Tag: aristocrat

  • Moscow Parade

    The drama of a former noblewoman who became the wife of an NKVD officer in the 1930s, and the almost anecdotal story of how a spirited stallion was prepared for Marshal Budyonny’s parade and, in the end, a reliable mare was “slipped in” instead. The realities of life at the top of the State Security…

  • The Red and the Black

    In 1827, Berthet, the son of a craftsman and a young seminarian, was tried and sentenced to death for murdering his former mistress, the wife of a noble who had hired him as tutor to his children.

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

    Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,000 years, the fearless tomb raider will…

  • Bright Young Things

    During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial…

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life

    Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora’s Box. As the legendary artifact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power – said to contain one of the deadliest plagues on Earth, Lara…

  • All the King’s Men

    The story of an idealist’s rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Follow the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter.

  • The Duchess

    A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

  • Cracks

    Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.

  • Black Venus

    The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.

  • The Intouchables

    A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

  • Would You Rather

    Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of “Would You Rather” hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.

  • Anna Karenina

    In late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky. An eight part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” from Vronsky’s point of view.

  • The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat

    The world’s number one assassin has been reincarnated as the eldest son of a family of aristocrat assassins. In exchange for being reincarnated in another world, a goddess has imposed upon him one condition. “Kill the Hero who is prophesied to destroy the world.” This was to be the mission in his new life. The…

  • The Gentlemen

    When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it’s home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren’t going anywhere.