Movies like Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) is a history movie directed by Shekhar Kapur. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
★ 6.5 · 1,979 votes · Drama, History
In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.
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2. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
★ 6.7 · 2,296 votes · Drama, Romance, History
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
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3. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
★ 7.3 · 520 votes · Drama, History
A 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 Supreme Head of the Church in England.
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4. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
★ 6.8 · 3,298 votes · Romance, History, Comedy
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
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5. Queen Margot (1994)
★ 7.2 · 441 votes · Drama, History, Romance
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.
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6. Anonymous (2011)
★ 6.4 · 816 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
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7. Tristan & Isolde (2006)
★ 6.7 · 875 votes · Drama, Romance
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
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8. The New World (2005)
★ 6.5 · 1,330 votes · Drama, History, Romance
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
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9. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
★ 7.1 · 301 votes · Drama, Romance, War
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
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10. The Duchess (2008)
★ 7.0 · 1,850 votes · Drama, History, Romance
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
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11. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
★ 7.7 · 2,132 votes · Adventure, Drama, History
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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12. A Knight's Tale (2001)
★ 6.9 · 3,543 votes · Adventure, Drama, Romance
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.
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13. Robin Hood (2010)
★ 6.4 · 5,179 votes · Action, Adventure, History
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.
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14. Their Finest (2017)
★ 6.6 · 463 votes · Romance, War, Drama
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
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