Movies like Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) is a history movie directed by Werner Herzog. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
★ 6.3 · 955 votes · Action, Adventure, Drama
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
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2. The Mission (1986)
★ 7.4 · 1,612 votes · Adventure, Drama, Action
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
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3. The Lost City of Z (2017)
★ 6.4 · 3,177 votes · Adventure, Drama, History
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
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4. Meek's Cutoff (2011)
★ 6.5 · 321 votes · Western, History, Drama
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
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5. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
★ 7.7 · 2,132 votes · Adventure, Drama, History
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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6. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
★ 7.3 · 305 votes · Adventure, History, Drama
Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.
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