Movies like Magellan 2025
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Magellan (2025)
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Original name: Magalhães
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Philippines, Spain, Portugal, France, Taiwan
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
In the 16th century, Ferdinand Magellan, a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator, rebels against the power of the King of Portugal, who doesn’t support his dream of discovering the world, and persuades the Spanish monarchy to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tense, melancholic, slow cinema, costume drama, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sea voyage, exploration, biopic, leadership, ambition, determination, mutiny, idealism, palace intrigue, isolation, colonialism, marriage, religion, colonization, explorer, historical epic, ship, sailor, sea adventure, expedition, battles, tribe, journey, boat, translator ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
spain, portugal, pacific ocean, atlantic ocean
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, period piece, period drama and tense films with plots about biopic, survival, ambition, betrayal, political intrigue, ship and explorer mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Magellan: Boundless (2022), Pilgrimage (2017), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), The Captive (2025), Christopher Columbus (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
The First Circumvalation Around the World, tracking the 1519–22 voyage initiated by Ferdinand Magellan and culminated by Juan Sebastián Elcano.
Style:
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Plot:
sea voyage, spanish history, sea adventure, exploration, ship, sea disaster, traveler, travel, explorer, historical figure, danger, survival ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
spain, atlantic ocean, pacific ocean, the philippines, portugal
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Adventurer, pilgrim, penitent but above all outstanding writer, Fernão Mendes Pinto left us an unparalleled romance, the living and human palpitation of one of the greatest historical adventures of man.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, reflective, intercultural, historical romance ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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65%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
Style:
inspirational, epic, period piece, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
spain, caribbean, italy, europe, west indies ...
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Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In 1575, the young soldier Miguel de Cervantes is captured on the high seas by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. Aware that a cruel death awaits him if his family does not pay his ransom soon, he finds refuge in his passion for ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, tense, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, USA
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story:
The epic mini-series tells the story of the legendary Italian-born explorer Diego de Geona Taino, later known as Christopher Columbus, from his birth in c.1450 Genoa, Italy, to his young adult years as an expert sailor and navigator who, with money ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
portugal, spain, europe, atlantic ocean, africa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, romantic, captivating, historical drama, exciting ...
Plot:
spanish history, duke, king, castle, wedding, european history, unrequited love, palace intrigue, religion, marriage, conspiracy, aristocracy ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
53%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, period piece
Plot:
north pole, expedition, rivalry, controversy, biopic, ambition, survival, travel and leisure, perseverance, isolation, naval officer, character study ...
Time:
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Place:
greenland
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A powerful modern film narrative, set in a historical framework, about the crucial encounter between vulnerable eighteen-year-old Hans Christian Andersen, who rates himself so highly, and Mr. Meisling, the cynical school principal. An encounter that ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, emotional, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
writers, biopic, coming of age, hans christian andersen, school, character study, personal growth, ambition, identity crisis, isolation, social class, poet ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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478
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India, UK
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, historical drama, intercultural ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mathematics, prodigy, genius, biopic, lifestyle, love affair, historical figure, love interest, aspiration, male protagonist, relationships, inspiration ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
india, england
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, epic, historical drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
16th century
Place:
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Similarity:
47%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: France, French Guiana, Brazil
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, contemplative, atmospheric, historical drama, meditative ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
guyana
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, suspenseful, touching, factual, tense ...
Plot:
aspiring writer, british, casting, acting audition, biopic, behind the scenes, media industry, determination, ambition, working class, nostalgia, realism ...
Time:
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Place:
manchester, northern england
Similarity:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Italy, France, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
renaissance, biopic, pope, painter, sculpture, ambition, artist, politics, rivalry, betrayal, palace intrigue, passion ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
pacific ocean, peru, polynesia, usa, south america ...
Similarity:
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Duration: 178 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
mutiny, ship, ocean, brutality, corporal punishment, betrayal, captain, native tribe, language barrier, discipline, leadership, tyrant ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK, Spain, USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, period piece, costume drama, atmospheric, intercultural ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Story:
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