20 movies like Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, ordered by similarity : Christopher Columbus(1949), Courageous Mr. Penn(1941), Loving Pablo(2017), Mary Queen of Scots(2018), The Last Impresario(2013), Uncle Howard(2016), The Lost City of Z(2016), Darkest Hour(2017), Ronaldo(2015), The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017), Final Portrait(2017), Jolson Sings Again(1949) ...
Biography
UK|USA|Spain
1992
120 Minutes
Marlon Brando Tom Selleck George Corraface Rachel Ward Robert Davi Catherine Zeta-Jones Oliver Cotton Benicio Del Toro Mathieu Carrière Manuel de Blas Glyn Grain
explorer queen catholic king wife native american spirited amusing spain west indies boat atlantic ocean expedition evangelism mutiny spanish inquisition christopher columbus discovery quest 15th century
Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies.
Biography
UK
1949
104 Minutes
Fredric March Florence Eldridge Francis L. Sullivan Kathleen Ryan Derek Bond Nora Swinburne Abraham Sofaer Linden Travers James Robertson Justice Dennis Vance Richard Nugent
explorer queen courtier priest sailor inspiring striking spain boat monastery west indies royal court beach discovery journey spanish inquisition christopher columbus gold mutiny quest
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
Biography
UK
1941
79 Minutes
Clifford Evans Deborah Kerr Dennis Arundell Aubrey Mallalieu D.J. Williams O.B. Clarence James Harcourt Charles Carson Henry Oscar Max Adrian John Stuart
king charles ii admiral quaker wife military officer explorer somber spirited powerful london royal court pennsylvania countryside england united states william penn religious persecution colonization father/son relationship religious conversion
William Penn's heroic deeds, on the European and American continents, are told in this portrait of the founding father of both the Quakers and the Pennsylvania colony. Based on C.E. Vulliamy's biography "William Penn."
Crime, Biography, Drama
Spain|Bulgaria
2017
128 Minutes
Javier Bardem Penélope Cruz Peter Sarsgaard Julieth Restrepo Lillian Blankenship David Valencia David Ojalvo Óscar Jaenada Ricardo Niño Pedro Calvo
pablo escobar drug lord journalist woman cia agent american police captain police officer brutal charming confident crafty engaging fiery incredible intense intricate powerful raw uneasy
A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2018
124 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Margot Robbie Jack Lowden Joe Alwyn David Tennant Guy Pearce Gemma Chan Martin Compston Ismael Cruz Cordova Brendan Coyle Ian Hart
queen widow rival husband leader friend tense intense gripping brash uneasy france scotland england castle mansion queen elizabeth i queen mary power royalty
Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Biography
Australia|UK|USA|France
2013
85 Minutes
actor guest interviewee amusing engaging inspiring positive profound united kingdom documentary filmmaking theater theater production biography discovery adventure 21st century
The most famous person you have never heard of
Biography, Documentary
2016
96 Minutes
Aaron Brookner John Giorno Jim Jarmusch Tom DiCillo James Grauerholz Hisami Kuroiwa
speaker film producer journalist interviewee interviewer actor airy amusing inspiring intense charming villa united states documentary filmmaking filmmaker filmmaking informing discovery love rise
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2016
141 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Robert Pattinson Sienna Miller Tom Holland Edward Ashley Angus Macfadyen Ian McDiarmid Clive Francis Pedro Coello Matthew Sunderland Johann Myers
explorer scientist wife son aide dreamy incredible powerful thrilling amazon brazil jungle rain forest lost tribe lost world ancient civilization missing persons adventure discovery mystery
A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.
War, Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2017
125 Minutes
Gary Oldman Kristin Scott Thomas Ben Mendelsohn Lily James Ronald Pickup Stephen Dillane Nicholas Jones Samuel West Richard Lumsden Charley Palmer Rothwell Hannah Steele
winston churchill nazi king soldier politician adolf hitler brooding rousing passionate striking tense spirited london great britain war zone nazi germany government building house of parliament world war ii nazi occupation
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Documentary, Biography
UK|Spain
2015
92 Minutes
celebrity football player soccer player family member amusing charming confident cool inspiring incredible passionate spirited united kingdom spain soccer field mansion big city life story football fame
A close look at the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Other, Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Canada
2017
104 Minutes
Dan Stevens Christopher Plummer Jonathan Pryce Justin Edwards Morfydd Clark Donald Sumpter Miles Jupp Simon Callow Miriam Margolyes Ian McNeice Bill Paterson
charles dickens author ebenezer scrooge tiny tim wife publisher heartwarming positive emotional amusing charming creative london apartment office carriage study storytelling christmas marriage
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2017
90 Minutes
Geoffrey Rush Armie Hammer Clémence Poésy Tony Shalhoub James Faulkner Sylvie Testud Philippe Spall Kerry Shale Attila G. Kerekes
artist writer amusing brooding charming cheeky confident creative fascinating engaging inspiring incredible intense passionate raw united kingdom london artistic struggle art portraiture
The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Biography
USA
1949
96 Minutes
entertainer wife agent producer nurse cheery melodramatic spirited household nightclub racetrack alaska hospital california al jolson show business marriage father/son relationship mother/daughter relationship obsession
In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1963
140 Minutes
Cliff Robertson Ty Hardin James Gregory Robert Culp Grant Williams Lew Gallo Errol John Michael Pate Robert Blake Biff Elliot Norman Fell
ensign sailor officer native coastwatcher lieutenant intense thrilling solomon islands ocean boat world war ii survival courage shipwreck john f. kennedy quest rescue 1940s
President John F. Kennedy kept a unique inauguration gift on his desk: a plastic-encased coconut. The tale of that coconut is the heroic story of PT 109.
Biography
USA
1933
83 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Bebe Daniels Aline MacMahon Jobyna Howland DeWitt Jennings Robert Warwick Russell Simpson Harry Holman Charles Middleton John Marston Marjorie Gateson
politician chester a. arthur wife mine owner mistress ulysses s. grant engaging spirited denver washington, d.c. mine colorado marriage wealth politics philanthropy affair egoism transformation discovery
Yates and Sarah Martin are barely getting by in a Colorado boom town grocery store. Sudden wealth leads to greater prosperity and political power. In Denver Yates buys a mansion and builds ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA|Singapore|Hong Kong|United Arab Emirates
2015
114 Minutes
Dev Patel Jeremy Irons Devika Bhise Kevin R. McNally Jeremy Northam Anthony Calf Arundathi Nag Richard Johnson Raghuvir Joshi Dhritiman Chaterji Padraic Delaney
mathematician professor wife engaging emotional cambridge university united kingdom india world war i mathematics cultural differences discovery quest rise 1910s
The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
actress celebrity tycoon fascinating engaging creative confident cool amusing spirited intense inspiring united states life story life's work fame scandal celebrity discovery transformation
A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2007
79 Minutes
Steve Wiebe Mark Alpiger Walter Day Steve Sanders Robert Mruczek Todd Rogers
gamer teacher wife friend rival quirky amusing ottumwa, iowa hollywood, fla. redmond, wash. laconia, n.h. video games obsession competition quest rivalry underdog 2000s
Die-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.
Biography
1969
165 Minutes
Anatoliy Solonitsyn Ivan Lapikov Nikolay Grinko Nikolai Sergeyev Irma Raush Kolya Burlyayev Yuriy Nazarov
painter monk mentor profound inspiring russia monastery countryside art christianity religion faith andrei rublev discovery quest 15th century
A 15th-century Russian (Anatoliy Solonitsyn) who paints icons renounces his art after taking part in a peasant uprising.
Documentary, Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2011
98 Minutes
beauty pageant contestants pageant queen interviewee artist master of ceremonies judge fascinating engaging inspiring amusing campy confident england alternative lifestyles beauty pageant footage interview misfits fashion discovery
British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, takes us under his glittering wing and inside his outrageous, anarchic and spectacular ... See full summary »
Biography, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Australia|Canada
2017
121 Minutes
Margot Robbie Sebastian Stan Allison Janney Julianne Nicholson Paul Walter Hauser Bobby Cannavale Mckenna Grace Caitlin Carver Bojana Novakovic
figure skater ex-husband competitor friend mother athlete amusing bleak brash intense gutsy unrestrained portland, ore. france norway ice-skating rink press conference police station figure skating ice skating
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.