Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "line-of-succession"

1. The Tudors (2007–2010)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.

Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain

Votes: 81,257

2. The Mummy (2017)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Director: Alex Kurtzman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe

Votes: 206,341 | Gross: $80.10M

3. White House Down (2013)

PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke

Votes: 236,318 | Gross: $73.10M

4. The White Queen (2013)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

Three different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th-century England.

Stars: Aneurin Barnard, Rebecca Ferguson, Amanda Hale, Faye Marsay

Votes: 31,420

5. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History

Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.

Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess

Votes: 120,004 | Gross: $26.81M

6. The Young Victoria (2009)

PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson

Votes: 66,422 | Gross: $11.00M

7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama

Two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.

Director: Tom Stoppard | Stars: Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss, Livio Badurina

Votes: 23,864 | Gross: $0.74M

8. Anonymous (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Thriller

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.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis, Sebastian Armesto

Votes: 42,138 | Gross: $4.46M

9. Henry VIII (2003 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 193 min | Biography, Drama, History

Two part mini-series documenting the stormy thirty-eight-year reign of King Henry VIII.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Joss Ackland, Sid Mitchell, Charles Dance

Votes: 2,489

10. Lady Jane (1986)

PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days.

Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, John Wood, Michael Hordern

Votes: 7,087 | Gross: $0.28M

11. The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)

G | 127 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A musical retelling of the classic tale of Cinderella. In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, the King and his court are anxious to get Prince Edward wed. But Edward wants to marry for love.

Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Sherrie Hewson, John Turner, Rosalind Ayres, Keith Skinner

Votes: 3,172

12. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

PG | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History

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.

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle

Votes: 8,123 | Gross: $2.07M

13. A Christmas Prince (2017)

TV-PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

When a reporter goes undercover as a tutor to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?

Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Alice Krige, Honor Kneafsey

Votes: 21,904

14. Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)

PG | 125 min | Biography, Drama

On his deathbed, King Henry VIII looks back over his eventful life and his six marriages.

Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Keith Michell, Donald Pleasence, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Asher

Votes: 988

15. The Last King (2003)

TV-14 | 188 min | Biography, Drama, History

The chronicle of Charles II's time on the throne, his ten-year exile from Oliver Cromwell's England, and his triumphant return.

Stars: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Charlie Creed-Miles, Christian Coulson

Votes: 1,814

16. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

540 min | Drama, History, Romance

A six-episode dramatization of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself.

Stars: Keith Michell, Anthony Quayle, Patrick Troughton, Bernard Hepton

Votes: 1,457

17. The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020)

TV-G | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with Kevin, it's up to her double Stacy to save the day before a new lookalike, party girl Fiona foils their plans.

Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: John Jack, Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Mark Fleischmann

Votes: 13,505

18. Elizabeth R (1971)

520 min | Biography, Drama, History

When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.

Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray

Votes: 1,940

19. Victoria & Albert (2001)

200 min | Biography, Drama, History

The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, a longtime royal love story.

Stars: Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, James Callis, Diana Rigg

Votes: 1,040

20. The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Romance, Drama

Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's King Henry VIII, ... See full summary »

Director: Philippa Lowthorpe | Stars: Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris, Steven Mackintosh

Votes: 1,238

21. Young Bess (1953)

Approved | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The early life of Elizabeth I, from her childhood until her accession to the throne of England in 1558.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton

Votes: 1,818

22. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (2001– )

50 min | Documentary, Drama, History

A dramatic documentary narrated and presented by controversial historian David Starkey about the lives as wives and Queens of the six wives of Tudor king Henry VIII.

Stars: David Starkey, Caroline Lintott, David Fleeshman, Benjamin Newby

Votes: 301

23. The Lustful Shogun and His 21 Concubines (1972)

95 min | History, Comedy

The Tokugawa new Shogun is not interested in women. A nobleman with the help of a lady thief replaces the Shogun with a double, while he learns about love. But the double finds pleasure not only in women, but in his new status.

Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Shin'ichirô Hayashi, Reiko Ike, Yayoi Watanabe, Miki Sugimoto

Votes: 81

24. The First Churchills (1969)

564 min | Biography, Drama, History

The lives of John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, and his wife Sarah.

Stars: John Neville, Susan Hampshire, John Standing, Robert Robinson

Votes: 271

25. Kaufman's Game (2017)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Thriller

Kaufman's Game follows Stanley, a driven young man with a passion for boxing, who is keen to improve his strength and stamina. When a shady stranger approaches him outside the gym with the ... See full summary »

Director: Helier Bissell-Thomas | Stars: Jye Frasca, Tor Andreas Fagerland, Amy Louise Pemberton, Rupert Shelbourne

Votes: 140

26. Traveller of Rey (2001)

115 min | Action, Drama, History

The story of life of Abdol-azim Alhasani and his migration to Iran during the tenth Abbasid caliph's reign.

Director: Davood Mir-Bagheri | Stars: Amiryal Arjmand, Dariush Arjmand, Vishka Asayesh, Enayat Bakhshi

Votes: 212

27. David Macaulay: Pyramid (1988 TV Movie)

Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, Animation, History

The architecture of the Egyptian pyramids is explored while we follow the story of one Egyptian dynasty building them.

Director: Larry Klein | Stars: David Macaulay, Derek Jacobi, Brian Blessed, John Hurt

Votes: 51

28. The Wall (2019–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2019)

46 min | Game-Show

Danny Dyer hosts the ultimate game of risk and reward. Tonight he is joined by Jared and Sophie, an engaged couple from Essex. As they face the gigantic Wall can they play a smart game and walk away with some serious cash?

Director: Richard van't Riet | Stars: Danny Dyer, Angela Rippon

Votes: 5

29. Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode: Episode #4.33 (2021)

95 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

This morning, Storm asks - Should all schools reopen next week? Does Princess Anne deserve to be promoted? Do leaves count as litter? Plus, the Stories of the Day.

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Storm, Rezzy Ghadjar, Sarah Jarvis, Dawn Neesom

30. Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode: Episode #4.68 (2021)

96 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

Today, Jeremy asks - Is the Education Secretary right to criticise children for lacking discipline and order? Should Prince William be the next Monarch? Is glamping really camping? Should we bring back the flea circus?

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Lowri Turner, Femi Oluwole

31. Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )
Episode: Kensington (2022)

44 min | Documentary, History

Kensington Palace had always been a party palace but a gap in the line of succession made way for foreign import George I of Hanover and his refurbishments.

Directors: Peter Chinn, Annabelle Draper, Simon Newton, Gareth Prescott | Star: Samantha Bond

Votes: 5

32. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode: Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things (2011)

TV-MA | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Eddard investigates Jon Arryn's murder. Jon befriends Samwell Tarly, a coward who has come to join the Night's Watch.

Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley

Votes: 37,131

33. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode: A Golden Crown (2011)

TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

While recovering from his battle with Jaime, Eddard is forced to run the kingdom while Robert goes hunting. Tyrion demands a trial by combat for his freedom. Viserys is losing his patience with Drogo.

Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey

Votes: 38,176

34. England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2018)

58 min | Documentary, History

King Edward VI cuts his elder half-sister Mary out of the line of succession and leaves the throne to Lady Jane Grey.

Director: Bill Thomas | Stars: Helen Castor, Eilidh Loan, Ashley Gyngell, Lainy Boyle

Votes: 30