Films like Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) is adventure, drama, history. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Also adventure and drama. 7.1/10

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
David (2025)

Also adventure and drama. 8.0/10

From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young…
Spartacus (1960)

Also adventure and drama. 7.5/10

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his…
Hero (2002)

Also adventure and drama. 7.5/10

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's…
Ben-Hur (1959)

Also adventure and drama. 7.9/10

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal…
Alexander (2004)

Also adventure and drama. 6.0/10

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing…
Robin Hood (2010)

Also adventure and drama. 6.4/10

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his…
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023)

Also adventure and drama. 6.9/10

D'Artagnan, a spirited young Gascon, is left for dead after trying to save a noblewoman from being kidnapped. Once in Paris, he tries by all means to find his attackers, unaware…
Hostiles (2017)

Also adventure and drama. 7.0/10

A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back…
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Also adventure and drama. 7.7/10

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
Everest (2015)

Also adventure and drama. 6.8/10

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two…
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Also adventure and drama. 6.4/10

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its…
The Walk (2015)

Also adventure and drama. 7.0/10

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Also adventure and drama. 7.2/10

Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into…
King Arthur (2004)

Also adventure and drama. 6.3/10

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in…
Eddie the Eagle (2016)

Also adventure and drama. 7.2/10

The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out…
The Return (2024)

Also adventure and drama. 6.6/10

After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he…
The Physician (2013)

Also adventure and drama. 7.3/10

England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge…
The Lost City of Z (2017)

Also adventure and drama. 6.4/10

A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and…
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

Also adventure and drama. 6.8/10

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
William Tell (2025)

Also adventure and drama. 6.2/10

The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, desiring more land, invades…
Pompeii (2014)

Also adventure and drama. 5.5/10

In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been…
The Mission (1986)

Also adventure and drama. 7.4/10

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his…
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)

Also adventure and drama. 7.7/10

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.