Top 10 awesome movies like Darkest Hour that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching Darkest Hour and you can't get over how good this movie was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar movies which are created by the likes of Joe Wright, Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas . Here goes the list -
- The Last King of Scotland
- The New World
- Marie Antoinette
- The Founder
- Talk to Me
- The Young Victoria
- The Current War: Director's Cut
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Viceroy's House
- Che: Part Two
The Last King of Scotland
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970's.
This movie, created by Kevin Macdonald, Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy, scores 7.7 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Hbo Now, Hbo Now Amazon Channel and Directv.
Watch TrailerThe New World
The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.
This movie, created by Terrence Malick, Colin Farrell and Qorianka Kilcher, scores 6.7 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Redbox, Directv, Youtube, Fandangonow, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video and Microsoft Store.
Watch TrailerMarie Antoinette
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
This movie, created by Sofia Coppola, Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, scores 6.4 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Apple Itunes, Youtube, Redbox, Amc On Demand and Fandangonow.
Watch TrailerThe Founder
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
This movie, created by John Lee Hancock, Michael Keaton and Nick Offerman, scores 7.2 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Netflix.
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The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
This movie, created by Kasi Lemmons, Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Directv.
Watch TrailerThe Young Victoria
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
This movie, created by Jean-Marc Vallée, Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Fandangonow, Youtube, Redbox, Amc On Demand, Vudu and Google Play Movies.
Watch TrailerThe Current War: Director's Cut
The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
This movie, created by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Benedict Cumberbatch and Oliver Powell, scores 6.5 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama | Biography
You can watch this on Showtime Amazon Channel, Directv, Showtime and Fubotv.
Watch TrailerMandela: Long Walk to Freedom
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
This movie, created by Justin Chadwick, Idris Elba and Naomie Harris, scores 7.1 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Netflix.
Watch TrailerViceroy's House
The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
This movie, created by Gurinder Chadha, Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson, scores 6.7 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Directv.
Watch TrailerChe: Part Two
In 1967, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara leads a small partisan army to fight an ill-fated revolutionary guerrilla war in Bolivia, South America.
This movie, created by Steven Soderbergh, Demián Bichir and Rodrigo Santoro, scores 6.9 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Directv.
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