Movies Like The Peasants (2023)

The Peasants is a 2023 animation, drama, history film from Hugh Welchman with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Painted Bird and Washington Square.

Animation Drama History

The Painted Bird

2019

After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.

7.1

MagicScore

Washington Square

1997

In 1870s New York, spinster heiress Catherine Sloper is courted by the much younger, penniless Morris Townsend, much to the chagrin of her overprotective father. Catherine must decide whether to spend the rest of her life alone, or marry a man interested in her solely for her inheritence.

6.1

MagicScore

The Most Precious of Cargoes

2024

Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter's wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross—including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.

7.6

MagicScore

The Bridges of Madison County

1995

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

7.7

MagicScore

Tess

1979

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.

7.1

MagicScore

Les Misérables

2012

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

7.3

MagicScore

Schindler's List

1993

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

8.6

MagicScore

Friendly Persuasion

1956

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

6.7

MagicScore

Escape from Sobibor

1987

The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

Anna Karenina

2012

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Madame Bovary

1991

Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce and sensual Emma Bovary finds herself in calamitous debt and pursues scandalous sexual liaisons with absolute abandon. However, when her volatile lifestyle catches up to her, the lives of everyone around her are endangered.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

Fritz the Cat

1972

A swinging, hypocritical college student cat raises hell in a satirical vision of the 1960s.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

Anna Karenina

1997

Anna Karenina, the wife of a Russian imperial minister, creates a high-society scandal by an affair with Count Vronsky, a dashing cavalry officer in 19th-century St. Petersburg.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Anna Karenina

1967

The plot of the film is the love of a married woman, Anna Karenina, and a young officer, Aleksei Vronsky. Anna leaves the family in search of happiness to her beloved person. She has to take a very serious step in her life - to part with her son. The attitude of the high society towards her is changing. All this brings a lot of pain and humiliation to the main character. The tragic story of love and betrayal, the fate of a woman, for the sake of passion who decided to change her life irrevocably.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

Bel Ami

2012

Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.

5.3

MagicScore

#16

Another Day of Life

2018

In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness previously unknown to him. Angola changed him forever: it was a reporter who left Poland, but it was a writer who returned…

7.4

MagicScore

#17

The Empire of Corpses

2015

The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

The Scent of Green Papaya

1993

A young Vietnamese peasant girl named Mui becomes the educated wife of a pianist in 1950s Saigon and learns the art of the piano too.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

She-Wolf

1983

In 1848 Poland, Kacper Wosinski is cursed by his wife Maryna on her deathbed. Her evil spirit then haunts him in the form of a she-wolf.

5.5

MagicScore

#20

Paganini

1990

Legendary "devil violinist" Niccolo Paganini sets all of 19th century Europe into frenzy.

5.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Peasants?

The top films similar to The Peasants by MovieMagicScore are The Painted Bird (7.1), Washington Square (6.1), The Most Precious of Cargoes (7.6). Each shares animation/drama/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Peasants worth watching?

The Peasants holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 144 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Peasants?

The Peasants (2023) is a animation, drama, history film directed by Hugh Welchman, starring Kamila Urzędowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Mirosław Baka.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Peasants?

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About movies like The Peasants

This ranked list pairs The Peasants (2023), a animation and drama and history film from Hugh Welchman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kamila Urzędowska 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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