Belle (2013)

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Belle

• Stage Beauty (2004) — Same feel: empathetic, dramatic
• Cry Freedom (1987) — Same feel: empathetic, dramatic
• A United Kingdom (2016) — Amma Asante directed both
• The Young Victoria (2009) — Miranda Richardson appears in both
• Amazing Grace (2006) — Same subject: slavery, 18th century
• Suffragette (2015) — Same subject: period drama