King movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant king movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out period drama, costume drama, captivating, stylized, historical drama and period piece films and TV shows about / with king, royalty, queen, ancient, medieval, costume, betrayal, rivalry, royal family and monarch plots mostly in Drama, History and Romance genres shot in UK, USA, Canada and other countries.
king movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as king: The King (2019), Reign (2013), Troy (2004), Vikings (2013), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), The Last Kingdom (2015), Versailles (2015), The Tudors (2007), The Spanish Princess (2019), Kingdom of Heaven (2005).

List of king movies

 7.3
 175K
The King (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Hungary, USA, Australia
Duration: 140 min.
Story: In 15th-century England, Prince Hal transforms from wayward wastrel to powerful king after he reluctantly inherits the throne and its many conflicts.
Style: period piece, costume drama, disturbing, bleak, captivating ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: medieval, british history, king, king of england, father son relationship, kingdom, combat, boy, royal court, crown, battlefield, lie ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 2010s, year 2019
Place: england, britain, france
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 7.4
 58K
Reign (2013)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: 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: 16th century, ancient times
Place: france, scotland, europe, britain
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Canada, India
Duration: 126 min.
Story: When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword ...
Style: epic, entertaining, visually stunning, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience: teens
Plot: king arthur, legend, knight, warrior, king, sword fight, medieval, mythology, excalibur, mentor, one against many, throne ...
Time: middle ages, year 2017, medieval times, 6th century, 18th century
Place: england, london, europe
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 7.3
 610K
Troy (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story: In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was ...
Style: epic, exciting, heroic, sexy, period piece ...
Audience: boys' night, date night, manly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: sword fight, mythology, ancient history, ancient, vengeance, battlefield, courage, greek mythology, warrior, war, ancient world, king ...
Time: ancient times, year 2004, middle ages, 2000s
Place: greece, ancient greece, britain, hellas, europe ...
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 8.5
 635K
Vikings (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless ...
Style: exciting, atmospheric, heroic, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: viking, battles, king, medieval, warrior, sword and shield, sword fight, legends and myths, myth, norse mythology, historical character, adventurer ...
Time: middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 7th century, 9th century ...
Place: scandinavia, chicago, ireland, europe, greenland ...
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
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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The Last Kingdom (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the ...
Style: exciting, captivating, epic, serious, stylized ...
Plot: viking, king, medieval, danger, battles, kingdom, castle, escapades, kidnapping, heroes, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time: middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place: england, britain, chicago, europe
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 7.9
 20K
Versailles (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and ...
Style: captivating, costume drama, historical drama, realistic, serious ...
Plot: royal family, rivalry, intrigue, royal court, king, ambition, betrayal, political intrigue, rise to the top, state affairs, king of france, royalty ...
Time: 17th century, ancient times
Place: france, versailles
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 8.1
 86K
The Tudors (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Style: historical drama, captivating, stylized, sexy, soap opera ...
Audience: teens
Plot: intrigue, tudors, queen, power struggle, historical character, royal family, british history, king, royalty, heir, monarchy, british royal family ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place: england, britain, ireland, europe
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The Spanish Princess (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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: 15th century, 16th century, ancient times
Place: england, spain, europe
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
Story: After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Style: epic, serious, costume drama, period piece, exciting ...
Audience: date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: knight, sword fight, war, medieval, crusade, battles, warrior, siege, muslim, crusader, sword and shield, christianity ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 2005 ...
Place: jerusalem, middle east, palestine, holy land, england ...
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 9.2
 2.5M
Game of Thrones (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style: epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: dragon, medieval, intrigue, fantasy world, incest, kingdom, power struggle, peril, abuse of power, political intrigue, conflict, rivalry ...
Time: ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place: idaho, former yugoslavia, hawaii
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 7.5
 54K
A Royal Affair (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style: period piece, stylized, costume drama, sexy, historical drama ...
Audience: date night, teens, pre-teens, adult
Plot: royal family, love affair, adultery, love triangle, political intrigue, infidelity, queen, royalty, royal court, coup d'etat, aristocracy, marriage ...
Time: 18th century, ancient times, year 2012, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place: denmark, europe, england, copenhagen, scandinavia ...
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 7.7
 8K
Borgia (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Borgia is a French-German-Czech historical drama television series created by Tom Fontana. The show recounts the Borgia family's rise to power and subsequent domination of the Papal States during the Renaissance. Borgia debuted in Italy via ...
Style: captivating, realistic, rough, costume drama, sensual ...
Plot: renaissance, vatican, european history, italian history, political intrigue, power struggle, politics, historical character, pope, duke, church, brother sister sex ...
Time: middle ages, 15th century, 16th century, medieval times
Place: italy, rome italy, naples italy, europe, france ...
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 8.1
 63K
The Great (2020)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
Style: sexy, costume drama, humorous, period piece, saga ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
Plot: monarch, royal court, royal family, empress, queen, female nudity, king, palace intrigue, imperial russia, love, russian empire, intrigue ...
