20 best movies like Mad to Be Normal (2017)

List of the best movies like Mad to Be Normal (2017): Brexit: The Uncivil War, To Walk Invisible, Amazing Grace, Suffragette, Mary, Queen of Scots, Jimmy's Hall, Sonja: The White Swan, The King's Speech, The Lady, A United Kingdom.

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Markimdb: 7
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:32

Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom

To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of these remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:58

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration02:35

    Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who were forced underground to evade the State.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:08

    Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, France, Belgium, Japan
    Duration01:49

    Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryNorway
    Duration01:50

    The true story of Sonja Henie, one of the world's greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star.

    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
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Thailand
    Duration02:12

    The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

    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: 7.7
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUSA, Japan
    Duration03:22

    A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration02:31

    A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
    Duration02:30

    Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUSA, France, United Kingdom, Japan
    Duration01:33

    The story of journalist, Edward R Murrow's stand against Senator McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

    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: 6.8
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:22

    An exceptionally talented face reader becomes entangled in a bloody power struggle between a child king and his uncle who plans to usurp the throne.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:31

      Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUkraine

      The Secret Diary of Simon Petliura takes an unprecedented look at the short-lived Ukrainian People's Republic, which declared an independent Ukraine in 1918, and the later assassination of the UNR's chairman, Symon Petliura in Paris in 1926, orchestrated by the Kremlin at the start of the Soviet occupation of Ukraine.

      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: 6.3
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and daughters Judith and Susanna get surprised to hear he intends to stay there definitively, after two decades working in the capital, neglecting his sincere affections for them.

      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: 7.5
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
      Duration02:08

      "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.

      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: 6.4
      Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:14

      The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.

      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: 6.2
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
      CountryUkraine
      Duration02:03

      The film focuses on the little-known love affair of the terrorist Fanny Kaplan with the brother of Vladimir Lenin, Dmitriy Ilyich Ulyanov, and questions whether she really tried to assassinate Lenin in 1918.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:30

      In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to him becoming a spy.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
      Duration01:54

      When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genremelodrama, drama, military, biography, history
      CountryBrazil

      Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryHungary, United Kingdom

      Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel, of his role in Hitler's plan for the final solution.

      Mark
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryBelarus

      A story about the dramatic fate of the national poet of Belarus Yanka Kupala. The movie reveals the main milestones of the poet’s life and career, coinciding with the most tragic events of the 20th century.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryChina
      Duration02:05

      In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation of Qi. Threatened with annihilation by their powerful neighbour, a desperate people turn to their greatest teacher to lead their most powerful army. When Confucius delivers a stunning victory against all odds, a jealous aristocracy sets out to destroy him, but they should never under-estimate a remarkable man whose wisdom is more powerful than the sword.

      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: 6.6
      Genredrama, adventure, military, biography, history
      CountryCanada
      Duration03:00

      Joan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During her youth she often witnesses the horrors of war, but her spirit is kept high by the legend of the Maiden of Lorraine. This says that a young maiden one day will unite the divided country and lead the people to freedom.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      The newly named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carolotta arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juraez and democracy..

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, military, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:09

      The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:45

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      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryAustria, Germany, France
      Duration01:44

      Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA, Republic of Ireland, Australia
      Duration02:05

      The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”

      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: 6.1
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration02:18

      Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.

      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: 5.5
      Genredrama, crime, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Japan, USA
      Duration01:50

      Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, drama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:48

      Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.

      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
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:15

      An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed (1887-1920), who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant (1885-1936).

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
      CountryDenmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
      Duration02:17

      A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:30

      Jesus of Nazareth’s life and ministry were subject to seismic social and political events that led to his execution and changed the world forever.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryBrazil

      After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeirom where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take on the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she would start a revolution through paintings, animals and love.




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