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10 Best Movies Like Lessons in Red

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

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#1
That's What I Am

That's What I Am

2011★ 6.8

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

A coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol, a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridi...

#2
The Book Thief

The Book Thief

2013★ 7.5

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

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sh...

#3
Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

1987★ 6.9

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

A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II....

#4
The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride

2015★ 7.6

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

The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash....

#5
One Life

One Life

2023★ 7.8

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

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation ...

#6
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969★ 6.6

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

Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'To...

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