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Movies Like Días de poder

If you liked Días de poder (2011), a history and drama movie directed by Román Chalbaud, 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. 1Mr. 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.

  2. 2Land of the Blind

    Land of the Blind (2006)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.

  3. 3Argentina 1985

    Argentina 1985 (2022)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and history

    In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.

  4. 4A Month in the Country

    A Month in the Country (1987)

    ★ 6.5/10Also history and drama

    A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to…

  5. 5Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

    Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also history and drama

    At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.

  6. 6The Red Virgin

    The Red Virgin (2024)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and history

    Hildegart is conceived and educated by her mother Aurora to be the woman of the future, to become one of the most brilliant minds of Spain in the 1930s and one of the European references on female sexuality.

  7. 7A Twelve-Year Night

    A Twelve-Year Night (2018)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and history

    Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.

  8. 8Firebrand

    Firebrand (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and history

    Katherine 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.

  9. 9All Eyez on Me

    All Eyez on Me (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10Also history and drama

    All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row…

  10. 10Zama

    Zama (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and history

    In a remote South American colony in the late 18th century, officer Zama of the Spanish crown waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious location. He suffers small humiliations and petty politicking as he…

  11. 11Garage Olimpo

    Garage Olimpo (1999)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    María is eighteen years old, she lives with her mother in an old house in Buenos Aires in 1978, subletting rooms and giving classes to poor illiterate adults. Suddenly she is abducted by a military squad and finds…

  12. 12The Last Rifleman

    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…

  13. 13Riot in Cell Block 11

    Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.

  14. 14Dalíland

    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.

  15. 15Che: Part One

    Che: Part One (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and history

    Ernesto Guevara, known as 'Che', leads a group of Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro in a revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba.

  16. 16The Last Castle

    The Last Castle (2001)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

  17. 17Guilty by Suspicion

    Guilty by Suspicion (1991)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.

  18. 18Beast

    Beast (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…

  19. 19Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

    Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even…

  20. 20Che: Part Two

    Che: Part Two (2008)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and history

    Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before.

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