Movies Like The Story of Louis Pasteur

If you liked The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), a drama and history movie directed by William Dieterle, 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.

1
The Current War (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and history
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
2
Final Portrait (2017)
★ 6/10Also history and drama
Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him…
3
Julia (1977)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and history
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
4
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors…
5
Radium Girls (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and history
Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
6
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and history
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
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61* (2001)
★ 7/10Also drama and history
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe…
8
At Eternity's Gate (2018)
★ 7/10Also drama and history
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
9
Rudy (1993)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and history
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were…
10
Creation (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and history
A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of Species," which goes on…
11
Finding Altamira (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and history
The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira cave.
12
Patton (1970)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and history
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third…
13
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and history
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life…
14
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and history
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
15
The FBI Story (1959)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
16
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
17
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
★ 7/10Also drama
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
18
The Book of Daniel (2013)
★ 7/10Also drama and history
Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with imminent death, Daniel proves himself a trusted Advisor and is…
19
The Right Stuff (1983)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and history
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
★ 7/10Also history and drama
An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on…