20 movies like Michael Collins, ordered by similarity : The Wind That Shakes the Barley(2006), Henry V(1989), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Julius Caesar(1953), October(1928), October(1928), Hannibal(1960), Revolution(1985), The Emperor and the Assassin(1999), Carve Her Name With Pride(1958), With Fire & Sword(1999), Pilgrimage(2017) ...
7.2/10
Drama, History
UK|Ireland|USA
1996
132 Minutes
Liam Neeson Aidan Quinn Stephen Rea Alan Rickman Julia Roberts Ian Hart Brendan Gleeson Stuart Graham Sean McGinley Gerard McSorley Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
revolutionary irishman fiancé british soldier detective rousing patriotic ireland great britain dublin irish civil war uprising assassination independence guerrilla warfare irish republican army rise quest 1920s
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.
7.5/10
Drama, History
Ireland|UK|Germany|Italy|Spain|France|Belgium|Switzerland|Netherlands
2006
126 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Padraic Delaney Liam Cunningham Orla Fitzgerald Mary Riordan Mary Murphy Laurence Barry Damien Kearney Máirtín de Cógáin Myles Horgan Martin Lucey
brother doctor soldier hostage prisoner of war emotional dark ireland farm household barracks siblings war death independence quest underdog 1920s
Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.
7.5/10
Drama, History
UK
1989
137 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Derek Jacobi Brian Blessed Ian Holm Paul Scofield Michael Maloney Alec McCowen Emma Thompson Geraldine McEwan Simon Shepherd James Larkin
king princess soldier henry v patriotic rousing emotional thrilling battlefield royal court royal palace inn england france war political intrigue royalty treason heroism leadership
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
8.3/10
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
7.3/10
Drama, History
USA
1953
121 Minutes
Marlon Brando James Mason John Gielgud Louis Calhern Edmond O'Brien Greer Garson Deborah Kerr George Macready Michael Pate Richard Hale Alan Napier
brutus mark antony julius caesar assassin emotional fiery passionate patriotic ancient rome assassination politics war fall revenge ancient rome
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
7.5/10
Drama, History
Soviet Union
1928
105 Minutes
Sergei M. Eisenstein Vasili Nikandrov Boris Livanov Nikolay Popov Layaschenko Chibisov Mikholyev Smelsky Nikolai Padvoisky
vladimir i. lenin revolutionary soldier intense patriotic russia royal palace october revolution armed conflict royalty communism rise fall quest 1910s
A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.
7.5/10
Drama, History
Soviet Union
1928
105 Minutes
Sergei M. Eisenstein Vasili Nikandrov Boris Livanov Nikolay Popov Layaschenko Chibisov Mikholyev Smelsky Nikolai Padvoisky
vladimir i. lenin revolutionary soldier intense patriotic russia royal palace october revolution armed conflict royalty communism rise fall quest 1910s
A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.
5.2/10
Drama, History
Italy
1960
103 Minutes
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Victor Mature Rita Gam Gabriele Ferzetti Milly Vitale Rik Battaglia Franco Silva Terence Hill Andrea Aureli Bud Spencer
general senator niece roman soldier brash melodramatic rousing thrilling rome north africa alps camp hannibal conquest war journey unlikely romance leadership temptation
During the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army.
5.3/10
War, Drama, History
UK|Norway
1985
123 Minutes
Al Pacino Donald Sutherland Nastassja Kinski Joan Plowright Dave King Annie Lennox Steven Berkoff John Wells
trapper son soldier british colonial official moving emotional tense shocking solemn patriotic america united states war revenge battle torture american history american revolutionary war revenge escape
A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.
7.2/10
Drama, History
China|Japan|France
1999
160 Minutes
Gong Li Fengyi Zhang Xuejian Li Sun Zhou Wang Zhiwen Kaige Chen Lu Xiaohe Gu Yongfei Haifeng Ding Benshan Zhao Changjiang Pan
heir assassin concubine striking intense passionate china palace conspiracy war assassination quest love 3rd century b.c.
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
7.2/10
Drama, Biography, History
UK
1958
116 Minutes
Virginia McKenna Paul Scofield Jack Warner Denise Grey Alain Saury Maurice Ronet Anne Leon Sydney Tafler
spy woman man soldier husband daughter confident emotional engaging patriotic france england germany train concentration camp espionage war love death pursuit
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.
7.0/10
Drama, History
Poland
1999
183 Minutes
Izabella Scorupco Michal Zebrowski Aleksandr Domogarov Andrzej Seweryn Bogdan Stupka Krzysztof Kowalewski Zbigniew Zamachowski Wiktor Zborowski Wojciech Malajkat Ewa Wisniewska Ruslana Pysanka
soldier love interest fiancé aunt friend brash striking ukraine battlefield war love triangle chase kidnapping revolution adventure rescue love 17th century
An epic story about the Ukrainian uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnates in the 17th Century.
5.8/10
Adventure, Drama, History
Ireland|Belgium|USA
2017
96 Minutes
Tom Holland Richard Armitage Jon Bernthal Stanley Weber John Lynch Hugh O'Conor Eric Godon Ruaidhri Conroy Lochlann O'Mearáin
monk invader tense sultry somber gripping engaging rousing ireland dangerous mission war pilgrimage adventure quest underdog 13th century
In 13th-century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.
6.8/10
Drama, History
UK
1966
134 Minutes
Charlton Heston Laurence Olivier Richard Johnson Ralph Richardson Alexander Knox Johnny Sekka Michael Hordern Zia Mohyeddin Marne Maitland Nigel Green Hugh Williams
general prophet colonel prime minister soldier brutal gritty tense sudan great britain courage battle uprising following orders death underdog rise rivalry 1880s
In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
6.6/10
Drama, History
USA
1935
123 Minutes
Loretta Young Henry Wilcoxon Ian Keith Katherine DeMille C. Aubrey Smith Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale C. Henry Gordon George Barbier Montagu Love Hobart Bosworth
king richard i sultan crusader knight muslim princess spectacular rousing thrilling jerusalem palestine castle palace church crusade captivity politics forced marriage religion war
King Richard and the Third Crusade (1190-1192) are given the DeMille treatment with more spectacle than history.
Drama, History
1965
115 Minutes
Orson Welles Jeanne Moreau John Gielgud Margaret Rutherford Marina Vlady Keith Baxter Norman Rodway
friend girlfriend prince henry iv hostess wife brash cheeky amusing sad england battlefield castle pub inn royal life father/son relationship friendship loyalty war
Welles' adaptation of "Falstaff" and other Shakespearean works, chronicling the nobleman's relationship with Henry V.
Sports & Fitness, Action, Drama, History
2002
93 Minutes
Jet Li Tony Leung Maggie Cheung Donnie Yen Chen Daoming Zhang Ziyi Liu Zhongyuan Tianyong Zheng
king warrior assassin gripping incredible spectacular rousing china palace desert love assassination betrayal revenge quest adventure rivalry 2nd century b.c.
Flashbacks reveal how a warrior (Jet Li) stopped the elusive assassins (Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) who tried to kill the emperor of China.
6.8/10
Drama, History, War
South Korea
2017
140 Minutes
Byung-hun Lee Yun-seok Kim Ko Soo Woo-jin Jo Hae-il Park Hee-soon Park
king soldier bleak gory passionate rousing solemn suspenseful striking fortress korea forest war invasion suffering sacrifice rivalry revenge quest pursuit
In 1636, King Injo hides in the mountains to avoid being part of the Qing dynasty.
8.3/10
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1987
116 Minutes
Matthew Modine Adam Baldwin Vincent D'Onofrio R. Lee Ermey Dorian Harewood Arliss Howard Kevyn Major Howard Ed O'Ross
marine journalist drill instructor sergeant photographer prostitute dark disturbing raw gripping frightening sad barracks parris island, s.c. vietnam city boot camp war zone war violence
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
6.9/10
War, Western, Drama, History
USA
1960
192 Minutes
John Wayne Richard Widmark Laurence Harvey Richard Boone Carlos Arruza Frankie Avalon Patrick Wayne Linda Cristal Chill Wills Ken Curtis Hank Worden
davy crockett william b. travis jim bowie texican general soldier spirited gripping patriotic gutsy alamo san antonio, tex. battle of the alamo war freedom bravery revolution siege adventure fall
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.
6.8/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Nicholas Hoult Lily Collins Colm Meaney Derek Jacobi Anthony Boyle Patrick Gibson Tom Glynn-Carney Craig Roberts Harry Gilby Adam Bregman Albie Marber
writer professor soldier child wife friend inspiring confident creative dreamy emotional battlefield england restaurant woods friendship love war storytelling biography
The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
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