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Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/118510/
75
/2734/
75
/1855/
3.9
/84242/
86
/126/
88
/1366/
76
/15/
cc age 14+

The Last Emperor (1987)
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
poster
80
7.5
/7859/
71
/120/
68
/138/
3.9
/10719/
86
/29/
85
/122/

The Scarlet Empress (1934)
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.2
/22810/
70
/494/
72
/494/
3.8
/36610/
89
/108/
80
/869/
87
/32/

Russian Ark (2002)
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
poster
84
79
8.2
/9293/
84
/196/
82
/180/
4.3
/5670/
91
/11/
95
/95/
70
/7/

Devils on the Doorstep (2001)
During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
poster
Disney Plus
77
7.4
/245737/
77
/13079/
75
/7142/
3.9
/882465/
86
/135/
84
/13368/
70
/28/
cc age 6+

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne and his human form with the help of Pacha, a gentle llama herder.
poster
72
7.3
/168621/
76
/9235/
72
/4272/
3.6
/216271/
84
/49/
81
/16162/
49
/11/
cc age 8+

The NeverEnding Story (1984)
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
72
71
7.1
/18217/
72
/451/
71
/437/
3.4
/9719/
84
/19/
73
/184/
65
/6/

Quo Vadis (1951)
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
poster
71
7.0
/22180/
66
/321/
64
/282/
3.6
/14089/
69
/77/
86
/1181/
57
/29/

Titus (1999)
Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. Shakespeare's goriest and earliest tragedy.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
6.6
/12348/
68
/584/
65
/422/
3.3
/7509/
80
/55/
62
/456/
75
/23/

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.5
/11354/
63
/330/
60
/241/
3.5
/39716/
85
/158/
59
/47/
76
/35/
cc age 15+

Corsage (2022)
A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.
poster
Hoopla
69
6.5
/14175/
62
/184/
63
/181/
3.5
/11286/
68
/56/
80
/623/
64
/20/

The Pillow Book (1995)
A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
poster
The Roku Channel
68
7.0
/47291/
70
/865/
69
/792/
3.5
/16342/
65
/124/
65
/4865/
70
/32/
cc age 16+

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
poster
Britbox Apple TV Channel
68
6.5
/130165/
67
/3174/
67
/2897/
3.7
/690208/
57
/217/
56
/13633/
64
/37/
cc age 14+

Marie Antoinette (2006)
The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
poster
Hoopla
73
68
7.0
/10141/
69
/189/
68
/182/
3.3
/6527/
93
/15/
77
/211/

Anastasia (1956)
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
7.0
/28602/
69
/570/
68
/354/
3.4
/4219/
62
/53/
70
/1723/
70
/16/

The Warlords (2007)
The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along with two other men. Together they vow to eradicate the rebels.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
64
6.8
/58429/
71
/2039/
67
/873/
3.4
/42728/
61
/36/
81
/3158/
47
/9/
cc age 14+

History of the World: Part I (1981)
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
poster
63
7.5
/6490/
71
/103/
74
/176/
3.9
/7219/
33
/12/
89
/52/

Ludwig (1973)
Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
poster
Disney Plus
62
6.4
/464661/
67
/19133/
66
/14579/
3.3
/1220705/
51
/275/
55
/27726/
53
/38/
cc age 10+

Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
61
6.4
/5446/
65
/416/
63
/289/
3.3
/3471/
53
/55/

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
Young Dee Renjie arrives in the empire's capital to join the Supreme Court as police judge of his region. He wants to become a prosecutor. Empress Wu, who is at the beginning of her reign, has commissioned the fierce detective Yuchi to investigate a sea monster that stalks the city at night and makes it unsafe.
poster
64
60
6.7
/8050/
71
/232/
68
/178/
3.2
/3348/
57
/7/
58
/64/

55 Days at Peking (1963)
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.
poster
Apple TV
59
6.3
/183076/
63
/8634/
63
/2976/
2.9
/548476/
58
/342/
58
/933/
64
/62/
cc age 16+

Napoleon (2023)
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
poster
Kanopy
73
58
7.3
/3084/
68
/32/
66
/65/
3.7
/2143/
85
/12/

The Sun (2005)
A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
52
6.3
/3305/
63
/353/
62
/208/
3.3
/3077/
58
/12/
67
/6/
58
/4/

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.
poster
Kanopy
59
52
6.4
/7346/
67
/122/
61
/118/
3.2
/2001/
42
/12/
60
/607/

The Banquet (2006)
Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor's brother, Li, kills him and Wu Luan tries to avenge his father's death.
poster
Kanopy
57
49
6.2
/3742/
65
/109/
58
/87/
3.2
/3192/
57
/7/
41
/76/

Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace. Even the Tsarina herself is seduced by his evil ways and, as his influence begins to dominate government policy, there is only one course of action left... to destroy him before he destroys them all.
poster
62
46
6.8
/2995/
61
/53/
61
/46/
3.5
/2306/
50
/10/
64
/19/

The Sign of the Cross (1932)
A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
poster
80
44
8.3
/1765/
82
/32/
76
/33/
4.0
/1551/

The Lost Letter (1972)
Folk comedy that tells the adventures of Ukrainian cossacks Vasyl and Andriy as they set out on a long journey to deliver a letter from their leader to the Russian empress in St. Petersburg.
poster
43
5.1
/28861/
60
/1435/
57
/861/
2.7
/23000/
14
/7/
40
/1703/
30
/13/
cc age 8+

