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10 Best Movies Like Voltaire

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

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#1
The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

2009★ 7.2

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

As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regenc...

#2
Désirée

Désirée

1954★ 6.5

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

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to ...

#3
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

2006★ 6.7

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

A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ul...

#4
Waterloo

Waterloo

1970★ 7.1

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

After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the...

#5
Mayerling

Mayerling

1968★ 6.2

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

Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man b...

#6
The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

1934★ 6.9

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

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the ...

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