Movies Like Nero and Agrippina
If you liked Nero and Agrippina (1914), a history movie directed by Mario Caserini, 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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Vincere (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also historyThe story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws.
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The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also historyFr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him…
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Caligula (1979)
★ 6/10Also historyAfter the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.
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The Legion (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also historyNoreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.
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The Sign of the Cross (1932)
★ 6.5/10Also historyA Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
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Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also historyA group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.
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Original Sin (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also historyA young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
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Quo Vadis (1951)
★ 7.1/10Also historyAfter fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
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The Secrets We Keep (2020)
★ 6/10Also historyIn post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.
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Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also historyAt 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.
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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
★ 6.5/10Also historyIn the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus…
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Titus (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also historyTitus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. Shakespeare's goriest and earliest tragedy.
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Mayerling (1968)
★ 6.2/10Also historyCrown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country…
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The Canterbury Tales (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also historyGlimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
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Dalíland (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also historyIn 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.
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The Current War (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also historyElectricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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Walking with the Enemy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also historyRegent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent…
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The Invisible Woman (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also historyIn 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his…
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A Month in the Country (1987)
★ 6.5/10Also historyA 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…