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10 Best Movies Like 1878

If you loved 1878, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1878 for fans of History & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country....

#2
The Secrets We Keep

The Secrets We Keep

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1878 for fans of History & Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he comm...

#3
Rebellion

Rebellion

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1878 for fans of History & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

April 1988, Ouvéa Island, New Caledonia. 30 gendarmes are taken hostage by a group of Kanak freedom fighters. 300 soldiers are sent from France to re-establish order. 2 men confron...

#4
Firebrand

Firebrand

2024★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1878 for fans of History & Thriller & 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...

#5
Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones

2016★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1878 for fans of History & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew ...

#6
Emperor

Emperor

2020★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1878 for fans of History & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green....

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