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Movies like Shola Cohen - The Pearl (2009)

The best movies like Shola Cohen - The Pearl (2009) are The Invisible Woman (2013), The Edge of Love (2008) and Mayerling (1968). If Shola Cohen - The Pearl hooked you with its drama and history, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Invisible Woman (2013)

    In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his muse, painful secrecy is the price both must pay.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history

  2. The Edge of Love (2008)

    When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history

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  3. Mayerling (1968)

    Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  4. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)

    Bathsheba Everdine, a willful and flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history

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  5. Blind (2017)

    A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  6. Ashes in the Snow (2018)

    The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her drawings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  7. Maria's Lovers (1984)

    A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  8. Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)

    At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history & drama

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  9. The Last Rifleman (2023)

    A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history

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  10. Ali and Nino (2016)

    Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  11. Not Easily Broken (2009)

    A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  12. Lovely, Still (2009)

    A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  13. Fire with Fire (1986)

    A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  14. The Rosa Parks Story (2002)

    A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history

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  15. Chinese Box (1997)

    The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

  16. Salome (1953)

    In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending him to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are–contrary to Scripture–nearing conversion to the new religion.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

  17. The Miniaturist (2017)

    A woman moves to live with her new husband in 17th century Amsterdam, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history & drama

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  18. The Program (1993)

    Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  19. Time Is Up (2021)

    Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  20. Mr. Turner (2014)

    Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history & drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Shola Cohen - The Pearl?

The closest matches to Shola Cohen - The Pearl are The Invisible Woman (2013), The Edge of Love (2008) and Mayerling (1968). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Shola Cohen - The Pearl?

Start with The Invisible Woman (2013), the closest match to Shola Cohen - The Pearl.

What is the highest-rated movie like Shola Cohen - The Pearl?

Mr. Turner (2014), rated 6.6/10 by 609 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Shola Cohen - The Pearl?

The Last Rifleman (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Shola Cohen - The Pearl?

Yes: The Invisible Woman (2013), The Edge of Love (2008) and Mayerling (1968).

How are movies similar to Shola Cohen - The Pearl chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Shola Cohen - The Pearl, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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