Drama movies about princesses and princes

List of the best drama movies about princesses and princes selected by visitors to our site: The Princess Diaries, Cinderella, EverAfter, Princess Protection Program, Into the Woods, Diana, Snow White and the Huntsman, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding, The Royal Exchange, The King.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:55

    A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:26

    When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:01

    A unique 16th century woman, Danielle possesses a love of books, and can easily quote from Sir Thomas More’s Utopia. An intriguing mix of tomboyish athleticism and physical beauty, she has more than enough charm to capture the heart of a prince ... after beaning him with an apple.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    When an evil dictator threatens to take over the kingdom, Princess Rosalinda gets put into the Princess Protection Program. She is taken under the wing of General Joe Mason, an agent from the agency, and his daughter, Carter, who works after school at a nearby bait shop. Rosalinda goes undercover as a regular teen named, Rosie with the help of Carter. In turn, Rosalinda helps Carter overcome insecurities with herself and her crush on Donny who also likes her but can't tell or get shy.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

      In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Sweden, Belgium
      Duration01:52

      During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana campaigns against the use of land mines and has a secret love affair with a Pakistani heart surgeon.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, China, United Kingdom
      Duration02:07

        After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain immortality, The Evil Queen needs the heart of Snow White. After Snow escapes the castle, the Queen sends the Huntsman to find her in the Dark Forest.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:29

        A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown. The two are set to tie the knot in a royal Christmas wedding — but their plans are jeopardized when Amber finds herself second-guessing whether or not she's cut out to be queen, and Richard is faced with a political crisis that threatens to tarnish not only the holiday season but the future of the kingdom.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredrama, history
        CountryFrance, Belgium, United Kingdom

        After many years of confrontation, the treasures of Spain and France are empty. In 1721, the regent of France draws up an ambitious plan to inaugurate an era of peace and prosperity that will heal the economies of both nations: his intention is to build a solid network of marriage alliances that will involve four children of very different ages who know nothing of betrayals and power games…

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama, military, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary, USA, Australia
        Duration01:59

        England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:18

        King T'Challa returns home from America to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantel to join with girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genremelodrama, drama, history
        CountrySouth Korea
        Duration00:45

        Set during the Goryeo dynasty, Won, crown prince, has a sweet appearance hiding a lust for conquest. He is best friends with Rin, an elegant man of royal descent and Won's bodyguard. When beautiful San, the sole daughter of the wealthiest man in the nation, enters the lives of the two young men, the three at first become friends but a tragic romance ensues afterwards. Based on the novel of the same name by Kim Yi-Ryung.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:36

        A struggling NYC matchmaker is hired by a king to find his son a suitable wife in time for a national celebration. As the clock ticks towards her deadline, the matchmaker finds him the perfect wife -- only to realize that she’s fallen in love with him!

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:35

        In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a broken wand. She tells her that it was Shuriki's wand and how she would still be trapped in the Amulet if it was not for a brave young Princess: Sofia. Elena then proceeds to tell Naomi the whole story ...

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
        CountryFrance, Italy, Germany
        Duration02:39

        The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the Hugenot King Henri of Navarre. Catherine of Medici maintains her behind-the-scenes power by ordering assaults, poisonings, and instigations to incest.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, military, biography
        CountryUSA, Hungary

        The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany, Czech Republic
        Duration02:05

        An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne (Franco) and the princess of the feuding Irish (Myles) spells doom for the young lovers.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:45

        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 she is really Anastasia. In the end the Empress must decide her claim.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
        CountryUSA

        Allie Foster, a struggling New York artist, reluctantly accepts to act as a governess to a rebellious Princess Theodora of Winshire. When Allie forms an unlikely bond with the princess, she attracts the attention of the handsome King Maximillian, who’s facing an arranged marriage against his heart’s wishes. As Christmas Eve draws near, Allie finds herself swept up in romance, royalty and the spirit of the holidays.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrefantasy, drama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:37

        When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self- worth.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrefantasy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        This animated adventure retells the story of the lost daughter of Russia's last czar. The evil Rasputin places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia and her grandmother, Empress Maria, get separated. After growing up in an orphanage, Anastasia encounters two Russian men seeking a reward offered by Empress Maria for the return of her granddaughter. The trio travels to Paris, where they find that the empress has grown skeptical of imposters.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, South Africa, India
        Duration01:57

        In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

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        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
        CountryUSA

        A priceless relic is stolen from identical royals Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy, who enlist the help of their sketchy look-alike cousin Fiona Pembroke to retrieve it.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrehorror, action, fantasy, drama
        CountryHong Kong, China
        Duration02:11

        According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered to a demon, it can become a mortal and experience true life. Sequel of Painted Skin (2008).

