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Kanopy
90
8.2
/149148/
80
/2498/
80
/1712/
4.5
/219216/
96
/94/
95
/2190/
97
/21/

Ran (1985)
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
poster
The Roku Channel
85
8.0
/728484/
79
/14634/
77
/9078/
3.8
/443685/
94
/301/
92
/14862/
88
/41/
cc age 14+

The King's Speech (2010)
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.
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Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/118065/
75
/2704/
76
/1832/
3.9
/80082/
86
/126/
88
/1366/
76
/15/
cc age 14+

The Last Emperor (1987)
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 by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
70
6.9
/17622/
74
/1110/
66
/525/
3.3
/10023/
83
/161/
77
/160/
65
/41/
cc age 12+

A United Kingdom (2016)
The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.
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76
68
7.5
/9216/
72
/133/
68
/130/
3.8
/8360/
81
/26/
84
/150/

Queen Christina (1934)
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.
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The Roku Channel
67
7.2
/6100/
68
/85/
69
/76/
3.4
/2823/
69
/16/
78
/115/
57
/10/

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
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64
6.6
/2135/
64
/22/
66
/35/
3.5
/1195/
62
/13/
73
/40/

Temptress Moon (1996)
Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.
poster
64
7.3
/14086/
72
/323/
71
/213/
3.9
/14113/
27
/11/
83
/206/

Waterloo (1970)
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but now must beat Napoleon himself with an Anglo Allied army.
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Netflix
60
5.8
/23309/
66
/1935/
66
/1462/
2.4
/46861/
73
/11/
49
/60/
cc age 10+

A Christmas Prince (2017)
When a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?
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Apple TV
59
6.3
/181480/
63
/8496/
63
/2929/
2.9
/533810/
58
/342/
58
/933/
64
/62/
cc age 16+

Napoleon (2023)
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
poster
58
6.0
/72197/
62
/4764/
60
/1777/
2.8
/27918/
60
/87/
39
/595/
54
/34/
cc age 14+

The Signal (2014)
On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness – only to find himself in a waking nightmare.
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Kanopy
50
6.2
/14064/
62
/250/
63
/303/
2.9
/5341/
12
/111/
48
/341/
37
/32/
cc age 17+

W.E. (2011)
In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.
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Amazon Prime Video
52
47
5.9
/4693/
65
/376/
62
/176/
2.8
/6141/
42
/19/
45
/14/
37
/7/

The Girl King (2015)
A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
poster
69
45
6.7
/1402/
66
/108/
63
/159/
3.2
/1696/
100
/6/
56
/1/

The Royal Exchange (2017)
After many years of confrontation, the treasures of Spain and France are empty. In 1721, the regent of France draws up an ambitious plan to inaugurate an era of peace and prosperity that will heal the economies of both nations: his intention is to build a solid network of marriage alliances that will involve four children of very different ages who know nothing of betrayals and power games…
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65
40
6.5
/995/
61
/57/
67
/50/
3.4
/1944/

A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
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Amazon Prime Video
42
39
5.7
/6786/
58
/257/
57
/159/
2.7
/1819/
8
/24/
30
/107/
37
/13/

1911 (2011)
China's first President Sun Yat-Sen and military commander Huang Xing lead the revolutionary Wuchang Uprising in a bid to put an end to the reign of the Qing Dynasty.
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Amazon Prime Video
62
26
6.5
/739/
65
/67/
63
/27/
2.9
/812/

The Russian Revolution (2017)
Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Romanovs that eventually led to the Russian revolution.
poster
56
23
6.5
/1326/
59
/17/
51
/14/
3.3
/480/
50
/6/
47
/14/

Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.
poster
65
19
6.9
/454/
62
/22/
61
/14/
3.5
/895/

Where the Wild Things Are (1975)
A young boy named Max who, after dressing in his wolf costume, wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without his supper. Max's bedroom undergoes a mysterious transformation into a jungle environment, and he winds up sailing to an island inhabited by malicious beasts known as the "Wild Things." After successfully intimidating the creatures, Max is hailed as the king of the Wild Things and enjoys a playful romp with his subjects. However, he starts to feel lonely and decides to return home, to the Wild Things' dismay. Upon returning to his bedroom, Max discovers a hot supper waiting for him.
poster
65
18
6.8
/448/
80
/12/
64
/5/
50
/231/

The Firefly (1937)
Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in order for them to reveal Napoleon's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military secrets. Prior to this, she meets Don Diego while performing at a club. Unknown to her, Don Diego is actually Captain Andre, who is sent to Spain to spy on her. While in France, Nina discovers Diego's true identity, only after she has fallen in love with him. Nina Maria outwits her potential captors, returns to Spain and goes into hiding. Napoleon's troops invade Spain, resulting in Nina's capture. In a strange twist of fate, Nina and Captain Andre are reunited, but the 2 nations are now at war...
poster
64
15
6.0
/688/
50
/12/
63
/21/
3.4
/400/
80
/3/

