| Versailles (2015) | 7.9 | |
| Bridgerton (2020) | 7.5 | |
| Spartacus (2010) | 8.4 | |
| Mr. Queen (2020) | 8.5 | |
| The Tudors (2007) | 8.1 |
Intrigue movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant intrigue movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, period drama and costume drama films and TV shows about / with intrigue, rivalry, family relations, dishonesty, royalty, betrayal, female nudity, murder, costume and nude plots mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as intrigue: Inner Sanctum (1991), The Tudors (2007), Ekaterina (2014), Game of Thrones (2011), The Borgias (2011), Reign (2013), Downton Abbey (2019), Dynasty (2017), Big Little Lies (2017), Bridgerton (2020).
Best films
New films
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman attempts suicide when she suspects her husband doesn't love her and is having an affair. Now she's wheelchair-bound, and her husband, who indeed doesn't love her and is having an affair, hires a private nurse to look after his ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic, absurd, captivating ...
Plot:
obsession, love triangle, murder, betrayal, strong sexual content, intrigue, nudity, danger, infidelity, paraplegic, erotica, sex ...
Time:
90s
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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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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of the Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German born princess who came to Russia as bride for the young Peter III, chosen by his aunt Elisabeth, and who, once she came into power, transformed the Russian empire.
Style:
captivating, historical drama, suspenseful, costume drama, sentimental ...
Plot:
imperial russia, russian history, russian empire, royal family, palace intrigue, coup d'etat, empress, royal court, nobleman, intrigue, political conspiracy, espionage ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s, 1780s, georgian era
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia, ottoman empire
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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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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style:
serious, costume drama, epic, clever, captivating ...
Plot:
historical character, intrigue, sex scene, brother sister incest, siblings relations, medieval, renaissance, brother sister sex, incest, clergy, lust, power struggle ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 16th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, ireland, europe, florence
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Living inside a fairy tale may sound like a dream, but for this heroine, it’s more of a nightmare. After her mysterious death, Rinko is reborn as Raeliana—a loved and wealthy character in a novel. But she knows the ending: her murder at the ...
Style:
anime, captivating, thrilling, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Plot:
male female relationship, changing the past or future, intrigue, reincarnation, problem, relationships, marriage, female protagonist, swordplay, secret, troubled marriage, husband wife relationship ...
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58K
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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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the ...
Style:
costume drama, family saga, sincere, captivating, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
estate, aristocracy, intrigue, servant, butler, country estate, closeted homosexual, domestic servant, country house, class differences, aristocrat, british royal family ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
england, yorkshire, london
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27K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
The reboot follows two of America’s wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children focusing on Fallon Carrington, the daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington, and her soon-to-be ...
Style:
artsy, captivating, soap opera, cynical
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rich, family business, intrigue, rivalry, twists and turns, family relations, love triangle, gay, feud, brother sister relationship, father daughter relationship, dialogue ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, atlanta georgia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Subversive, darkly comedic drama Big Little Lies tells the tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.
Style:
disturbing, surprise ending, enigmatic, saga, sensual ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
domestic violence, mother daughter relationship, female friendship, feminist, husband wife relationship, murder mystery, infidelity, marriage, rape, housewife, gossip and rumors, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
monterey california, syria
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217K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Style:
romantic, costume drama, sexy, light, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
love, marriage, aristocracy, society, love and romance, love story, sex scene, eligible bachelor, couple relations, intrigue, relationships, steamy romance ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, georgian era, ancient times, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic Silk Road to the great Kublai Khan’s court. But Marco soon finds that navigating the Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry will ...
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, epic, captivating, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, intrigue, culture clash, kung fu master, danger, barbarian, palace, conqueror, adventure hero, rivalry, warrior, lesbian interest ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century
Place:
mongolia, asia, venice, beijing china, china
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The final candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a test so simple and confusing that tension begins to unravel.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, mind bending, psychological thriller, twist ending ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mind game, plot twist, twists and turns, psychology, puzzle, survival, surveillance, manipulation, confinement indoors, group of strangers, psychologist, intrigue ...
Time:
year 2009, future
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King ...
Style:
romantic, light, period piece, costume drama, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gardener, love story, royal court, garden, female protagonist, aristocracy, jealousy, infidelity, intrigue, voyeurism, adultery, extramarital affair ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century, victorian era, 60s, 1930s ...
Place:
france, paris france, versailles, europe, england ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama-mystery series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired Sundays at 9 P.M. Eastern/8 P.M. Central, on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012. ...
