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10 Best Movies Like Enter the Forbidden City

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

#1
Angelique and the Sultan

Angelique and the Sultan

1968★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Enter the Forbidden City for fans of History. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Angélique is in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. She refuses to be bedded as her captors try to beat sense into her. She finally decides ...

#2
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues

Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues

2015★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Enter the Forbidden City for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

September, 1945. Sebastian impatiently waits for the return of his friend Angelina, whom he has not seen for two years. When the plane carrying the young woman to her small village...

#3
The Absent One

The Absent One

2014★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Enter the Forbidden City for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was...

#4
Truth

Truth

2015★ 6.5

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

As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s militar...

#5
Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

2014★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Enter the Forbidden City for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Michel, who's crazy about jazz, has just found a rare album that he dreams of quietly listening to in his living room. But the world seems to have conspired against him: his wife c...

#6
Partisan

Partisan

2015★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Enter the Forbidden City for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori. Gregori teaches the ...