Highest-Rated Movies about 'Napoleon Bonaparte', Sort by Popularity

Monsieur N. (2003), Time Bandits (1981), The Ashes (1965), The Emperor's New Clothes (2001), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), The Dog, the General and the Birds (2003), Desiree (1954), Hearts Divided (1936) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Napoleon Bonaparte movies.

#1. Monsieur N. (2003)

Storyline: Fresh from seeing his army defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte (Philippe Torreton) is in a jail cell on the British-controlled island of St. Helena. Sir Hudson Lowe (Richard E. Grant), the region's governor, is given the task of ensuring the French leader does not escape. However, because Napoleon still has a collection of devoted officers, and it is rumored that he's plotting his getaway, keeping him in captivity proves a complicated task for Lowe.

Plot Keywords: governor, officer, love interest, general, doctor, prisoner, tense ...

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#2. Time Bandits (1981)

Storyline: A young boy's wardrobe contains a time hole. Through this hole an assortment of short people (i.e. dwarfs) come while escaping from their master, the supreme being. They take Kevin with them on their adventures through time from Napoleonic times to the Middle Ages to the early 1900s, to the time of Legends and the Fortress of Ultimate Darkness where they confront Evil.

Plot Keywords: dwarf, young boy, supernatural being, napoleon bonaparte, thief, robin hood, cheeky ...

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#3. The Ashes (1965)

Storyline: Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the 19th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.—Polish Cinema Database <http://info.fuw.edu.pl/Filmy/>

Plot Keywords: nobleman, brother, aristocrat, napoleon bonaparte, lover, slave, dark ...

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#4. The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)

Storyline: Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Sergeant Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well. First, the journey proves to be more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.—Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>

Plot Keywords: emperor, peasant, widow, british soldier, merchant, amusing, playful ...

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#5. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Storyline: In the small town of San Dimas, a few miles away from Los Angeles, there are two nearly brain dead teenage boys going by the names of Bill S, Preston ESQ. and Ted Theodore Logan, they have a dream together of starting their own rock and roll band called the "Wyld Stallyns". Unfortunately, they are still in high school and on the verge of failing out of their school as well, and if they do not pass their upcoming history report, they will be separated as a result of Ted's father sending him to military school. But, what Bill and Ted do not know is that they must stay together to save the future. So, a man from the future named Rufus came to help them pass their report. So, both Bill and Ted decided to gather up historical figures which they need for their report. They are hoping that this will help them pass their report so they can stay together.

Plot Keywords: student, father, abraham lincoln, mentor, napoleon bonaparte, hilarious, lighthearted ...

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#7. Desiree (1954)

Storyline: In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: napoleon bonaparte, mistress, military officer, melodramatic, passionate, france, paris ...

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#8. Hearts Divided (1936)

Storyline: Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to the U.S. on a goodwill tour. At a Maryland Horse Track, Jerome shows up without notice and soon wins an afternoon tour with Betsy. He falls for her, but she will have little to do with him. She is currently being courted by Henry, John and Harry. The next day, Jerome gets a job teaching Betsy French and they soon fall in love. The family dissuades this as they believe that he is but a tutor. When they meet again at a reception in Washington, Betsy consents to marriage, but Napoleon wants Jerome to marry into European Royalty and demands that Jerome do what is in the best interests of France.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>

Plot Keywords: napoleon bonaparte, brother, socialite, suitor, teacher, passionate, lighthearted ...

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