Movies like Genius

Genius (2016) is a history movie directed by Michael Grandage. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. The King's Speech (2010)
★ 7.7 · 9,583 votes · Drama, History
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.
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2. Richard Jewell (2019)
★ 7.4 · 2,828 votes · Drama, History, Crime
Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.
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3. The Walk (2015)
★ 7.0 · 3,473 votes · History, Drama, Adventure
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
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4. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
★ 7.0 · 924 votes · Family, History, Drama
The behind the scenes story of the life of A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin.
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5. Mank (2020)
★ 6.7 · 1,857 votes · Drama, History
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
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6. The Current War (2018)
★ 6.7 · 1,181 votes · Drama, History
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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7. Shattered Glass (2003)
★ 7.0 · 499 votes · Drama, History
Stephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Harper's and George. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington, but a bizarre chain of events - chronicled in Buzz Bissinger's September 1998 Vanity Fair article - suddenly stopped his career in its tracks.
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8. The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
★ 7.3 · 1,594 votes · Drama, History, War
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
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9. Mr. Turner (2014)
★ 6.5 · 601 votes · History, Drama
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
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10. All the Way (2016)
★ 6.7 · 328 votes · Drama, History, TV Movie
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'
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Related lists

1. The King's Speech (2010)

★ 7.7 · 9,583 votes · Drama, History

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

Movies like The King's Speech →

2. Richard Jewell (2019)

★ 7.4 · 2,828 votes · Drama, History, Crime

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

Movies like Richard Jewell →

7. Shattered Glass (2003)

★ 7.0 · 499 votes · Drama, History

Stephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Harper's and George. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington, but a bizarre chain of events - chronicled in Buzz Bissinger's September 1998 Vanity Fair article - suddenly stopped his career in its tracks.

Movies like Shattered Glass →

10. All the Way (2016)

★ 6.7 · 328 votes · Drama, History, TV Movie

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'

Movies like All the Way →

1. The King's Speech (2010)

2. Richard Jewell (2019)

3. The Walk (2015)

4. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

5. Mank (2020)

6. The Current War (2018)

7. Shattered Glass (2003)

8. The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

9. Mr. Turner (2014)

10. All the Way (2016)

Related lists

1. The King's Speech (2010)

2. Richard Jewell (2019)

3. The Walk (2015)

4. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

5. Mank (2020)

6. The Current War (2018)

7. Shattered Glass (2003)

8. The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

9. Mr. Turner (2014)

10. All the Way (2016)

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