Movies like Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival (2025)
The best movies like Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival (2025) are Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) and Elizabeth (1998). If Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDoctor Zhivago (1965)7.6/10 from 1,337 votes
- NewestMary Queen of Scots (2018)Released 2018
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisElizabeth (1998)
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMary of Scotland (1936)
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWild Nights with Emily (2018)
Explore Emily Dickinson's vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years — most notably her lifelong romantic relationship with another woman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Favourite (2018)
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTristan & Isolde (2006)
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Promise (2016)
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisQueen of the Desert (2015)
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn of the twentieth century. Her knowledge of the tribal leaders is used by the British to establish the Kingdoms of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisDoctor Zhivago (1965)
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe V.I.P.s (1963)
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSnow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
When young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds herself lost in a dark forest, where living happily ever after seems unlikely.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShakespeare in Love (1998)
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMrs Brown (1997)
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 to the monarchy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Trouble with Angels (1966)
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChimes at Midnight (1965)
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Quiet Passion (2016)
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Man in Grey (1943)
After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival?
The closest matches to Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival are Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) and Elizabeth (1998). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival?
Start with Mary Queen of Scots (2018), the closest match to Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival.
What is the highest-rated movie like Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival?
Doctor Zhivago (1965), rated 7.6/10 by 1,337 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival?
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival?
Yes: Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) and Elizabeth (1998).
How are movies similar to Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.