Movies Like The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
If you liked The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966), a drama and history movie directed by Roberto Rossellini, 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 Death of Louis XIV (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and historyAugust 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and…
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The Flood (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and history1792. Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their children have been arrested and imprisoned in the Tour du Temple, a sinister chateau in Paris, awaiting their trial. Far from the splendour of Versailles, they are…
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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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Marie Antoinette (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and historyA retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
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The Rays and Shadows (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and historyJean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France…
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Chouans ! (1988)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and historyDirected by Philippe de Broca, the film recounts a bloody episode of the French Revolution. 1793, the Terror . In Vendée and in Bretagne, the chouans are revolting against the young Republic and fight for the monarchy…
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Firebrand (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and historyKatherine 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.
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Napoleon (1927)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and historyA biopic of former Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French…
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Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and historyIn the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy and prosperous family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, this pious, upstanding man raises an army and puts the…
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The Royal Exchange (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also history and dramaAfter many years of confrontation, the treasures of Spain and France are empty. In 1721, the regent of France draws up an ambitious plan to inaugurate an era of peace and prosperity that will heal the economies of both…
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Colette (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and historyAfter marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after…
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The King Is Dancing (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and historyLouis XIV, the French sun-king has two passions, establishing absolute rule over the realm -after decades of religious/civil wars- by divine right and artistic brilliancy as a dancer
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Napoleon (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also history and dramaAn epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
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The French Revolution (1989)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and historyA history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the…
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Stavisky... (1974)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and historyBiarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the…
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The Colors of Fire (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also history and dramaFebruary 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire of which she is the heiress. But she has a son, Paul, who with an…
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Les Misérables (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also history and dramaAn 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…
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Munich - The Edge of War (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and historyAt the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.
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Reign of Terror (1949)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and historyThe French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror…
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The Current War (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and historyElectricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.