Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "british-royal-family"

1. Downton Abbey (2019)

PG | 122 min | Drama, Romance

The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early twentieth century.

Director: Michael Engler | Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore, Michael Fox, Lesley Nicol, Sophie McShera

Votes: 43,303 | Gross: $96.85M

2. 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: 70,222

3. The Favourite (2018)

R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult

Votes: 181,143 | Gross: $34.37M

4. Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History

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.

Director: Josie Rourke | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn

Votes: 45,132 | Gross: $16.47M

5. The King's Speech (2010)

R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of King George VI, his impromptu 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, Derek Jacobi

Votes: 651,089 | Gross: $138.80M

6. Anne Boleyn (2021– )

60 min | Drama, History

The final months of Boleyn's life, her struggle with Tudor England's patriarchal society, her desire to secure a future for her daughter, Elizabeth, and the brutal reality of her failure to provide Henry with a male heir.

Stars: Jodie Turner-Smith, Kris Hitchen, Thalissa Teixeira, Barry Ward

Votes: 22,204

7. The Queen (2006)

PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Drama, History

After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings

Votes: 105,908 | Gross: $56.44M

8. Elizabeth (1998)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History

The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.

Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox

Votes: 94,790 | Gross: $30.08M

9. The Lion in Winter (1968)

PG | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.

Director: Anthony Harvey | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle

Votes: 29,600 | Gross: $22.28M

10. The Windsors (2016– )

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Comedy soap opera re-imagining the lives of the British Royal Family as you have never seen them before.

Stars: Celeste Dring, Louise Ford, Hugh Skinner, Ellie White

Votes: 2,351

11. The Madness of King George (1994)

PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.

Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves, Amanda Donohoe

Votes: 15,802 | Gross: $15.24M

12. Diana (2013)

PG-13 | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana embarks on a final rite of passage: a secret love affair with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Cas Anvar, Charles Edwards

Votes: 19,408 | Gross: $0.33M

13. Richard III (1995)

R | 110 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, War

The classic Shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15th-century king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s England as clouds of fascism gather.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Christopher Bowen, Edward Jewesbury

Votes: 14,007 | Gross: $2.60M

14. 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: 6,882 | Gross: $2.07M

15. Mrs. Brown (1997)

PG | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History

When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown, but their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil.

Director: John Madden | Stars: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher

Votes: 13,694 | Gross: $9.22M

16. King Ralph (1991)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

A regular guy from America becomes king of England after a royal wipe-out puts him next in line.

Director: David S. Ward | Stars: John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt, Camille Coduri

Votes: 15,369 | Gross: $34.00M

17. Elizabeth I (2005)

TV-MA | 223 min | Biography, Drama, History

Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.

Stars: Helen Mirren, Hugh Dancy, Toby Jones, Patrick Malahide

Votes: 6,345

18. Crossed Swords (1977)

PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Poor boy Tom Canty and Edward, Prince of Wales exchange identities, but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Mark Lester, Ernest Borgnine

Votes: 1,685

19. 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: 1,547

20. 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: 777

21. Elizabeth R (1971)

85 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: 1,605

22. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933)

Passed | 97 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.

Director: Alexander Korda | Stars: Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Franklin Dyall, Miles Mander

Votes: 3,936

23. Edward the King (1975)

50 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life of Edward VII (1841 - 1910), the King of the United Kingdom. Before becoming the King, he developed a reputation of a playboy, which angered his mother, Queen Victoria. He was a reformer and modernizer, but also an elitist.

Stars: Annette Crosbie, Timothy West, Helen Ryan, Felicity Kendal

Votes: 448

24. Spitting Image (2020– )

23 min | Comedy

A revival of the classic satire show using puppets that are caricatures of major public figures.

Stars: Jess Robinson, John DiMaggio, Matt Forde, Luke Kempner

Votes: 543

25. Grey Owl (1999)

PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Western

The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper-turned-conservationist who claimed to be an aboriginal North American.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Stewart Bick, Vlasta Vrana, Annie Galipeau

Votes: 3,456 | Gross: $0.63M

26. 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: 1,203

27. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

Approved | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History

A depiction of the love/hate relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp

Votes: 5,208

28. The Lion in Winter (2003 TV Movie)

167 min | Drama, History, Romance

King Henry II meets with Eleanor of Aquitaine at Christmastide 1183 to choose one of his sons as his successor.

Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Glenn Close, Andrew Howard, Antal Konrád, John Light

Votes: 2,131

29. Mary Queen of Scots (2013)

119 min | Biography, Drama, History

A queen who lost three kingdoms. A wife who lost three husbands. A woman who lost her head.

Director: Thomas Imbach | Stars: Camille Rutherford, Mehdi Dehbi, Sean Biggerstaff, Aneurin Barnard

Votes: 868

30. Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special (2021 TV Special)

TV-PG | 86 min | Talk-Show

Oprah speaks with Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex covering everything from stepping into life as a royal, marriage, motherhood and philanthropic work. They are then joined by Prince Harry, as they speak about their move to the United States.

Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle

Votes: 843

31. Henry IX (2017– )

40 min | Comedy

A middle-aged man experiences a mid-life crisis. Unfortunately, this man is King of Great Britain and the Commonwealth.

