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Catherine the Great (2015)
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Original name: Великая
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, romantic, thought provoking, historical drama, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
russian history, royal court, queen, lovers, empress, russian empire, power struggle, state affairs, love, betrayal, rivalry, society, dishonesty, royalty, imperial russia, palace intrigue, ambition, revenge, political unrest, princess, royal family, czar, arranged marriage, heir to the throne, lover
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia, ottoman empire, saint petersburg, russian
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, period drama, captivating and serious films and TV series with plots about royal family, royalty, state affairs, ambition, royal court, russian history and palace intrigue mostly in History, Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like Catherine the Great: Ekaterina (2014), Versailles (2015), Godunov (2018), Rasputin (2011), The Great (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of the Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German born princess who came to Russia as bride for the young Peter III, chosen by his aunt Elisabeth, and who, once she came into power, transformed the Russian empire.
Style:
captivating, historical drama, suspenseful, costume drama, sentimental ...
Plot:
imperial russia, russian history, russian empire, royal family, palace intrigue, coup d'etat, empress, royal court, nobleman, intrigue, political conspiracy, espionage ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s, 1780s, georgian era
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia, ottoman empire
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and ...
Style:
captivating, costume drama, historical drama, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
royal family, rivalry, intrigue, royal court, king, ambition, betrayal, political intrigue, rise to the top, state affairs, king of france, royalty ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times
Place:
france, versailles
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
This four-part historical drama follows the end of Catherine the Great's reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russian politics.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, realistic, stylized, disturbing ...
Plot:
russian history, palace intrigue, imperial russia, historical character, monarchy, empress, power struggle, state affairs, russian empire, female protagonist, monarch, politics ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, 1780s, 1770s, georgian era
Place:
russia, ottoman empire
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100%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
The TV show is about the Godunov family, which covers the period from the reign of Ivan the Terrible to the accession of Mikhail Romanov to the throne.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating
Plot:
czar, death, rivalry, betrayal, dishonesty, adaptation, murder, friendship, brutality, mercenary, society, danger ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times, middle ages, 17th century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
These are the dark times around 1720 in Russia. Tsar Peter the Great dies and his highly esteemed partner and friend Prince Menshikov rules the country from now on. But there are also those who oppose the prince. Messenger Ivan, an army officer, ...
Style:
captivating, tense, stylized, suspense, realistic
Plot:
russian history, russian empire, state affairs, intrigue, investigation, royal court, amateur sleuth, whodunit, love, imperial russia, palace intrigue, fight ...
Time:
18th century, 1800s
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A group of Russian noblemen want to maintain the monarchy and plan to kill Rasputin.
Style:
serious, realistic, atmospheric, stylized, non-linear
Plot:
empress, russian history, imperial russia, czar, royal court, assassination plot, rise and fall, society, state affairs, clergy, conspiracy, battles ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
europe, st. petersburg russia, russia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
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
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.
Style:
period piece, political, realistic, serious, epic ...
Plot:
royalty, husband rapes wife, czar, rape, russian history, imperial russia, royal family, empress, royal court, chess, wife raped, female nudity ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
russia, ottoman empire, st. petersburg russia, prussia
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The love story of the famous ballet dancer Mathilde Kschessinska and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
Style:
sexy, thought provoking, costume drama, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
ballet, longing, royal romance, palace intrigue, ballerina, royal family, impossible love, female nudity, doomed love, forbidden love, passion, aristocracy ...
Time:
1900s, victorian era, 20th century, 19th century, 12th century
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
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Story:
Russia, January 25, 1725. "Give it all...". The emperor's weakening hand was able to write in his will only these two short incomprehensible words that kept Russia in a bloody struggle for the crown for a century.
Style:
factual, touching, romantic, captivating, educational
Plot:
russian empire, russian history, palace intrigue, empress, state affairs, monarchy, royal family, head of state, family relations, historical character, politics, heir to the throne ...
Time:
18th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
Style:
sexy, costume drama, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
royal court, royalty, tudors, royal family, medieval, king, monarchy, queen of england, dishonesty, monarch, death, ambition ...
Time:
15th century, 16th century, ancient times
Place:
england, spain, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Daughter of Peter the Great, Elizabeth reigns as Russia's enlightened 18th-century tsarina. Amid courtly intrigue, she champions art and culture, defying doubters of her ability as a female ruler to innovate and strengthen the vast empire.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, stylized, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
palace intrigue, russian empire, royal court, royal family, happiness, female nudity, biopic, historical figure, queen, royal palace, russian history, imperial russia ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 375 min.
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Story:
TV series about the mad monk Grigoriy Rasputin, who became a hugely influential figure at the court of Tsar Nicholas II.
Style:
stylized, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, realistic
Plot:
russian history, imperial russia, czar, royal court, royal family, world war one, empress, state affairs, rise to the top, ambition, priest, religion ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s
Place:
russia
Similarity:
32%
Genre: History
Country: Russia
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Story:
Polina Lebedeva, daughter of the childless prince Alexei Petrovich Golovin, is the most enviable bride of the Yamburg district. During the ball in honor of her birthday, Alexei Petrovich dies of a heart attack. This grief is only the beginning of ...
