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10 Best Movies Like Louis XVI: The Unknown Versailles

If you loved Louis XVI: The Unknown Versailles, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Flood

The Flood

2024★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Louis XVI: The Unknown Versailles for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

1792. Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their children have been arrested and imprisoned in the Tour du Temple, a sinister chateau in Paris, awaiting their trial. Far from ...

#2
The French Revolution

The French Revolution

1989★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Louis XVI: The Unknown Versailles for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the eve...

#3
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

1966★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Louis XVI: The Unknown Versailles for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, th...

#4
La Marseillaise

La Marseillaise

1938★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Louis XVI: The Unknown Versailles for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The early days of the French Revolution, as seen through the eyes of the ordinary citizens in Marseille and the royal court, including King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette....

#5
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

2006★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Louis XVI: The Unknown Versailles for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ul...

#6
The Death of Louis XIV

The Death of Louis XIV

2016★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Louis XVI: The Unknown Versailles for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a ...

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