Movies Like Mary of Scotland

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Up the River

1930·1h 25m·★ 5.9·John Ford

2 shared crewDir. John FordDP: Joseph H. August

The Brat

1931·1h 5m·★ 6.1·John Ford

2 shared crewDir. John FordDP: Joseph H. August

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Shekhar Kapur

Themes: tudor, catholicism, 16th centuryFans also likedDrama & History & Romance

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939·1h 46m·★ 7.0·Michael Curtiz

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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916·3h 17m·★ 7.6·D.W. Griffith

Themes: protestant, 16th centuryTMDB recommendsDrama & History

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971·2h 8m·★ 7.1·Charles Jarrott

5 shared themes: tudor, execution, 16th century...Fans also likedDrama & History

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969·2h 25m·★ 7.4·Charles Jarrott

Themes: tudor, 16th centuryFans also likedDrama & History & Romance

Lady Jane

1986·2h 22m·★ 7.1·Trevor Nunn

Themes: tudor, 16th centuryFans also likedDrama & Romance & History

A Man for All Seasons

1966·2h·★ 7.7·Fred Zinnemann

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Mrs Brown

1997·1h 45m·★ 7.2·John Madden

Themes: queen, scotlandFans also likedDrama & History & Romance

Braveheart

1995·2h 58m·★ 8.3·Mel Gibson

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Becoming Jane

2007·2h·★ 7.0·Julian Jarrold

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Finding Forrester

2000·2h 16m·★ 7.3·Gus Van Sant

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Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994·1h 57m·★ 7.1·Mike Newell

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Bridget Jones's Diary

2001·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Sharon Maguire

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Jakob the Liar

1999·2h·★ 6.5·Peter Kassovitz

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Young Adam

2003·1h 33m·★ 6.3·David Mackenzie

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The Young Victoria

2009·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Jean-Marc Vallée

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Ophelia

2019·1h 54m·★ 6.5·Claire McCarthy

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How Good Is Mary of Scotland?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.