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Movies Like Françoise Dolto, for the love of children

If you liked Françoise Dolto, for the love of children (2008), a drama and history movie directed by Serge Le Péron, 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. 1The Colors of Fire

    The Colors of Fire (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10Also history and drama

    February 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire of which she is the heiress. But she has a son, Paul, who with an…

  2. 2Flo

    Flo (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also history and drama

    World premiering on the Plage, it tells the story of « the little fiancée of the Atlantic », who’s career reached its peak with her victory of the Route du Rhum in 1990.

  3. 3De Gaulle: Liberté

    De Gaulle: Liberté (2026)

    ★ 7.9/10Also history and drama

    Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career.

  4. 4The Rays and Shadows

    The Rays and Shadows (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and history

    Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France…

  5. 5Chouans !

    Chouans ! (1988)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and history

    Directed by Philippe de Broca, the film recounts a bloody episode of the French Revolution. 1793, the Terror . In Vendée and in Bretagne, the chouans are revolting against the young Republic and fight for the monarchy…

  6. 6Blame It on Fidel!

    Blame It on Fidel! (2006)

    ★ 7.1/10Also history and drama

    A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.

  7. 7Girl in the Box

    Girl in the Box (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and tv movie

    The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.

  8. 8Confirmation

    Confirmation (2016)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and history

    Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.

  9. 9The Rosa Parks Story

    The Rosa Parks Story (2002)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and history

    A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

  10. 10The Round Up

    The Round Up (2010)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and history

    A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

  11. 11A Radiant Girl

    A Radiant Girl (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also history and drama

    Paris, summer 1942. Irene is a young, bubbly, 19-year-old Jewish girl. Her family watches her discover the world, friends, new love and a passion for the theatre. The aspiring actress is living her youthful life…

  12. 12The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and history

    An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.

  13. 13Final Portrait

    Final Portrait (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also history and drama

    Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him…

  14. 14My Dinner with Hervé

    My Dinner with Hervé (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and tv movie

    An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.

  15. 15Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

    Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and history

    Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide; stay alive whatever happens; the mission is more important than anything else…

  16. 16Mary

    Mary (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and history

    A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.

  17. 17Mr. Turner

    Mr. Turner (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also history and drama

    Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

  18. 18Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B

    Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and tv movie

    The story of R&B singer and actress Aaliyah; namely, the highs and lows of her career, her romantic pursuits, and the events leading up to her death in 2001 at the age of 22.

  19. 19Dalíland

    Dalíland (2022)

    ★ 5.9/10Also history and drama

    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.

  20. 20Maria

    Maria (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also history and drama

    Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.

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