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Plot Summary:
A period drama that picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet leaves off, charting the treachery, palace intrigue, and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers' tragic fate.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: touching, tense, romantic, exciting, emotional, period drama
Best tv shows and movies like Still Star-Crossed (2017):
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Lovebird (2013)
Plot Summary:
Tells the story of Feride, an orphaned young girl who is forced to attend a boarding school. While she visits her aunt during holidays, she falls in love with her cousin Kamran. Soon, their love grows to be mutual and intensifies.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, touching, emotional, historical drama, uplifting, dramatic, realistic
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Boy Culture: Generation X (2021)
Plot Summary:
In the continuation of Q. Allan Brocka’s 2006 fan favorite “Boy Culture,” Derek Magyar returns as X, who is still working hard as a high-end hustler for hire. But he’s up against a younger generation who has gained a competitive edge on the market in the digital age. As X keeps his aging body fit, and his unusual roster of kinky clients happy, he’s also dealing with the realities of still living with Andrew, who’s aiming to move on from their former romantic entanglements. The film (originally released as a 6-episode series in 2021) is set 10 years after the original film and asks the question: “What happens when rentboys grow up”?.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, emotional
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Overlord (2020)
Plot Summary:
During the late Tang Dynasty, the lives of people from different social classes never intersected, despite the fact that they lived side-by-side. With his keen sense and a thriving silk trade, Li Qing Liu had worked hard to become one of the most prominent leaders of the upper elite. At the same time, Long Ao Yi was using her quick wit and tenacity to climb her way through the ranks of the Longzhu Clan. Though living entirely different lives, Qing Liu and Ao Yi had both made a name for themselves as two of the strongest leaders of their respective classes.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, emotional, talky
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Youth of May (2021)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1980s during the Gwangju Uprising, Youth of May tells the love story of a medical student Hwang Hee-tae and a nurse Kim Myung-hee.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: romantic drama, psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic, emotional, political, period drama
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Against the Wind (1978)
Plot Summary:
Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property. She must endure the horror of transport to Australia, and years of anxiety as a convict. Mary, her friends and her family fight out their battle against a lively historical backdrop - Irelands 1798 Rebellion. Australia's Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804 and the 1808 Rum Rebellion.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 928
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, gloomy, period drama
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Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings (2004)
Plot Summary:
Heimat 3 is the third cycle of Edgar Reitz's monumental Heimat series, which premiered at the 2004 Venice Film Festival. The third Heimat completes the trilogy and brings together particularly the settings of Heimat 1. It follows the new generation of the Simon family, in a period spanning from 1989 to 2000. Germany changed dramatically in this period, and Reitz cleverly reflects the historical events through the characters’ lives.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 649
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 689 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, atmospheric, serious, realistic, epic, contemplative
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Pretty Li Hui Zhen (2017)
Plot Summary:
Li Huizhen used to be gorgeous, but years of declining family fortune added much pain to her life, and her looks slowly drifted away. Her friend Bai Haoyu, on the other hand, was once an ordinary looking guy and grew up to be suave, successful, and immensely likable. So when she comes across him years later and witnesses their reversal of fortune, Li Huizhen is too embarrassed to even meet him and instead asks her stylish friend and roommate Xia Qiao to assume her identity. But when Huizhen lands an internship at a company that she has been trying to break into, she is shocked to find out that Haoyu is her new boss.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 349
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, uplifting, touching, feel good, sweet
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Godunov (2018)
Plot Summary:
The TV show is about the Godunov family, which covers the period from the reign of Ivan the Terrible to the accession of Mikhail Romanov to the throne.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
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Ruthless City (2019)
Plot Summary:
The life of a disabled guy changes dramatically after a family from a small town comes to Istanbul. How will Seher behave after she learns that her mother-in-law has agreed with Agah Karacay? What will Ceren do when she learns that she is supposed to get married to disabled Nedim instead of Cenk? Will Cemre manage to save Nedim’s life with her care and treatment? Will Seniz manage to keep her secrets? Will Ceren eventually fulfill her dreams of becoming rich? Will Cenk eventually find a true love? How will the life of Karacay family change after the arrival of Seher and her children? Will Nedim become healthy again?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sweet, uplifting, touching, sentimental, romantic
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Land of Honor (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set on horse ranches around Houston, Texas, this Spanish-language telenovela covers the three Gallardo brothers' search for vengeance against the wealthy del Junco family, following the mysterious death of their rodeo-riding sister. The brothers soon become aware of the three beautiful del Junco daughters, and entanglements ensue.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: emotional, serious, captivating, realistic, soap opera, telenovela
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The Indian Doctor (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Indian Doctor is a British television drama set in the summer of 1963. Produced by Rondo Media and Avatar Productions, it was first broadcast on BBC One in 2010. The most recent series began on 27 February 2012 and concluded on 2 March. It is a period comedy drama starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as an Indian doctor who finds work in a South Wales mining village.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, captivating, psychological, period piece, historical drama, humorous, semi serious, period drama
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A Luv Tale (2021)
Plot Summary:
A Luv Tale follows the escapades and lives of a friendship between four lesbians of color in Harlem as they navigate through life, love, and sex.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, light, romantic, touching, emotional, talky, queer cinema
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Casualty 1900s (2008)
Plot Summary:
