The Private Life of Henry VIII fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
History, politics, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Private Life of Henry VIII is calm and low-intensity.
Nostalgic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic.
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and satire.
History, politics, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, politics, and class and money. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances
The performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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HE GAVE HIS WIVES A PAIN IN THE NECK, And did his necking with an axe. Henry, the Eighth Wonder of the World! And this picture...the wonder of all time!
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The Private Life of Henry VIII is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Pluto TV, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82/100 (IMDb 7 and Rotten Tomatoes 94%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 37 min
The Private Life of Henry VIII runs 1 h 37 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Private Life of Henry VIII higher (94) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $100,000 to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 10.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+112GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Private Life of Henry VIII in 126 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 23 storytelling tropes for The Private Life of Henry VIII, including Adipose Rex, Art Imitates Art, Artistic License – History.
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