Hallmark Royal Romance Movies

Ranked by IMDb average rating, drawn from the films our database flags with royalty.

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   One Royal Holiday

   2020 · 87 min★ 7.0

   The highest-rated royal here at 7.0, and a charmer. Laura Osnes's kind-hearted nurse Anna offers shelter to a stranded mother and son during a blizzard, then learns they're the royal family of Galwick. Broadway's Aaron Tveit plays the stiff young prince. She shows him how a small town does Christmas while he sweats over a big royal speech, and the connection deepens from there. The fish-out-of-water reversal, royalty being humbled by a snowed-in nobody, gives it real warmth. A delightful gateway into the genre.

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   Crown for Christmas

   2015 · 86 min★ 6.9

   Danica McKellar plays Allie, a fired hotel maid who reluctantly becomes governess to a rebellious young princess in a European castle. Rated 6.9 across more than 6,000 votes, one of the most-watched on this list. Her Brooklyn bluntness wins over the lonely girl and catches the eye of the widowed king (Rupert Penry-Jones). Castle setting, a looming arranged engagement, and cozy charm by the cartload. About as definitive as the Hallmark royal romance gets, and a deserved fan favorite.

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   Love, Romance, & Chocolate

   2019 · 84 min★ 6.8

   Lacey Chabert's food stylist Emma takes her would-be romantic trip to Bruges solo and meets Luc (Will Kemp), a chocolatier racing to become Belgium's Royal Chocolatier. Rated 6.8 across more than 2,300 votes. The royalty here is the high-stakes competition with a prince's seal on the line, while Emma and Luc blend her flair with his tradition. Gorgeous Bruges scenery, a frankly dangerous amount of chocolate, and a regal prize at the center. A scenic, sweet European romance for when you want the travel as much as the love story.

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   The Royal Nanny

   2022 · 84 min★ 6.8

   A gleefully high-concept one. Rachel Skarsten plays an intelligence agent who goes undercover as a royal nanny at Kensington Palace to root out a security threat, all while resisting the charming Prince Colin (Dan Jeannotte). Rated 6.8 across more than 2,200 votes, with Greta Scacchi. It's part spy caper, part royal romance, complete with a 'nanny boot camp' and tactical umbrellas. Fun, a little ridiculous, and far more entertaining than it needs to be. The pick for when you want your tiara with a side of action.

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   A Royal Runaway Romance

   2022 · 84 min★ 6.8

   Philippa Northeast's Princess Amelia of Bundbury slips away to America chasing an artist she likes, and winds up on a cross-country road trip with her assigned bodyguard, Grady (Brant Daugherty). Rated 6.8 across more than 1,600 votes. The royalty-meets-real-world contrast drives the whole thing: a sheltered princess discovering s'mores, diners, and a guy who treats her like a person instead of a title. A breezy road-trip royal romance about freedom bumping up against duty. Charming and easy to root for.

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   Inventing the Christmas Prince

   2022 · 84 min★ 6.7

   Tamera Mowry-Housley plays a rocket engineer and single mom whose daughter is convinced her cold boss (Ronnie Rowe) is the 'Christmas Prince' from a story Mom once made up. Rated 6.7. The 'royalty' is the make-believe prince the boss gets pressed into playing, a wish-fulfillment bargain that slowly thaws him out. So it's a playful, magical riff on the genre rather than a literal palace tale. Sweet, a little quirky, and big-hearted. A fun choice if you like the trope bent sideways.

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   A Fabled Holiday

   2022 · 84 min★ 6.6

   Brooke D'Orsay and Ryan Paevey reunite as childhood friends mysteriously transported to Wunderbrook, a town that looks lifted straight from a fairy-tale book they loved as kids. Rated 6.6. The storybook-kingdom framing carries the royal flavor here, with magical 'Wunder Week' activities meant to help visitors heal. It's the whimsical, slightly surreal end of the genre, more enchanted picture book than throne room. Dreamlike and cozy. A nice change of pace for fans of the magical side.

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   Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery

   2017 · 84 min★ 6.6

   A Fixer Upper Mystery, with singer Jewel as home-restoration pro Shannon, who suspects her mentor's death wasn't the accident the police are calling it. Rated 6.6, with Colin Ferguson as an investigative reporter. The royal tag here is light: this is really a small-town whodunit with a renovation hook and a slow-building romance. Carpentry clues, a hidden treasure, and a killer somewhere in plain sight. Charming, low-key mystery viewing, and the solution stays a secret here.

