Films like Richard III
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his...
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King Lear
Film · 2018 · also dramaAn aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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A Man for All Seasons
Film · 1966 · also drama and historyA depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Suprem...
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Hamlet
Film · 1990 · also drama and historyHamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
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The Lion in Winter
Film · 1968 · also drama and historyChristmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants h...
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Giant
Film · 2026 · also drama and historyFollows Prince Naseem Hamed from his humble beginnings on the tough working-class streets of Sheffield and his discovery by Ingle, himself a steel industry worker turned...
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Living
Film · 2022 · also dramaLondon, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried...
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Hamlet
Film · 2009 · also dramaDavid Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production wa...
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Hamilton
Film · 2025 · also drama and historyPresenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America n...
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Henry V
Film · 1989 · also drama and historyIn 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
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Julius Caesar
Film · 1970 · also drama and historyAll-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the...
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