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1. 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: 119,991 | Gross: $26.81M

2. 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: 105,149 | Gross: $30.08M

3. Spencer (2021)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama

Diana Spencer, struggling with mental-health problems during her Christmas holidays with the Royal Family at their Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.

Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Jack Nielen

Votes: 76,622

4. Wolf Hall (2015)

TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.

Stars: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy, Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Votes: 13,097

5. A Man for All Seasons (1966)

G | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.

Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern

Votes: 37,170 | Gross: $28.35M

6. Anne Boleyn (2021)

TV-MA | 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: 28,020

7. 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: 8,121 | Gross: $2.07M

8. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

Passed | 97 min | Biography, 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: 4,869

9. 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

10. Deception (1920)

Not Rated | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Henny Porten, Emil Jannings, Paul Hartmann, Ludwig Hartau

Votes: 788

11. When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)

120 min | Romance, Drama

Mary Tudor, sister of England's Henry VIII, causes a stir by falling in love with a guardsman below her class.

Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Marion Davies, Lyn Harding, William Norris, Forrest Stanley

Votes: 1,141

12. Tudor Historian Joanne Paul Breaks Down Tudor Films & TV Shows (2022 Video)

24 min | Documentary, Short, History

Historian and senior lecturer at the University of Sussex, Dr Joanne Paul, breaks down some scenes from Tudor film and TV shows including The Tudors, Mary Queen of Scots, Shakespeare in ... See full summary »

Star: Joanne Paul

13. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Jim Nabors (1971)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Jim Nabors, as he has for the past five years, joins Carol on her opening show. They do a song and dance salute to his home town of Sylacauga, Alabama. Nabors also sings "Help Me Make It ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 35

14. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
Episode: Anne Boleyn (1970)

TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, History, Romance

Queen Catherine is dead and now Anne Boleyn is Queen, but now two years after her marriage her promise to give Henry a son remains unfulfilled and the outcome will lead more than one person to the scaffold.

Director: Naomi Capon | Stars: Dorothy Tutin, Keith Michell, Michael Osborne, Sheila Burrell

Votes: 103

15. The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
Episode: Desire (2021)

52 min | Documentary, History

The docu-drama series which shines a new spotlight on the iconic Boleyn family, a clan who changed the fate of a nation for the promise of a crown. Anne has grown into a real beauty, and ... See full summary »

Director: Katie Greening | Stars: Shelley Conn, Lauren Mackay, Susan Doran, Greg Walker

Votes: 48

16. The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
Episode: The Fall (2021)

Documentary, History

Anne makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom, and in doing so, changes the course of British history. But the Boleyns have no idea of the high price they will have to pay.

Director: Katie Greening | Stars: Shelley Conn, Lauren Mackay, Elizabeth Norton, Gareth Russell

Votes: 45

17. The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
Episode: Ambition (2021)

53 min | Documentary, History

An epic three-part series that charts the rise and fall of the Boleyns. A story of love, sex and betrayal, told from the family's unique perspective. Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the ... See full summary »

Directors: Emma Frank, Katie Greening | Stars: Shelley Conn, Lauren Mackay, Susan Doran, Nandini Das

Votes: 56

18. Blood, Sex & Royalty (2022– )
Episode: Boleyns For The Win (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

A young Anne Boleyn meets Henry VIII at a storied event in France. Upon her return to England, the King begins pursuing the young woman after bedding her sister.

Director: James Bryce | Stars: Amy James-Kelly, Max Parker, Adam Astill, Lois Brabin-Platt

Votes: 80