Featuring true cases, characters and events taken from the London Hospital records, nurse's ward diaries and intimate memoirs, these gritty medical series show the lives – and forbidden romances – of pioneering doctors and nurses a hundred years ago.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 509
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, emotional, period piece, costume drama, serious, captivating, realistic, gloomy
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Barkskins (2020)
Plot Summary:
A disparate group of outcasts and dreamers battle to escape their pasts while navigating the brutal frontier hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization: the New World. Based on the novel by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: bleak, tense, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, visually appealing, costume drama, historical drama, factual, period drama
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Family Affairs (1997)
Plot Summary:
Focuses on the lives of residents in the fictional London suburb of Charnham.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, captivating, melancholic, sincere
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Maximilian (2017)
Plot Summary:
In 1477 Charles the Bold dies, his only child is a girl which cannot rule without a husband. Meanwhile in Austria, Emperor Frederick III and his antagonist Louis XI France battle over said marriage prospects, battles ensue, tragedy falls.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Austria, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 275 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic, erotic, period piece, historical drama
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War & Peace (1972)
Plot Summary:
The classic BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972 Best Actor BAFTA); Morag Hood is the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova; Alan Dobie is the dour but heroic Andrei Bolkonsky; and David Swift is Napoleon, whose decision to invade Russia in 1812 has far-reaching consequences for Pierre and the Rostov and Bolkonsky families. The twenty-part serial was the vision of producer David Conroy whose principle aim was to transfer the rich characterisation and incident from Tolstoy's greatest novel to a television drama. Scripted by Jack Pulman and directed by John Davies, Conroy's War And Peace boasts superb acting, award-winning design (1972 Best Design BAFTA) and breathtaking battle sequences which were filmed in former Yugoslavia.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 716
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 890 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, costume drama, historical drama, exciting, intellectual, epic, serious, realistic, contemplative, period drama
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New Worlds (2014)
Plot Summary:
The 1680s bring a new king, Restoration and more tyranny. In Massachusetts, a robber's son falls for an anti-monarchist. In England, young lady falls for an outlaw.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, emotional, realistic, tense, psychological, costume drama, historical drama, serious, stylized, period drama
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Elisa di Rivombrosa (2003)
Plot Summary:
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 kinds, a mockery of fate and various misfortunes.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 919
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, period drama
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When Calls The Heart (2014)
Plot Summary:
Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, serious, soap opera, period piece, light, romantic, captivating, inspirational
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Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Plot Summary:
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 540 min
Plot tags: historical drama, uplifting, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, political drama
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Will (2017)
Plot Summary:
The wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk-rock theater scene in 16th century London -- the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It's a contemporary version of Shakespeare's life, played to a modern soundtrack that exposes all his recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: epic, suspense, exciting, satirical, suspenseful, sexy, interesting
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The Borgias (1981)
Plot Summary:
Historical story of the ruthless Rodrigo Borgia a man who intends to become Pope and who will not let anything stand in his way.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: historical drama, costume drama, period drama
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Show Me a Hero (2015)
Plot Summary:
Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 358 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, rough, thought provoking, captivating, political, realistic, social, saga, clever
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Hispania, The Legend (2010)
Plot Summary:
Viriato is a Hispanic shepherd who enjoys a simple life until the arrival of the Roman troops of the praetor Galba. It will changes his destiny. His village is attacked and massacred. Viriato, dam of hate, swears not to rest until revenge. "Hispania, the legend" is a TV series that chronicles the extraordinary journey of a humble man become a warrior to defend his people. It is the story of a group of warriors, young and brave, determined to give everything for freedom.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 626
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: epic, emotional, captivating, exciting, tense, erotic, sensual, serious, realistic, gloomy
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Sons of Liberty (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of a group of very different men fighting in the American Colonies for freedom, and how they will shape the future for the United States of America.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 270 min
Plot tags: captivating, historical drama, exciting, serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, political, period drama
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Marco Polo (2014)
Plot Summary:
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 be his greatest challenge yet, even as he becomes a trusted companion to the Khan in his violent quest to become the Emperor of the World.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, epic, atmospheric, serious, historical drama, costume drama, tense, erotic, sexy
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The Spanish Princess (2019)
Plot Summary:
The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: historical drama, costume drama, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, sexy, period drama, beautiful
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Reign (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: sexy, stylized, serious, historical drama, costume drama, tense, suspenseful, realistic, period piece, erotic
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Leonardo (2021)
Plot Summary:
A fresh look at the life and legacy of the iconic artist Leonardo da Vinci, positing that he was a gay outsider who used his work as a way of hiding his true self. Each episode will examine one of da Vinci’s artworks for hidden clues about a tortured artist struggling for perfection.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, USA, UK, France, Spain
Duration: 409 min
Plot tags: costume drama, sexy, historical drama, period drama