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10 Best Movies Like Le Diable Rouge

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

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#1
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

1966★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Le Diable Rouge for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, th...

#2
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

2006★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Le Diable Rouge for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ul...

#3
Vatel

Vatel

2000★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Le Diable Rouge for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so ...

#4
The Flood

The Flood

2024★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Le Diable Rouge for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

1792. Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their children have been arrested and imprisoned in the Tour du Temple, a sinister chateau in Paris, awaiting their trial. Far from ...

#5
Angelique and the King

Angelique and the King

1966★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Le Diable Rouge for fans of History. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what th...

#6
Lost Illusions

Lost Illusions

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Le Diable Rouge for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his drea...

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