Movies Like Taras Bulba (1962)

Taras Bulba is a 1962 adventure, drama, history, romance, war film from J. Lee Thompson with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba and Legends of the Fall.

Adventure Drama History Romance War

Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba

2009

Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies.

5.2

MagicScore

Legends of the Fall

1994

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.

7.4

MagicScore

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

6.3

MagicScore

My Son Hunter

2022

Hunter Biden lives a lifestyle of parties and corruption when he meets stripper Grace Anderson, who learns more about American politics as she gets closer and closer to the president's son.

5.1

MagicScore

Quiet Flows the Don

1957

Based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Sholokhov, about the fate of people broken by the First World War, the October Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War in Russia (1917-1922), about the collapse of the foundations and ideals of the Don Cossacks of Russia at the beginning of the XX century, about the personal tragedy of the protagonist — Grigoriy Melekhov.

6.2

MagicScore

Letters to Santa 3

2017

Centered around a group of individuals, who come to experience magical moments over the course of one day. Full of the power of family, love and the spirit of forgiveness. Each individual comes to realize that Christmas, more than any other time of the year, is full of wonder and surprises.

6.4

MagicScore

Love Is Everything

2018

The Christmas fever of the December time starts with the arrival of an unusual Santa to the city. It will be a storm of exceptional events.

4.5

MagicScore

America America

1963

A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.

6.9

MagicScore

The Apprentice

2024

A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Simple Men

1992

Two diametrically opposite brothers set off on a journey to reunite with their estranged father but when their motorcycle breaks down while passing through a small town, they become entangled in local life.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Orlando

1992

England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.

8.2

MagicScore

#13

Horror Express

1972

Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Arthur Christmas

2011

For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

The Tree of Life

2011

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Brotherhood

2020

Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons. Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. Tension between father and son rises over three days until reaching a breaking point.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

The Maidens' Conspiracy

2006

Constantinople, 1401. The emperor of Byzantium asks the famous knight Tirant lo Blanc to free the city from the siege of the Turks. After his victory, Tirant will have to face a more difficult task: to overcome the natural opposition of Carmesina, heiress to the Ottoman Empire, to surrender her most precious treasure.

4.0

MagicScore

#18

Eastern Plays

2009

Two estranged brothers are brought together when they have opposite roles in a racist beating: while Georgi who's recently joined a neo-nazi group participates in the violence, Hristo witnesses and rescues a Turkish family. Only by reuniting will the two brothers be able to assess what they really want from life.

6.3

MagicScore

#19

Starcrossed

2005

Two brothers develop a sexual attraction to one another amid the unkind world around them.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

Bullet

1996

A tough, Jewish ex-con just released from prison crosses a powerful drug dealer and former prison rival in his return to a life of crime.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Taras Bulba?

The top films similar to Taras Bulba by MovieMagicScore are Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba (5.2), Legends of the Fall (7.4), Cheaper by the Dozen (6.3). Each shares adventure/drama/history/romance/war themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Taras Bulba worth watching?

Taras Bulba holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 76 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Taras Bulba?

Taras Bulba (1962) is a adventure, drama, history, romance, war film directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Christine Kaufmann.

Where can I find more recommendations like Taras Bulba?

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About movies like Taras Bulba

This ranked list pairs Taras Bulba (1962), a adventure and drama and history and romance and war film from J. Lee Thompson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Tony Curtis take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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