Movies Like The Past Is The Present
If you liked The Past Is The Present (2023), a drama and history movie directed by Lucas Fisher, 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 historyYoung women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
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The Book of Daniel (2013)
★ 7/10Also drama and historyTaken 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 historyAt 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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Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and historyThe story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and…
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Mansfield Park (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaFanny 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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Viceroy's House (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and historyIn 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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The Current War (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and historyElectricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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Churchill (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and historyA ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.
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The Last Rifleman (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and historyA 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 Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
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We Are Marshall (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and historyWhen a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
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On the Basis of Sex (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and historyYoung 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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Grace Unplugged (2013)
★ 6/10Also dramaA 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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Rudy (1993)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and historyRudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were…
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Seeds of Yesterday (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaThe Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.
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Eight Men Out (1988)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and historyBuck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with…
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Too Late Blues (1961)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaGhost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his…
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and historyFrom his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the…
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The Robe (1953)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and historyDrunk 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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Skater Girl (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaPrerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.