England, 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 Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power…

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977

English

6.6

♡ 14

64%

Mike Newell Director

Denis Lawson as Claude

Ian Holm as Duval

Jenny Agutter as Louise

Richard Chamberlain as Phillipe / Louis

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

The Age of Blood

2017

Korean

5.6

♡ 7

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

palace intrigue

prison escape

prison guard

Hong-sun Kim Director

Dan-bi Geum as

Hae-Sung Kwon as Choi Joong-Goo

Hae-In Jung as Kim-Ho

Ji-hoon Kim as Lee In-Jwa

Ancient Korea, 1728. Swordsman Kim Ho, guard of King Yeong-jo of Joseon, is demoted and sent to work in Uigeumbu prison. When night falls, the prison is assaulted by the master warrior Do Man-cheol and his powerful henchmen for the purpose of freeing Lee In-jwa, who has been condemned to death for rising up in revolt against the king.

Chasing the Equinox

2020

English

6.5

♡ 4

Carla Grande Director

Stefan Ashton Frank as Narrator

Tore Lomsdalen as Self - Archaeo-astronomer

Efrosyni Boutsikas as Self - Archaeologist

Sarah Klassen as Self - Archaeologist

The ancients hid the secrets of their incredible knowledge of astronomy in their temples and palaces, built to align with the sun, on the same day, all over the world. Revealing our species' obsession with the sun, across thousands of years and every continent, this is architectural magic on a cosmic scale.

The Royal Tailor

2014

Korean

7.1

♡ 9

86%

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

palace intrigue

tailor

Wonsuk Lee Director

Lee Seo-yi as Nobleman's woman #3

Dong-seok Ma as Pan-Soo

Yeon-Seok Yoo as The King

Shin-Hye Park as The Queen

Lee Gong-jin, a young tailor, helps the Queen with her dress and both fall in love with each other. However, his success catches the ire of Jo Dol-seok, the royal tailor, who vows retribution.

Rampant

2018

Korean

6.3

♡ 71

62%

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

palace intrigue

Thriller

zombie

Sung-hoon Kim Director

Ji-hye Seo as Concubine Jo

Jeong-hwan Kong as Geum Wi-jang

Hyun Bin as Lee Chung

Woo-jin Jo as Park Jong-sa

Ancient Korea, 17th century. While the paranoid King Lee Jo of Joseon, vassal of the Qing dynasty, feels surrounded by conspirators and rebels, a dark evil emerges from the bowels of a merchant ship and the exiled Prince Lee Cheung returns to the royal court, ignoring that he will have to lead the few capable of defeating the ambitious humans and the bloody monsters who threaten to destroy the kingdom.

Queen Margot

1994

French

7.4

♡ 8

82%

88%

Action

based on novel or book

marriage of convenience

Patrice Chéreau Director

Asia Argento as Charlotte of Sauve

Daniel Auteuil as Henri de Navarre

Grégoire Colin as Jeune Egorge

Isabelle Adjani as Marguerite de Valois dite La Reine Margot

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.

Casanova

1927

French

7.1

♡ 2

st. petersburg, russia

venice, italy

womanizer

Alexandre Volkoff Director

Nina Koshetz as Countess Vorontzoff

Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Le Tsar Peter III

Dimitri Dimitriev as Lord Stanhope

Michel Simon as Sbire

Republic of Venice, 1760. Pursued by a vengeful husband, the intrepid womanizer Casanova, who symbolizes the decline of the city and its fall into debauchery, manages to escape and, by a circuitous route, arrives in Saint Petersburg, where he will be involved in the many plots that threaten the throne of Czar Peter III…

Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance

2018

English

5.1

♡ 5

Menhaj Huda Director

Kurt Evans as Director

Marc-Anthony Massiah as Neal

Bonnie Soper as Princess Diana

Francesca Bianchi as Woman One

Examine the history of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the moment they met after being set up by friends, through their initial courtship when they were able to keep their romance under wraps, and ultimately the intense global media attention surrounding their relationship and Meghan’s life as a divorced American actress.

Monstrum

2018

Korean

6.1

♡ 28

94%

65%

16th century

Action

based on a true story

Jong-ho Huh Director

Woo-sik Choi as Heo

Sung-woong Park as Jin Yong

Hee-soon Park as King Jungjong

Kyeong-yeong Lee as Sim Woon

Ancient Korea, 1506. The tyrannical King Yeonsan-gun of Joseon is overthrown by his half-brother Jung-jong, whose reign begins with a blood bath. Over the years, traitors plot against him, sinking the kingdom into chaos. In 1528, frightened rumors come to royal palace, regarding a mysterious creature, known as Monstrum by the peasants.

Yôkihi

1955

Japanese

7.1

♡ 11

75%

Kenji Mizoguchi Director

Masayuki Mori as Emperor Xuan Zong

Michiko Ai as Honghua

Chieko Murata as Lu-hua

Machiko Kyô as Princess Yang Kwei-fei

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.

The Book of Esther

2013

English

4.2

♡ 16

41%

David A.R. White Director

Jen Lilley as Esther

Mark Irvingsen as Gaspar

Eliza Roberts as Judith

Robert Miano as Mordecai

When Ester becomes King Xerxes’ queen, her Cousin Mordecai and that despicable Haman engage in a dangerous game of intrigue for control of the young Persian King Xerxes.

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