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   A Royal Christmas

   2014 · 90 min★ 6.5

   Lacey Chabert's Philadelphia seamstress Emily discovers her boyfriend Leo is actually Prince Leopold of Cordinia, then travels to his kingdom and walks straight into his frosty mother, Queen Isadora (Jane Seymour). Rated 6.5 across more than 5,200 votes. This is the quintessential commoner-in-the-castle story: etiquette blunders, a rival duchess, and a queen convinced she's unsuitable. Lavish, festive, and fairy tale to its fingertips. A cornerstone of the genre and a hugely popular watch.

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    A Royal Queens Christmas

    2021 · 84 min★ 6.5

    Megan Park's Dee Dee, a former Army K-9 handler in Queens, crosses paths with Prince Colin of Exeter (Julian Morris) after he wrecks her family bakery's big delivery. Rated 6.5. To make amends, the incognito prince plays piano for her kids' choir, and the borough-meets-royalty contrast does the rest. Hidden identities, a meddling royal family, and a Belgian Malinois hogging his pillow. A warm, neighborhood-flavored royal romance with real charm. Comfortable holiday viewing.

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    A Princess for Christmas

    2011 · 91 min★ 6.3

    Katie McGrath's Jules, a struggling shop worker in Buffalo, is invited to a European castle for Christmas by her niece and nephew's estranged grandfather, a duke. Rated 6.3 across nearly 9,500 votes, the biggest audience on this whole list. Roger Moore and a young Sam Heughan co-star. Her holiday cheer thaws the chilly household, and a prince catches her eye along the way. Castle setting, grieving kids, and class-clash charm in generous helpings. An enduring favorite for good reason.

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    Christmas at the Palace

    2018 · 83 min★ 6.3

    Merritt Patterson plays an ice-skating choreographer hired by the 'Grinch King' (Andrew Cooper) to stage a Christmas Eve pageant for his daughter. Rated 6.3 across more than 2,600 votes. The kingdom of San Senova was reportedly founded by people skating across a frozen lake, which is exactly the level of detail this genre lives for. As they revive the holiday traditions, the gruff king warms up. Skating, palace pomp, and a career-versus-home choice. A festive, glide-y royal romance for a cold afternoon.

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    Once Upon a Prince

    2018 · 120 min★ 6.3

    Megan Park's Susanna, a Georgia landscape architect, meets a charming stranger who turns out to be Prince Nathaniel of Cambria, hiding out before his coronation. Rated 6.3 across nearly 2,000 votes. He hauls mulch at her family's garden store while keeping his secret, then she has to navigate his kingdom and yet another disapproving queen. It's the prince-in-disguise template done with Southern warmth. Gentle, traditional, and sweet. A solid pick for the commoner-meets-royalty crowd.

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    Once Upon a Holiday

    2015 · 84 min★ 6.2

    Briana Evigan's princess ditches her rigid royal itinerary to experience New York City as a regular person at Christmas, and a kind contractor (Paul Campbell) helps her after her purse is stolen. Rated 6.2 across more than 3,700 votes. He has no clue she's royalty as they tour the city's holiday magic, while a reporter circles, threatening to blow her cover. A Roman Holiday-flavored romance with NYC sparkle. Charming and brisk, the fish-out-of-water hook keeping it light on its feet.

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    Christmas at Castle Hart

    2021 · 84 min★ 6.2

    Lacey Chabert's Brooke travels to Ireland to find her roots and gets mistaken for an elite event planner by an Irish earl (Stuart Townsend), who hires her to throw his castle's epic Christmas party. Rated 6.2 across more than 2,300 votes. The mistaken-identity hook drives the romance, with fake-it-till-you-make-it pressure and a gorgeous Irish castle backdrop. It's scenic and festive, built on a classic ruse. A pretty, cozy royal-estate charmer that mostly coasts on its setting, and the setting earns it.

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    Royal New Year's Eve

    2017 · 84 min★ 6.2

    Jessy Schram plays an aspiring fashion designer who falls for a man she thinks is a struggling model, but who's actually Prince Jeffery of Wallingford, while she's designing a New Year's gown for his socialite girlfriend. Rated 6.2 across more than 2,100 votes, with Cheryl Ladd. Hidden identity, a high-stakes royal ball, and street-cart hot dogs bonding the unlikely pair. A sparkly, follow-your-dreams royal romance pinned to a New Year's countdown. Light and aspirational, a good fit for ringing in the new year.

