Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

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.

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for The King.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil

1968★ 6.3

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

While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes....

#2
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

2022★ 8.5

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

After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and inti...

#3
Woodstock

Woodstock

1970★ 7.5

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

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, a...

#4
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

2021★ 6.8

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

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral hist...

#5
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

2019★ 7.3

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

50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, ...

#6
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

2019★ 7.0

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

Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that y...

Advertisement