Most Similar Movies to Lion of the Desert (1980)


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The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005), Braveheart (1995), The Liberator (2013), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Beau Geste (1926), Free State of Jones (2016), Sitting Bull (1954) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)

The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)

8.5/10 Drama, War, Biography, History

In 1857 India, a native soldier (Aamir Khan) in the British infantry leads a mutiny against the contemptuous colonialists.

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Braveheart (1995)

Braveheart (1995)

8.3/10 War, Drama, Biography, History

When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England.

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The Liberator (2013)

The Liberator (2013)

6.8/10 Drama, Biography, History

Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered -- it liberated.

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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

8.3/10 War, Drama, Adventure, Biography, History

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.

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Beau Geste (1926)

Beau Geste (1926)

7.0/10 Adventure, Drama, History, War

Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.

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Free State of Jones (2016)

Free State of Jones (2016)

6.9/10 Action, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western

A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.

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Sitting Bull (1954)

Sitting Bull (1954)

5.7/10 Western

A cavalry officer sympathetic to the wronged Sioux fixes a meeting between Chief Sitting Bull and President Grant but a dishonest Indian Agent and a hateful General Custer test the Sioux's patience, threatening to derail the peace-talks.

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John Rabe (2009)

John Rabe (2009)

7.2/10 War, Biography, Drama, History

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

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Outlaw King (2018)

Outlaw King (2018)

6.9/10 Action, Biography, Drama, History, War

A true David vs. Goliath story of how the 14th century Scottish 'Outlaw King' Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better equipped occupying English army.

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Che: Part One (2008)

Che: Part One (2008)

7.2/10 War, Drama, Biography, History

In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.

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Che: Part Two (2008)

Che: Part Two (2008)

6.9/10 Biography, Drama, History, War

In 1967, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara leads a small partisan army to fight an ill-fated revolutionary guerrilla war in Bolivia, South America.

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Adanggaman (2000)

Adanggaman (2000)

6.8/10 Drama, History

In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy villages, kill the elderly and capture the healthy tribesmen to sell to the European slave traders. When his village falls prey to one of Adanggaman's attacks, Ossei manages to escape, but his family is murdered except for his c...Read all

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For Greater Glory (2012)

For Greater Glory (2012)

6.6/10 Drama, History

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.

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The Lost City of Z (2016)

The Lost City of Z (2016)

6.6/10 Biography, Drama, History

A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.

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Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

8.1/10 War, Drama, Biography, History

World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

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Burke and Wills (1985)

Burke and Wills (1985)

6.1/10 Drama, History

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

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The Alamo (2004)

The Alamo (2004)

6.0/10 Drama, History, War, Western

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.

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Alexander (2004)

Alexander (2004)

5.6/10 Action, Biography, Drama, History, War

Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.

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