Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Francisco

If you loved Francisco, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Radium Girls

Radium Girls

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Francisco for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health....

#2
Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

2010★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Francisco for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from t...

#3
The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Francisco for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 pr...

#4
Memories of My Father

Memories of My Father

2020★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Francisco for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the polarized and violent Medellín (Colombia's 'City of Eternal Spring') of the 1970s, doctor Héctor Abad Gómez is concerned about both his children and children from less favor...

#5
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Francisco for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 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...

#6
Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

2003★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Francisco for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Stephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Harper'...

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