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10 Best Movies Like Henry IV Part 1

If you loved Henry IV Part 1, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Firebrand

Firebrand

2024★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Henry IV Part 1 for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Katherine 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 fi...

#2
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

2022★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Henry IV Part 1 for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England....

#3
Fanny Lye Deliver'd

Fanny Lye Deliver'd

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Henry IV Part 1 for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Th...

#4
The King

The King

2019★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Henry IV Part 1 for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V....

#5
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Henry IV Part 1 for fans of Drama & History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s....

#6
The Rosa Parks Story

The Rosa Parks Story

2002★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Henry IV Part 1 for fans of Drama & History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama....

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