Movies Like Mulan the Heroine
If you liked Mulan the Heroine (2020), a action and history movie directed by Yi Lin, 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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The Last Rifleman (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also history and warA 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…
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Hero (2002)
★ 7.5/10Also action and historyDuring China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
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Flyboys (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also history and warThe 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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The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also history and warFr. 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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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also history and warAs the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
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The Banquet (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also action and historyCrown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor's brother, Li, kills him and Wu Luan tries to avenge his father's death.
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Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also action and historyUnder Genghis Khan, the Mongolian army pushes west to destroy the Jin Dynasty, setting its sights on the Song Dynasty next. Amid internal conflicts among martial arts schools, Guo Jing unites the Central Plains'…
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The Devil's Brigade (1968)
★ 6.3/10Also action and warAt the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan…
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Zulu Dawn (1979)
★ 6.1/10Also history and warIn 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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King Arthur (2004)
★ 6.3/10Also war and historyThe story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British…
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Rob Roy (1995)
★ 6.7/10Also history and actionIn 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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Railway Heroes (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also war and historyThe historical story of an enemy fighting the wits and courage of an extraordinary brave group of ordinary heroes known as the "Lunan Railway Brigade" who desperately fight to defend their homeland.
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also action and historyAn indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them…
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The Codes of War (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also action and warWar stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Corpsman who attempts to hold on to his…
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Mary (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also history and actionA miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.
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Man of War (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also action and warWhen an aid worker vanishes in the first hours of war in Ukraine, a former Navy SEAL and CIA operative crosses into the shattered country to bring her home-facing mercenaries, shifting battle lines, and ghosts he…
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The Pride and the Passion (1957)
★ 6/10Also war and historyDuring the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to…
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Youth (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also history and warA group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.
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Devotion (2022)
★ 7/10Also war and historyThe harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
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The Birth of a Nation (1915)
★ 5.9/10Also history and warTwo families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In…