Style:
witty, humorous, sexy, soap opera, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
housewife, female friendship, suburban life, neighbor, family life, social relations, friends, investigation, lifestyle, couple relations, family relations, infidelity ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for ...
Style:
visually stunning, cerebral, stylized, depressing, intense ...
Plot:
intrigue, teenage girl, feminism, passion, power struggle, tradition, jealousy, wealth, mistress, massage, polygamy, unrequited love ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 1991
Place:
china, east asia, tibet, asia, india
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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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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 1959 Miami, Florida shortly after the Cuban Revolution, Magic City tells the story of Ike Evans, the owner of Miami's most glamorous hotel, the Miramar Playa. Evans is forced to make an ill-fated deal with Miami mob boss Ben Diamond to ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, atmospheric, tense, stylized ...
Plot:
hotshot, organized crime, businessman, mafia, intrigue, hotel, gangster, mob boss, cheating wife, lifestyle, power struggle, cover up ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s, year 1959, 1950s
Place:
miami, usa, miami beach
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47K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A musician witnesses the murder of a famous psychic, and then teams up with a fiesty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen killer bent on keeping a dark secret buried.
Style:
suspense, gothic, psychological, scary, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, gory, murder, psychopath, manic, intrigue, murder mystery, female serial killer, danger, haunted by the past, amateur detective, darkness ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe, canary islands, lebanon ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the ...
Style:
sexy, period piece, costume drama, epic, visually appealing ...
Plot:
royalty, french history, renaissance, male nudity, religion, sex, intrigue, female nudity, forbidden love, politics, queen, passionate sex ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 1994
Place:
france, paris france, europe, poland, england ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Style:
captivating, talky, serious, costume drama, realistic ...
Plot:
political intrigue, medieval, rebelliousness, intrigue, politics, royalty, rivalry, betrayal, revolution, state affairs, political unrest, torture ...
Time:
17th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place:
britain
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Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
These are the dark times around 1720 in Russia. Tsar Peter the Great dies and his highly esteemed partner and friend Prince Menshikov rules the country from now on. But there are also those who oppose the prince. Messenger Ivan, an army officer, ...
Style:
captivating, tense, stylized, suspense, realistic
Plot:
russian history, russian empire, state affairs, intrigue, investigation, royal court, amateur sleuth, whodunit, love, imperial russia, palace intrigue, fight ...
Time:
18th century, 1800s
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Russia
TV show
Style:
captivating, ambiguous ending, disturbing
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
conspiracy, intrigue, unrequited love, forbidden love, contract, training, relationship problems, male female relationship, unhappy marriage, troubled marriage, marital problem, tragic love ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
"Sisi" follows the extraordinary life of empress Elisabeth of Austria. Modern, honest, and authentic. Told from the perspective of her closest confidants, the series takes a new look at the empress' life and reveals a multi-layered ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, period piece, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
royalty, historical character, empress, palace intrigue, aristocracy, intrigue, historical figure, woman, lifestyle, estate, emperor, unhappy ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
austria
Is relevant?
10K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.
Style:
meditative, intense, cynical, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
shakespeare, murder, revenge, tragedy, ghost, betrayal, vengeance, intrigue, tragic hero, haunted by the past, corporation, poisoning ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 2000
Place:
new york, usa, europe, denmark, england
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202K
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: Drama, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge his father's murder, a loyal servant with a secret and a ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, exciting, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
intrigue, vengeance, rivalry, vigilantism, danger, utopia, society, fugitives, desert, cowboy, post-apocalyptic future, sibling relationship ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of ...
Style:
clever, serious, political, cynical, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
politics, political intrigue, political corruption, state affairs, manipulation, intrigue, strategy, usa politics, lobbyist, u.s. president, journalism, media ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, syria
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Police officer Tom Faber was found shot to death in his car behind the stadium. Inspector Hastert (André Jung) from the criminal police leads the investigation and searches for the murderer together with Olivier (Jules Werner), the brother of the ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, detective ...
Plot:
murder, intrigue, police investigation, law enforcement, mind game, rivalry, dishonesty, one last case, retiring, manipulation, investigation, corruption ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Is relevant?
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Cane is an American television drama created by Cynthia Cidre, who also served as executive producer alongside Jonathan Prince, Jimmy Iovine and Polly Anthony. The pilot was directed by Christian Duguay. The show chronicled the lives and internal ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
family business, intrigue, business venture, family values, success, family problems, rise to the top, blind ambition, lifestyle, ambition, lust, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
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