swap_horiz Gandhi (1982) Alternatives

1

Amadeus (1984)

Amadeus is a 1984 American period drama film directed by Miloš Forman, adapted from Peter Shaffer's 1979 stage play. It...

Music Classical History Drama

9.3 Excellent

2

12 Years a Slave (2013)

12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and based on the 1853 memoir of the same na...

History Drama Race 2010S

8.9 Great

3

All the President's Men (1976)

All the President's Men is a 1976 American political thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula, based on the 1974 non-fiction...

Drama Journalism Political 1970S

8.7 Great

4

The Elephant Man (1980)

The Elephant Man is a 1980 British biographical drama film directed by David Lynch and shot in black and white. It chron...

Drama Medical 1980S Victorian

8.5 Great

5

Patton (1970)

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Military Epic Wwii 1970S

8.4 Great

6

Selma (2014)

Selma is a 2014 American historical drama directed by Ava DuVernay that depicts the three attempted marches from Selma t...

History Drama Activism 2010S

8.2 Great

7

The Right Stuff (1983)

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Drama Space 1980S Nasa

8.2 Great

8

The Killing Fields (1984)

The Killing Fields (1984) is a British film directed by Roland Joffé depicting New York Times journalist Sydney Schanber...

Drama Journalism 1980S War

8.2 Great

9

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 British biographical drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann, adapted from the stage play...

Drama British Political Religious

8.2 Great

10

My Left Foot (1989)

My Left Foot (1989) is an Irish biographical film in which Daniel Day-Lewis portrays Christy Brown, a Dublin-born artist...

Drama 1980S Disability Irish

8.1 Great

11

Platoon (1986)

Platoon (1986), written and directed by Oliver Stone, draws on Stone's own Vietnam War service and won the Academy Award...

Drama 1980S War Autobiographical

8.1 Great

12

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

"Judas and the Black Messiah" is a 2021 biographical drama directed by Shaka King that details the events leading to the...

Drama Political 2020S Civil Rights

8.1 Great

13

The Last Emperor (1987)

"The Last Emperor" is a 1987 epic biographical drama directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It chronicles the life of Puyi, th...

Epic History China 1980S

7.9 Good

14

JFK (1991)

"JFK" is a 1991 American political thriller directed by Oliver Stone that scrutinizes the events leading up to the assas...

Drama Political 1990S Conspiracy

7.9 Good

15

Missing (1982)

Missing is a 1982 biographical drama directed by Costa-Gavras, based on the true story of American journalist Charles Ho...

Drama Political Thriller 1980S

7.7 Good

16

Reds (1981)

Reds (1981), written, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty, chronicles American journalist and Communist activist Joh...

Drama Journalism Political 1980S

7.5 Good

17

Braveheart (1995)

'Braveheart' is a 1995 historical epic film directed by Mel Gibson, who also portrays the lead role of Sir William Walla...

Epic History 1990S War

7.4 Good

18

The Butler (2013)

The Butler (2013) is an American biographical drama directed by Lee Daniels, inspired by the true story of Eugene Allen,...

History Drama Political 2010S

6.7 Fair

19

Golda (2023)

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Israel History Drama Political

5.8 Mediocre

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Napoleon (2023)

Napoleon (2023) is a British-American epic biographical film directed by Ridley Scott tracing the military rise and poli...

Military French Epic History

5.7 Mediocre