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10 Best Movies Like Richard II

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

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#1
Richard III

Richard III

1995★ 6.8

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

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and ...

#2
Firebrand

Firebrand

2024★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Richard II for fans of Drama. 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...

#3
Red, White & Royal Blue

Red, White & Royal Blue

2023★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Richard II for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge i...

#4
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

1977★ 6.1

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

Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court b...

#5
Braveheart

Braveheart

1995★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Richard II for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village ...

#6
Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

2019★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Richard II for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved fro...

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