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Movies that feel likeDay of Wrath (1943)

In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.

If you loved Day of Wrath, the closest films we have are The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and Only Angels Have Wings (1939). All three share Day of Wrath's epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Floating Weeds (1959).

🍅 100% Rotten Tomatoes★ 8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Carl Theodor Dreyercontemplativeepicromantic
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The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
🍅 98%★ 8.1drama · historyMax

The same hand behind both of them: Carl Theodor Dreyer

The difference: Takes it somewhere less romantic than Day of Wrath does

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

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The Thief of Bagdad
1940 · dir. Michael Powell
🍅 100%★ 7.4adventure · fantasy · romanceMax

The same mix in both: scale, then romance

The difference: Trades the stillness of Day of Wrath for an angle of its own

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

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Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · dir. Howard Hawks
🍅 100%★ 7.6romance · adventure · drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Sits closer to romance than Day of Wrath does

A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract.

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Floating Weeds
1959 · dir. Yasujirō Ozu
🍅 96%★ 7.9dramaMax

Both are built on the same subject: love

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · dir. Michael Curtiz
🍅 100%★ 7.9adventure · romance · action

History built on scale, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Day of Wrath does

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

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Black Narcissus
1947 · dir. Emeric Pressburger
🍅 100%★ 7.7dramaMax

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.

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Bajirao Mastani
2015 · dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
🍅 68%★ 7.3history · romance · drama

The same preoccupation in both: love

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.

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Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959 · dir. Alain Resnais
🍅 96%★ 7.8drama · history · romance

Both lean on romance more than on history

The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.

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East of Eden
1955 · dir. Elia Kazan
🍅 86%★ 7.8drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

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Jodhaa Akbar
2008 · dir. Ashutosh Gowariker
🍅 81%★ 7.5romance · history · drama

From the 2000s, and it lands the same way

The difference: 65 years apart, and the 2000s show

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.

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Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · dir. Frank Lloyd
🍅 96%★ 7.6adventure · drama · history

The drama is handled with the same confidence

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

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Cleopatra
1963 · dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
🍅 61%★ 7drama · history · romance

Both run romantic where it counts

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

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