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National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private.
Style:
political, psychological, captivating, emotional, poignant, reflective, witty, satirical, nostalgic
Plot:
british politics, live performance, theater, british history, queen, monarchy, british, prime minister, royalty, queen elizabeth ii, politics, royal family, british empire, british royal family, british monarchy, royal palace, political unrest, leadership, biopic, intimate, political intrigue, confession, introspection, adaptation, memory ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, buckingham palace
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, political and captivating films with plots about british history, royal family, politics, royalty, biopic, british royal family and state affairs mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like National Theatre Live: The Audience: The Queen (2006), The Deal (2003), The Special Relationship (2010), The Crown (2016), The Iron Lady (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Audience:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 105 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Plot:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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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.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK, France, Sweden, Belgium, Croatia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Place:
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23%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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britain, england, london, united kingdom, buckingham palace
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Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Time:
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Country: UK, USA
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Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
royal family, british history, memories, feud, biopic, monarchy, queen, queen elizabeth ii, british monarchy, royal court, kingdom, relationships ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Country: UK
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Audience:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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