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51. The Russian Revolution (2017)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History
A brief yet comprehensive documentary overview of the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and the evolution of Lenin's Ulyanov family, from the terrible acts and subsequent hanging of his brother to his own hunger for a revolution.
Director: Cal Seville | Stars: Daniel Beer, Helen Rappaport, Donald Rayfield, Victor Sebestyen
Votes: 713
52. Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, History, War
A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christine Pascal
Votes: 1,760
53. Colonel Redl (1985)
R | 144 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become ... See full summary »
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Hans Christian Blech, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gudrun Landgrebe
Votes: 3,350 | Gross: $0.00M
54. Henri 4 (2010)
155 min | Biography, Drama, War
A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is... See full summary »
Director: Jo Baier | Stars: Julien Boisselier, Joachim Król, Andreas Schmidt, Roger Casamajor
Votes: 1,366
55. The Jokers (1967)
94 min | Comedy, Crime
Michael Tremayne (Michael Crawford) and David Tremayne (Oliver Reed) decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Harry Andrews, James Donald
Votes: 926
56. Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981)
TV-Y7-FV | 108 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A prince of the sea and a child of fire engage in a tragic forbidden romance.
Director: Masami Hata | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Ikue Sakakibara, Jûkichi Uno
Votes: 594
57. The Lady and the Duke (2001)
PG-13 | 129 min | Drama, History, Romance
During the French Revolution, a Scottish aristocrat and her former lover, the Duke of Orleans, find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Lucy Russell, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Alain Libolt, Charlotte Véry
Votes: 2,874 | Gross: $0.33M
58. Bride of the Wind (2001)
R | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Music
This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Sarah Wynter, Vincent Perez, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Verhoeven
Votes: 709 | Gross: $0.42M
59. The Arrivals (2008 Video)
499 min | Documentary
This Series Explores the Revelations in World Religions Regarding the Arrivals of the Antichrist Dajjal, Imam Al-Mahdi, and The Second Coming of The Christ. A Work Inspired by Hashemsfilms ... See full summary »
Directors: Achernahr, Noreagaa | Stars: Noreagaa, Mahmoud Abbas, Abdullah II King Of Jordan, Raya Abirached
Votes: 172
60. The Royal House of Windsor (2017)
296 min | Documentary, History
The history of Britain's ruling dynasty, the Windsors, over the last 100 years, starting with the time around the outbreak of WWI.
Stars: Gwilym Lee, Christian Wolf, Piers Brendon, Sarah Gristwood
Votes: 1,755
61. L'Autrichienne (1990)
98 min | Biography, Drama, History
Last days of queen Marie Antoinette stunningly portrayed by a director who's clearly done a massive historical research. An accurate plot and a very moving rendering.
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Ute Lemper, Patrick Chesnais, Daniel Mesguich, Philippe Leroy
Votes: 124
62. You Are a Widow, Sir! (1971)
97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king. The assassin should be ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Iva Janzurová, Olga Schoberová, Eduard Cupák, Jirí Sovák
Votes: 860
63. Fandorin. Azazel (2023)
57 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
The October Revolution hadn't happened, and the Bolsheviks had never risen to power. The year is 2023, and the rule over the Russian Empire is divided between tzar Nikolai III and a ... See full summary »
Stars: Vladislav Tiron, Mila Ershova, Maksim Matveev, Evgeniy Stychkin
Votes: 242
64. La Marseillaise (1938)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, History, Music
A news-reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Pierre Renoir, Lise Delamare, Louis Jouvet, Léon Larive
Votes: 1,395
65. Monarch (2000)
109 min | Biography, Drama, History
Shortly before his death in 1547, the injured King Henry VIII is forced to take refuge a manor house closed for the season. While there, he must confront both his mortality and the ghosts of his past.
Director: John Walsh | Stars: T.P. McKenna, Jean Marsh, James Coombes, Peter Sowerbutts
Votes: 166
66. White King, Red Rubber, Black Death (2003 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about how King Leopold II of Belgium acquired Congo as a colony and exploited it by reign of terror.
Director: Peter Bate | Stars: Elie Lison, Roger May, Steve Driesen, Tshilombo Imhotep
Votes: 211
67. Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History (2014– )
Drama
This two-part docudrama shows the love affair between King Henry VIII of England and his second wife, Anne Boleyn; presented by historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb.
Stars: Suzannah Lipscomb, Emma Connell, Jack Hawkins, Jon Edgley-Bond
Votes: 165
68. The Blessed Girl (2021)
50 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Living with her father in the Fire Tribe village next to the Earth Fire mountains, Linglong gets ripped out of her idyllic life when trying to uncover the truth about her mother's past.
