My Top Ten Tudors Movies/Series:

8 August, 2025 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 4 categories

"The Tudors" (2007-10), "Lady Jane" (1986), "Elizabeth" (1998), "Wolf Hall" (2015-25), "Elizabeth I" (2005)

To commemorate the Featured Television Blog for the month of July, The Tudors, I have gathered My Top Ten Tudors Movies/Series! If you’re looking for the best movies featuring the Tudor Dynasty, you’ve come to the right place, have a look at my favorite movies featuring the Tudors!

10. Anonymous (2011)

Directed by Roland Emmerich Written by John Orloff Produced by Roland Emmerich Larry Franco Robert Leger Starring Rhys Ifans Vanessa Redgrave Joely Richardson David Thewlis Xavier Samuel Sebastian Armesto Rafe Spall Edward Hogg Jamie Campbell Bower Derek Jacobi Cinematography Anna Foerster Edited by Peter R. Adam Music by Thomas Wander Harald Kloser Production companies Columbia Pictures Anonymous Pictures Centropolis Entertainment Relativity Media Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures

9. The White Queen (2013)

Genre: Drama, Historical fiction, Based on "The White Queen," "The Red Queen," and "The Kingmaker's Daughter" by Philippa Gregory, Written by Emma Frost, Lisa McGee, Malcolm Campbell, and Nicole Taylor, Directed by James Kent, Jamie Payne, and Colin Teague, Starring: Rebecca Ferguson, Amanda Hale, Faye Marsay, with Composer: John Lunn, Country of origin: United Kingdom, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 10, Executive producers: John Griffin, George Faber, Charles Pattinson, Colin Callender, Philippa Gregory, Eurydice Gysel, Jan Vrints, and Polly Hill, Production location: Belgium, Running time: 580 minutes, Production companies: Company Pictures, and Czar Television, Original Network: BBC One (2013)

8. Henry VIII (2003)

Genre Historical drama Written by Peter Morgan Directed by Pete Travis Starring Ray Winstone Helena Bonham Carter Narrated by Derek Jacobi Composer Rob Lane Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English No. of series 1 No. of episodes 2 Production Executive producers Justin Bodle Rebecca Eaton Andy Harries Peter Morgan Bill Shephard Producer Francis Hopkinson Running time 193 minutes Production companies Granada Television Powercorp WGBH Boston ABC Original release Network ITV Release 12 October – 19 October 2003

7. Elizabeth I (2005)

Written by Nigel Williams Directed by Tom Hooper Starring Helen Mirren Jeremy Irons Patrick Malahide Toby Jones Hugh Dancy Barbara Flynn Ewen Bremner Ian McDiarmid Theme music composer Rob Lane Country of origin United Kingdom United States Original language English No. of series 1 No. of episodes 2 Production Producer Barney Reisz Cinematography Larry Smith Editors Beverley Mills Melanie Oliver Running time 223 minutes Production companies HBO Films Channel 4 Television Corporation Company Pictures Budget £5.5 million[1] Original release Network Channel 4 Release 29 September – 6 October 2005

6. Wolf Hall (2015-25)

Genre: Historical drama, Based on "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies" by Hilary Mantel, Written by Peter Straughan, Directed by Peter Kosminsky, Starring: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy, Bernard Hill, Anton Lesser, Mark Gatiss, Mathieu Amalric, Joanne Whalley, Jonathan Pryce, with Composers: Original music by Debbie Wiseman, and Tudor music by Claire van Kampen, Country of origin: United Kingdom, Original language: English, No. of series: 1, No. of episodes: 6, Executive producer: Colin Callender, Producer: Mark Pybus, with Cinematography by Gavin Finney, Running time: 60–65 minutes, Production company: Company Pictures Original Networks: BBC Two, BBC Two HD (2015)

5. Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

Directed by Josie Rourke Screenplay by Beau Willimon Based on Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart 2004 book by John Guy Produced by Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Debra Hayward Starring Saoirse Ronan Margot Robbie Jack Lowden Joe Alwyn David Tennant Guy Pearce Cinematography John Mathieson Edited by Chris Dickens Music by Max Richter Production companies Perfect World Pictures Working Title Films Distributed by Focus Features (United States) Universal Pictures (International)

4. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

Directed by Justin Chadwick Screenplay by Peter Morgan Based on The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory Produced by Alison Owen Starring Natalie Portman Scarlett Johansson Eric Bana Kristin Scott Thomas Mark Rylance David Morrissey Cinematography Kieran McGugan Edited by Paul Knight Carol Littleton Music by Paul Cantelon Production companies Columbia Pictures Focus Features Relativity Media[1] BBC Films Scott Rudin Productions[1] Ruby Films[1] Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing (North America) Universal Pictures International[2] and Focus Features International[3] (Select territories) Release dates 15 February 2008 (Berlinale) 29 February 2008 (United States) 7 March 2008 (United Kingdom)

3. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

Directed by Shekhar Kapur Written by William Nicholson Michael Hirst Produced by Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Jonathan Cavendish Starring Cate Blanchett Geoffrey Rush Clive Owen Rhys Ifans Jordi Mollà Abbie Cornish Samantha Morton Cinematography Remi Adefarasin Edited by Jill Bilcock Music by Craig Armstrong A. R. Rahman Production companies StudioCanal Working Title Films Distributed by Universal Pictures (international) StudioCanal (France)[1] Release dates 12 October 2007 (United States) 2 November 2007 (United Kingdom)

2. The Tudors (2007-10)

Genre: Historical drama, Created by Michael Hirst, Written by Michael Hirst Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Sam Neill, Callum Blue, Henry Czerny, Natalie Dormer, Maria, Doyle Kennedy, Nick Dunning, Jeremy Northam, Anthony Brophy, James Frain, Jamie Thomas King, Hans Matheson, Peter O'Toole, Annabelle Wallis, Alan Van Sprang, Gerard McSorley, Max von Sydow, Joss Stone, Tamzin Merchant, Lothaire Bluteau, Sarah Bolger, Max Brown, Torrance Coombs, David O'Hara, Joely Richardson, with Composer: Trevor Morris, Country of origin: United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 4, No. of episodes: 38, with Executive producers: Michael Hirst, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Ben Silverman, Teri Weinberg, Sheila Hockin, Mritunjay Waghmare, with Producers: James Flynn, and Gary Howsam, Production location: Ireland, with Running time: 47–56 minutes, and Production companies: Reveille Eire, Working Title Television, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Octagon Entertainment, Peace Arch Entertainment, Showtime Networks, and Screen Ireland, Original release Network: BBC Two (United Kingdom), CBC Television (Canada), and Showtime (United States)

1. Elizabeth (1998)

Directed by Shekhar Kapur, Written by Michael Hirst, Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Alison Owen, Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, John Gielgud, Richard Attenborough, Cinematography Remi Adefarasin, Edited by Jill Bilcock, Music by David Hirschfelder, Production companies: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Kapurfilm, Working Title Films, Channel Four Films, ProsonFilm, Distributed by Gramercy Pictures. (1998)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Tudors Movies/Series! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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