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The Lady of Heaven (2021)
15K
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.
Style:
controversial, historical drama
Plot:
islam, angel, isis, arabic history, terrorist, muslim, freedom, terrorism, religious, faith, tragedy, brutality, islamic terrorism, torture, love, horse, mountain, god, pregnancy, desert, religion, warrior, battles, miraculous event, mother ...
Time:
medieval times, year 2014, 7th century
Place:
syria, arabia, iraq, baghdad iraq
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Most similar movies to The Lady of Heaven
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, captivating, period drama and suspenseful films with plots about islam, battles, muslim, warrior, violence, fight and sword mostly in Drama, History and Action genres. Some movies like The Lady of Heaven: Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Hotel Mumbai (2018), Mat Kilau (2022), Black Gold (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Iran
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
By the order of King of Habasha Abraha, one of his army commanders charges ahead Mecca to ruin the House of God. He leads thousands of soldiers, horses and elephants all fully equipped. By God’s will in 3km distance from Mecca, in its outskirts ...
Style:
islamic, captivating, serious, sincere, historical drama ...
Plot:
islam, muslim, prophet, religion, arabic history, prophecy, bird attack, battles, family relations, husband wife relationship, idol, slavery ...
Time:
7th century, 6th century
Place:
iran, arabia, middle east, maghreb
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Style:
epic, serious, costume drama, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
knight, sword fight, war, medieval, crusade, battles, warrior, siege, muslim, crusader, sword and shield, christianity ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 2005 ...
Place:
jerusalem, middle east, palestine, holy land, england ...
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40%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.
Style:
epic, captivating, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
viking, kingdom, warrior, medieval, battles, king, king of england, epic battle, sword fight, battlefield, exploration, mortal combat ...
Time:
10th century, 9th century, medieval times
Place:
england, wales
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK, Singapore, India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the Mumbai attacks in 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, factual, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorist, jihad, hotel, courage, religious fanatic, islamic terrorism, hostage, shooting, survival, cruelty ...
Time:
year 2019, 2000s, year 2008
Place:
india, mumbai india, australia, bombay india, pakistan ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The rise of a Malay warrior named Mat Kilau and his friends against the British colonialists who came to Pahang in 1892. The greed of British officials and policies, which have imposed excessive taxes, confiscated land belonging to the Malays to ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, epic
Plot:
independence movement, warrior, battles, fight, heroes, war for independence, power struggle, historical figure, fight club, religious, british army, martial arts ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Italy, Qatar, Tunisia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, feel good ...
Plot:
tribe, oil, desert, sheik, arab, bedouin, rivalry, state affairs, muslim, parents and children, family relations, society ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, ottoman empire, arabia
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The story revolves around the British finding out that Tok Gajah intends to go to Terengganu to seek support from the Sultan and Malay heroes of Terengganu. The British ordered the capture and elimination of Tok Gajah and his followers. Awang is ...
Style:
epic
Plot:
religious, british army, martial arts, archery, captain, rescue, gold bar, jungle, enemy, love, freedom, gold ...
Time:
1890s, 19th century, 1880s
Place:
asia, malaysia
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important effects in Islam history.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
arabic history, arab culture, arab, islam, civil war, martyrdom, warrior, fight, historical event, battles, faith, muslim ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
iran
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon’s greatest swordsman (Jang Hyuk) goes into hiding, far removed from his city’s anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he has no choice but to unsheathe his sword once more.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
sword fight, medieval, joseon dynasty, qing dynasty, fight, warrior, dynasty, slave, violence, martial arts, fight for supremacy, empire ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, serious, scenic, action adventure ...
Plot:
master warrior, martial arts, military, ancient rome, battle zone, danger, heroic mission, wuxia, battles, heroes, ancient history, barbarian ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
china, ancient china
Similarity:
37%
115K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Style:
controversial, political, disturbing, serious, rough ...
Plot:
terrorism, 9/11, airplane, hijacking, terrorist, war on terror, survival, al qaeda, aviation, medieval, death, airplane accident ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
new york, middle east, boston, usa, pennsylvania ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The period after the Sultan Mehmed II (the Conqueror) conquered Constantinople, moving towards Europe in the fifteenth century , and Sultan Mehmed's determination to spread Islam in Europe by the superb morals of Muslims then.
Style:
serious, islamic, period drama
Plot:
turkish history, morality, heroism, biopic, leadership, political intrigue, islam, national identity, swordplay, medieval, propaganda, ambition ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
ottoman empire
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Following ISIS's occupation of Mosul in 2014, members of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) engaged in a difficult struggle to rescue 49 personnel taken captive at the Turkish Consulate General.
Style:
tension, bleak, captivating, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
isis, consulate, prisoner, terror, intelligence agency, rescue mission, islamic terrorism, captivity, captive, terrorism, terrorist, consul ...
