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Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The fascinating story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to obtain the crown.
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, tense, captivating, disturbing, vintage, period drama
Plot:
royalty, renaissance, tudors, palace intrigue, british history, teenage life, teenager, political intrigue, ambitious woman, affair, political unrest, politics, seduction, teenage girl, royal family, intrigue, cow, seductress, seductive woman, crown, female protagonist, ambition, political conspiracy, british, power struggle ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
britain
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Most similar movies to Becoming Elizabeth
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, captivating, period drama and costume drama films and TV series with plots about royalty, royal family, intrigue, palace intrigue, royal court, queen and betrayal mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Becoming Elizabeth: Elizabeth I (2005), The Spanish Princess (2019), Charles, Emperor King (2015), Domina (2021), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
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HBO miniseries about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, realistic, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, queen, monarchy, royal family, couple relations, british history, medieval, politics, monarch, tudors, renaissance, queen of england ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, portugal ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
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Place:
england, spain, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain
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The series tells the story of Charles I or Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, one of the most powerful men Europe has met, the ruler of a empire as great in size as in diversity.
As the life of Charles of Habsburg is told since his arrival to Spain, it ...
Style:
serious, factual, tense, captivating, erotic ...
Plot:
aristocracy, spanish history, renaissance, royal family, european history, king, catholicism, society, church, rivalry, love and romance, royalty ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
spain, portugal
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Domina follows Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress, driven by a deep desire to avenge her father and secure power for her ...
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, social documentary, period drama
Plot:
palace intrigue, roman empire, ancient rome, ancient, historical figure, high society, female nudity, wife, sexual abuse, historical character, affair, roman emperor ...
Time:
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Place:
rome italy
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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, 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
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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
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45%
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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
Similarity:
42%
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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 ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
royalty, french history, monarch, female protagonist, royal court, female nudity, french royalty, renaissance, tudors, queen, european history, historical figure ...
Time:
16th century
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
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Story:
A BBC miniseries based loosely on the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her son James I of England.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
royal family, king, tudors, monarchy, royalty, monarch, intrigue, coronation, execution, renaissance, power, medieval ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place:
england, britain, london, scotland
Similarity:
41%
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:
39%
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Genre: History
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the rivalry that existed between two great European monarchs: Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England. They fought for supremacy in the political, religious and personal realms, under the attentive eyes of the most feared ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot:
royalty, queen elizabeth i, rivalry, monarchy, british history, royal family, tudors, monarch, royal court, power struggle, king, queen of england ...
Time:
16th century, 15th century
Place:
united kingdom
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, costume drama, spiritual, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
tudors, royalty, queen elizabeth i, nobility, queen, monarch, ancient, monarchy, queen of england, british history, royal court, royal family ...
Time:
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Place:
scotland, europe, britain, france, england
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Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives.
Style:
light, captivating, costume drama, semi documentary, entertaining
Plot:
royal family, palace intrigue, tudors, palace, british royal family, king of england, love affair, storytelling, royal court, king, love story, relationships ...
Time:
16th century
Similarity:
38%
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Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 52 min.
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Story:
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Style:
costume drama, period piece, dramatic, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot:
royalty, french history, queen, nobility, palace intrigue, ancient, sex, king of france, woman, intrigue, king, political intrigue ...
Time:
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Place:
france, austria, europe, paris france, versailles
Similarity:
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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.
Style:
factual, costume drama, period piece, historical drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
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:
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Place:
england, london, britain, scotland, europe ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Queen Insoo focuses on the fierce power struggle among three women in the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, tense, captivating, sinister ...
Plot:
power struggle, palace intrigue, historical figure, rise to power, royal court, joseon dynasty, dynasty, ruler, crown, throne, fight for supremacy, female rivalry ...
Time:
regency period, 15th century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
tudors, royalty, royal family, monarch, renaissance, british monarchy, politics, nobility, female nudity, corporal punishment, queen, monarchy ...
Time:
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Place:
england, london, britain, rome italy, europe
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Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
rome italy, italy
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Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Edward the Seventh is a 1975 television drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes.
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costume drama, historical drama, saga, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
royalty, royal family, british monarchy, monarch, biopic, head of state, state affairs, family relations, royal court, parents and children, queen victoria, troubled youth ...
Time:
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Place:
britain, england
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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:
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Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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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, ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe, london
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Country: Hong Kong
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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costume drama, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
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historical drama, captivating, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
politics, royalty, time machine, historical event, british monarchy, love, historical figure, british politics, biopic, family relations, leadership, ambition ...
Time:
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Place:
britain, england
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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palace intrigue, power struggle, royal family, ambition, political intrigue, royalty, arranged marriage, affair, fight for supremacy, female protagonist, male female relationship, problem ...
Place:
china
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Country: China
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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:
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Place:
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