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    My Summer Prince

    2016 · 87 min★ 6.1

    Taylor Cole's PR assistant Mandy gets thrown into the deep end when her boss falls ill and she has to rehabilitate a scandal-prone royal, Prince Colin (Jack Turner), arrested for a fountain prank in small-town Idaho. Rated 6.1 across more than 2,500 votes, with Marina Sirtis. She assumes her boss's identity to save the firm, layering a fake-identity twist over the royal romance. Summery, comic, and built on a bad-boy prince finding his footing. A breezy watch with a lighter, sunnier palette than the usual Christmas castles.

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    A Christmas Carousel

    2020 · 85 min★ 6.1

    Rachel Boston plays Lila, hired by the royal family of Ancadia to repair a treasured carousel, working alongside the prince (Neal Bledsoe) to finish before Christmas. Rated 6.1 across more than 1,300 votes. The restoration project is the meet-cute engine, with palace expectations and a festive deadline pressing in. A craft-focused royal romance with a cozy holiday glow, trading grand spectacle for quiet charm. Understated and sweet. A pleasant seasonal pick when you want something undemanding.

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    Butlers in Love

    2022 · 84 min★ 6.1

    Stacey Farber and Corey Cott star as rivals training at a prestigious American Butler Academy, where sparks fly amid the grueling service drills. Rated 6.1 across roughly 1,000 votes. The royal connection is the world of palace-grade butling itself, an aspiring student up against a reluctant heir to a 200-year service tradition. It's a lower-profile spin on the genre, romance below stairs rather than on the throne. Charming and a little different. Easy, pleasant viewing for fans who've run through the obvious titles.

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    Royal Hearts

    2018 · 84 min★ 6.0

    James Brolin plays a Montana rancher, Hank, who discovers he's the unlikely heir to the throne of a tiny European principality, dragging his Jane Austen-loving daughter Kelly (Cindy Busby) into palace life. Rated 6.0 across more than 1,700 votes. Hank turning the castle grounds into a working cattle ranch is the comic engine, while Kelly is courted by a king and a charming commoner both. A fish-out-of-water royal comedy with two romances running at once. Funny, warm, and easy to like.

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    Daniel's Daughter

    2008 · 88 min★ 6.0

    Laura Leighton's Daniel's daughter returns to the hometown and the family she left behind after learning her estranged father has died. Rated 6.0 across roughly 600 votes, with Sebastian Spence. The royal thread here is gentler than the tiara-and-castle entries: this is more a tale of inherited legacy, old wounds, and the place you ran from. Expect quiet small-town drama and a slow rekindling rather than palace protocol. A softer, more grounded watch for when you want the emotion over the fantasy.

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    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    2000 · 90 min★ 5.9

    A faithful Sherlock Holmes mystery, with Matt Frewer as Holmes and Kenneth Welsh as Watson called to the Devonshire moors after Sir Charles Baskerville dies and the legend of a demonic hound resurfaces. Rated 5.9 across roughly 1,300 votes. The 'royal' angle is the Baskerville estate and its imperiled new heir, fresh from Canada to claim his ancestral hall. It's gothic and atmospheric rather than romantic, all fog and family curse. I'll set the moor and leave the solution where Holmes finds it. A change of pace for the genre.

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    Fit for a Prince

    2021 · 81 min★ 5.9

    Natalie Hall's fashion designer Cindy is hired to dress a wealthy family for a charity ball and catches the eye of a visiting prince (Jonathan Keltz). Rated 5.9 across roughly 1,100 votes. It's an unabashed Cinderella riff: the working-girl seamstress, the gilded gala, the smitten royal, and the class gap standing between them. Light, frothy, and exactly what the title promises. A straightforward palace fantasy for when you want the fairy-tale beats served without complication.

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    An Old Fashioned Christmas

    2010 · 88 min★ 5.9

    A period sequel to An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving in which Isabella and Tilly travel to Ireland, hoping a long-ago suitor, the Earl of Shannon, can help get Tilly's writing published. Rated 5.9 across 500 votes, with Jacqueline Bisset. The royalty here is aristocratic and old-world: estates, earls, and the class lines that come with them. It's costume drama more than modern meet-cute, quieter and more literary than the fictional-kingdom crowd. A gentle curiosity for fans of Hallmark's Louisa May Alcott corner.

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    It's Christmas, Carol!

