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10 Best Movies Like Pontius Pilate

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

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#1
The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pontius Pilate 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...

#2
The Robe

The Robe

1953★ 6.9

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

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when ...

#3
Radium Girls

Radium Girls

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pontius Pilate 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....

#4
Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

2010★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pontius Pilate 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...

#5
Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972★ 7.0

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

In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but after t...

#6
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

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

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

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