Movies Like General Idi Amin Dada

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Koko: A Talking Gorilla

1978·1h 25m·★ 7.2·Barbet Schroeder

2 shared crewDir. Barbet SchroederDP: Néstor Almendros

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1969·1h 57m·★ 6.4·Barbet Schroeder

2 shared crewDir. Barbet SchroederDP: Néstor Almendros

The Valley

1972·1h 45m·★ 6.3·Barbet Schroeder

2 shared crewDir. Barbet SchroederDP: Néstor Almendros

Maîtresse

1976·1h 52m·★ 6.5·Barbet Schroeder

2 shared crewDir. Barbet SchroederDP: Néstor Almendros

The Last King of Scotland

2006·2h 3m·★ 7.6·Kevin Macdonald

Themes: idi amin, uganda

Mississippi Masala

1991·1h 58m·★ 6.8·Mira Nair

Themes: idi amin, uganda

Raid on Entebbe

1976·2h 25m·★ 6.7·Irvin Kershner

Themes: idi amin, uganda

7 Days in Entebbe

2018·1h 47m·★ 5.9·José Padilha

Themes: idi amin, uganda

Victory at Entebbe

1976·1h 59m·★ 5.9·Marvin J. Chomsky

Themes: idi amin, uganda

When We Were Kings

1996·1h 29m·★ 7.9·Leon Gast

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War Dance

2007·1h 45m·★ 7.7·Andrea Nix Fine

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Bobi Wine: The People's President

2023·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Christopher Sharp

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Nazis in the CIA

2013·51m·★ 6.2·Dirk Pohlmann

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Corporate Accountability

2020·1h 8m·★ 6.3·Jonathan Perel

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