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10 Best Movies Like Napoleon

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

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#1
The Battle of Austerlitz

The Battle of Austerlitz

1960★ 6.6

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

Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802....

#2
Chouans !

Chouans !

1988★ 5.8

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

Directed by Philippe de Broca, the film recounts a bloody episode of the French Revolution. 1793, the Terror . In Vendée and in Bretagne, the chouans are revolting against the yo...

#3
The French Revolution

The French Revolution

1989★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Napoleon for fans of Drama & History & War. 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...

#4
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

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

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

#5
Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966★ 7.2

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

Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of ...

#6
Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals

2003★ 6.3

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

Follows the personal and professional life of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfwa...

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