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Movies Like Come see the bioscope

If you liked Come see the bioscope (1994), a history movie directed by Lance Gewer, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also history

    A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.

  2. 2Radioactive

    Radioactive (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also history

    The story of Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of…

  3. 3Belfast

    Belfast (2021)

    ★ 7/10Also history

    Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a…

  4. 4Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

    ★ 6.9/10Also history

    This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in…

  5. 5Panther

    Panther (1995)

    ★ 6.3/10Also history

    In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.

  6. 6Medieval

    Medieval (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10Also history

    The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.

  7. 7The Current War

    The Current War (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also history

    Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

  8. 8Dalíland

    Dalíland (2022)

    ★ 5.9/10Also history

    In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.

  9. 9Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

    Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also history

    At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.

  10. 10Escape from Pretoria

    Escape from Pretoria (2020)

    ★ 7.2/10Also history

    South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.

  11. 11Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

    ★ 6.9/10Also history

    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.

  12. 12A Call to Spy

    A Call to Spy (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also history

    The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These…

  13. 13Son of the South

    Son of the South (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also history

    In civil rights era Montgomery, Alabama, Klansman's grandson Bob Zellner must choose which side of history to be on during the Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice…

  14. 14Walking with the Enemy

    Walking with the Enemy (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also history

    Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent…

  15. 15The Secrets We Keep

    The Secrets We Keep (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also history

    In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.

  16. 16Flyboys

    Flyboys (2006)

    ★ 6.5/10Also history

    The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

  17. 177 Women

    7 Women (1965)

    ★ 6.5/10Also history

    In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan.

  18. 18All Eyez on Me

    All Eyez on Me (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10Also history

    All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row…

  19. 19The Last Rifleman

    The Last Rifleman (2023)

    ★ 6.6/10Also history

    A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his…

  20. 20Free State of Jones

    Free State of Jones (2016)

    ★ 6.8/10Also history

    In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to…

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