Movies Like Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Loved Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

24 titles

Invictus 2009 ★ 7.2

Goodbye Bafana 2007 ★ 6.9

Malcolm X 1992 ★ 7.6

The Bang Bang Club 2011 ★ 6.6

Shepherds and Butchers 2017 ★ 6.3

Cry Freedom 1987 ★ 7.0

Gandhi 1982 ★ 7.6

Escape from Pretoria 2020 ★ 7.2

Zulu 2013 ★ 6.7

Paul, Apostle of Christ 2018 ★ 7.6

The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936 ★ 6.9

Bronson 2009 ★ 7.0

True Story 2015 ★ 6.3

Wałesa: Man of Hope 2013 ★ 5.7

In My Country 2004 ★ 5.9

The Long Walk Home 1990 ★ 7.6

Papillon 1973 ★ 7.8

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962 ★ 7.2

Prison Playbook 2017 ★ 8.2

First Blood 1982 ★ 7.5

American Me 1992 ★ 7.4

I've Loved You So Long 2008 ★ 7.3

Prison Break 2005 ★ 8.1

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite 1989 ★ 7.9