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10 Best Movies Like Les Misérables

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

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#1
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1935★ 7.1

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

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean fi...

#2
Quills

Quills

2000★ 7.1

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

In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, ...

#3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Les Misérables for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege a...

#4
Love & Friendship

Love & Friendship

2016★ 6.1

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

From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for hers...

#5
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996★ 6.9

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

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt ...

#6
Colette

Colette

2018★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Les Misérables 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...

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