Movies Like Francisco

If you liked Francisco (2021), a drama and history movie directed by Luchi Nóbile, 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.

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   Radium Girls (2020)

   ★ 6.6/10Also drama and history

   Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.

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   Memories of My Father (2020)

   ★ 7.4/10Also drama and history

   In the polarized and violent Medellín (Colombia's 'City of Eternal Spring') of the 1970s, doctor Héctor Abad Gómez is concerned about both his children and children from less favored classes. After a devastating loss…

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   The Book of Daniel (2013)

   ★ 7/10Also drama and history

   Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with imminent death, Daniel proves himself a trusted Advisor and is…

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   Julia (1977)

   ★ 6.5/10Also drama and history

   At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

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   The Last Rifleman (2023)

   ★ 6.6/10Also drama and 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…

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   The Current War (2018)

   ★ 6.7/10Also drama and history

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

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   Waiting for Anya (2020)

   ★ 6.3/10Also drama

   During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

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   Mansfield Park (2007)

   ★ 6.1/10Also drama

   Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford

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   On the Basis of Sex (2018)

   ★ 7.3/10Also drama and history

   Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.

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    All the Names of God (2023)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    After being implicated in a terrorist attack, Santi, a taxi driver, is taken hostage by one of the perpetrators.

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    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and history

    The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

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    Upon Entry (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Diego, a Venezuelan urbanist, and Elena, a contemporary dancer from Barcelona, move to the United States with their approved visas to start a new life. Their intention is to boost their professional careers and start a…

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    Viceroy's House (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and history

    In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants…

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    Glory Road (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and history

    In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

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    The Robe (1953)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and history

    Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe…

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    The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama and history

    The buried memories of the Spanish Civil War are unearthed as a woman searches for the remains of her grandfather's father and discovers the story of an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona.

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    Grace Unplugged (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUGGED, a moving and inspiring new film…

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    The King of Kings (1927)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and history

    The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a…

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    The War Below (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and history

    During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.

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    The Official Story (1985)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and history

    Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted…