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Part of a wave of historical films in the late '90s and early '00s, Elizabeth stars Cate Blanchett as a young Queen Elizabeth I. When her sister Mary dies childless, Elizabeth becomes the queen. As an unmarried and young woman in a world run by men, she struggles to assert her own power and stay alive while also trying to follow the desires of her heart.

Watch Elizabeth on Netflix.