The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
6.3/10

The Sea Hawk
1940
7.2/10

Mrs Brown
1997
6.7/10

El Cid
1961
6.8/10

The Young Victoria
2009
7.2/10

Persuasion
2022
6.1/10

Love & Friendship
2016
6.1/10

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
6.5/10

Emma
1996
6.6/10

Shakespeare in Love
1998
6.8/10

Queen of the Desert
2015
5.9/10

Queen Christina
1934
6.8/10

Radium Girls
2020
6.6/10

Lady Jane
1986
6.9/10

Northanger Abbey
2007
6.8/10

The Last Rifleman
2023
6.6/10

Casablanca
1943
8.1/10

Peter Ibbetson
1935
6.9/10

Titanic
1953
6.6/10

Cromwell
1970
6.5/10
The Future
2013
4.6/10