
10 Best Movies Like Ludwig II
If you loved Ludwig II, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Ludwig
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ludwig II for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cou...

Corsage
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ludwig II for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an ol...

Nightwatching
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ludwig II for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night W...

The Tin Drum
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ludwig II for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out....

The Forger
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ludwig II for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Jewish aesthete Cioma, 21, does not let anyone take away his joy of life, especially not the Nazis. In 1942, he has to find new ways to make his living in Berlin and escape deporta...

Lola
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ludwig II for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting...