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Movies Like The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary

If you liked The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary (2020), a movie directed by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat, 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. 1The Dogs of War

    The Dogs of War (1980)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.

  2. 2Gandhi

    Gandhi (1982)

    ★ 7.6/10

    In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British…

  3. 3Outlaw King

    Outlaw King (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.

  4. 4Captain Corelli's Mandolin

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10

    When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.

  5. 5Waterloo

    Waterloo (1970)

    ★ 7.1/10

    After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the…

  6. 6Captain Blood

    Captain Blood (1935)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

  7. 7The Look of Silence

    The Look of Silence (2014)

    ★ 7.8/10

    An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary…

  8. 8Einstein and Eddington

    Einstein and Eddington (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Brilliant physicist Albert Einstein, and English scientist Arthur Eddington form an unlikely friendship during World War I, which leads to the creation of the relativity theory.

  9. 9The Lost City of Z

    The Lost City of Z (2017)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

  10. 10Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers (2000)

    ★ 6.5/10

    1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.

  11. 11Dark of the Sun

    Dark of the Sun (1968)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize…

  12. 12Rescue Dawn

    Rescue Dawn (2007)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

  13. 13The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers (2002)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view…

  14. 14Lord Jim

    Lord Jim (1965)

    ★ 6.8/10

    After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2000.

  15. 15Pelé: Birth of a Legend

    Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)

    ★ 7.3/10

    The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.

  16. 16The Last King of Scotland

    The Last King of Scotland (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General…

  17. 17The Last Survivors

    The Last Survivors (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10

    In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts violently clearing out survivors, Kendal, a 17-year-old teenager, fights the baron's henchman to keep a well open.

  18. 18Spartacus

    Spartacus (1960)

    ★ 7.5/10

    The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in…

  19. 19Blood Diamond

    Blood Diamond (2006)

    ★ 7.6/10

    An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the…

  20. 20The Last Samurai

    The Last Samurai (2003)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the…

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