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10 Best Movies Like Ben Hur

If you loved Ben Hur, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ben Hur for fans of Adventure & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. ...

#2
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ben Hur for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ben Hur for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ben Hur for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellows...

#5
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ben Hur for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....

#6
Oldboy

Oldboy

2003★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ben Hur for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors....