19 Period dramas you can’t miss if you loved Gladiator

By Debashri Roy

Modified Jan 21, 2025 08:11 ET

Brad Pitt, Gerard Butler, Paul Mescal (Clockwise from Top-left)

6) The Last Samurai (2003)

Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai | Image via Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by Edward Zwick, this period drama is set in 19th-century Japan and follows Nathan Algren played by Tom Cruise, an American soldier who becomes involved in the Samurai uprising against the modernization efforts of the Japanese government. The movie is known for its stunning visuals and intense battle scenes making it a must-watch movie.

Edited by Zainab Shaikh