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, period piece, stylized, serious and captivating films and TV shows about / with high society, love and romance, society, family relations, infidelity, husband wife relationship, costume, marriage, love and extramarital affair 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), Revenge (2011), Madame (2017), Parade's End (2012), Savage Grace (2007), The Gilded Age (2022), The Forsyte Saga (2002), Grand Hotel (2011), The Paradise (2012).
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List of high society movies
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, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Plot:
butler, high society, master and servant, marriage, family values, housewife, rich and poor, family life, lifestyle, millionaire, abbey, class differences ...
Time:
1930s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
england, wales, europe, london
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213K
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, sexy, soap opera, teen, talky ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, popularity, gossip and rumors, teenager, youth, high school life, teenage love, adolescence, friends, lifestyle, coming of age, love triangle ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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129K
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, hidden identity, pretense, strong female character, twists and turns, suspicion, enemy, revenge, haunted by the past, half sister, victim ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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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, romantic, laugh out loud, offbeat, action adventure ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
love and romance, high society, couple relations, servant, love affair, maid, social differences, domestic servant, master servant relationship, impersonating, spaniard, infidelity ...
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 60 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:
clever, serious, period piece, costume drama, romantic drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
high society, crumbling marriage, world war one, lovers, love triangle, adultery, couple relations, couples, estate, love and romance, countryside, conservative ...
Time:
1910s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, erotic, sincere, disturbing ...
Plot:
incest, mother son incest, gay, sexual relations, sex scene, adultery, crimes of passion, mother son relationship, son, older woman younger man, murder, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
1940s, year 2007, 70s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
london, europe, new york, spain, peru ...
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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:
costume drama, captivating, period piece, historical drama, exciting ...
Plot:
high society, wealthy family, rich man, lifestyle, rich woman, sorority, butler, gilded age, female writer, charity, female protagonist, mansion ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, 20th century, victorian era
Place:
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, costume drama, realistic, family saga, serious ...
Plot:
love affair, high society, forbidden love, love and romance, victorian england, couple relations, parents and children, society, unfulfilled love, rich and poor, family relations, power relations ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 20th century, 1920s, 1800s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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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, intrigue, love and romance, high society, investigation, master and servant, murder mystery, homicide detective, maid, love affair, social differences, guest ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, 20th century, 90s
Place:
spain, new mexico
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Genre: Drama, History
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, period piece, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
fashion, workplace situations, rise to the top, high society, success, workplace, love affair, nouveau riche, love and romance, department store, hot and sexy, workplace problem ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, victorian era, 1870s, 20th century ...
Place:
england, britain
Is relevant?
26K
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, erotic, sexual, meditative ...
Plot:
male nudity, food, sex, infidelity, older woman younger man relationship, adultery, bourgeoisie, high society, chef, outdoor sex, bare chested male, making love ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
italy, europe, london, nice france, milan italy ...
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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:
sexy, stylized, costume drama, period piece, factual ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
fashion, women, high society, feminist, fashion designer, designer, rise to the top, gender, feminism, dressmaker, rags to riches, social climbing ...
Time:
1920s, 19th century, 1900s, ancient times, edwardian era ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe, canada, new jersey ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 46 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, period piece, captivating, romantic, historical drama ...
Plot:
high society, aristocracy, estate, twists and turns, aristocrat, country estate, family secret, merchant, life, palace, family life, conflict ...
Time:
19th century, future, regency period, victorian era, 1840s ...
Place:
london, england, britain
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35K
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, costume drama, sentimental, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
racism, slavery, interracial relations, white male black female relationship, high society, social differences, aristocracy, interracial couple, society, hopes, love and romance, biracial ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, georgian era, regency period, victorian era ...
Place:
england, indiana, europe, london, africa ...
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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, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot:
high society, husband wife relationship, bullying, violence, betrayal, revenge, penthouse, rivalry, greed, motherhood, family relations, school ...
Place:
seoul
Is relevant?
112K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Russia
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, sentimental, historical drama, colorful ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
high society, forbidden love, imperial russia, infidelity, tragic love, aristocracy, marriage, suicide, adultery, cuckolded husband, love, depression ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, year 2012, 1800s ...
Place:
moscow russia, 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:
romantic, sentimental, bad ending, stylized, colorful ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night, adult
Plot:
high society, obsession, love, social differences, loneliness, love triangle, millionaire, couples, love and romance, love story, destructive relationship, infidelity ...
Time:
1920s, year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 1900s ...
Place:
usa, new york, los angeles, long island, midwest
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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:
sexy, touching, atmospheric, period piece, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
high society, lovers, infidelity, forbidden love, destiny, countess, marriage, aristocracy, love, couple relations, love triangle, lawyer ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 20th century, turn of the century, 90s ...
Place:
new york, america, philadelphia, usa, paris france ...
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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:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, period drama
Plot:
high society, unrequited love, depression, love interest, star crossed lovers, society, relationship problems, tragic love, social relations, relationships, unfulfilled love, social problems ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
london
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Four American girls go to England to find husbands.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, historical drama, romantic drama, spooky ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
high society, victorian england, love and romance, looking for love, duchess, cottage, gilded age, love story, abortion, card playing, society, culture clash ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place:
england, rhode island, britain, london, europe
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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, art, painting, art collector, loneliness, forgery, art theft, collector, obsession, age difference, solitude, young woman ...
Time:
year 2013, y2k, 2010s, 18th century, 21st century
Place:
vienna, europe, berlin germany, prague, italy
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada, UK
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, period piece, romantic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fashion, fashion designer, fashion industry, mistress, high society, murder, family feud, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, greed, job, femme fatale ...
Time:
90s, future, 80s, 2020s, year 1997 ...
Place:
italy, milan italy, new york, swiss alps, tuscany ...
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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:
costume drama, romantic, sexy, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
love story, royalty, love affair, aristocracy, love triangle, duke, duchess, infidelity, adultery, destiny, life philosophy, high society ...
Time:
18th century, middle ages, 19th century, georgian era, ancient times ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, scotland, london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Italy, USA
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:
detective, period piece, costume drama, biting, satirical ...
Plot:
murder, whodunit, society, murder mystery, country estate, estate, high society, murder investigation, butler, police investigation, twists and turns, servant ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932, 20th century, pre world war two, year 2001 ...
Place:
england, detroit, london
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in Piemonte of Carlo Emanuele III, Elisa di Rivombrosa tells the love story between Count Fabrizio Ristori and the maid Elisa Scalzi, lady companion of countess Agnes, mother of Fabrizio. The couple will face many difficulties, intrigues of all ...
Style:
captivating, tense, period drama
Plot:
countess, castle, high society, fall in love, conspiracy, relationships, male female relationship, marriage, murder, social relations, historical character, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
italy
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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, intellectual, visually stunning, breathtaking, art house ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
stripper, writer's life, party, high society, passion, female nudity, friendship, artist, aging, surrealism, skinny dipping, male nudity ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy
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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, period piece, humorous, not serious, sitcom ...
Plot:
satire, high society, racism, youth, family life, sisters, family problems, rich and poor, social satire, social differences, rich woman, lifestyle ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 50 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, costume drama, captivating, serious, historical drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
master and servant, family relations, royalty, aristocracy, rich and poor, high society, society, royal family, honor, politics, siblings relations, intrigue ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, georgian era
Place:
england, ireland, europe
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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:
witty, period piece, clever, semi serious, romantic drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
femme fatale, infidelity, slut, high society, justice, betrayal, farce, rich man, marriage proposal, love and romance, social differences, women ...
Time:
1930s, year 2004, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
italy, europe, new york, southern italy, england ...
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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, 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:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy
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