Movie

Suffragette

2015 · 106 min

A sober, emotionally charged historical drama that immerses you in the grit and sacrifice of a hard-won struggle.

Directed by: Sarah Gavron
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson

Tagline: Mothers. Daughters. Rebels.
Overview: Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Free in the UK

Channel 4

More options Data from JustWatch

Directed by: Sarah Gavron
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
gender
power
class
survival
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

Titles like Suffragette

Movie

Iron Jawed Angels

2004

A stirring, earnest historical drama that balances political maneuvering with visceral moments of protest and suffering, leaving you moved and indignant.

Earnest, tense · about justice and gender · true story

Via: earnest
tense
justice
gender
true story
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 125 min

Details

Iron Jawed AngelsHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Uprising

2026

A grim, handheld plunge into medieval revolt, all mud, blood and righteous fury, with little relief and a mounting sense of doom.

Earnest, bleak · about justice and power · true story

Via: earnest
bleak
justice
power
true story
Pacing: relentless
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 128 min

Details

The UprisingHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

The Crown

2016–2023

A stately, emotionally precise chronicle of duty and family, watching power quietly shape and constrain private lives over decades.

Earnest, tense · about power

Via: earnest
tense
power
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 6

Details

The CrownHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Magdalene Sisters

2002

A harrowing, slow-burning watch that immerses you in institutional cruelty and quiet resilience, leaving a heavy emotional residue.

Earnest, bleak · about justice and power · true story

Via: earnest
bleak
justice
power
true story
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 119 min

Details

The Magdalene SistersHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Till

2022

A devastatingly emotional journey through grief and injustice that leaves you shaken but moved by a mother's strength.

Earnest, tense · about justice · true story

Via: earnest
tense
justice
true story
Pacing: measured
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 131 min

Details

TillHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

One Life

2023

A quietly powerful true story that moves between past and present, leaving you deeply moved by one man's quiet heroism.

Earnest, melancholic · about justice and survival · true story

Via: earnest
melancholic
justice
survival
true story
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 109 min

Details

One LifeHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Possible Love

2026

A slow, quietly devastating watch that sits with you, full of raw emotion and uncomfortable truths.

Earnest, tense · about power and class

Via: earnest
tense
power
class
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 165 min

Details

Possible LoveHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

North Country

2005

A grounded, emotionally charged drama that immerses you in a harsh world of injustice and resilience, with a powerful sense of place and a slow-building catharsis.

Earnest, tense · about justice and gender · true story

Via: earnest
tense
justice
gender
true story
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 126 min

Details

North CountryHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Selma

2014

A solemn, stirring historical drama that immerses you in the tension and moral weight of a pivotal civil rights campaign.

Earnest, tense · about justice and power · true story

Via: earnest
tense
justice
power
true story
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 128 min

Details

SelmaHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Queen

2006

A quietly absorbing, fly-on-the-wall look at public grief and private duty, tense with unspoken conflict.

Same composer: Alexandre Desplat · Tense, melancholic · about power · true story

Also: Same composer: Alexandre Desplat
Via: tense
melancholic
power
true story
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 103 min

Details

The QueenHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

She Said

2022

A sober, methodical investigative drama that builds quiet tension as it unearths painful truths, leaving a heavy but hopeful aftertaste.

Earnest, tense · about justice and gender · true story

Via: earnest
tense
justice
gender
true story
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 129 min

Details

She SaidHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

There's Still Tomorrow

2023

A bittersweet, stirring portrait of resilience, blending dark domestic reality with hopeful defiance.

Tense, melancholic · about justice and power

Via: tense
melancholic
justice
power
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 118 min

Details

There's Still TomorrowHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Free

Channel 4

Rent

Apple TV Store
Rakuten TV
Amazon Video
Sky Store
BFI Player
YouTube

Buy

Apple TV Store
Rakuten TV
Amazon Video
Sky Store
YouTube

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Sarah Gavron
Written by: Abi Morgan
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Meryl Streep, Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai, Samuel West
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Eduard Grau
Runtime: 106 min
Country: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English

TMDB IMDb Letterboxd Wikipedia Wikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Suffragette

How it feels

More like this

Titles like Suffragette

Where to watch in the UK

Details