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10 Best Movies Like The King

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

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#1
Pardon Us

Pardon Us

1931★ 6.4

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

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman....

#2
Once Upon a Dead Man

Once Upon a Dead Man

1971★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The King for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The wife of a San Francisco police commissioner drags him into a charity auction theft, which leads to a murder....

#3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984★ 7.3

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

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacom...

#4
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The King for fans of Crime. 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....

#5
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008★ 8.5

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

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations t...

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...