Emperor movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant emperor movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, serious, epic, realistic, stylized and period drama films and TV shows about / with emperor, politics, medieval, state affairs, battles, betrayal, sword, heroes, sword fight and warrior plots mostly in Drama, History and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as emperor: Augustus: The First Emperor (2003), The Last Emperor (1987), Conquest 1453 (2012), Quills (2000), Rome (2005), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Sword of War (2009), Julius Caesar (2002), Gladiator (2000), Ashoka the Great (2001).
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Austria
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Caesar Augustus tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia following the death of her husband Agrippa.
Style:
serious, exciting, epic, historical drama, political thriller ...
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, roman emperor, roman empire, ancient, roman, emperor, politics, medieval, betrayal, assassination, tragic hero ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy, alexandria egypt, europe, macedonia, italy ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Italy, UK, France
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, political, visually appealing, visually stunning ...
Plot:
childhood, chinese history, world war two, biopic, revolution, emperor, politics, prison, eunuch, drug addiction, communism, symbolism ...
Time:
1950s, 1930s, 1920s, 1940s, 1900s ...
Place:
china, beijing china, asia, japan, east asia
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
Style:
tense, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise to the top, emperor, medieval, sultan, conquering, prophet, siege, politics, throne, muslim, turk, sword fight ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, middle east, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France ...
Style:
erotic, period piece, sexy, gothic, sexual ...
Plot:
sexuality, writer's life, rape, priest, sex, perversion, steamy romance, aristocracy, eccentricity, fetish, sexual tension, writers ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, ancient times, year 2000, georgian era ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Style:
epic, exciting, period piece, sexual, costume drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, sex, power struggle, antiquity, emperor, intrigue, roman soldier, warrior, ancient egypt ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c., 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, alexandria egypt, greece ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Duration: 213 min.
Story:
Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal Emperor, Akbar and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, romantic, entertaining, mesmerizing ...
Plot:
emperor, true love, culture clash, royal family, dishonesty, love and romance, arranged marriage, politics, royal court, ruler, historical character, indian history ...
Time:
16th century, year 2008, future, 50s
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Year 1100. Italy.The Northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Fredrick aka "Barbarossa. His dream is to conquer also the lands in the Center and in the South so as to revive the Empire that was once of the one Charles Magno.But in the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, epic
Plot:
medieval, battles, knight, sword, state affairs, winter, siege, war violence, emperor, heroes, castle, soldier ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place:
germany, europe, milan italy, italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands, Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
Twenty year-old Julius Caesar flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome's supreme dictator.
Style:
epic, serious, captivating, stylized, historical drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, julius caesar, ancient rome, politics, emperor, dictatorship, antiquity, ancient, tragic hero, war hero, conspiracy ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy, egypt, middle east, europe, africa
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Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire is a 2006 BBC One docudrama series, with each episode looking at a different key turning point in the history of the Roman Empire.
Style:
captivating, epic, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient, ancient history, emperor, politics, historical character, religions or cults, roma, head of state, rivalry, rebelliousness, christianity ...
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, manly ...
Plot:
revenge, ancient rome, roman empire, sword fight, vengeance, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time:
ancient times, 2000s, middle ages, y2k, year 2000 ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, germany ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
In India, about 260 BC in the Empire of Magadha, the Prince Asoka (Shah Rukh Khan) survives to many betrayals of his brothers, leaded by the evil Susima (Ajit Kumar), who wants to kill him to inherit the throne. His mothers orders Asoka to leave ...
Style:
epic, period piece, exciting, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
buddhism, ancient history, assassination attempt, emperor, medieval, battles, betrayal, ruler, fall in love, royal family, tough heroes, hidden identity ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 14 min.
TV show
Story:
When an emperor accidentally switches bodies with his empress, the two must deal with the awkward fallouts as they learn to accept each other.
Style:
psychological, captivating, historical romance, romantic comedy, 3d animation ...
Plot:
martial arts, emperor, empress, body swapping, married life, switching roles, magic, husband wife relationship, fish out of water, family problems, couples, family relations ...
Place:
ancient china
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
907 AD, the Tang Dynasty in China. The movie is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, stylized, costume drama, serious ...
Plot:
emperor, empire, medieval, politics, heir, wuxia, martial arts, kung fu, betrayal, murder, exile, royal family ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century
Place:
china, east asia, asia, mongolia, ancient china
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
After a rebellion overthrows the Tearmoon Empire, Princess Mia meets her demise by guillotine at just 20 years old. She awakens eight years in the past, given a second chance at life. Haunted by her memory of the guillotine, the princess sets out to ...
Style:
anime, captivating, sincere, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
emperor, second chance, isekai, time travel, politics, guillotine, empire, reincarnation, princess, female protagonist, swordplay, school ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Tracing the lives of several Roman emperors, this is an epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue set in one of history's most fascinating eras. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have ...
Style:
costume drama, political thriller, historical drama, clever, political ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient, ancient rome, political intrigue, ancient history, intrigue, roman emperor, emperor, antiquity, ancient world, medieval, roman soldier ...
Time:
1st century, year 1976, 20th century, 50s, 1st century b.c. ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, History, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
What is the true identity of the solitary Raven Consort?
