20 movies like W.E., ordered by similarity : Carol(2015), Vita & Virginia(2018), Hum Aapke Hain Koun!(1994), Carry on Henry VIII(1971), Carve Her Name With Pride(1958), The Private Life of Henry VIII(1933), Sonny Boy(2011), Cloud 9(2008), War and Peace(1966), 3-Iron(2004), The King's Choice(2016), Queen Margot(1994) ...
Romance, Drama, History
UK
2011
119 Minutes
Abbie Cornish Andrea Riseborough James D'Arcy Oscar Isaac Richard Coyle David Harbour James Fox Judy Parfitt Haluk Bilginer Geoffrey Palmer Natalie Dormer
socialite king married woman security guard husband offbeat dreamy london manhattan, n.y. auction house wallis simpson king edward viii affair abdication royalty divorce forbidden love 1990s
The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Biography, Drama
Ireland|UK
2018
110 Minutes
Gemma Arterton Elizabeth Debicki Isabella Rossellini Rupert Penry-Jones Peter Ferdinando Emerald Fennell Gethin Anthony Rory Fleck-Byrne Karla Crome
writer married woman love interest husband socialite feminist confident emotional engaging gripping intense passionate london home city garden party affair modernity marriage
It's the fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.
Musical, Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
1994
195 Minutes
Madhuri Dixit Salman Khan Anupam Kher Mohnish Bahl Renuka Shahane Reema Lagoo Alok Nath
man woman student baby amusing heartwarming suspenseful house india relationships love family love 1990s
Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies, leaving behind a baby.
Romance, Comedy
UK
1971
89 Minutes
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Barbara Windsor Terry Scott Kenneth Connor Julian Holloway Peter Gilmore Julian Orchard David Davenport
henry viii king queen husband wife amusing charming hilarious lighthearted melodramatic offbeat court castle kingdom bedroom chamber marriage love affair plot
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up ... See full summary »
Drama, Biography, History
UK
1958
116 Minutes
Virginia McKenna Paul Scofield Jack Warner Denise Grey Alain Saury Maurice Ronet Anne Leon Sydney Tafler
spy woman man soldier husband daughter confident emotional engaging patriotic france england germany train concentration camp espionage war love death pursuit
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.
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, Romance, History
Netherlands
2011
132 Minutes
Ricky Koole Sergio Hasselbaink Marcel Hensema Ruben Brinkman Thomas Cammaert Wouter Zweers Rogier Komproe Joy Wielkens Gaite Jansen Martijn Lakemeier Monic Hendrickx
husband lover young man adult child touching melodramatic house home unlikely allies struggle pregnancy unintended consequences attraction affair forbidden love love temptation mystery 2010s
Forbidden love.
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.
Romance, War, Drama, History
1966
373 Minutes
Lyudmila Saveleva Sergei Bondarchuk Vyacheslav Tikhonov Oleg Tabakov Boris Zakhava Anatoliy Ktorov Anastasiya Vertinskaya Antonina Shuranova Viktor Stanitsyn
count countess military officer soldier wife socialite creative gripping passionate russia royal palace family home battlefield countryside war love marriage infidelity horrors of war love
Romance, Drama
South Korea|Japan
2004
87 Minutes
Seung-yeon Lee Hyun-Kyoon Lee Hyuk-ho Kwon Ju Jin-mo Choi Jeong-ho Lee Ju-suk Mun Sung-hyeok Park Ji-ah Jang Jae-yong Lee Da-hae Park Se-jin
abused wife husband drifter cop loner dreamy dark moving offbeat mansion house jail south korea domestic violence loveless marriage affair heroism jealousy on the run rescue
A transient young man breaks into empty homes to partake of the vacationing residents' lives for a few days.
War, Drama, History
Norway|Sweden|Denmark|Ireland
2016
133 Minutes
Jesper Christensen Anders Baasmo Christiansen Tuva Novotny Karl Markovics Katharina Schüttler Ketil Høegh Gerald Pettersen Hans Jacob Sand Erik Hivju Rolf Kristian Larsen Jan Frostad
king soldier german german officer bleak inspiring moving emotional frightening norway oslo invasion war difficult choices difficult decision dignity royalty king courage sacrifice
April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the King.
