Movies like NYAD
NYAD (2023) is a history movie directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Swimmers (2022)
★ 7.4 · 665 votes · Drama, History
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.
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2. The Imitation Game (2014)
★ 8.0 · 18,538 votes · History, Drama, Thriller
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
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3. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
★ 7.9 · 12,286 votes · Drama, History
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
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