MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Hunting for Englishmen

Hunting for Englishmen

2006

A slow, talky period gathering where politics simmer beneath polite conversation and the hunt is mostly pretext.

Directed by
Bertalan Bagó
Genres
History
Starring
Magdalena Górska, György Cserhalmi, János Derzsi
Overview
1839. The discontented noblemen assemble at the country estate of count Gábor Falussy, on the pretext of a boar hunt. Also an English engineer arrives for the sake of constructing the railway line leading up to the count’s quarry.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Bertalan Bagó
Genres
History
Starring
Magdalena Górska, György Cserhalmi, János Derzsi
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • class
  • power
  • conspiracy
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

More like this

Titles like Hunting for Englishmen

Movie

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

1966

A slow, precise, almost documentary-like immersion into the mechanics of power, watching a young king quietly outmaneuver everyone.

Tense, slow-burn · about politics and class

Via
  • tense
  • politics
  • class
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
95 min
Details
The Taking of Power by Louis XIVHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

November Men

2026

A hushed, nerve-stretched conversation in an empty room, where every pause feels loaded and history seems to hover just above the table.

Tense, slow-burn · about politics and power · single location

Via
  • tense
  • politics
  • power
  • single location
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
9 min
Details
November MenHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Conspirators

A somber historical drama of noblemen plotting against an empire, heavy with duty, risk, and quiet dread.

Tense, melancholic · about politics and power

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • politics
  • power
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Details
The ConspiratorsHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Secret Wife Exchange

2026

A tense, slow-burning plunge into courtly intrigue where every polite smile hides a knife.

Tense, melancholic, slow-burn · about class and power

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • class
  • power
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
The Secret Wife ExchangeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Agitators

1971

A talky, earnest historical drama that feels like eavesdropping on passionate but futile political debates.

Melancholic · about politics and class

Via
  • melancholic
  • politics
  • class
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
78 min
Details
The AgitatorsHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Rear-Guard

1987

A quiet, watchful political drama that simmers with small-town pressure and the uneasy feeling of being watched.

Tense · about politics and class

Via
  • tense
  • politics
  • class
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Details
Rear-GuardHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

To See the Light

1984

A sombre, patient historical drama that asks you to sit with injustice and watch a man carry his class's burden.

Melancholic, slow-burn · about politics and class

Via
  • melancholic
  • politics
  • class
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
100 min
Details
To See the LightHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Suez 1956

1979

A slow, talky political drama that feels like watching a career unravel in real time, tense and dry.

Tense, melancholic, slow-burn · about politics and power

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • politics
  • power
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
180 min
Details
Suez 1956Hidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Times of the Surveyors

1968

A slow, serious period drama of rural rivalries and land disputes, played with weight and restraint.

Melancholic · about class and power

Via
  • melancholic
  • class
  • power
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
97 min
Details
The Times of the SurveyorsHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir

1976

A slow, sun-baked political fable that drifts between dusty fields and ghost-haunted halls, asking patience and rewarding it with a strange, mournful unease.

Melancholic, slow-burn · about politics and class

Via
  • melancholic
  • politics
  • class
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
87 min
Details
The Ghosts of Alcacer-KibirHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Housewarming

1983

A slow, talky gathering of provincial elites where polite celebration curdles into quiet unease and social friction.

About class and power

Via
  • class
  • power
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
105 min
Details
The HousewarmingHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Queen Elizabeth

1940

A stately, dialogue-driven historical drama that moves at a measured pace, asking the viewer to follow courtly intrigue and political maneuvering.

About politics and power

Via
  • politics
  • power
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
89 min
Details
Queen ElizabethHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
history
Directed by
Bertalan Bagó
Written by
Vilmos Csaplár
Starring
Magdalena Górska, György Cserhalmi, János Derzsi, György Dörner, Júlia Nyakó, Lajos Bertók, József Tóth, Peter Horkay
Languages
Hungarian

TMDBIMDb