Movies like October

20 movies like October, ordered by similarity : October(1928), Rasputin and the Empress(1932), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), La Marseillaise(1938), The Battle of Russia(1943), Catherine the Great(1934), Henry V(1989), The Last Command(1928), Lawrence of Arabia(1962), Danton(1982), The Captain(2017), Michael Collins(1996) ...

star 7.5/10
October poster

October

A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.

Watch Now: amazon
star 7.5/10
October poster

October

A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.

Watch Now: amazon
star 6.6/10
Rasputin and the Empress poster

Rasputin and the Empress

A prince plots to kill the mad monk Rasputin for the good of the czar, the czarina and Russia.

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 8.3/10
They Shall Not Grow Old poster

They Shall Not Grow Old

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 7.1/10
La Marseillaise poster

La Marseillaise

A news-reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, ... See full summary »

Watch Now: amazon
star 7.1/10
The Battle of Russia poster

The Battle of Russia

Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.

Watch Now: amazon
Catherine the Great poster

Catherine the Great

Taken to Russia to marry Grand Duke Peter (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), German Princess Catherine (Elisabeth Bergner) kicks him out and becomes empress.

Watch Now: amazon
star 7.5/10
Henry V poster trailer Watch Trailer

Henry V

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 8.0/10
The Last Command poster

The Last Command

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.

Watch Now: amazon
star 8.3/10
Lawrence of Arabia poster trailer Watch Trailer

Lawrence of Arabia

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 7.5/10
Danton poster

Danton

In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.

Watch Now: amazon
star 4.8/10
The Captain poster

The Captain

After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah Doyle moves back to her childhood home with her estranged brother, Richard. It's not long before Sarah begins to experience ... See full summary »

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 7.2/10
Michael Collins poster trailer Watch Trailer

Michael Collins

Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 7.0/10
Pawn Sacrifice poster trailer Watch Trailer

Pawn Sacrifice

Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.

Watch Now: amazon apple
Blizzard of Souls poster

Blizzard of Souls

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 7.2/10
Nicholas and Alexandra poster

Nicholas and Alexandra

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

Watch Now: amazon
star 6.5/10
Marie Antoinette poster trailer Watch Trailer

Marie 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.

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 5.3/10
Revolution poster trailer Watch Trailer

Revolution

A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 6.7/10
The Fall of the Roman Empire poster trailer Watch Trailer

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 6.9/10
The Alamo poster trailer Watch Trailer

The Alamo

In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.

Watch Now: amazon apple
star 6.4/10
Parkland poster trailer Watch Trailer

Parkland

A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Watch Now: amazon apple