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- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) The 1939 classic romance film The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex imagines a fictional love affair between the famously chaste Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn), who hopes to be king.
- The Lion in Winter (1968) The Lion in Winter features Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn as King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, a married couple who have understandably been at odds since Henry had Eleanor imprisoned for treason.
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) While Anne of the Thousand Days has somehow vanished from the top of most people's minds when it comes to royal retellings, the 1969 film starring French-Canadian actress Geneviève Bujold is a lush and critically well-received addition to any royal film canon.
- Henry V (1989) Before Timothée Chalamet took on the role of Prince Hal in 2019, Kenneth Branagh introduced us to the man Hal becomes: King Henry V. This 1989 film was celebrated for both its beauty and its telling of a history that predates the modern royal family by centuries.
- There's no shortage of programming about Queen Elizabeth, Diana, Harry and Meghan.
- The Crown
- The Queen
- Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
- The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana, and Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
- The King’s Speech
- A Royal Night Out
- Spencer
- Diana: Her True Story
- Diana
By Jim Vejvoda
Updated: Dec 1, 2023 5:28 pm
Posted: Dec 1, 2023 5:25 pm
The end is nigh for The Crown. A new trailer has been released for Part 2 of the sixth and final season of The Crown, which launches on December 14th, but keep calm and carry on as there are still many other shows and films to watch about the House of Windsor once the acclaimed Netflix series ends.
While there are numerous documentaries about the British royal family available to stream, we’re opting to spotlight dramatizations in keeping with The Crown. Our emphasis is on the late Queen Elizabeth II, her children, grandchildren, and, of course, Princess Diana. With the exceptions of The King’s Speech and The Crown, we’ll omit films and shows depicting the Queen’s immediate antecedents “Bertie” and the Queen Mum and King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
Here then is an exhaustive rundown of movies and shows about Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, and the current British royal family to watch, starting with the obvious …
Throughout six seasons, Peter Morgan has dramatized the lives of Britain’s current royal family, the House of Windsor, in this award-winning Netflix series. We see Queen Elizabeth II evolve from a young, unseasoned monarch to a now elderly, set-in-her-ways figurehead trying to keep her increasingly dysfunctional family (and the very institution of ...
This 2006 film recounts the period following the death of Princess Diana in 1997 and how that tragedy and the massive public reaction to it sparked a confrontation between the monarchy and the British government that played out on television like a morbid soap opera. Directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Peter Morgan, The Queen is a nuanc...
Just one year after the 1981 wedding of Charles and Diana came this 1982 ABC docudrama, the very first movie to be made about the relationship between then-Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. It would be followed just three days later by the airing of CBS’s rival telepic The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana, which fared better in the ratings. ...
Actress Catherine Oxenberg played Diana twice in her career, the first time in 1982’s The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana, which embraces a treacly, fairy tale approach to the couple’s courtship. That wasn’t the case when Oxenberg reprised the role 10 years later in the very soapy TV movie Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After, which was made ...
This 2010 Best Picture winner recounts how Prince Albert (Colin Firth) became King George VI and overcame his crippling stutter thanks to eccentric speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). The film emphasizes the characters’ humanity, exploring the bond that's forged between them despite their class differences, and the tension that builds to...
This 2015 romantic dramedy depicts a fictionalized take on a real event where teenage princesses Elizabeth (Sarah Gadon) and Margaret (Bel Powley) ventured out incognito to celebrate VE Day in London. The film sees the sisters separated from each other and their chaperones, leading to a series of adventures for both and a chance, even for just one ...
Kristen Stewart scored an Oscar nomination for her vivid portrayal of Princess Diana in Pablo Larrain’s 2021 psychological drama, which dramatizes Diana’s stay at the Queen's Sandringham estate during Christmas 1991. Diana is fracturing emotionally and psychologically under the strain of her failing marriage to Charles, his ongoing affair with Cami...
This 1993 TV movie adapted Andrew Morton’s notorious bestseller (Morton also penned the screenplay), which dished all the dirt on Diana’s failing marriage to Charles and his long affair with Camilla. Serena Scott Thomas played Princess Diana opposite David Threlfall as Charles.
Featuring an awkward performance from Naomi Watts in the title role, this critically panned 2013 film hones in on Princess Diana’s final two years, chronicling her relationships with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (Lost’s Naveen Andrews) and billionaire Dodi Fayed (The Expanse’s Cas Anvar). Diana could have been a truly insightful exploration of one of ...
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- The Favourite (2018) Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz. Biography, Comedy, Drama (1h 59m) 7.5 on IMDb — 93% on RT.
- Spencer (2021) Directed by Pablo Larraín. Starring Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins. Biography, Drama (1h 57m) 6.6 on IMDb — 83% on RT. Kristen Stewart absolutely smashed it in her recent embodiment of Princess Diana, fine-tuning her mannerisms and expressions to perfectly match the late princess' own.
- The King's Speech (2010) Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter. Biography, Drama, History (1h 58m) 8.0 on IMDb — 94% on RT.
- Henry V (1989) Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Simon Shepherd. Biography, Drama, History (2h 17m) 7.5 on IMDb — 98% on RT.
1. The King's Speech. 2010 1h 58m R. 8.0 (712K) Rate. 88 Metascore. The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer. Director Tom Hooper Stars Colin Firth Geoffrey Rush Helena Bonham Carter. 2. The Queen. 2006 1h 43m PG-13.
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- ‘The King’s Speech’ Nominated for a whopping 12 Oscars at the 83rd Academy Awards and winning four, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Colin Firth’s poignant turn as King George IV, The King’s Speech was a major success upon its 2010 release.
- ‘Grace of Monaco' “I don’t know how I’m going to spend the rest of my life in this place where I can’t be me,” Grace Kelly (Nicole Kidman) whispers to her trusted confidant, Father Francis Tucker (Frank Langella), at the height of her despair.
- ‘Diana’ Naomi Watts took on the beloved persona of England’s Rose for 2013’s romantic drama, Diana. Set in the years following Diana's divorce from Prince Charles, the movie gives an intimate perspective of the intense public scrutiny the former royal faced as she attempted to move on from life inside the palace walls with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.
- ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Helmed by Josie Rourke, this female-directed film tells the steely tale of two queens of the era, Mary of Scots (Saoirse Ronan) and Queen Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), who notoriously battled each other for the right to England’s crown.
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