Movies Like The Lion in Winter
If you liked The Lion in Winter (2003), a drama and history movie directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Lion in Winter (1968)
★ 7.4/10Also 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 his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife…
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Edward II (1991)
★ 6.3/10Also history and romanceEngland, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility. The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil…
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The King (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and historyEngland, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
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The Invisible Woman (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and historyIn 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his…
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Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceAfter a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.
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Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also history and dramaAt the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.
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Firebrand (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and historyKatherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.
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The Edge of Love (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and historyWhen the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many…
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and historyThis period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
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The Promise (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also history and romanceSet during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
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Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceIn the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and…
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Maria's Lovers (1984)
★ 6/10Also drama and romanceA World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
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William Tell (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and historyThe narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, desiring more land, invades neighbouring Switzerland, a serene and…
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Becket (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and historyThomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
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After We Fell (2021)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceJust as Tessa's life begins to become unglued, nothing is what she thought it would be. Not her friends nor her family. The only person that she should be able to rely on is Hardin, who is furious when he discovers the…
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Reds (1981)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and historyAn account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of…
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Fair Play (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceAn unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.
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Fingernails (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and dramaAnna and Ryan have found true love together. It's been proven by a controversial test. There's just one problem: Anna still isn't sure. Then she meets Amir.
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Ashes in the Snow (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceThe coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her…
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Maurice (1987)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceAfter his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.