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10 Best Movies Like Emperor

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

#1
The McKenzie Break

The McKenzie Break

1970★ 5.8

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

A German U-Boat commander plans a daring escape from a PoW camp in Scotland....

#2
Eternal Winter

Eternal Winter

2018★ 6.8

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

The true story of an unlikely romance in a Soviet labor camp....

#3
The Angel Maker

The Angel Maker

2023★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Emperor for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Laura is a detective on leave with postpartum depression. When a horrifying serial killer begins methodically murdering women in the most brutal ways, she decides it is time to ret...

#4
Silk

Silk

2007★ 5.7

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

French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After ...

#5
The Ciambra

The Ciambra

2017★ 7.1

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

Pio Amato, a 14 year-old member of a small Romani community in southern Italian town of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, is in a hurry to grow up. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo eve...

#6
A Happy Event

A Happy Event

2011★ 6.0

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

She drove me into a corner, then forced me to go beyond my limits. She made me confront the absolute: love, sacrifice, tenderness, abandonment. She dislocated me, transformed me. W...