        Markimdb: 3.9
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryItaly
        Duration02:30

        A princess from a Nordic European country is obligated to marry the boy her family chose. She escapes and discovers love in the arms of a beautiful swimming teacher.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, cartoon, anime
        CountryJapan
        Duration01:30

        A re-telling of the Alabaster Arc from One Piece (TV). Luffy and his crew come to rescue a land in the midst of a civil war, due to a powerful devil fruit user.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountrySouth Korea

        Set in the Joseon Dynasty period, a romance takes place between cold-hearted Gyun-Woo and Princess Hyemyung who causes troubles.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:15

        A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryGermany, Austria
        Duration02:20

        A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous political commitment to his obsessive construction of extravagant palaces and to his gradual withdrawal into a lonely dream world, an epic narrative of breathtaking grandeur.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:49

        William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace. Prince Albert has searched all over Europe for a bride and he's bored by the whole courtship routine. He is more interested in the estate's dairy than Alexandra's rose garden. And then he starts playing football with the tutor and Alexandra's brothers. Invite the tutor to the ball that night and watch how gracefully Alexandra dances with him.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:23

        British Naval Officer fights pirates on Madagascar.

        Markimdb: 8.4
        Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, cartoon, anime
        CountryJapan
        Duration02:14

        Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        Based on a true story, American Marine Jason Johnson (Goselaar) is sent on assignment to the Emirate of Bahrain. While there, he meets and falls in love with a spirited, lovely young woman, Meriam (Nichols), without realizing she is really a member of the Bahraini Royal Family. Meriam, who does not wish to consent to an arranged marriage, knows her love affair with Jason is dangerous, as he is a Mormon Christian and she a Muslim. Her parents would never consent to their match, and so Meriam and Jason race against time to escape Bahrain and make it to the United States, where they can marry. If Meriam is sent back, however, her life may be in jeopardy.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:51

        In the final days of Czarist Russia, a peasant is raised from the ranks to Lieutenant. The other officers, aristocrats all, resent him, and make his life difficult. He falls in love with a princess, who spurns him. When he is caught in her room, he is stripped of his rank and thrown into prison. Then comes the Red Terror, and the tables are turned.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredrama, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        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 Edward IV of England. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain power.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
        CountryUSA

        A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genredrama, military, biography
        CountryFrance, Italy
        Duration01:45

        The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genredrama
        CountryRussia

        Day of the Full Moon, a series of vignettes from Russia past and present, summons the spirit of Ophuls’ La Ronde, Altman’s Nashville and Short Cuts, and the time-shifting strategies of Resnais (Mon Oncle d’Amérique) to tell provocative, connected stories illustrating the waltz of years and whim of memory. In 1948, a young man, a boy, and a waiter are captivated during the full moon by a mysterious woman in a lilac dress. The effects of this event ripple across the years, washing over more than 80 characters, including a disc jockey, a fairy princess, a gangster, Alexander Pushkin, and a nostalgic dog. But which of these are dreams, and which reality? Director Shakhnazarov continues his career-long focus on the intersection of past and present with this mysterious, exhilarating mosaic of humankind, which in the end both seduces and satisfies.

        Markimdb: 8.9
        Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
        CountryNew Zealand, USA
        Duration03:21

        Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:46

        After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White. Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs. evil...

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryFrance, Italy
        Duration01:42

        The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:28

        After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic death, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by her late brother-in-law's father, the Duke of Castlebury. Feeling out of place as a commoner, she is determined to give her family a merry Christmas and surprises herself when she falls for a handsome prince.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada, Soviet Union, Germany, Italy
        Duration03:07

        A German princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genremelodrama, drama, history
        CountryFrance, Germany
        Duration02:19

        Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:23

        William & Kate is the first of two unrelated American television films about the relationship between Prince William and Catherine "Kate" Middleton (now The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), directed by Mark Rosman and written by Nancey Silvers. The film was a ratings success, despite the negative reception from critics. The second film William & Catherine: A Royal Romance was produced by a different company and released in August 2011.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA

        Young, beautiful and against abortion, she will be the hand of god and commit a life changing act.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryFinland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, USA
        Duration02:03

        Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual and men around him even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specialising in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work – made famous by his signature ‘Tom of Finland’ – became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a gay revolution.

        Markimdb: 3.1
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA

        A radical Christian terrorist in the United States claims to hear the voice of God commanding her to attack federal buildings.




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