    2012 · 87 min★ 5.8

    A Christmas Carol reworked for a ruthless publishing exec (Emmanuelle Vaugier) nicknamed 'Stalin in Stilettos,' haunted on Christmas Eve by the ghost of her late boss, played by Carrie Fisher. Rated 5.8 across roughly 1,150 votes. The royal flavor is loose here: this is really a Scrooge redemption arc dressed for the boardroom, with Fisher clearly having a ball as the ghost. Watch it for the gender-flipped Dickens conceit and the late Carrie Fisher more than for tiaras. A fun, brisk holiday oddity.

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    Smooch

    2011 · 102 min★ 5.8

    A modern Frog Prince riff: a handsome English royal (Simon Kassianides) is mugged in San Francisco and left with amnesia, and an 11-year-old girl (Kiernan Shipka) becomes convinced her kiss turned a frog into a man. Rated 5.8 across roughly 1,000 votes, with Kellie Martin as the widowed mom. To keep him, the man poses as a royal nanny while his title and his memory both hang in the balance. It's whimsical and a little daffy, with a sweet kid at its center. A playful, fairy-tale-literal spin on the genre.

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    Snow White: The Fairest of Them All

    2001 · 93 min★ 5.7

    A darker, fairy-tale telling of Snow White, with Kristin Kreuk as the princess and a deliciously wicked Miranda Richardson as the vain Queen Elspeth. Rated 5.7 across more than 5,000 votes, one of the most-watched titles here, and an early Vera Farmiga turns up too. Seven magical gnomes named for the days of the week replace the usual dwarfs, and the whole thing leans into storybook sorcery. More fantasy than Hallmark cozy. A genuine fairy-tale princess story for when you want the magic mirror, not the small town.

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    A Royal Corgi Christmas

    2022 · 84 min★ 5.7

    Prince Edmond (Jordan Renzo) brings home an unruly corgi as a Christmas gift for his mother the Queen, then hires an American dog trainer (Hunter King) to whip the pup into shape before the royal ball. Rated 5.7 across roughly 1,000 votes. After a viral mishap dubbed 'Puppygate,' the training sessions throw the commoner and the prince together, with a very good dog playing matchmaker. A cozy royal-Christmas charmer with all the palace trimmings and an extremely cute corgi. Easy, gentle, and dog-forward.

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    Love's Second Chance

    2020 · 92 min★ 5.2

    Fashion stylist Rose (Gabrielle Christian) leaves New York to settle her late grandmother's vintage dress shop in her small hometown and runs straight into her high school crush, Cole (Cody Ray Thompson). Rated 5.2 across roughly 500 votes. The royal billing is loose here: this is mostly a second-chance hometown romance built around a mobile fashion non-profit and a 1968 camper. Her rigid planning versus his go-with-your-gut style is the friction. A modest, sweet small-town romance for a quiet night.

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    A Cheerful Christmas

    2019 · 83 min★ 5.0

    Two professional 'Christmas Coaches' (Erica Deutschman and Jennifer Vallance) land their fanciest client yet: a wealthy family distantly related to the British throne. Rated 5.0 across roughly 1,150 votes. With the parents away, Lauren has to coax the stoic, workaholic son James (Chad Connell) back into the holiday spirit, which is where the romance brews. The royal connection is more pedigree than palace, but the class gap and a sophisticated rival keep it in fairy-tale territory. A light, slightly fizzy Christmas-for-hire romance.

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    Royal-ish

    2025 · 84 min

    Nichole Sakura plays Lacey, a theme-park 'Princess Sweet Pea' worried she's about to age out of the role, until she befriends a real-life little princess and gets recruited by the girl's handsome crown prince father (William Moseley) to become her governess. The fake-princess-meets-real-royalty hook is a fun inversion: she's played a princess for years, now she's living among them. Palace politics and gossip stand between them. A 2025 charmer with a sweet kid at its heart and a knowing wink at the whole fairy-tale fantasy.

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    A Very Vermont Christmas

    2024 · 84 min

    Katie Leclerc's Joy is a champion skier fighting to save her family's Vermont brewpub by entering a Christmas brew-ski competition with a new holiday IPA, teaming up with a beer rep (Ryan McPartlin) she has obvious chemistry with. The royal connection runs lighter than the castle entries here, so come for the small-town save-the-business stakes, the mountain setting, and a stolen-recipe wrinkle. A 2024 holiday romance with snow, beer, and a cozy underdog story. Genial and easygoing.

