Movies like The Austrian
If The Austrian's mix of french revolution and marie antoinette stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Austrian's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Marie Antoinette
2006 · Directed by Sofia Coppola · 123 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: french revolution, marie antoinette · Also drama and history
A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
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Simone: Woman of the Century
2022 · Directed by Olivier Dahan · 140 min7.9
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and…
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De Gaulle: Résistance
2026 · Directed by Antonin Baudry · 160 min7.8
Why you'll like itAlso a French historical drama
June, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.
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Sarah's Key
2010 · Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner · 111 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported.
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Coco Before Chanel
2009 · Directed by Anne Fontaine · 110 min6.9
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar.