Movies Like Henry V

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

Richard III

1955·2h 35m·★ 7.3·Laurence Olivier

5 shared themes: 15th century, british monarchy, england...Dir. Laurence OlivierFans also liked

Henry V

1989·2h 17m·★ 7.5·Kenneth Branagh

Themes: medieval, 15th century, based on play or musicalFans also likedWar & Drama & History

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969·2h 25m·★ 7.4·Charles Jarrott

5 shared themes: british history, british monarchy, england...Fans also likedDrama & History

Ivanhoe

1952·1h 46m·★ 6.7·Richard Thorpe

Themes: medieval, kingFans also likedStarring Felix Aylmer

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933·1h 37m·★ 7.0·Alexander Korda

Themes: british monarchy, kingFans also likedHistory & Drama

The Lion in Winter

1968·2h 14m·★ 7.8·Anthony Harvey

Themes: england, king, based on play or musicalDrama & History

21 Days

1940·1h 12m·★ 6.1·Basil Dean

3 shared cast incl. Laurence Olivier & Leslie Banks

Hamlet

1948·2h 33m·★ 7.5·Laurence Olivier

Both star Laurence Olivier & Felix AylmerDir. Laurence Olivier

Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsWar & Drama & History

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

TMDB recommendsDrama & History & War

Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

TMDB recommendsDrama & History & War

Cinderella Man

2005·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Ron Howard

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Enemy at the Gates

2001·2h 11m·★ 7.5·Jean-Jacques Annaud

TMDB recommendsWar & History

Black Hawk Down

2001·2h 25m·★ 7.7·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsWar & History

Sky Force

2025·2h 5m·★ 6.8·Abhishek Kapur

TMDB recommendsWar & History

Fire Over England

1937·1h 32m·★ 6.5·William K. Howard

Both star Leslie Banks & Laurence OlivierHistory & Drama

Hear the Silence

2016·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Ed Ehrenberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Cromwell

1970·2h 20m·★ 7.0·Ken Hughes

Fans also likedDrama & History & War

King Arthur

2004·2h 6m·★ 6.3·Antoine Fuqua

Fans also likedWar & History & Drama

The War Lord

1965·2h 3m·★ 6.6·Franklin J. Schaffner

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How Good Is Henry V?

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