Movies Like The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
If you liked The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021), a drama and history movie directed by Will Sharpe, 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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Richard Jewell (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and historyRichard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime…
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Victoria & Abdul (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and historyQueen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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Rob Roy (1995)
★ 6.7/10Also history and dramaIn the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced…
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Jobs (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and historyThe story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
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Wittgenstein (1993)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and historyA dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language. A series of…
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Back to Black (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also history and dramaThe extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s…
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Cabrini (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also history and dramaItalian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and…
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I Swear (2025)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and historyDiagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in…
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A Call to Spy (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also history and dramaThe story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These…
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Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and historySummer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher…
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Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and dramaSophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical—until she's suddenly facing more drama at home than on the stage.
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Wicked Little Letters (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and dramaWhen the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's…
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Shattered Glass (2003)
★ 7/10Also drama and historyStephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Harper's and George. By the mid-90s, Glass'…
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Made in Italy (2020)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaA bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaFour tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison."
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The Gathering Storm (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and historyA love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
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What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and historySinger Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
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War Horse (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also history and dramaOn the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms…
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Flyboys (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and historyThe adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
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Against the Ice (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and historyIn 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.