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The Queen (2009)
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
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The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights from 29 November 2009, the Queen was portrayed by a different actress in each episode. The Queen was portrayed by Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson, Barbara Flynn and Diana Quick. Katie McGrath played Princess Margaret in the first episode and Lesley Manville played Margaret Thatcher in the third episode.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
monarch, royal family, british monarchy, queen elizabeth ii, british royal family, historical figure, ruler, queen of england, female protagonist, historical character, british history, relationships, politics, family relations, family life, politician, relationship problems, family problems, royal court, lifestyle, british politics, british government, monarchy, lgbtq, royalty ...
Place:
england, britain
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, historical drama, period drama and costume drama films and TV series with plots about royal family, royalty, monarchy, british history, monarch, british royal family and british monarchy mostly in History, Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like The Queen: The Royal House of Windsor (2017), Victoria (2016), Queens (2016), Royal Wives at War (2016), The Hollow Crown (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Documentary, History
Country: UK
Duration: 296 min.
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Drawing on newly available evidence, this epic series explores the Windsor dynasty's gripping family saga, providing fresh insights into how our royal family have survived four generations of crisis.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, family saga, serious, educational
Plot:
royal family, queen elizabeth ii, british royal family, royalty, monarchy, british history, british monarchy, monarch, ruler, princess diana, life, historical character ...
Place:
britain, house of windsor
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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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 ...
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historical drama, romantic, costume drama, period piece, realistic ...
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royal family, british history, royalty, monarchy, queen victoria, queen of england, british monarchy, european history, queen, british politics, female protagonist, british empire ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, future, 1800s, 1830s
Place:
britain, england, london, united kingdom, buckingham palace
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88%
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Genre: History
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
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Place:
united kingdom
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and asks: was it really love that brought them together – and was it love that tore them apart? Suzannah's ...
Style:
captivating, romantic
Plot:
monarch, king, monarchy, british royal family, british history, queen, relationships, love and romance, romantic relationship, couple relations, royal court, historical figure ...
Time:
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Similarity:
85%
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Genre: History
Country: UK
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King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy. Documentary examining the couple who rescued the monarchy. King George V was an unlikely moderniser but his innovations were key. A two-part portrait of Elizabeth II's ...
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captivating, educational, serious, dramatic, inspirational ...
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royalty, royal family, british monarchy, british history, monarchy, historical figure, british empire, king, historical character, husband wife relationship, social problems, relationships ...
Time:
20th century, edwardian era
Place:
britain
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85%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
The Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson look back at the dramatic events of 1936, which led to King Edward Vlll giving up the throne for the woman he loved.
Style:
thought provoking, historical drama, captivating, period piece, non fiction ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
royal family, british history, memories, feud, biopic, monarchy, queen, queen elizabeth ii, british monarchy, royal court, kingdom, relationships ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936
Place:
united kingdom
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85%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
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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 ...
Style:
epic, costume drama, serious, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
king, medieval, royal family, queen, royalty, throne, betrayal, politics, monarchy, monarch, shakespeare, heir to the throne ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, 12th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
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85%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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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.
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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:
84%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
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A BBC miniseries based loosely on the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her son James I of England.
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historical drama, period piece, captivating, realistic, serious ...
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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
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84%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min.
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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 ...
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costume drama, captivating, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe, united kingdom
Similarity:
83%
279K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny.
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Audience:
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royal family, british royal family, queen, monarchy, monarch, british history, royalty, winston churchill, queen elizabeth ii, british monarchy, prime minister, politics ...
Time:
50s, 2000s, 1940s, 1950s, 70s ...
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england, buckingham palace, london, wales, syria ...
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83%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, India, USA
Duration: 118 min.
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captivating, psychological, disturbing
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royalty, punjabi, queen victoria, monarch, king, cross cultural relations, journey, culture clash, historical character, power, cultural difference, moral dilemma ...
Time:
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82%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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thought provoking, captivating, historical drama, costume drama, period drama
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 352 min.
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psychological, disturbing, captivating, political, period drama ...
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Place:
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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 ...
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Country: UK
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Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
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costume drama, captivating, period piece, serious, stylized ...
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Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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79%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
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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
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79%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
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When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisors know she has to marry. Doesn't she?
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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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78%
Genre: History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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captivating, realistic, light, historical drama
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royal family, wife, royalty, king, medieval, love affair, royal court, love and romance, relationships, family relations, kingdom, mistress ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england
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78%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Based on Winston Churchill's biography of his ancestors.
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historical drama, captivating, serious, realistic, stylized ...
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politics, royalty, time machine, historical event, british monarchy, love, historical figure, british politics, biopic, family relations, leadership, ambition ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century, georgian era
Place:
britain, england
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
costume drama, saga, period piece, historical drama, factual ...
Audience:
adult
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Time:
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Place:
england, britain, scotland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 174 min.
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suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
period piece, costume drama, captivating, serious, historical drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
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master and servant, family relations, royalty, aristocracy, rich and poor, high society, society, royal family, honor, politics, siblings relations, intrigue ...
Time:
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Place:
england, ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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historical drama, costume drama, stylized, captivating, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
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british royal family, monarchy, palace intrigue, royalty, medieval, princess, sex scene, british history, loveless marriage, arranged marriage, monarch, wedding planning ...
Time:
15th century, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century
Place:
england, britain
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76%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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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
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76%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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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, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
royalty, renaissance, tudors, palace intrigue, british history, teenage life, teenager, ambitious woman, political unrest, political intrigue, affair, politics ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
britain
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76%
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
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england, britain, europe, london, portugal ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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The Palace was a British drama television series that aired on ITV in 2008. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom Grieves and follows a fictional British Royal Family in the aftermath of the death of King James III ...
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psychological, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, political drama
Audience:
adult
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royal family, palace intrigue, power struggle, queen, spy, blackmail, family relations, monarchy, family life, king, political intrigue, family problems ...
Time:
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Place:
buckingham palace, england
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Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
Style:
costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
queen, royal family, female protagonist, intrigue, royal court, aristocracy, rivalry, state affairs, royalty, power struggle, love triangle, couples ...
Time:
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Place:
france, scotland, europe, britain
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75%
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