th century, 16th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: england, scotland, britain, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Elizabeth R (1971)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
TV show
Story: When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisors know she has to marry. Doesn't she?
Style: historical drama, costume drama, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Plot: queen elizabeth i, royal family, monarchy, queen, palace intrigue, queen of england, throne, political conspiracy, monarch, betrayal, state affairs, couple relations ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA, Germany
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, costume drama, breathtaking, colorful, historical drama ...
Plot: british history, queen, queen elizabeth i, throne, royal family, royalty, tudors, politics, monarchy, medieval, political intrigue, biopic ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, 19th century, victorian era, ancient times ...
Place: england, london, britain, scotland, spain ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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To Kill a King (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
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 ...
Plot: political intrigue, intrigue, society, rivalry, betrayal, rebelliousness, revolution, state affairs, political unrest, torture, royalty, politics ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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New Worlds (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
TV show
Story: The 1680s bring a new king, Restoration and more tyranny. In Massachusetts, a robber's son falls for an anti-monarchist. In England, young lady falls for an outlaw.
Style: captivating, emotional, realistic, tense, psychological ...
Plot: new world, state affairs, political unrest, colony, social differences, society, idealism, love and romance, medieval, family relations, aristocracy, duke ...
Time: 17th century
Place: england, new england, massachusetts, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Virgin Queen (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 237 min.
TV show
Story: The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her ...
Style: serious, historical drama, factual, touching, period piece ...
Plot: tudors, queen elizabeth i, royal family, throne, forbidden love, royalty, queen of england, british monarchy, monarch, state affairs, head of state, treason ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, britain, rome italy, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Aristocrats (1999)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: Based on a true story, Aristocrats draws back the curtain on an 18th century English family near the summit of society, revealing a tapestry of romance, prejudice, infidelity, and revolution.
Style: period piece, captivating, serious, historical drama, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: master and servant, rich and poor, high society, aristocracy, royal family, family relations, royalty, society, intrigue, politics, siblings relations, state affairs ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 1780s
Place: england, ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Devil's Whore (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 189 min.
TV show
Story: Set between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English Civil War through the eyes of the a 17 year old girl, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, epic, stylized ...
Plot: parliament, treason, civil war, revolution, battles, political unrest, rebellion, betrayal, state affairs, royalty, sexual tension, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 17th century, medieval times
Place: england, britain, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Victoria & Albert (2001)
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: captivating, costume drama, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot: queen victoria, husband wife relationship, royal family, monarch, royalty, monarchy, state affairs, british monarchy, royal court, head of state, couple relations, political unrest ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: england, europe, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.3
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The King (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, 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, bleak, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: medieval, british history, king, father son relationship, king of england, kingdom, boy, crown, knight, death of father, lie, royal court ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 2010s, year 2019
Place: england, britain, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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