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Plot Summary:
The young Maria Theresia sees her life clearly in front of her: she will marry Franz Stephan of Lorraine and start a family of many with him. Even if Franz Stephan is not quite sure of his luck and her father, Emperor Charles VI, and his powerful advisor Prince Eugene of Savoy forge quite different plans for them. It looks quite as if the young archduchess must sacrifice her happiness to the cause of the state.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 613
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, contemplative, visually appealing
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The Sword and The Brocade (2021)
Plot Summary:
Set during the Ming Dynasty, the story revolves around the romance between General Xu Lingyi and the concubine's daughter Shiyiniang that starts from an arranged marriage. Despite being born with a low status, Luo Shiyiniang is extremely assertive and believes that a woman's vision should not be limited to the household. She hopes to rely on her embroidery skills as a ticket to freedom. However, the once esteemed Luo family is in a state of decline. Hoping to save the clan through a marriage alliance, Shiyiniang is selected to become the wife of Yongping Duke and great general Xu Lingyi. Things were not easy for Shiyiniang due to the Xu family's biases towards her. Nonetheless, she manages to win over their trust through her optimism and sincerity. Xu Lingyi also becomes attracted to Shiyiniang's various beautiful qualities such that husband and wife manage to find love after marriage.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, historical drama
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Life of a Mistress (2018)
Plot Summary:
Polina Lebedeva, daughter of the childless prince Alexei Petrovich Golovin, is the most enviable bride of the Yamburg district. During the ball in honor of her birthday, Alexei Petrovich dies of a heart attack. This grief is only the beginning of hard trials, destined for the girl.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 198
Genere: History
Country: Russia
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating
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Charlemagne (2013)
Plot Summary:
'Charlemagne' recounts the dramatic, violent and bawdy lie of the Middle Ages' most important emperor: His life as a political strategist, a passionate lover, a man that conquered most of Europe and a cultural visionary. The mix of feature film and documentary gives a journey to the roots of European culture.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, factual
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The Empress of China (2014)
Plot Summary:
Based on events in 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty and starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian, The Empress of China is the story of the only woman in Chinese history to rule as an emperor.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 429
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: cynical, romantic, touching, captivating, costume drama, sentimental, prehistoric
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A.L.Zh.I.R (2019)
Plot Summary:
The wife of the aircraft designer, Olga Pavlova, the head of the Moscow garment factory, and the wife of the director of the opera house, the famous Soviet opera singer Sofia Ter-Ashaturova, meet in the prison car of the train. Together they will go to Akmola camp of the wives of traitors of the Motherland, where there will be representatives of the most different strata of the population. Heroes will need strength of spirit and endurance to pass all the terrible ordeals on their way and remain human.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, suspense
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Catherine the Great (2019)
Plot Summary:
This four-part historical drama follows the end of Catherine the Great's reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russian politics.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: historical drama, realistic, captivating, disturbing, stylized, colorful, exciting, period piece, informative, romantic drama
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Catherine the Great (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, romantic, thought provoking, historical drama, costume drama, period drama
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The Czech Century (2013)
Plot Summary:
Czech Century brings the key moments of the history of the Czech nation from 1918 to 1989.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Jan Hus (2015)
Plot Summary:
The life of Czech pre-Reformation priest Jan Hus, who inspired the Protestant Reformation.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, period piece
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Burning Bush (2013)
Plot Summary:
Burning Bush is a three-part mini-series created for HBO by world-renowned Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969. Dagmar Buresová, a young female lawyer, became part of his legacy by defending Jan's family in a trial against the communist government, a regime which tried to dishonour Palach's sacrifice, a heroic action for the freedom of Czechoslovakia.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 231 min
Plot tags: bleak, realistic, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, political, captivating, interesting
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Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
Plot Summary:
The fascinating story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to obtain the crown.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: historical drama, tense, captivating, disturbing, costume drama, vintage
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Ekaterina (2014)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: captivating, historical drama, suspenseful, sentimental, romantic, touching, lyrical, period drama
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I, Mattoni (2016)
Plot Summary:
Biographical series about Heinrich Mattoni, capitalist of the early period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, founder of the world-famous mineral water bottling company, a man of a dynamic and controversial fate.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
Plot tags: family saga, psychological, captivating, disturbing, semi autobiographical, non-linear