Stars: Jinmai Zhao, Lin Yi, Yusi Chen, Li Zeng
Votes: 51
69. King Conqueror (2009)
Action, Adventure, Biography
The life and battles of James I, King of Aragon (a.k.a. King Conqueror), the most renowned of the Spanish medieval kings of Aragon (1213-1276), who added the Kingdom of Valencia, the ... See full summary »
Director: José Antonio Escrivá | Stars: Tim Roth, Thomas Kretschmann, Juan Diego Botto, Enrique Arce
Votes: 90
70. The Pearls of the Crown (1937)
105 min | Comedy, History
Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls, four of them now in the British Crown. Episodes whirl ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian-Jaque, Sacha Guitry | Stars: Jacqueline Delubac, Sacha Guitry, Lyn Harding, Renée Saint-Cyr
Votes: 635
71. Louis 28 (2023)
22 min | Comedy
France, 2023. The monarchy has never been abolished and, after a terrible accident occurs, Cédric, a silly teen, becomes the heir to the throne, Louis 28. Between hopes and hardships, he will have to deal with intrigue and manipulation
Stars: Sarah Stern, Florence Muller, Anne Loiret, Nadia Roz
Votes: 16
72. The Puppet (2021)
118 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Trapped in an abandoned royal palace, a young prince must confront the unsettling secrets of his family's past, escape evil forces and battle dark magic in order to survive.
Director: Veemsen Lama | Stars: Karma Shakya, Shilpa Maskey, Gauri Malla, Mithila Sharma
Votes: 129
73. Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
152 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The history of the palace of Versailles from its founding to the present.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Louis Barrault, Jeanne Boitel
Votes: 636
74. Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the legendary King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), his opera interest and friendship with theatre personalities such as Richard Wagner and Joseph Kainz, and at the same time a reflection of the German 1800s.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Hanna Köhler, Ursula Strätz
Votes: 337
75. Case #1, Case #2 (1979)
53 min | Documentary, Drama
While the teacher is faced towards the blackboard, one of the students makes some funny noises. The teacher can't find the person who did that, so he decides to dismiss a group of students ... See full summary »
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Mehdi Azadbakht, Mohammadreza Barati, Hedayat Matin Daftari, Nader Ebrahimi
Votes: 792
76. God's Outlaw (1986)
Not Rated | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatized biography of William Tyndale, the 16th Century reformer determined to translate the Bible into English, which illegal act set him at odds with the Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII.
Director: Tony Tew | Stars: Roger Rees, Bernard Archard, Keith Barron, Kenneth Gilbert
Votes: 248
77. The Guns of August (1964)
100 min | Documentary, History, War
Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.
Director: Nathan Kroll | Stars: Fritz Weaver, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Winston Churchill, Georges Clemenceau
Votes: 182
78. Majesteit (2010)
100 min | Drama
One hour before the State Opening of Parliament, something very unusual happens. The Prime Minister appears and demands an adjustment to the Queen's speech. The speech concerns aid to ... See full summary »
Director: Peter de Baan | Stars: Marcel Hensema, Ben Abelsma, Nettie Blanken, Hans Croiset
Votes: 372
79. H.M. Deserters (1986)
155 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
In 1918, a group of soldiers of various nationalities conspires to desert the imperial Austro-Hungarian army.
Director: Janusz Majewski | Stars: Marek Kondrat, Zoltán Bezerédi, Wiktor Zborowski, Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski
Votes: 1,294
80. The Defenders (2023)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The gripping true story of how a former Australian football captain and a ragtag team of social media warriors, challenged two monarchies, a military junta and the world's richest and most ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Bate | Stars: Hakeem Al-Araibi, Craig Foster, Ming-Zhu Hii, Mark Saturno
Votes: 45
81. The Twelve Months (1956)
55 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A poor girl was given an impossible task by her stepmother: to gather snowdrops in a winter forest. Suddenly she stumbled across twelve brothers who happened to be the twelve months.
Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Mikhail Botov | Stars: Tatyana Barysheva, Yuliya Yulskaya, Lyudmila Kasatkina, Galina Novozhilova
Votes: 1,505
82. La Cecilia (1975)
113 min | Drama
At the end of the nineteenth century, Italian anarchists, ten men, one woman, libertarian, collectivist emigrate to Brazil to start a leaderless community, without hierarchy, without a boss... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Louis Comolli | Stars: Massimo Foschi, Maria Carta, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Mario Bussolino
Votes: 87
83. The King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World (2011 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Gillian Bancroft | Stars: James Adler, Melvyn Bragg, James Bryce, François Scarborough Clemmons
Votes: 59
84. The Barefoot Prince (1966)
91 min | Comedy, Musical
Run out of options and in desperate need of cash, a down-and-out young man accepts his rich hotelier friend's preposterous proposal to impersonate an exotic Arab Prince. But what does the bride-to-be has to say about this scandalous farce?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Kostas Voutsas, Martha Karagianni, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Vagelis Seilinos
Votes: 469
85. Without the King (2007)
83 min | Documentary
Swaziland is the last absolute monarchy in the world and one of the few African countries that has never faced a civil war. This portrait of a nation in transition juxtaposes the opulent ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Skolnik | Stars: His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Royal Highness Princess Sikhanyiso, Her Majesty Queen LaMbikiza, Mphandhlana Shongwe
Votes: 148 | Gross: $0.01M
86. Le souper (1992)
90 min | Drama, History
France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, ... See full summary »
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich, Ticky Holgado
Votes: 643
87. L'allée du roi (1996– )
Drama, History
Drama centering around the life at the court of Louis XIV and the role of the Marquise de Maintenon.
Stars: Dominique Blanc, Didier Sandre, Valentine Varela, Raphaëline Goupilleau
Votes: 315
88. Seto Bagh (2015)
Drama, History
Set during the last days of Jung Bahadur Rana following his death and then the start of conspiracies within the Rana family with the motive of accessing the power to rule.
Director: Neer Bikram Shah | Stars: Manish Bhandari, Binay Dahal, Anita Dangal, Eddie Edwards
Votes: 21
89. Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution (2009 TV Movie)
Drama
In 1794, French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre produced the world's first defense of "state terror" - claiming that the road to virtue lay through political violence. This film ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Hindmarch | Stars: Stephen Hogan, Vasile Albinet, David Andress, Martin Hancock
Votes: 67
90. The Three Musketeers (II) (1992 Video)
G | 50 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young man proves his worth in order to belong to the French squad of the musketeers.
Directors: Masakazu Higuchi, Chinami Namba | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Cam Clarke, Susan Silo
Votes: 113
91. Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (2007–2008)
90 min | Documentary
A fly-on-the-wall documentary following the British Royal Family for a year.
Stars: Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, King Charles III, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 127
92. Drottningen och jag (2008)
90 min | Documentary
Filmmaker and Iranian exile Nahid Persson Sarvestani talks with the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the late Shah of Iran, who was overthrown in 1979.
Director: Nahid Persson | Stars: Farah Pahlavi, Nahid Persson, Zinat S. Lloyd, Reza Tiregar
Votes: 613
93. Frankie Boyle's Farewell to the Monarchy (2023 TV Special)
45 min | Documentary, Comedy
To mark the coronation of King Charles III, Frankie Boyle takes a wry look at the royal family, its history and what its future might look like.
Director: Ross Wilson | Star: Frankie Boyle
Votes: 67
94. Sisi und der Kaiserkuß (1991)
95 min | Drama
Director: Christoph Böll | Stars: Vanessa Wagner, Nils Tavernier, Sonja Kirchberger, Kristina Walter
Votes: 32
95. The Legend of Evil Lake (2003)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A thousand years ago, an evil spirit was kept imprisoned in a lake by the first emperor of the Chilla empire. Now unleashed, it possesses the body of Ja Woon-bi, the wife of general ... See full summary »
Director: Kwang-hoon Lee | Stars: Jeong Jun-ho, Kim Hyo-jin, Kim Hye-ri, Won-seok Choi
Votes: 875
96. Let's Go Up the Champs-Élysées (1938)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Let Guitry take you down cause he's going to...Elysées Fields .
Directors: Sacha Guitry, Robert Bibal | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Lucien Baroux, Jean Périer, Roger Bourdin
Votes: 245
97. The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History
In May 1913 the Romanov Dynasty celebrates its 300th anniversary at the Russian throne. The last emperor in the long line is Tsar Nicholas II. He rules over a country with huge social and ... See full summary »
Director: Esfir Shub | Stars: Mikhail Alekseyev, Alexei Brusilov, Nikolai Chkheidze, Emperor Franz Josef
Votes: 346
98. The Shah of Iran (1972)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Walter Ellaby | Stars: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Farah Pahlavi, Orson Welles
Votes: 29
99. Coronation of the Emperor Nicholas the Second (1896)
2 min | Documentary, Short, News
The coronation of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II in Moscow.
Director: Camille Cerf | Stars: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Maria
Votes: 171
100. Glamorous Night (1937)
Approved | 61 min | Drama, Music
A gypsy settlement in a small kingdom is on land believed to contain oil reserves. The kingdom's prime minister plots to overthrow the king--whose mistress is a beautiful gypsy girl--and seize power, and the oil fields, for himself.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Mary Ellis, Otto Kruger, Victor Jory, Barry MacKay
Votes: 44