Movies Like Lessons in Red
If you liked Lessons in Red (2020), a drama and history movie directed by Will Schwartz, 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 Book Thief (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaWhile subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
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October Sky (1999)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and historyThe true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
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One Life (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also history and dramaBritish stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the…
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Coach Carter (2005)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and historyBased on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
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Glory Road (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and historyIn 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
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The Swan (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaTwo large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
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Hope and Glory (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaA middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
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The Last Rifleman (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and historyA 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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Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)
★ 7/10Also drama and historyA shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
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Darkest Hour (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and historyIn May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
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Wonderstruck (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaThe story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
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Powder (1995)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaHarassed by classmates who won't accept his shocking appearance, a shy young man known as "Powder" struggles to fit in. But the cruel taunts stop when Powder displays a mysterious power that allows him to do incredible…
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Radium Girls (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and historyYoung women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
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Empire of the Sun (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and historyJamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the…
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Julia (1977)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and historyAt the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
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The Secret Garden (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaMary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a…
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and historyFrom his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the…
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Togo (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also history and dramaThe untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of…
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Red Joan (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also historyLondon, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the…
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Wonder (2017)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaThe story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.