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A Very British Scandal (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sex, secrets and suspicion - the true story of a duchess publicly shamed in a high society divorce that gripped the nation.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 177 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, costume drama, period drama
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The Great (2020)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 1594 min
Plot tags: humorous, costume drama, stylized, epic, period piece, historical drama, funny, sexy, saga, hilarious
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Isabel (2011)
Plot Summary:
Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her wedding to Ferdinand of Aragon, the drama encapsulates the passions, emotions and sacrifices of a woman who refused to just be a figurehead and whose outlook was ahead of her time.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 3038 min
Plot tags: serious, historical drama, captivating, realistic, stylized, period piece, erotic, romantic, sensual, family saga
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Voltaire in Love (2021)
Plot Summary:
Explore the early life and evolution of the philosopher and visionary Voltaire, from his love stories, his father's issues to the discovery of his vocation, his commitments against religious fanaticism and the arbitrary misuse of justice and politics. Explore a life of pain, passion, and the growth of an epic and talented hero, the origins of the young François Arouet, his childhood suffering, his entourage, his talent, his years of imprisonment in the Bastille, his ambiguous relations with the French court or his return in France after his exile.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration:
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Sisi (2021)
Plot Summary:
"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 woman.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, period piece, costume drama, period drama
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A Vote for the King of the Romans (2016)
Plot Summary:
Czech Television's epic historical film draws on the breathtaking dramatic life of the great of Czech history, King Charles IV.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Milada (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of communist show-trial victim Milada Horáková. Horáková was one of the first victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. She opposed the communist coup in 1948 but did not leave the country. She was arrested and tried for treason on fabricated charges in a show trial that was broadcast on the radio and shown in film clips. The film focuses on the time from 1945 to 1950 when the communists took over, but also goes back a little further in Horáková's life into the late 1930s.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, touching, captivating
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The Queen (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights from 29 November 2009, the Queen was portrayed by a different actress in each episode. The Queen was portrayed by Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson, Barbara Flynn and Diana Quick. Katie McGrath played Princess Margaret in the first episode and Lesley Manville played Margaret Thatcher in the third episode.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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The Magnificent Century: Kosem (2015)
Plot Summary:
Anastasia a young Greek woman in Ahmed I's harem takes on the name 'Kosem' (leader, pioneer). In a world of men, she rules of the Ottoman Empire through her sons and grandson.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: emotional, captivating, stylized, historical drama, realistic, period drama
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Aristocrats (1999)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 300 min
Plot tags: period piece, captivating, serious, historical drama, realistic, stylized, costume drama, romantic drama, historical romance, period drama
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Victoria (2016)
Plot Summary:
The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: costume drama, romantic, historical drama, realistic, touching, period piece, factual, serious, light, educational
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The Crown (2016)
Plot Summary:
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 242000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, suspense, clever, costume drama, historical drama, disturbing, period piece, political, exciting
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Peter the Great (1986)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and the constant struggle between him, his sister Sophia and the Streltsy, an important Russian military corp. The story depicts the efforts of Peter in transforming Russia in an "all European" country, importing scientists, costumes, technology and military tactics.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 793
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 371 min
Plot tags: historical drama, atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic, period piece, costume drama, baroque, vintage, period drama
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Betrayer (2020)
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspense, realistic, disturbing, period piece
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Wolf Hall (2015)
Plot Summary:
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impass steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 360 min
Plot tags: historical drama, serious, captivating, period piece, costume drama, stylized, suspense, factual, political, educational
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The First Lady (2022)
Plot Summary:
A revelatory reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Exploring everything from their journeys to Washington, family life, and world-changing political contributions, the impact of the White House's women is no longer hidden from view.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: political, thought provoking, captivating, anthology, costume drama, queer cinema, period drama, political drama
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)
Plot Summary:
This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 191 min
Plot tags: inspirational, thought provoking, feel good, captivating, period piece, emotional, queer cinema