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    A Royal Christmas Crush

    2023 · 120 min

    Architect Ava (Katie Cassidy) travels to the kingdom of Friorland to help build a magnificent Winter Castle made of ice and falls for Prince Henry (Stephen Huszar), who's dodging royal duty and a very public breakup. A 2023 release. The ice-hotel setting is the gimmick and it's a good one: a literal frozen palace, a prince in hiding, and two people bonding over sustainable design. A stern royal handler and a tabloid scandal supply the obstacles. A glossy, snow-globe royal romance built around a genuinely striking location.

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    A Merry Scottish Christmas

    2023 · 84 min

    Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf play estranged siblings who travel to Scotland for Christmas to reunite with their mother, only to discover she's secret royalty and heir to a vast Highland estate. A 2023 release, reuniting the Party of Five pair. The hidden-heritage hook lands them with a castle, the titles of Duke and Duchess of Glencrave, and a rugged property manager (James Robinson) for Lacey to spar with. Scottish scenery, a family-legacy dilemma, and Chabert in full royal-fantasy mode. A handsome, warm holiday watch.

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    A Not So Royal Christmas

    2023 · 84 min

    Tabloid journalist Charlotte (Brooke D'Orsay) arrives in Sorhagen to interview a reclusive Count and mistakes a local landscaper (Will Kemp) for the royal, while the palace quietly lets him play along to cover for the real Count's disappearance. A 2023 release. So the romance is built on twin deceptions: she's chasing a story, he's faking a title. The mistaken-identity-meets-royal setup keeps it lively, and Kemp is charming as the accidental aristocrat. A breezy royal Christmas romance with a fun lie at its core.

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    Legend of the Lost Locket

    2024 · 90 min

    London antique dealer Amelia (Natasha Burnett) travels to small-town Massachusetts to track down the missing half of a legendary locket once belonging to Queen Elizabeth I, teaming up with the local sheriff (Viv Leacock) she keeps butting heads with. A 2024 release. The royal angle is historical treasure rather than living monarchy: a Tudor relic, a town founder's secret, and a romance brewing over the puzzle. Part light mystery, part hometown romance. A pleasant, treasure-hunt-flavored watch, and I'll leave the locket's secrets unsolved.

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    Unwrapping Christmas: Mia's Prince

    2024 · 84 min

    Gift-wrapper and 19th-century-romance devotee Mia (Kathryn Davis) meets a philanthropist (Nathan Witte) who's the spitting image of her favorite book hero, only for his mother to have other plans. A 2024 Christmas release. The royal flavor is high-society rather than literal crown: a prestigious foundation, a fake engagement to a family friend, and a Christmas gala where everything comes to a head. Mia's life imitating her beloved novels is a sweet hook. A cozy, bookish holiday romance for hopeless romantics.

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    The Reluctant Royal

    2025 · 84 min

    Andrew W. Walker plays Johnny, a South Philly mechanic who learns his long-lost father is an English duke, and travels to a crumbling castle fully intending to reject the title. A 2025 release, with Emilie de Ravin as the duke's advisor, Prudence. The reluctant-heir setup is the whole charm: a blue-collar guy clashing with snobbish aristocracy while slowly warming to the family, the village, and Prudence. A forged annulment and a scheming cousin threaten the succession. A warm fish-out-of-water royal romance with a likable lead.

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    The Royal We

    2025 · 84 min

    When her older sister elopes with a commoner, sheltered-from-duty Princess Beatrix (Mallory Jansen) has to step in and honor an arranged marriage to a neighboring prince (Charlie Carrick) to keep two kingdoms stable. A 2025 release. Bea has been living privately in Boston running a girls' STEM foundation, so the pull back into palace life and a marriage of state is the friction. It's the diplomatic-arranged-match flavor of the royal fantasy, with real politics behind the romance. A polished, classic two-kingdoms fairy tale.

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    Mystery Island: Winner Takes All

    2025 · 120 min

    A whodunit with a royal-resort flavor: contest winners gather on 'Mystery Island' to solve a staged murder for a grand prize, until a real one happens. A 2025 release running a full two hours, with Charlie Weber and Elizabeth Henstridge. A criminal psychologist and a detective work the case among a pool of suspects, blackmail, and an old vendetta. It's more murder mystery than romance, with a glossy island setting standing in for the palace. I'll tease the game and keep the killer's name off the page.