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10 Best Movies Like Richard II

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

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#1
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

2010★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Richard II for fans of History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show's 2010 original production at the Queen's Theatre, th...

#2
Richard III

Richard III

1995★ 6.7

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

A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the rivali...

#3
Secret Honor

Secret Honor

1984★ 6.7

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

In his New Jersey study, Richard Nixon retraces the missteps of his political career, attempting to absolve himself of responsibility for Watergate and lambasting President Gerald ...

#4
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Richard II for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announ...

#5
Firebrand

Firebrand

2024★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Richard II for fans of 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...

#6
The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

1997★ 6.4

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

It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to...

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