Style:
captivating
Plot:
slave girl, slavery, change of luck, life is a bitch, white slavery, female protagonist, maid, rich and poor, adopted daughter, female nudity, skinny dipping, sexual harassment ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Canada, Soviet Union, Germany, Italy
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
A German princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.
Style:
serious, historical drama, costume drama, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
royal court, czar, love and romance, royalty, empress, couple relations, time machine, woman power, historical event, world war one, political intrigue, intrigue ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
russia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 371 min.
TV show
Story:
This is the story of Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and the constant struggle between him, his sister Sophia and the Streltsy, an important Russian military corp. The story depicts the efforts of Peter in transforming Russia in an "all ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
russian history, czar, royalty, royal family, royal court, prince, historical event, european history, time machine, ancient, imperial russia, ego clash ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 87 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, monarchy, palace intrigue, royal family, queen of england, queen, throne, monarch, tudors, political conspiracy, renaissance, betrayal ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
Different strokes for different folks - says the proverb. Born a rabble dies a rabble. But this is the year 1700, the time of dramatic changes in the Russian Empire, the time of reformations carried out by Peter the Great. Young serf Ivan Starshov ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, thrilling, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
relationships, male female relationship, russian empire, fall in love, imperial russia, russian history, love, serf, love affair, couples, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min.
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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:
25%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Elizabeth I may be remembered as the greatest monarch to rule England, but during her lifetime she was beset by enemies and hers was a life of constant battling.
Style:
disturbing, exciting, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, british history, queen, ambition, rivalry, power, palace intrigue, royal family, monarch, throne, war, royalty ...
Time:
16th century
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
costume drama, captivating, period piece, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
royal family, tudors, medieval, rise to the top, monarchy, cardinal the priest, british monarchy, queen, manipulation, state affairs, ambition, dishonesty ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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24%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Details the life of the Russian monk Rasputin. The film shows his rise to power and how it corrupted him. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, atmospheric, spiritual ...
Plot:
russian history, world war one, royal family, clergy, intrigue, royal court, imperial russia, rasputin, psychopath, ambition, tragic hero, revolution ...
Time:
1910s, year 1916, year 1917, year 1981
Place:
soviet union, st. petersburg russia, russia, ussr
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 127 min.
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Story:
Explores the drama of power, political back-stabbing, war and murder and chronicles King Tut's rise to glory, his efforts to rule a chaotic empire and the enigma surrounding his death.
Style:
sexy, serious, captivating, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
ancient egypt, ancient history, pharaoh, royal family, historical character, palace intrigue, brother sister incest, ancient, rise to the top, rivalry, head of state, state affairs ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly ...
Style:
atmospheric, epic, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
russian history, royal court, head of state, political unrest, dishonesty, ambition, corrupted ruler, rebelliousness, political corruption, clergy, christianity, mental illness ...
Time:
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Place:
russia
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22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern take on the British royal drama, this steamy series offers a window into the lives of history's deadliest, sexiest and most iconic monarchs.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, steamy, historical drama, erotic drama ...
Plot:
royalty, royal court, palace intrigue, scandal, monarchy, royal family, relationships, male female relationship, king, queen, intrigue, storytelling ...
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22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 59 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:
costume drama, serious, historical drama, period piece, factual ...
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, tudors, royal family, throne, forbidden love, queen of england, royalty, monarch, renaissance, monarchy, british monarchy, head of state ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england, britain, rome italy, london, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union, East Germany
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The years of the tsar’s adolescence and youth were permeated with deadly danger coming from some of the Boyars, the rebellious Streltsy and Tsarevna Sophia who aspired for power. But already at that early time Peter demonstrates a profound, bright ...
Style:
serious, dramatic, tense, epic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
russian empire, russian history, prince, youth, czar, ambition, leadership, power struggle, palace intrigue, character study, courage, coming of age ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
Style:
stylized, realistic, captivating, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
queen, royalty, royal family, tudors, renaissance, royal court, monarchy, political intrigue, betrayal, political unrest, monarch, british history ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
scotland, england, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
Biography of the last Russian Monarch, Tsar Nicholas II and his Tsarina, Alexandra.Czar Nicholas II, the inept monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Style:
epic, serious, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
czar, russian history, world war one, royalty, rise and fall, politics, political unrest, rebelliousness, state affairs, rebellion, coming of age, queen ...
Time:
20th century, edwardian era, 19th century, year 1971, 1910s ...
Place:
russia, siberia, crimea
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Austria, France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
TV show
Story:
A great Empire, once famous for its enlightened traditions, is taken over by a ruthless political establishment. Religious fundamentalists and national separatists are tearing at the fabric of its liberal society. Under the influence of his ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, realistic, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
royal family, forbidden love, family relations, betrayal, couples, state affairs, politics, parents and children, emperor, intrigue, fall in love, love and romance ...
Time:
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Place:
austria, europe, vienna
Similarity:
22%
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