🎬 Movies Like Braveheart

Loved Braveheart (1995)? 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. Here are 26 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Braveheart itself.

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   The Patriot2000

   7.2 IMDb62% RT critics81% RT audience72% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser62·81

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: Mel Gibson

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   Schindler's List1993

   9.0 IMDb98% RT critics95% Metacritic97% RT audience86% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim98·97

   Both are biography/drama films; Matching emotional, epic tone

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   Macbeth2015

   6.6 IMDb80% RT critics64% RT audience64% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling80·64

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: medieval, scotland, set in scotland

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   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001

   8.9 IMDb91% RT critics92% Metacritic95% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·95

   Matching emotional, epic tone; Same era (2000s)

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   Outlaw King2018

   6.9 IMDb63% RT critics69% RT audience68% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: scotland, set in scotland, based on true story

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   Casino1995

   8.2 IMDb79% RT critics93% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim79·93

   Matching dark, emotional tone; Same era (1990s)

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   The Passion of the Christ2004

   7.3 IMDb50% RT critics81% RT audience75% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser50·81

   Shared talent: director Mel Gibson; Both are drama films

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   We Were Soldiers2002

   7.2 IMDb63% RT critics84% RT audience71% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser63·84

   Shared talent: director Randall Wallace, Mel Gibson; Shared themes: war, based on true story

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   Apocalypto2006

   7.9 IMDb65% RT critics79% RT audience76% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Mel Gibson; Shared themes: dramatic, loss of loved one

10. 10
    Born on the Fourth of July1989

    7.2 IMDb84% RT critics76% RT audience70% TMDB

    Both are war/biography films; Matching emotional, intense tone

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    Dances with Wolves1990

    8.0 IMDb87% RT critics87% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim87·87

    Shared themes: powerful, dramatic; Matching emotional, epic tone

12. 12
    Amadeus1984

    8.4 IMDb90% RT critics95% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·95

    Both are biography/drama films; Matching emotional, dark tone

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    For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada2012

    6.6 IMDb21% RT critics78% RT audience68% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser21·78

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: catholic, based on true story

14. 14
    Secretariat2010

    7.2 IMDb64% RT critics76% RT audience74% TMDB

    Shared talent: director Randall Wallace; Both are biography/drama films

15. 15
    Ali2001

    6.7 IMDb69% RT critics65% RT audience68% TMDB

    Both are biography/drama films; Matching emotional, intense tone

16. 16
    A Beautiful Mind2001

    8.2 IMDb74% RT critics93% RT audience79% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser74·93

    Both are biography/drama films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

17. 17
    The English Patient1996

    7.4 IMDb86% RT critics83% RT audience71% TMDB

    Both are war/drama films; Matching emotional, intense tone

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    Pearl Harbor2001

    6.3 IMDb24% RT critics66% RT audience69% TMDB⚡ Polarizing24·66

    Shared talent: writer Randall Wallace; Matching intense, emotional tone

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    Wyatt Earp1994

    6.7 IMDb33% RT critics61% RT audience68% TMDB⚡ Polarizing33·61

    Both are biography/drama films; Matching emotional, epic tone

20. 20
    Saving Private Ryan1998

    8.6 IMDb94% RT critics91% Metacritic95% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim94·95

    Both are war/drama films; Matching emotional, intense tone

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    The King2019

    7.3 IMDb71% RT critics84% RT audience72% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are biography/drama films

22. 22
    Macbeth1971

    7.4 IMDb78% RT critics73% RT audience71% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: scotland, set in scotland, set in united kingdom

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    The Kill Team2019

    6.0 IMDb69% RT critics42% RT audience64% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: based on true story

24. 24
    Field of Lost Shoes2015

    5.8 IMDb40% RT critics51% RT audience61% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are war/drama films

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    Walking with the Enemy2013

    6.5 IMDb46% RT critics59% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Matching intense, emotional tone

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    Stockholm Bloodbath2023

    4.8 IMDb28% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Matching funny, light tone