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Xayide, so he must join up with Atreyu and face the Emptiness once more.
poster
Plex
55
41
5.8
/4243/
63
/131/
60
/127/
3.0
/801/
38
/273/

An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.
poster
Criterion Channel
56
40
5.8
/1761/
57
/76/
65
/56/
2.9
/3587/
44
/33/

Atragon (1963)
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's only defense.
poster
52
33
4.8
/2842/
56
/110/
52
/103/
2.6
/823/

The Twins Effect II (2004)
Set in Flower Capital, a land ruled by an Evil Queen. All men in the kingdom are slaves to women. However, a prophecy foretells that one day, the Star of Rex will find and wield a mythical sword, rise to power, overthrow the queen, and restore the balance of the two sexes.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
32
6.6
/907/
60
/20/
57
/22/
3.2
/455/
80
/4/
67
/22/

Roman Scandals (1933)
A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.
poster
59
32
6.2
/2658/
62
/38/
66
/22/
3.1
/600/
45
/448/

The Black Rose (1950)
In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of the fierce but avuncular General Bayan, and journeys all the way to China, where both men become involved in intrigues in the court of Kublai Khan.
poster
The Roku Channel
30
3.7
/37709/
48
/1165/
43
/672/
1.8
/20718/
9
/93/
20
/1476/
14
/25/
cc age 14+

Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
The Empire of Izmer is a divided land: elite magicians called “mages” rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Empress Savina vows to bring equality and prosperity to her land, the evil mage Profion plots to depose her.
poster
67
26
7.0
/648/
71
/24/
72
/19/
3.8
/1907/
50
/2/

Killer Constable (1980)
2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress wants the money returned within 10 days. Chief Constable Leng Tian-Ying is hired to bring back the gold robbers, dead or alive- and Leng's earned a reputation of never bringing anyone back alive.
poster
71
22
7.4
/596/
66
/22/
68
/27/
3.8
/829/
71
/3/

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.
poster
53
19
5.0
/1012/
54
/20/
49
/49/
3.0
/273/

Rasputin (2011)
A group of Russian noblemen want to maintain the monarchy and plan to kill Rasputin.
poster
53
18
4.5
/1952/
59
/37/
56
/17/
2.7
/415/

Hadik (2023)
During the Seven Years War, Austrian Queen Maria Theresa sends her best general, András Hadik and his Hussars to raid Berlin and humiliate the Prussian King, Frederick the Great.
poster
35
18
2.2
/2053/
38
/45/
33
/42/
2.3
/393/
50
/6/
23
/2/

Switch (2013)
To recover and ancient scroll, a Chinese agent battles the Japanese yakuza and British mercenaries.
poster
55
17
5.4
/696/
47
/18/
49
/31/
3.2
/728/
62
/2/

The Oldest Profession (1967)
A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.
poster
51
15
4.9
/948/
60
/87/
52
/25/
2.8
/335/
41
/1/

Time Raiders (2016)
Time Raiders is based on the online novel series Daomu Biji written by Xu Lei. It tells the story of explorers searching for the secrets of immortality in ancient tombs
poster
57
14
5.4
/837/
58
/18/
53
/20/
3.2
/207/

Attila (1954)
Attila, the leader of the barbarian Huns and called by the Romans "The Scourge of God", sweeps onto the Italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of Rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself.
poster
46
13
5.2
/567/
53
/23/
52
/21/
30
/12/

Cat and Mouse (2003)
Zhan Zhao is a court officer who learns of a plot to assassinate Judge Bao. While on holiday he meets a young man named Bai who turns out to be a woman. Zhan Zhao tries to recruit Bai to help him stop the assassination of Judge Bao.
poster
78
12
7.4
/156/
72
/18/
90
/5/
3.5
/566/
85
/7/

Magic Temple (1996)
The magical world of "Samadhi" is threatened by the evil forces of Ravenal and Sifu sends out three teenage boys to journey on the Magic Temple. Jubal, Sambag, and Omar, each with their own unique power battle the threat to the world of Samadhi and along the way face many extraordinary things. The boys are sure to face a huge battle ahead of them but with the help of magical creatures they met along their journey, evil is eliminated and they learn the true value of camaraderie and believing in themselves to face any problem.
poster
50
11
4.3
/516/
55
/20/
47
/19/
2.8
/212/

On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009)
Louis Koo plays 009, or translated literally from its aural pronunciation, double-O Dog. He's one of 12 special Royal Bodyguards of a simpleton Emperor (Liu Yiwei) who named these 12 guards after the Chinese Zodiac, hence 9 translated to Dog. Unlike his peers, Dog is a scientist, and relies pretty much on his brains and fantastical gadgets to protect his Majesty from evil ninja assassins.
poster
34
8
3.6
/775/
51
/18/
42
/11/
8
/57/

The King Maker (2005)
1547. Fernando de Gama, a young "Soldier of Fortune" from Portugal, set sail for the Orient in an effort to find a man who murdered his father and, with luck, like many of their compatriots, to make his fortune. A vicious storm in the Indian Ocean almost ended his plans when he was on the ship sank. The sole survivor, he was washed up on a tropical beach only to be captured by Arab slavers and taken to Ayutthaya in the kingdom of Siam, where he was offered for sale as a slave.
poster
?
50
/1/

狄仁杰之迷雾神都 (2021)
N/A
poster
?
6.0
/35/
55
/2/
35
/2/

Fly Me To The Moon (1988)
An awesome fantasy film by the great TVJ.


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