Movies Like Blessed by Fire (2005)

Blessed by Fire is a 2005 drama, war film from Tristán Bauer with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Iron Lady and This Is England.

Drama War

The Iron Lady

2011

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

6.4

MagicScore

This Is England

2007

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

7.5

MagicScore

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921

Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.

6.6

MagicScore

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1962

In Argentina, one daughter of patriarch Madariaga is married to a Frenchman while the other is married to a German thus leading to a crisis when Nazi Germany occupies France and some Madariaga family members fight on opposite sides.

5.9

MagicScore

The Secret in Their Eyes

2009

Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.

8.0

MagicScore

The Blonde One

2019

Gabriel rents a room in Juan’s House. They work together in a Woodwork place. Gabriel is a very quiet guy and has a little daughter. Juan is a party boy who has a lots of girls around. Inadvertently the sexual tension starts to grow between them. It opens a new hidden forbidden world they have to deal with.

7.9

MagicScore

Argentina 1985

2022

In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.

7.8

MagicScore

Extraordinary Stories

2008

X arrives in a small town and witnesses a violent act; Z takes the job of a dead manager and discovers that he had a notebook written in code and a map; H is hired to go down a river and investigate a series of mysterious monoliths built on the shore.

7.7

MagicScore

Happy Together

1997

A gay couple from Hong Kong takes a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning but instead begins drifting even further apart.

7.6

MagicScore

#10

Gilda

1946

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

The Motorcycle Diaries

2004

Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

El Angel

2018

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971. Carlos Robledo Puch is a 19-year-old boy with an angelic face, but a vocational thief as well, who acts ruthlessly, without remorse. When he meets Ramón, they follow together a dark path of crime and death.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

Time for Revenge

1981

Two coworkers decide to blackmail the corrupt demolition company they work for by setting up a fake accident.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

The Mission

1986

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 mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

Inseparables

2016

Felipe a wealthy businessman who has been quadriplegic, due to an accident, is looking for a therapeutic assistant. There are several highly qualified, but he decides to take the assistant of his gardener, Tito who has decided to resign.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Barreda

2026

A fictionalized drama film based on one of the most shocking crimes in Argentina's history. In 1992, Ricardo Barreda was an unassuming dentist, brutally murdered his wife, mother-in-law, and two adult daughters in their family home. Branding himself as a victim, Ricardo Barreda ignited a media storm and fueled a national scandal.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Darse cuenta

1984

The relationship between a doctor and a depressed young patient in a public hospital.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

Last Days of the Victim

1982

Mendizábal, a hit man, its ordered by his anonymous clients to murder a man. But in the precise and obsessive persecution, he will discover that he is only part of a game that doesn't belong to him, a web at the service of greater interests.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

The Penguin Lessons

2025

In 1976, as Argentina descends into violence and chaos, a world-weary English teacher regains his compassion for others thanks to an unlikely friendship with a penguin.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

My Best Friend

2018

Lorenzo, a quiet teenager lives in a small town at the edge of the world in beautiful Patagonia. He’s a good student and a curious and smart person, more skilled in music and literature than sports. Lorenzo’s father decides to host Caito, the son of a friend from Buenos Aires who had to go to hospital for a long stay. Caito has obviously a different family background and seems to be a tough kid. Lorenzo finds Caito very intriguing in many ways as they start spending a lot of time together…

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Blessed by Fire?

The top films similar to Blessed by Fire by MovieMagicScore are The Iron Lady (6.4), This Is England (7.5), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (6.6). Each shares drama/war themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Blessed by Fire worth watching?

Blessed by Fire holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 30 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Blessed by Fire?

Blessed by Fire (2005) is a drama, war film directed by Tristán Bauer, starring Gastón Pauls, Virginia Innocenti, Pablo Ribba.

Where can I find more recommendations like Blessed by Fire?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Blessed by Fire

This ranked list pairs Blessed by Fire (2005), a drama and war film from Tristán Bauer, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Gastón Pauls 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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