Movies like Leopardi
Leopardi (2014) is a history movie directed by Mario Martone. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Mirror (1975)
★ 7.9 · 1,140 votes · Drama, History
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
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2. The Elephant Man (1980)
★ 8.1 · 4,088 votes · Drama, History
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity.
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3. 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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4. Kidnapped (2023)
★ 7.3 · 392 votes · Drama, History
The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
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5. Temple Grandin (2010)
★ 7.9 · 596 votes · Drama, History
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in humane livestock handling.
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6. I Swear (2025)
★ 8.3 · 623 votes · Drama, History
Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.
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