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10 Best Movies Like The Persians

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

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#1
Hamlet

Hamlet

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Persians for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

David Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production was hailed b...

#2
Oslo

Oslo

2021★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Persians for fans of History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palest...

#3
King Lear

King Lear

2018★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Persians for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one....

#4
Alexander

Alexander

2004★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Persians for fans of History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther...

#5
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Persians for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devot...

#6
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Persians for fans of History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country....

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