Movies Like The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

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

Braveheart

1995·2h 58m·★ 8.3·Mel Gibson

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Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

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Apollo 13

1995·2h 20m·★ 7.7·Ron Howard

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The Killing Fields

1984·2h 22m·★ 7.8·Roland Joffé

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Betrayed

2020·2h 6m·★ 7.1·Eirik Svensson

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303 Squadron

2018·1h 35m·★ 5.5·Denis Delić

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Rob Peace

2024·2h·★ 6.5·Chiwetel Ejiofor

Starring Chiwetel EjioforDir. Chiwetel EjioforDrama & History

GoodFellas

1990·2h 25m·★ 8.7·Martin Scorsese

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City of God

2002·2h 9m·★ 8.6·Fernando Meirelles

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Catch Me If You Can

2002·2h 21m·★ 8.1·Steven Spielberg

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Emancipation

2022·2h 12m·★ 6.3·Antoine Fuqua

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Manhattan

1979·1h 36m·★ 7.8·Woody Allen

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The Woman King

2022·2h 15m·★ 6.9·Gina Prince-Bythewood

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Walk the Line

2005·2h 16m·★ 7.8·James Mangold

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Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

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Out of Africa

1985·2h 41m·★ 7.2·Sydney Pollack

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Escape from Pretoria

2020·1h 42m·★ 6.8·Francis Annan

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Invincible

2006·1h 45m·★ 7.0·Ericson Core

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True Spirit

2023·1h 49m·★ 6.8·Sarah Spillane

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