Time: 18th century, future, georgian era
Place: russia
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The First King (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Two brothers, Romulus and Remus, will have to rely on each other to survive in a hostile world. The city of Rome, one of the greatest empires in history, will be born from their deeds and bloody battles.
Style: suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot: ancient rome, religion, roman, violence, medieval, king, mythology, roman mythology, journey, ancient, historical event, friendship ...
Time: ancient times
Place: rome italy, italy
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Farewell, My Queen (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
Style: sexy, stylized, costume drama, period piece, erotic ...
Audience: teens, pre-teens
Plot: royal court, royal family, master and servant, french revolution, female pubic hair, monarchy, lady in waiting, lesbian, lesbian subtext, lgbt, queen, king ...
Time: 18th century, 1780s, year 2012, georgian era, victorian era ...
Place: france, versailles, paris france, indiana, europe
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 6.5
 25K
Camelot (2011)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Camelot is a historical-fantasy-drama television series based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst.
Style: captivating, stylized, sexual, serious, costume drama ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: king arthur, royal family, legends and myths, medieval, knight, imaginary kingdom, wizards and magicians, camelot, love triangle, brother sister incest, illusion, throne ...
Time: middle ages, 5th century, future, 6th century, medieval times
Place: ireland, europe, england
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The White Queen (2013)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, France
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.
Style: sexy, costume drama, erotic, stylized, period piece ...
Plot: royal family, queen, royalty, monarchy, royal court, aristocracy, throne, young woman, love and romance, medieval, tudors, king ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: england, britain, europe
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 8.2
 159K
The Originals (2013)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel, who is ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, gothic, stylized ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: vampire, supernatural, werewolf, witch, power struggle, immortality, rivalry, supernatural romance, siblings relations, dangerous attraction, love and romance, vampire human love ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa
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The Hollow Crown (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story: 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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Crown for Christmas (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After getting fired from her job as a maid at a ritzy New York City hotel, Allie reluctantly accepts a temp gig as the governess to a young girl who is part of a powerful family in Europe that lives in an actual castle. After arriving, Allie learns ...
Style: romantic, feel good, touching, sweet, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, chick flick
Plot: christmas, holiday, marriage proposal, prince, small town, governess, princess, castle, royalty, palace, king, queen ...
Place: new york, europe
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 6.1
 118K
Damsel (2024)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
Style: thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful, fairy tale ...
Plot: dragon, revenge, female protagonist, sacrifice, prince, king, arranged marriage, kingdom, cave, wedding, human sacrifice, queen ...
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 6.3
 182K
King Arthur (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, ...
Style: exciting, period piece, costume drama, epic, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: king arthur, knight, medieval, king, arthurian legend, sword fight, military, combat, battles, sword and shield, roman empire, swords and armor ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, ancient times, year 2004 ...
Place: britain, scotland, england, europe, rome italy ...
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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story: The story of how the young Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: king, monarchy, love, white male black female relationship, royalty, husband wife relationship, gay relationship, interracial marriage, male female relationship, interracial relations, young girl, castle ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era
Place: england
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The Last King (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Hungary
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Norway, 1204. A civil war between the birkebeiners —the king's men— and the baglers —supporters of the Norwegian aristocracy and the Church— ravages the country. Two men must protect a baby, the illegitimate son of King Håkon, who will ...
Style: epic, exciting, captivating, tense, breathtaking ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, norse mythology, viking, snow, winter, warrior, civil war, graphic violence, courage, power struggle, king, leader ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 13th century
Place: scandinavia, europe, denmark
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 6.4
 33K
Tale of Tales (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Italy, France, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.
Style: fairy tale, dark fantasy, disturbing, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot: witch, medieval, beautiful scenery, magic, violence, castle, fantasy world, ogre, brutality, fight scenes, monster, circus ...
Time: 17th century
Place: italy, southern italy
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 6.1
 920
Ludwig II (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous ...
Style: serious, captivating, stylized, realistic, period drama
Plot: king, gay, princess, power relations, tragic hero, downfall, state affairs, idealism, royalty, royal court, gay lead character, biopic ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1880s, 1870s, 1860s
Place: bavaria, munich germany, germany, europe, versailles
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The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name.
Style: captivating, costume drama, historical drama, realistic, intense ...
Plot: medieval, king, power struggle, state affairs, throne, cathedral, erotic scene, monarchy, heir, religions or cults, catholic church, female nudity ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, ancient times, 50s ...
Place: england, britain, europe, london
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How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king. Unlike the royalty before him, he won’t be using swords and magic to rule; will administrative reform really get this kingdom back on track?
Style: anime, captivating, adult animation, ecchi, entertaining ...
Plot: economic crisis, heroes, isekai, reform, political unrest, king, dream world, military, save the kingdom, parallel world, world politics, reformation ...
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