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Movies that feel like Alpha (2018)

If you loved Alpha, the closest films we have are Wolf Totem (2015), Togo (2019) and The Lost City of Z (2017). All three share Alpha's epic and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Essential and others, checked against today's data.

In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.

πŸ… 80% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Albert Hughesepiccontemplative

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Wolf Totem
2015 Β· dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· drama

Both are built on the same subject: wolf

In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.

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Togo
2019 Β· dir. Ericson Core
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.9adventure Β· history Β· drama

Common ground in both: snow and pets

The difference: Sits closer to history than Alpha does

The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and his lead sled dog, Togo.

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The Lost City of Z
2017 Β· dir. James Gray
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· drama Β· history

Epic and contemplative in the same breath

A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

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Everest
2015 Β· dir. Baltasar KormΓ‘kur
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· drama Β· history

Both keep coming back to the same thing: snow

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.

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Borg vs McEnroe
2017 Β· dir. Janus Metz
πŸ… 84%β˜… 6.9drama Β· history

Drama built on scale, twice over

The Swedish BjΓΆrn Borg and the American John McEnroe, the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.

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The Walk
2015 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.3history Β· drama Β· adventure

Adventure with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

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Labyrinth of Lies
2014 Β· dir. Giulio Ricciarelli
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.3drama Β· history

Both lean on scale more than on drama

A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.

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Jobs
2013 Β· dir. Joshua Michael Stern
πŸ… 27%β˜… 6drama Β· history

Contemplative adventure in both cases

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

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Silence
2016 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.2drama Β· history

Both working the same drama territory

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

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Loving Vincent
2017 Β· dir. DK Welchman
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.8animation Β· drama Β· history

Both play drama straight

A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

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King Richard
2021 Β· dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.5drama Β· history

Both know what they want from drama

The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.

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The Two Popes
2019 Β· dir. Fernando Meirelles
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.6drama Β· history

Drama in the same key

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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