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10 Best Movies Like Les Miserables

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

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#1
Colette

Colette

2018★ 6.9

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

After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artis...

#2
The Round Up

The Round Up

2010★ 7.5

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

A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it....

#3
The Mad Women's Ball

The Mad Women's Ball

2021★ 7.0

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

A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas....

#4
Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1948★ 6.1

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

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from ...

#5
Miss Violet

Miss Violet

2024★ 6.9

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

France. End of the 19th century. Louise Violet 40, a Parisian teacher, is sent on a mission to the French countryside. But in a place where the daily life is linked to the seasons...

#6
Mr. Morgan's Last Love

Mr. Morgan's Last Love

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Les Miserables for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman....

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