The Raven Consort is a special consort living deep in the inner palace who, despite her title, does not perform nighttime duties for the emperor. Some who have seen her say she has the ...
Style:
anime, captivating, mystical, psychological, shoujo ...
Plot:
emperor, empire, male female relationship, politics, supernatural, magic, couple relations, life, relationship problems, lifestyle, mysticism, relationships ...
Place:
china, ancient china
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, period piece ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, adult
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, battles, war, courage, japanese history, warrior, pride and honor, self discovery, human spirit, honor, loyalty ...
Time:
19th century, middle ages, victorian era, year 2003, 1800s ...
Place:
japan, asia, africa, san francisco, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, History, War
Country: UK, France, Slovakia, Tunisia, Italy, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
Style:
epic, serious, exciting, stylized, arthurian ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
roman empire, ancient rome, king arthur, emperor, medieval, barbarian, child in peril, sword, ancient, boy, female warrior, mythology ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century, 1st century, ancient times, year 2007 ...
Place:
rome italy, greece, europe, england, italy ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, in order to protect his clan from appearing weak and vulnerable. But he finds himself haunted by the warlord’s spirit as well as his own ambitions.
Style:
costume drama, cerebral, visually stunning, jidai geki, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, medieval, japanese history, battles, martial arts, warrior, warlord, doppelganger, death, emperor, samurai sword, feudal japan ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, year 1980, 18th century
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo, india
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Set in a war-torn land where tribal factions live in fear of annihilation, the film tells the story of a deadly warrior leading a destructive war campaign. When he is betrayed by his own and left for dead, he is healed by a mysterious princess and ...
Style:
serious, exciting, tense, suspense
Plot:
tough guy, medieval, muscleman, combat, princess, evil, emperor, prophecy, warrior, training, chosen one, heroic mission ...
Place:
oklahoma city
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA, New Zealand
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
Style:
touching, captivating, sincere, historical drama, sex comedy ...
Plot:
world war two, japanese history, emperor, politics, investigation, occupation, military, forbidden love, war crime, moral dilemma, ruler, political unrest ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1945, post world war two ...
Place:
japan, asia, berlin germany, china, tokyo ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon ...
Style:
futuristic, retro, psychotronic, grindhouse, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space battle, space opera, robot, space, lightsaber, spacecraft, space travel, female warrior, psychic, exploding planet, emperor, smuggler ...
Time:
year 1978
Place:
space western
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, China, Canada, UK, Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, atmospheric, stylized, perverse ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
mummy, tomb, archaeology, mythology, archaeologist, treasure hunt, tombs and skeletons, adventurer, sword, dragon, immortality, supernatural ...
Time:
1940s, year 2008, year 1946, jurassic, 20th century
Place:
china, peru, asia, shanghai, england ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Italy, Switzerland, Thailand, UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from ...
Style:
futuristic, epic, cult classic, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
star wars, alien, space wars, space opera, sword fight, robot, spaceship, heroic mission, personality change, tragic villain, outer space, volcano ...
Time:
future, year 2005, 20th century, year 2016, 2000s
Place:
space western
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues ...
Style:
captivating, enigmatic, suspense, tense, surreal ...
Plot:
magical creature, poet, supernatural, emperor, investigation, black cat, secret, death, mysticism, danger, chinese emperor, mistress ...
Time:
8th century, 9th century
Place:
ancient china, china
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK, USA, South Korea, Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
Style:
exciting, serious, epic, visually appealing, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, sword fight, warrior, vengeance, coup d'etat, revenge, knight, king arthur, happy ending, honor, emperor, corrupt ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2015, 18th century, future
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Luo Fei Fei, a girl from the 21st century, was transported to a mysterious world of the past -Huang Dao Guo. In the nation of Huang Dao, its leadership is rotated among the 12 constellation owners every thousand years. There, Fei Fei meets the ...
Style:
costume drama, romantic, captivating, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
time travel, emperor, sent to the past, royalty, time paradox, fish out of water, travel, female protagonist, time jump, time warp, royal palace, relationships ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia, Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Sun (Russian: Сóлнце, Solntse) is a 2005 Russian biographical film depicting Japanese Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) during the final days of World War II. The film is the third drama in director Aleksandr Sokurov's trilogy, which included ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, serious, captivating, slow cinema ...
Plot:
world war two, emperor, military, leadership, politics, wartime life, society, head of state, state affairs, totalitarianism, manic, defeat ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, post world war two
Place:
japan, soviet union, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the ...
Style:
touching, entertaining, humorous, fairy tale, witty ...
Plot:
napoleon bonaparte, lookalikes, fall in love, conspiracy, hidden identity, disorder, emperor, alternate history, social differences, society, exile, napoleonic wars ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, year 2001, 1820s
Place:
europe, paris france, france, london, seattle
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
A yellow weasel and a nine-tailed fox take on human forms as beautiful ladies in order to seduce the king and persuade him to stop the killings against their kind. Towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial family's love for hunting has ...
Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
royal palace, palace intrigue, emperor, sisters, supernatural, relationships, two sisters, love, sister, society, intrigue, palace ...
Place:
ancient china, china
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