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Movies like Young Washington (2026)
10 films to watch after Young Washington, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.
Before he led a nation, George Washington was a young soldier thrown into a global conflict. With alliances crumbling and war closing in, he must choose who to trust and confront the leader he's becoming.
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1Lion of the Desert (1981)
Fit 71%Shares History, War and Drama with Young Washington.
Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.
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2Devotion (2022)
Fit 69%Shares War, Drama and History with Young Washington.
The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
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3Flyboys (2006)
Fit 64%Shares Drama, History and War with Young Washington.
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
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4A Call to Spy (2020)
Fit 64%Shares History and Drama with Young Washington.
The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.
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5Henry V (1944)
Fit 64%Shares History, Drama and War with Young Washington.
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
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6Gods and Generals (2003)
Fit 62%Shares Drama, History and War with Young Washington.
Follows the personal and professional life of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
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7Rob Roy (1995)
Fit 62%Shares History, Drama and War with Young Washington.
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
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8Gettysburg (1993)
Fit 62%Shares Drama, History and War with Young Washington.
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
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9Julia (1977)
Fit 59%Shares Drama and History with Young Washington.
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
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10Peterloo (2018)
Fit 51%Shares History and Drama with Young Washington.
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