Napoleon (1955)
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.
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Amazon Prime Video
59
14
7.1
/778/
58
/11/
59
/8/
50
/16/

Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.
poster
61
9
7.1
/401/
58
/7/
49
/11/
3.4
/254/

The Romanovs: A Crowned Family (2000)
The story of the last year and a half of Tsar Nicholas II and his family from the February Revolution of 1917 to their execution in July 1918.
poster
?
7.2
/47/
10
/1/
63
/3/

At the Crossroads of Great Storms (1980)
In 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the same revolutionary goals at home.
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?
7.4
/76/
10
/1/

The Woman I Love (1972)
The love of King Edward VIII for American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson eventually leads to his abdication.
poster
Britbox Apple TV Channel
?
6.7
/130/

Royal Wives at War (2016)
The Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson look back at the dramatic events of 1936, which led to King Edward Vlll giving up the throne for the woman he loved.
poster
60
?
6.4
/538/
65
/4/
51
/6/

Wallis & Edward (2005)
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England. Wallis and Edward is the first time that the events have been considered from Wallis's point of view. The drama follows the beginning of their affair whilst Edward was Prince of Wales and Wallis was still married to Ernest Simpson.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
6.0
/76/
45
/5/
58
/7/

Rasputin: Murder in the Tsar's Court (2016)
St. Petersburg, Russia, December 30th, 1916. Grigori Rasputin is assassinated. The story of the humble peasant who became the most influential adviser to czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of the last czar, Nicholas II Romanov.
poster
?
7.2
/65/
10
/1/
57
/3/

A King's Story (1965)
A King's Story is a 1965 British documentary film directed by Harry Booth about the life of King Edward VIII, from his birth until abdication in 1936. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
poster
?
8.7
/28/

Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2015)
Ruling by divine right, but himself ruled by caprice, King Richard exiles Henry Bolingbroke and seizes his father’s vast estates. While Richard is distracted by a rebellion in Ireland, Bolingbroke returns to England, intent on recovering his rightful property and, with the support of his disgruntled peers, perhaps seizing the crown itself.
poster
66
?
6.9
/250/
80
/4/
50
/2/

The King's Vacation (1933)
The king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the wife he had to give up for the throne.
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?
6.0
/81/
70
/1/
53
/3/

Crimson Dynasty (1935)
Koenigsmark is a 1935 British-French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Elissa Landi, John Lodge and Pierre Fresnay. The film is based on the novel Koenigsmark by Pierre Benoît. It's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. The film was known in the United States as Crimson Dynasty.
poster
73
?
7.1
/109/
70
/12/
84
/5/
3.5
/231/

The Real King's Speech (2011)
The true story of King George VI's struggle to overcome his stammer, and the parts played in his battle with his disability by his speech therapist, brother, father and wife.
poster
?
7.1
/63/
90
/1/

Young April (1926)
Young orphan Victoria Sax becomes a grand duchess and is summoned to a remote kingdom.
poster
57
?
5.9
/154/
70
/1/
55
/6/

The King Without a Crown (1937)
This short explores the possibility that Louis XVII, son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, escaped death during the French Revolution and was raised by Indians in America.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
51
?
6.1
/404/
39
/10/
55
/10/

The Abdication (1974)
Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
poster
67
?
6.9
/304/
40
/2/
64
/13/

The Devil Who Limped (1948)
The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who served for 50 years under five different French regimes: the Absolute Monarchy, the Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire, and the Constitutional Monarchy. Its title comes from one of the main historical nicknames for Talleyrand, that he shares with demon king Asmodeus and English poet Lord Byron.
poster
65
?
6.1
/364/
35
/2/
100
/1/

The Woman He Loved (1988)
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.
poster
57
?
5.4
/111/
70
/12/
50
/6/

Knight Rusty 2: Full Metal Racket (2017)
Too bad: Knight Rusty's big show fight in honor of the Knights of Scrapland completely backfires and plunges the kingdom into total chaos. The king rages and sends the knights all to the devil. While Miss Bö goes to work and the dragon Koks takes care of the household, Knight Rusty sits alone in the cellar and mopes. Until there he meets Gespenst, his father's former assistant, one of the greatest inventors of Schrottland. And Knight Rusty decides to complete his father's work. Will our tin hero manage to restore the honor of his friends with the help of his inventions?
poster
?
5.8
/10/

Honor Among Men (1924)
Prince Kaloney, while attempting to incite the people of Messina to reinstate their deposed king, is shot by the police. Patricia, an American heiress touring the world, nurses the prince. The king enlists a count's unfaithful wife and his mistress to betray the prince to the conspirators in office. When the king meets Patricia he forgets his mistress and seeks to wed her although she and the prince are in love.
poster
?
7.2
/11/

Forbidden Hours (1928)
Set in the fictitious European kingdom of Balanca, Prince Michael IV is being coerced, by his advisers, to marry a young woman of royal blood. However, he has fallen for a peasant.


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