Place:
iraq, middle east, syria, turkey
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 13th century Ireland a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across an Irish landscape fraught with peril.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, mysterious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
religion, medieval, pilgrimage, monk, relic, viking, penance, warrior, fight, heroic mission, journey, knight ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century, future
Place:
ireland, france, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, sincere, thought provoking, meditative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
monk, monastery, faith, islam, terrorist, religion, clergy, muslim, war violence, christian, peace, catholic ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
algeria, middle east, morocco, maghreb, palestine ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under ...
Style:
epic, realistic, factual, talky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
islam, imperialism, military, culture clash, politics, british empire, colonialism, siege, pyramid, wartime, war, idealism ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s, year 1966, turn of the century ...
Place:
africa, sudan, england, cairo egypt, belgium ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia, Malaysia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Anggie, a woman who is a victim of her boyfriend's violence and finds guidance after being saved by a girl who runs a mosque.
Style:
emotional, spiritual
Plot:
religion, christian, religious, muslim, faith, journey, trip, life, islam, female protagonist, congregation, sin ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In AD 922, Arab courtier, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.
Style:
epic, exciting, scenic, gothic, intense ...
Plot:
sword fight, viking, barbarian, sword and sorcery, medieval, sword, mythology, combat, battles, warrior, mission, arab ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 10th century, year 1999
Place:
baghdad iraq, scandinavia, iraq
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Syria
TV show
Story:
A historical series embodying the character of Al-Zeer Salem, whose story happened in the pre-Islamic era. and presents the events of the Al-Basus War.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological, epic
Plot:
revenge, muslim, arabic history, warrior, brother brother relationship, arab, war, problem, murder, avenge, vengeance, arab culture ...
Time:
5th century
Place:
syria, arabia
Similarity:
36%
100K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Style:
touching, anamorphic, historical drama, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, taliban, war on terror, behind enemy lines, heroism, military, cia, us military, war in afghanistan, special forces, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Morocco
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islamic State, before and after he embraces in Islam.
Style:
islamic, serious, realistic, rough, christian film
Plot:
muslim, islam, koran, prophet, arabic history, arab culture, medieval, family relations, conquering, controversy, religious persecution, christian ...
Time:
7th century, middle ages
Place:
persia, jerusalem, arabia, middle east, egypt
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent to find it.
Style:
action adventure, independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, samurai sword, ninja, imperialism, tokugawa shogunate, woman with a gun, edo period, battles, political unrest, military life, heist, destiny ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, year 1981
Place:
japan, asia, usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Babhruvahana, like Arjuna at the beginning of the Kurukshetra war, faces a moral dilemma. Can he risk harming his parents? While Chitarangada alerts Arjuna to shoot an arrow at their son and take advantage of Babhruvahana’s momentary lapse due to ...
Style:
epic, emotional, dramatic, intense, historical drama ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, father son conflict, mythology, battles, hare krishna, honor, family conflict, royalty, sacrifice, redemption, warrior, archery ...
Place:
kannada
Similarity:
36%
16K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Style:
disturbing, visual, bleak, atmospheric, spiritual ...
Plot:
murder, shakespeare, guilt, prophecy, witch, nobility, macbeth, witchcraft, royalty, betrayal, renaissance, ghost ...
Time:
11th century, medieval times, middle ages, year 1971, 20th century ...
Place:
scotland, eastern europe, england, europe
Similarity:
36%
27K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, factual, tension ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, military, politics, commando mission, rescue, danger, siege, violence, hostage, hostage situation, hostage rescue ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
england, iran, london
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Discover the life of renowned Muslim scholar Buya Hamka, from his humble West Sumatra origins to his political achievements.
Style:
political, period piece, indonesian, period drama
Plot:
journalist, national hero, activist, biopic, politics, religious, husband wife relationship, school teacher, father son relationship, affection, skin, book ...
Time:
year 1942, 1920s, 20th century, 1930s, 1940s ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, captivating, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
battles, samurai sword, martial arts, emperor, power struggle, warrior, intrigue, fight, empire, life is a bitch, biopic, political conflict ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Nisa and Aris' initially happy household shakes when Nisa's younger sibling comes to live with them.
Style:
emotional, crying
Plot:
campus, marriage, love, betrayal, couples, religious, bakery, university, husband, islam, house, hotel ...
Similarity:
36%
183K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
Style:
epic, period piece, breathtaking, serious, factual ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, war, conquering, medieval, battles, warlord, destiny, greek, ambition, ruler, gay, knight ...
Time:
ancient times, year 2004, middle ages
Place:
ancient greece, greece, persia, macedonia, egypt ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.
Style:
captivating, historical drama, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
palace intrigue, marriage, queen, duke, based on real people, king, female protagonist, love, relationships, intrigue, royal family, male female relationship ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Similarity:
36%
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