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10 Best Movies Like The Progressive Era

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

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#1
Against the Ice

Against the Ice

2022★ 6.8

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

In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland....

#2
Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

1952★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Progressive Era for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century....

#3
Radioactive

Radioactive

2020★ 6.6

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

The story of Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transfor...

#4
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942★ 7.0

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

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan....

#5
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

2018★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Progressive Era for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the franchise, and a brainstorm wit...

#6
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Progressive Era for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers....

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