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

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

17) Napoleon (2023)

Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon | Image via Sony Pictures
Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon | Image via Sony Pictures

This period drama directed by Ridley Scott is based on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Joaquin Phoenix. The movie delves into the time of Napoleon's rise to power and gives us a glimpse of the political environment of the time in France. Apart from providing gritty battle scenes, the movie also provides some somber moments that Phoenix's character Napoleon shares with his first wife Josephine played by Venessa Kirby.

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Edited by Zainab Shaikh
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