Stars: Ben Ashenden, Gina Bellman, Annette Crosbie, Charles Edwards

Votes: 131

32. 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: 1,463

33. Tower of London (1939)

Approved | 92 min | Drama, History

In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King ... See full summary »

Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter

Votes: 1,807

34. Diana: In Her Own Words (I) (2017 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 112 min | Documentary, Biography

This documentary uses the recordings Princess Diana made for the book that was written by Andrew Morton. In this documentary Diana narrates her life and the events that surrounded her.

Directors: Tom Jennings, David Tillman | Stars: Camilla Parker-Bowles, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Princess Diana

Votes: 3,633

35. The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982 TV Movie)

120 min | Drama, Romance

The story of the courtship of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, told at a time when their union still seemed to be a match made in heaven.

Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Catherine Oxenberg, Christopher Baines, Olivia de Havilland, Dana Wynter

Votes: 123

36. The Children's Party at the Palace (2006 TV Special)

80 min | Drama, Family

To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. She has invited many classic characters from British children's literature. But ... See full summary »

Directors: Claire Popplewell, Ben Warwick | Stars: Kacey Ainsworth, Sam Aston, Matt Baker, Sanjeev Bhaskar

Votes: 199

37. Royal Family (1969)

110 min | Documentary

Intimate portrait of the daily life of the British Royal Family drawn from 18 months of filming within Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral.

Director: Richard Cawston | Stars: Walter Annenberg, Michael Flanders, Robert Gordon Menzies, Richard Nixon

Votes: 37

38. Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding (2018 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary, History

Historian Lucy Worsley and a team of experts re-stage Victoria and Albert's wedding. It was regarded as the wedding of the century at the time.

Director: Ian Denyer | Stars: Jill Buchanan, Etienne Dutoy, Nicholas Frentz, Abbie Garland

Votes: 173

39. The Queen's Sister (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Following the death of her father George VI princess Margaret hopes to marry the war hero Peter Townsend but is told that if she does she will be cut out of the Civil List and receive no ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Lucy Cohu, Meredith MacNeill, Al Barclay, Edward Tudor-Pole

Votes: 276

40. Prince William (2002 TV Movie)

88 min | Biography, Drama

Prince William is the elder son of Britain's Prince Charles and if the late Diana, Princess of Wales. After his father, he is next in line to the British throne. A biography of his journey so far....

Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Jordan Frieda, Martin Turner, Thomas Lockyer, Eddie Cooper

Votes: 239

41. Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

Dramatization of the romance and July 1981 wedding of Great Britan's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.

Director: James Goldstone | Stars: David Robb, Caroline Bliss, Christopher Lee, Rod Taylor

Votes: 84

42. Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess (1998 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Biography, Drama

A princess so tragically taken in the prime of her life. Follow the fascinated tale of Princess Diana...The people's Princess.

Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Amy Seccombe, George Jackos, Anthony Valentine, Lisa Eichhorn

Votes: 158

43. Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )

44 min | Documentary, History

The less known stories about the British royals, their history and their homes.

Stars: Samantha Bond, Julie Montagu, Kate Williams

44. Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History (2014– )

Drama

This two-part docudrama shows the love affair between King Henry VIII of England and his second wife, Anne Boleyn; presented by historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb.

Stars: Suzannah Lipscomb, Emma Connell, Jack Hawkins, Jon Edgley-Bond

Votes: 137

45. Diana: Her True Story (1993 TV Movie)

181 min | Biography, Drama

Biopic attempting to tell the real story of Diana, Princess of Wales, made at a time when she was already deeply unhappy and her marriage to Prince Charles was known to be troubled, but ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Serena Scott Thomas, David Threlfall, Elizabeth Garvie, Donald Douglas

Votes: 183

46. Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (2002 TV Movie)

90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A satirical look at the fascinating 'secret' TRUE life of disgraced 1980's Tory politician turned bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everything BUT the truth.

Director: Guy Jenkin | Stars: Damian Lewis, Greta Scacchi, Polly Walker, Ben Miller

Votes: 115

47. Unlawful Killing (2011)

78 min | Documentary

A documentary about the allegedly conspiratorial killing of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed

Director: Keith Allen | Stars: Keith Allen, Piers Morgan, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Howard Stern

Votes: 339

48. Flashman (1967)

96 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

Superhero Flashman--who is secretly a member of the British royal family--battles a host of villains and gangsters, including Mafia bank robbers and a gang of beautiful female counterfeiters.

Director: Mino Loy | Stars: Paolo Gozlino, Claudie Lange, Ivano Staccioli, Jack Ary

Votes: 111

49. Inside the Crown (2020– )

60 min | Documentary

Documentary series takes an inside look at the British royal family.

Stars: Frances Barber, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, Emiy Andrews

Votes: 12

50. Royal Wives at War (2016 TV Movie)

59 min | Drama, History

The Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson look back at the dramatic events of 1936, which led to King Edward Vlll giving up the throne for the woman he loved.

Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Gina McKee, Emma Davies, Nick Waring, John Sackville

Votes: 100