20 best movies like Darkest Hour (2017)

List of the best movies like Darkest Hour (2017): Outlaw King, A United Kingdom, The King's Speech, The King, Conspiracy, Cromwell, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, Seven Years in Tibet, Churchill, Shock and Awe.

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Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:57

Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, France, USA
Duration02:31

The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.

Markimdb: 8
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
Duration01:58

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary, USA, Australia
Duration01:59

England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:36

The historical recreation of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which Nazi and SS leaders gathered in a Berlin suburb to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". Lead by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, this group of high ranking German officials came to the historic and far reaching decision that the Jews of Europe were to be exterminated in what would come to be known as the Holocaust.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryCanada, USA
Duration02:57

This biopic profiles history's most spectacular madman, tracing his journey from humble roots to complete mastery of Germany.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama, adventure, military, biography, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:16

Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration02:25

A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, drama, military, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:22

A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, military, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, France, USA
Duration02:27

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Markimdb: 8
Genrethriller, drama, military, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:54

    Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, military, biography, history
    CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, USA, France
    Duration02:24

    In December 1941, Czech soldier Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genredrama, military, biography, history
    CountryLebanon, Kuwait, Morocco, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Egypt
    Duration02:57

    Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, drama, military, biography, history
    CountryUSA

    Spend time on both sides of World War I, partly with German flying ace Baron Manfred Von Richthofen (John Phillip Law), aka "The Red Baron," and his colorful "flying circus" of Fokker fighter planes, during the time from his arrival at the war front to his death in combat. On the other side is Roy Brown of the Royal Air Force, sometimes credited with shooting Richthofen down.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, military, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genredrama, military, biography, history
    CountryAustralia, USA
    Duration02:29

      WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, biography, history
      CountryRussia, Germany, Kazakhstan
      Duration02:06

      The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Czech Republic
      Duration02:23

      The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:10

      The film portrays MacArthur's (Gregory Peck) life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman (Ed Flanders) for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, India
      Duration02:30

      A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany

      The story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. Based on real events.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, drama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:32

      In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argentina, and get him to Israel to be judged.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, biography, history
      CountryUSA, Morocco
      Duration03:10

      A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Republic of Ireland
      Duration04:42

      On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The King of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King's Choice is a story about the three most dramatic days in Norway's history, the royal family's escape and King Haakon's difficult choice after Nazi Germany's invasion of Norway.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA

      The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, Russia, Hungary

      The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      Battle Hymn was inspired by the true story of American minister Dean Hess, played here with rare sensitivity by Rock Hudson. A bomber pilot during World War II, Hess inadvertently releases a bomb which destroys a German orphanage. Tortured by guilt, Hess relocates in Korea after the war to offer his services as a missionary. Combining the best elements of Christianity and Eastern spiritualism, Hess establishes a large home for orphans. The preacher's efforts are threatened when the Korean "police action" breaks out in 1950.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, military, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
      Duration02:13

      Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUSA, France, Chile, China, Germany, United Kingdom
      Duration01:55

      An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, crime, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:35

      Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountrySpain, USA
      Duration02:21

      He was a fierce military commander who led huge armies into battle without a single defeat; a magnificent warrior who many believed was part god - this was Alexander the Great (Richard Burton), the legendary Greek hero hailed by his countrymen as "The King of Kings". Born in 356 B.C. into a turbulent world of political unrest, educated by Aristotle (Barry Jones) and chosen to lead his people in the grand tradition of his powerful father (Fredric March), this glamorous world conqueror rose above all conflict to unite the continents of Europe and Asia to become one of the most celebrated rulers of all time! Written, produced and directed by Oscar - winner Robert Rossen and featuring the extraordinary Claire Bloom and a remarkable cast of thousands, this stunning portrait of one of history's most fascinating figures is colossal entertainment and an amazing spectacle.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
      Duration01:55

      England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genredrama, military, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
      Duration01:40

      Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genredrama, military, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

      Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genredrama, adventure, military, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:30

      This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
      Duration01:42

      A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:04

      In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, South Africa, Italy, USA
      Duration02:01

      Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUSA

      The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genremelodrama, drama, detective, military, biography, history
      CountryIsrael, USA

      The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, drama, military, biography, history
      CountryRussia, Ukraine
      Duration02:17

      The breakout of the war shatters the world of a young student, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, forcing her to enlist in the army in 1941. The maiden turns out to be a natural-born sniper, her impressive skill and prowess make her stand out among men and women alike. Seeing Pavlichenko as a tangible threat, the German High Command gives orders to eliminate the girl whatever the cost. In the meanwhile, Lyudmila meets a man and falls in love. War fades into the background... Soon, however, another misfortune befalls Lyudmila leaving the man she loves on the brink of death and herself seriously wounded. The girl is pulled out of combat and later goes to the United States with a publicity visit. Eleanor Roosevelt welcomes Lyudmila in the White House and the two women soon become close. It won't be long before Pavlichenko stands before an audience in Chicago pressing for a second front. Will her words have the capacity to change the course of war?

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, military, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Luxembourg, China
      Duration01:37

      The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration03:03

      Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genreaction, drama, military, biography, history
      CountryIndia

      Set in the backdrop of the seventeenth century, the royal family of Kottayam is ruled by Pazhassi. The British government begins to impose heavy taxes on the locals in the Thalassery region of Kerala.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Denmark
      Duration02:09

      Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:28

      King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genredrama, military, history
      CountryNorway, Denmark, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Sweden

      When the Nazis secure a heavy water plant to realize their plan to create an atomic bomb, the Norwegian Allies struggle to sabotage the operation.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, drama, military, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:12

      In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:40

      From Academy Award® winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park and The Departed, comes the story of Queen Victoria’s early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle to her romantic courtship and legendary marriage to Prince Albert, Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) gives a stunning performance as the young Victoria. Packed with drama, romance, breath-taking cinematography, lavish costumes and featuring an outstanding British cast including Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Mark Strong, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, and Rupert Friend, The Young Victoria has captivated British audiences, and is the film that Company magazine called “an epic British film, which will sweep you up in her remarkable story.”




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