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Movies that feel likeKingdom of Heaven (2005)

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

If you loved Kingdom of Heaven, the closest films we have are Black Hawk Down (2001), Red Cliff (2008) and Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004). All three share Kingdom of Heaven's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007).

πŸ… 39% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Ridley Scottcontemplativekineticepicbleak
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Black Hawk Down
2001 Β· dir. Ridley Scott
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.7action Β· war Β· historyApple TV+

Ridley Scott working the same nerve twice

The difference: Reviewed even better

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.

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Red Cliff
2008 Β· dir. John Woo
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· drama Β· historyPrime Video

Contemplative and kinetic in the same breath

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.

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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
2004 Β· dir. Kang Je-kyu
πŸ… 79%β˜… 8action Β· adventure Β· drama

Epic where it counts, bleak underneath

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

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We Were Soldiers
2002 Β· dir. Randall Wallace
πŸ… 63%β˜… 7.2action Β· history Β· warParamount+

Common ground: battlefield

The difference: Trades the stillness of Kingdom of Heaven for an angle of its own

The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."

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Gladiator II
2024 Β· dir. Ridley Scott
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.4action Β· adventure Β· dramaPrime VideoParamount+

Ridley Scott directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007 Β· dir. Sergei Bodrov
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2history Β· war Β· action

Action built on momentum, twice over

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

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Napoleon
2023 Β· dir. Ridley Scott
πŸ… 58%β˜… 6.3history Β· war Β· dramaApple TV+

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.

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Robin Hood
2010 Β· dir. Ridley Scott
πŸ… 43%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· historyMax

Both are built on the same subject: knight

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

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King Arthur
2004 Β· dir. Antoine Fuqua
πŸ… 30%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· war Β· history

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

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Midway
2019 Β· dir. Roland Emmerich
πŸ… 42%β˜… 6.7war Β· history Β· drama

History with a pulse of bleakness, in both cases

The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.

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The Woman King
2022 Β· dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood
πŸ… 94%β˜… 6.9action Β· drama Β· historyHulu

Contemplative war in both cases

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 Β· dir. Ridley Scott
πŸ… 29%β˜… 6adventure Β· drama Β· action

Drama built on momentum, twice over

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

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