20 movies like Anonymous, ordered by similarity : Antony and Cleopatra(1972), Elizabeth(1998), Woodpeckers(2017), Carol(2015), Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007), Young Bess(1953), Saraband for Dead Lovers(1948), Mary Queen of Scots(2018), The Private Life of Henry VIII(1933), The Madness of King George(1994), The Lives of Others(2006), Men Are Not Gods(1936) ...
Drama, History
UK|Germany|USA
2011
130 Minutes
Rhys Ifans Vanessa Redgrave Joely Richardson David Thewlis Xavier Samuel Sebastian Armesto Rafe Spall Edward Hogg Sam Reid Jamie Campbell Bower Derek Jacobi
queen elizabeth i edward de vere playwright earl suspenseful intricate globe theatre london royal court theater authorship political intrigue william shakespeare rivalry love 16th century
The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Drama, History
1998
121 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Geoffrey Rush Christopher Eccleston Joseph Fiennes Richard Attenborough Fanny Ardant Kathy Burke Éric Cantona James Frain Vincent Cassel Daniel Craig
queen lover adviser nobleman brooding suspenseful emotional gripping england castle royal court royal life espionage historical events queen elizabeth i rivalry sacrifice love 17th century
After succeeding her sister Mary to the throne in 1558, Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) rules Britain for more than 40 years.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Drama, History
UK|France|Germany|USA
2007
115 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Geoffrey Rush Clive Owen Rhys Ifans Jordi Mollá Abbie Cornish Samantha Morton Tom Hollander Antony Carrick David Threlfall Eddie Redmayne
queen mary stuart king philip ii adviser sir walter raleigh servant engaging melodramatic powerful england spain throne room ship palace countryside royalty war romance queen elizabeth i assassination plot
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
Drama, History
USA
1953
112 Minutes
Jean Simmons Stewart Granger Charles Laughton Deborah Kerr Cecil Kellaway Leo G. Carroll Kay Walsh Elaine Stewart
admiral queen courtesan king princess bleak somber fascinating royal palace royal court london manor aspirations love royal life transformation forbidden love growing up 16th century
The early life of Elizabeth I, from her childhood until her accession to the throne of England in 1558.
Drama, History
UK
1948
96 Minutes
prince army officer queen mercenary duke aristocrat engaging suspenseful melodramatic england castle london bedroom politics royal life star-crossed lovers love triangle infidelity on the run forbidden love
Young Sophia Dorothea (Joan Greenwood) marries Prince George Louis (Peter Bull), but it's far from a love match. Then she falls for Swedish Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark (Stewart Granger).
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2018
124 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Margot Robbie Jack Lowden Joe Alwyn David Tennant Guy Pearce Gemma Chan Martin Compston Ismael Cruz Cordova Brendan Coyle Ian Hart
queen widow rival husband leader friend tense intense gripping brash uneasy france scotland england castle mansion queen elizabeth i queen mary power royalty
Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Drama, History
USA
1933
92 Minutes
Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Binnie Barnes Robert Donat Merle Oberon Miles Mander Wendy Barrie John Loder
anne boleyn wife queen king cheeky melodramatic emotional england royal court castle king henry viii marriage royalty death infidelity forbidden love love 16th century
Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1994
110 Minutes
Nigel Hawthorne Helen Mirren Ian Holm Rupert Everett Rupert Graves John Wood Amanda Donohoe Julian Rhind-Tutt Julian Wadham
queen prime minister king doctor prince of wales lady fascinating melodramatic royal court palace england king george iii mental illness political intrigue royalty marriage assassination plot transformation rivalry love
When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.
Drama, History
Germany|France
2006
137 Minutes
Martina Gedeck Ulrich Mühe Sebastian Koch Ulrich Tukur Thomas Thieme Hans-Uwe Bauer Herbert Knaup Volkmar Kleinert Matthias Brenner Charly Hübner
spy playwright actress lover officer dark tense emotional east berlin apartment communism espionage loyalty love sympathy surveillance quest rivalry love 1980s
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1936
82 Minutes
Miriam Hopkins Gertrude Lawrence Sebastian Shaw Rex Harrison A.E. Matthews Val Gielgud Lawrence Grossmith Laura Smithson
secretary actor actress critic boyfriend intricate emotional tense london theater trafalgar square leicester square hyde park tower bridge theater criticism love triangle william shakespeare betrayal rivalry
Ann Williams (Miriam Hopkins), secretary to eccentric drama critic T.H. Skeates (A.E. Matthews), is persuaded to alter a ruinous review of Shakespearean actor Edmond Davey (Sebastian Shaw) ... See full summary »
Drama, History, Biography
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Luke Evans Rebecca Hall Bella Heathcote Connie Britton Monica Giordano JJ Feild Chris Conroy Oliver Platt Maggie Castle Alexa Havins Sharon Kubo
professor writer inventor lover wife emotional sultry powerful passionate intricate inspiring harvard university massachusetts house stage classroom womanhood comic books threesome marriage
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Drama, History
UK|USA
2008
115 Minutes
Natalie Portman Scarlett Johansson Eric Bana Kristin Scott Thomas Mark Rylance David Morrissey Jim Sturgess Benedict Cumberbatch Ana Torrent Eddie Redmayne Juno Temple
king henry viii queen anne boleyn adulterer sister bride melodramatic sultry england castle court country house tower of london royalty pregnancy love triangle divorce betrayal arranged marriage forbidden love
Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1971
128 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave Glenda Jackson Patrick McGoohan Timothy Dalton Nigel Davenport Trevor Howard Daniel Massey Ian Holm Andrew Keir Tom Fleming Katherine Kath
mary stuart elizabeth tudor husband courtier lord somber fascinating passionate scotland england royal court royalty catholicism political intrigue romantic dilemma exile betrayal love revenge fall
During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native land.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Drama, History
USA
1998
111 Minutes
Catherine McCormack Rufus Sewell Jacqueline Bisset Oliver Platt Moira Kelly Fred Ward Naomi Watts Jeroen Krabbé Joanna Cassidy Daniel Lapaine Jake Weber
aristocrat courtesan mother lover wrongly accused zealot powerful fiery passionate sultry venice, italy old city palace beauty poverty love power play suspicion book transformation
A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Chloë Sevigny Kristen Stewart Jamey Sheridan Fiona Shaw Kim Dickens Denis O'Hare Jeff Perry Jay Huguley
maid friend murderer father lover brooding intricate tense emotional uneasy massachusetts house forbidden love lizzie borden father/daughter relationship haunted houses murder trial forbidden love rivalry
A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of Lizzie Andrew Borden's family.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Drama
USA
1985
105 Minutes
Sam Shepard Kim Basinger Harry Dean Stanton Randy Quaid Martha Crawford Louise Egolf Sura Cox Jonathan Skinner April Russell Deborah McNaughton Lon Hill
woman man half brother lover ex-boyfriend adult brash dark intense emotional melodramatic gripping united states motel las vegas love relationships incest fighting past loves
May is waiting for her boyfriend in a run-down American motel, when an old flame turns up and threatens to undermine her efforts and drag her back into the life that she was running away from. The situation soon turns complicated.