Drama, History
France|Italy|Germany
1994
143 Minutes
Isabelle Adjani Daniel Auteuil Jean-Hugues Anglade Vincent Perez Virna Lisi Dominique Blanc Pascal Greggory Claudio Amendola Miguel Bosé Asia Argento Julien Rassam
heiress king catherine de medici husband lover brother striking gripping france household palace political unrest arranged marriage family bloodline royalty political intrigue religious wars forbidden love pursuit 16th century
Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.
Romance, Drama, History
Denmark|Sweden|Czech Republic|Germany
2012
137 Minutes
Mads Mikkelsen Alicia Vikander David Dencik Trine Dyrholm Thomas W. Gabrielsson William Jøhnk Nielsen Cyron Bjørn Melville Laura Bro Mikkel Boe Følsgaard Søren Malling Bent Mejding
queen physician king mentally ill person emotional engaging denmark royal court affair unhappy marriage enlightenment royal life pregnancy forbidden love discovery 18th century
A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
Romance, Drama, History
Spain|USA
2016
134 Minutes
Oscar Isaac Charlotte Le Bon Christian Bale Shohreh Aghdashloo Marwan Kenzari Angela Sarafyan Rade Serbedzija Igal Naor Numan Acar Milene Mayer Tamer Hassan
medical student dance instructor boyfriend photojournalist dreamy intense rousing shocking constantinople church house ottoman empire war civil unrest refugees escape fall forbidden love rescue sacrifice
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Ana, and Chris - a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Drama, History
UK
1969
145 Minutes
Richard Burton Geneviève Bujold Irene Papas Anthony Quayle John Colicos Michael Hordern Katharine Blake Peter Jeffrey Joseph O'Conor William Squire Valerie Gearon
king queen cardinal maid pope heir dark hedonistic england royal court london king henry viii anne boleyn catherine of aragon divorce religion royalty forbidden love fall 16th century
King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
Czech Republic|UK|France|USA
2016
111 Minutes
David Oyelowo Rosamund Pike Jack Davenport Tom Felton Laura Carmichael Charlotte Hope Jack Lowden Nicholas Lyndhurst Jessica Oyelowo Arnold Oceng Anastasia Hille
prince african white woman british woman citizen president charming moving emotional engaging inspiring powerful botswana africa united kingdom embassy village street love forbidden love
The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
Romance, Drama, History
2010
156 Minutes
Salman Khan Mithun Chakraborty Jackie Shroff Sohail Khan Zarine Khan Gita Solo Singh Surendra Yuri Suri Amar Adatia Lisa Lazarus
hero king emotional moving heartwarming gripping mansion kingdom house bungalow betrayal vengeance fighting father/son relationship love quest pursuit sacrifice 2000s
A Pindari prince (Salman Khan) goes to England to study military tactics so that he can avenge his people, but while there, he falls in love.
Drama, Romance
South Africa|India
2016
98 Minutes
Nicola Breytenbach Andrew Govender Leleti Khumalo Deon Lotz Terwadkar Rajiv Rolanda Marais Quentin Krog Paul Eilers Bobby Van Jaarsveld
woman indian man love interest family rival police officers major terrorist disheartening disturbing emotional gripping moving powerful south africa town hometown love forbidden love
A random act of kindness sparks a forbidden love affair between a white girl and an Indian man during the Apartheid system in South Africa.
Drama, Comedy
UK|USA
2010
129 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Ruth Sheen Lesley Manville Oliver Maltman Peter Wight David Bradley Martin Savage Karina Fernandez Michele Austin Philip Davis Imelda Staunton
husband friend wife psychiatrist son lawyer amusing moving charming england house family marriage relationships heartbreak matchmaking husband/wife relationship quest love forbidden love
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Romance, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Matt Dillon Jim Caviezel Ryan Potter Olivia Ritchie Juliet Mills Nick Boraine
man woman doctor engaging emotional powerful hawaii love forbidden love segregation forbidden love 1920s
A timeless tale that takes place against the backdrop of the segregated coffee fields in 1920s Hawaii - a coming-of-age journey about a young man who transcends the boundaries of race and ... See full summary »