Movies like Columbus The Lost Voyage

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Columbus The Lost Voyage (2007)
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Columbus The Lost Voyage (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Columbus' 4th voyage has been a total failure: he has not found the westward passage, he has no gold to show, he has lost men and ships and his efforts to build a colony have fallen through. The monarchs of Spain are not going to restore the rights and privileges which were taken away from Columbus after the first voyage. And Columbus will be shamed. Many of his sailors who have survived, can't face the journey home. They will choose to remain on Hispaniola or neighbouring Puerto Rico.
Style: psychological, captivating, period piece, thrilling
Plot: expedition, american history, christopher columbus, shipwreck, discovery, ancient, seafaring, travel, sea, historical figure, storm at sea, problem, sea voyage, knowledge, gold, sword fight, faith, heroism, bravery, manipulation, syphilis, mutiny, imprisonment, treachery, lunar eclipse ...

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and realistic films with plots about biopic, historical figure, ancient, society, historical event, father son relationship and faith mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like Columbus The Lost Voyage: Bezos (2023), Ramanujan (2014), Golda (2023), The Meanest Man in Texas (2017), The Founding Of An Army (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Bezos (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Bezos chronicles the true-life story of Jeff Bezos-a humble yet awkward entrepreneur on his mission to create Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce company, and turning himself into the richest man in the world.
Style: thought provoking, realistic, thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: business and finance, businessman, business, historical character, corporation, powerful corporation, ambition, lifestyle, historical figure, economist
Time: 90s
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Ramanujan (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India, UK
Duration: 153 min.
Story: A prodigious Indian mathematician has to overcome poverty and prejudices and make a mark with the help of his British mentor.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: mathematician, mathematics, prodigy, love interest, relationships, male protagonist, genius, aspiration, lifestyle, historical figure, love affair, biopic
Time: 20th century
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Golda (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction. She must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet and a complex relationship with US ...
Style: political, thrilling, semi autobiographical, captivating, thought provoking
Plot: prime minister, female protagonist, political leader, politics, politician, historical figure, political activism, political candidate, historical event, political intrigue, historical character, world politics ...
Time: year 1973, 70s, 20th century
Place: israel, tel aviv israel, jerusalem, london
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The Meanest Man in Texas (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Convicted murderer Clyde Thompson receives the death penalty for shooting two men in Texas in 1928. When the governor spares his life, Thompson gains a reputation as the meanest man in the state while working hard labor in prison.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: convict, redemption, parole, historical figure, serial killer, fall in love, murderer, prisoner, character change, in love, changing lives, historical character ...
Place: texas
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The Founding Of An Army (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 133 min.
Story: The Founding of an Army is a Chinese historical film. Produced by Han Sanping and directed by Andrew Lau, it is the third installment of the trilogy called Founding of New China after The Founding of a Republic (2009) and The Founding of a Party ...
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, banned
Plot: chinese history, chinese army, problem, murder, social problems, soldier, marxist, chinese civil war, communism, historical figure, political leader, republican era china ...
Time: 1920s
Place: china
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Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, Poland
Duration: 200 min.
Story: Augustine is a two-part, Italian-made mini-series about the influential theologian and church father Augustine of Hippo. The piece tells the story of his life from a teenager to his death at the age of 69.Much of the content for the scenes of him as ...
Style: sincere, captivating, psychological, biblical, christian film
Plot: catholic, faith, saint, christianity, religion, ancient, christian, bible, lifestyle, religious fundamentalism, religious, religious faith ...
Time: ancient times, 5th century
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Finding Altamira (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira cave.
Style: suspenseful, touching, suspense, exciting, tense ...
Plot: cave, discovery, love triangle, faith, painter, art, real life, artist, buffalo, beach, cemetery, church ...
Time: 19th century, prehistory, victorian era, 1880s
Place: spain
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This Is Not a War Story (2021)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A ragtag group of veterans in New York deal with the aftermath of war by creating unusual art.
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: ptsd, veteran, art, therapy, anti war, problem, social issues, war veteran, society, mental disorder, social problems, life ...
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Maxwell (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Basil Brookes joins "Captain Bob" - press mogul Robert Maxwell - as financial director and witnesses Maxwell's financial shenanigans as he contests status with fellow mogul Rupert Murdoch and descends into marital and monetary chaos.
Style: thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological
Plot: millionaire, businessman, business, money, business and finance, business tycoon, historical figure, finance, life, money problems, intrigue, publisher ...
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58%
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Cromwell (1970)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
Style: epic, realistic, factual, talky, serious ...
Plot: revolution, british history, battles, royal family, political unrest, society, medieval, tyranny, military, against the odds, rivalry, rebellion ...
Time: 17th century, victorian era, middle ages
Place: england, ireland, britain, europe, america ...
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57%
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Mevlana Rumi (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
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Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: sultan, muslim, desert, problem, iranian, castle, genghis khan, koran, sword, turk, mongol
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Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a ...
Style: dramatic, inspirational, philosophical, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, adult
Plot: buddhism, beautiful scenery, expedition, mountain, world war two, biopic, wanderlust, travel, friendship, culture clash, survival, self discovery ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 1940s, 90s, year 1997
Place: tibet, himalaya, austria, chile, asia ...
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2004)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Spain, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The Tulse Luper Suitcases reconstructs the life of Tulse Luper, a professional writer and project-maker, caught up in a life of prisons. He was born in 1911 in Newport, South Wales and presumably last heard of in 1989. His life is reconstructed from ...
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, surprise ending
Plot: biopic, gulag, life is a bitch, problem, confined, prisoner, dialogue, art, male nudity, male female relationship, traveler, surrealism ...
Place: russia
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54%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 50 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style: political, period piece, emotional, factual, epic ...
Audience: teens
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
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Style: captivating, psychological
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Style: epic, realistic, exciting, costume drama, atmospheric ...
Audience: date night
Plot: medieval, battles, shakespeare, king, politics, royal family, war, tragedy, king of england, royalty, love and romance, military ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA, Germany
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Style: period piece, costume drama, breathtaking, colorful, historical drama ...
Plot: british history, queen, queen elizabeth i, throne, royal family, royalty, tudors, politics, monarchy, medieval, political intrigue, biopic ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Spain
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Duration: 118 min.
Story: The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Style: harsh, realistic, inspirational, epic, exciting ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: ocean, survival, sea voyage, shark, boat, expedition, raft, obsessive quest, adventurer, sailing, travel, lost at sea ...
Time: 1940s, year 1947, 20th century, year 2012, 2010s ...
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Christopher Columbus (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, USA
Duration: 360 min.
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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: serious, exciting, realistic, captivating, factual ...
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On Wings of Eagles (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.
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