Movies Like The Scarlet Pimpernel

If you liked The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), a drama and adventure movie directed by Harold Young, 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
Les Misérables (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
An 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…
2
Barry Lyndon (1975)
★ 8/10Also drama
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
3
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in…
4
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his…
5
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and drama
Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards…
6
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and drama
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
7
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient…
8
Topaz (1969)
★ 6/10Also drama
Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.
9
Anastasia (1997)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure
Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend…
10
The Duellists (1977)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels…
11
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux…
12
Laura (1944)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
13
All Is True (2018)
★ 6/10Also drama
London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and…
14
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and drama
As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue…
15
The Locket (1946)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
16
The Dark Corner (1946)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in…
17
True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and adventure
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…
18
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and drama
Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the…
19
Vera Cruz (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and drama
After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are…
20
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
★ 6/10Also adventure
Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop…