High society movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant high society movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, period drama, stylized, period piece, serious and captivating films and TV shows about / with high society, love and romance, society, costume, husband wife relationship, family relations, couples, infidelity, marriage and love story plots mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres shot in UK, USA, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as high society: Upstairs Downstairs (2010), Gossip Girl (2007), Madame (2017), The Penthouse: War in Life (2020), Another Period (2013), Revenge (2011), The Forsyte Saga (2002), House of Gucci (2021), The Gilded Age (2022), The Great Beauty (2013).
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and viewers see how external and internal influences of the tumultuous pre-war period shape and mould ...
Style:
realistic, historical drama, stylized, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot:
high society, butler, master and servant, family values, marriage, rich and poor, family life, millionaire, lifestyle, class differences, housewife, couples ...
Time:
1930s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
england, wales, london, europe
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192K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, originally ran on The CW for six seasons from September 19, ...
Style:
romantic, soap opera, stylized, talky, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, popularity, gossip and rumors, friends, teenage love, youth, high school life, love triangle, lifestyle, adolescence, couples, coming of age ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess ...
Style:
funny, light, romantic, emotional, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
high society, love and romance, servant, maid, couple relations, social differences, stepmother stepson relationship, love affair, master servant relationship, domestic servant, impersonating, nude women ...
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.
Style:
dorama, captivating, uplifting, disturbing, thought provoking
Plot:
high society, bullying, husband wife relationship, greed, rivalry, adoptive mother, family relations, motherhood, penthouse, betrayal, revenge, strong female lead ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
Set at the turn of the century, “Another Period” follows the misadventures of the Bellacourts, Newport, RI’s first family, who have absolutely nothing to offer to the world, but who have so much money it doesn’t matter. The series focuses on ...
Style:
parody, not serious, humorous, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
high society, satire, racism, family relations, youth, family life, family problems, rich and poor, social satire, sisters, lifestyle, social relations ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
usa
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125K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay.
Style:
captivating, serious, soap opera, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
high society, vengeance, pretense, hidden identity, strong female character, twists and turns, revenge, enemy, half sister, suspicion, haunted by the past, victim ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 276 min.
TV show
Story:
In 2002, the first two books and the first interlude of John Galsworthy's trilogy The Forsyte Saga were adapted by Granada Television for the ITV network. Additional funding for this production was provided by American PBS station WGBH, the ...
Style:
period piece, family saga, realistic, costume drama, serious ...
Plot:
high society, love affair, society, love and romance, forbidden love, family relations, couple relations, parents and children, unfulfilled love, rich and poor, power relations, victorian england ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1920s, 20th century, 1880s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
The true story of how Patrizia Reggiani plotted to kill her husband Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of renowned fashion designer Guccio Gucci.
Style:
realistic, romantic, captivating, suspenseful, historical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fashion, fashion designer, fashion industry, high society, mistress, family feud, murder, greed, job, wealthy family, biopic, femme fatale ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 2020s, future, 70s ...
Place:
italy, sicily, milan italy, new york, tuscany ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading ...
Style:
captivating, costume drama, suspense, disturbing, period piece ...
Plot:
wealthy family, high society, rich woman, rich man, lifestyle, female protagonist, closeted homosexual, wealth, mansion, sorority, women, gay ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1880s, victorian era
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
Style:
philosophical, art house, visually stunning, stylized, visually appealing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
writer's life, stripper, art, party, artist, aging, surrealism, friendship, high society, journalist, magic realism, old age ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 287 min.
TV show
Story:
In the years before the First World War, three Britons are drawn into fraught and ultimately tragic relations: Anglican Christopher Tietjens, second son of the lord of the manor of Groby, Yorkshire, who is a disconsolate, Tory statistician in ...
Style:
serious, realistic, clever, period piece, romantic drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war one, high society, crumbling marriage, love triangle, adultery, unfaithful wife, couple relations, lovers, estate, couples, love and romance, marriage ...
Time:
1910s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
2009 biopic about the early life of Coco Chanel. Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar both. She's both a seamstress for the performers ...
Style:
stylized, inspirational, sexy, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
fashion, high society, fashion designer, women, designer, rise to the top, feminist, feminism, rags to riches, dressmaker, social climbing, fashion model ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 1920s, edwardian era, ancient times ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Style:
romantic, costume drama, sexy, emotional, dramatic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
royalty, love story, duchess, love triangle, love affair, aristocracy, duke, infidelity, adultery, high society, marriage, nobility ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century, middle ages, ancient times ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Tale of 19th century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Style:
touching, costume drama, atmospheric, stylized, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
high society, countess, marriage, infidelity, lovers, aristocracy, forbidden love, love triangle, lawyer, love, destiny, couple relations ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1993, 1870s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, america, philadelphia, usa, washington d.c. ...
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33K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet ...
Style:
period piece, inspirational, sentimental, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
slavery, racism, interracial relations, society, interracial romance, high society, social differences, aristocracy, white male black female relationship, love and romance, interracial couple, biracial ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, ancient times, regency period, victorian era ...
Place:
england, indiana, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s. The Paradise revolves around the lives of the people who live and work in the store, each bound in their own way by the power of the world they live in, and the ...
Style:
captivating, costume drama, stylized, realistic, period piece ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
fashion, workplace situations, rise to the top, high society, ambition, workplace, nouveau riche, love affair, love and romance, department store, success, workplace problem ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1900s, 1870s, 20th century ...
Place:
england, britain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 3098 min.
TV show
Story:
Grand Hotel is a Spanish drama television series directed by Carlos Sedes and starring Yon Gonzalez and Amaia Salamanca. It first aired on Antena 3 in Spain on 11 October 2011 and on Sky Arts 1 in the UK on 18 November 2012.
The series, filmed at ...
Style:
stylized, captivating, serious, realistic, historical drama ...
Plot:
hotel, investigation, love and romance, intrigue, high society, master and servant, social differences, maid, guest, power relations, love affair, society ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
spain
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106K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Trapped in a loveless marriage, aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, emotional, sentimental, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
high society, forbidden love, imperial russia, tragic love, infidelity, aristocracy, suicide, cuckolded husband, depression, love, adultery, marriage ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 2012, 1870s, ancient times ...
Place:
russia, moscow russia, st. petersburg russia, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche ...
Style:
stylized, sentimental, bad ending, romantic, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
obsession, high society, social differences, love triangle, loneliness, love story, millionaire, unfulfilled love, love and romance, love, destructive relationship, infidelity ...
Time:
1920s, year 2013, 90s, 1900s, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, usa, los angeles, long island, midwest
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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, social documentary, period drama
Plot:
palace intrigue, ancient rome, roman empire, ancient, wife, sexual abuse, historical figure, high society, female nudity, roman emperor, husband wife relationship, power struggle ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
Style:
suspense, period piece, biting, detective, costume drama ...
Plot:
murder, country estate, society, estate, high society, murder investigation, murder mystery, butler, servant, twists and turns, unrequited love, hunting ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1932, pre world war two, year 2001 ...
Place:
england, detroit
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, painting, art, loneliness, art collector, art theft, age difference, collector, obsession, deception, mysterious character, forgery ...
Time:
y2k, year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, prague, vienna, italy
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A tale of secrets and scandals set in 1840s London. When the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the fateful evening of the Battle of Waterloo, it sets in motion a series of events that will ...
Style:
costume drama, captivating, romantic, period piece, atmospheric ...
Plot:
high society, aristocracy, estate, aristocrat, twists and turns, merchant, family secret, life, country estate, family life, conflict, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future, regency period, 1840s
Place:
london, england, britain
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
A story of unrequited love set in 1930s London, against the backdrop of grimy streets and public houses. Revolving around The Midnight Bell, a public house off the Euston Road, this mini-series follows the painful pursuit of love from three ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, suspense, period drama
Plot:
unrequited love, depression, love interest, high society, star crossed lovers, tragic love, society, relationship problems, male female relationship, social relations, relationships, unfulfilled love ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an ...
Style:
entertaining, period piece, humorous, talky, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
couples, love and romance, politics, high society, husband wife relationship, unlikely friendships, love story, dishonesty, blackmail, society, dandy, true love ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1999, 1800s, 1890s ...
Place:
england, britain, london
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24K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Emma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.
Style:
sexy, stylized, meditative, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
male nudity, infidelity, older woman younger man relationship, adultery, food, bourgeoisie, high society, chef, obsession, family relations, love and romance, love triangle ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
italy, europe, nice france, london, milan italy
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy. Based on the Oscar ...
Style:
stylized, light, period piece, semi serious, witty ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
femme fatale, infidelity, justice, slut, betrayal, farce, rich man, love and romance, social differences, high society, women, woman ...
Time:
1930s, year 2004, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, new york, southern italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
France, around 1900. Coming from the vibrancy of Paris, pert Célestine is procured as a chambermaid in Normandy. In the Lanlaire's villa she encounters the lecherous man of the house and his asexual, tyrannical and jealous wife. Célestine is ...
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, period piece, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
master servant relationship, master and servant, maid, seaside, domestic servant, chambermaid, power relations, social differences, class differences, murder, nightmare, lust ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, victorian era, 1890s, 1900s
Place:
france, normandy
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Mr. Selfridge recounts the real life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's lavish department store. Set in 1909 London, when women were reveling in a new sense of freedom and modernity, it follows ...
Style:
stylized, captivating, costume drama, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
businessman, rise to the top, high society, visionary, department store, materialism, lifestyle, ambitious, success, career, boss, manager ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, 1910s, 20th century, victorian era
Place:
england, london, britain
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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
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