Movies like Joan of Arc (The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc)
Joan of Arc (The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, 1999) is a action movie directed by Luc Besson. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
★ 8.0 · 1,136 votes · Drama, History
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.
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2. The King (2019)
★ 7.2 · 3,706 votes · Drama, History, War
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
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3. Henry V (1989)
★ 7.1 · 423 votes · War, Drama, History
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
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4. The Last Duel (2021)
★ 7.4 · 4,047 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
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5. Medieval (2022)
★ 6.8 · 566 votes · Action, Drama, History
The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
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6. Braveheart (1995)
★ 7.9 · 11,522 votes · Drama, History, War
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
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7. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
★ 8.2 · 24,950 votes · Drama, Thriller, War
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
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8. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
★ 7.1 · 5,302 votes · Drama, Action, Adventure
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
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9. The Patriot (2000)
★ 7.2 · 4,514 votes · Drama, History, War
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
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10. Resistance (2020)
★ 7.0 · 485 votes · War, History, Drama
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
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11. Outlaw King (2018)
★ 6.8 · 1,774 votes · Action, History, War
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
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12. A Private War (2018)
★ 6.8 · 573 votes · Drama, War
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
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