Movies Like A Man for All Seasons
If you liked A Man for All Seasons (1988), a drama and tv movie movie directed by Charlton Heston, 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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A Man for All Seasons (1966)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
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King Lear (2018)
★ 6/10Also drama and tv movieAn aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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Firebrand (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaKatherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.
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Richard III (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaHaving helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in…
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The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaRenowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second betrothed, executed on charges of treason, Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that wedded bliss also…
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Becket (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaThomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
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Elizabeth (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaThe story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
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Hamlet (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and tv movieDavid Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production was hailed by the critics as thrilling…
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Macbeth (1971)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaScotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms…
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Henry V (1944)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaIn 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
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Othello (1951)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaManipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.
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Sleuth (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaLocked in a high-tech English manor, bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle come together as English gentlemen to discuss the matter of Wyke's wife: the woman both are sleeping with.
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Running on Empty (1988)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaThe Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then…
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The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the…
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The King (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaEngland, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
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Hamlet (1990)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaHamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
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Cheaters (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and tv movieIn the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's academic decathlon team to cheat on an academic competition.
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The Lion in Winter (1968)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaChristmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife…
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Braveheart (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaEnraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire…
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Les Misérables (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaAn adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The…