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10 Best Movies Like The King and the Mockingbird

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

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#1
The Story of a Cheat

The Story of a Cheat

1936★ 7.4

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

Life story of a charming scoundrel, with little dialogue other than the star/director's witty narration. As a boy, only he survives a family tragedy when he's deprived of supper (p...

#2
Idiots and Angels

Idiots and Angels

2008★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The King and the Mockingbird for fans of Animation & Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Angel, a selfish rotter is hanging around in a local bar, groping the wife of the barman and dealing with weapons. One morning he wakes up finding a pair of wings growing at his ba...

#3
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

2017★ 7.1

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

With a gun at his belt and a truncheon in his hand, Pento has just joined the Seine-Saint-Denis anti-crime brigade. With his teammates, he develops specific methods....

#4
Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth

1954★ 6.9

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

At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize ...

#5
A Monkey's Tale

A Monkey's Tale

1999★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The King and the Mockingbird for fans of Animation & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Kom is from a tribe of monkeys who live in a canopy. He rejects elders' authority as well as the superstition that the lower world would be inhabited by demons. But he accidentally...

#6
The Abyss

The Abyss

1988★ 5.2

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

The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the alchemist doctor Zeno has been wandering Europe under an assumed name for twenty y...