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10 Best Movies Like The Man Who Would Be King

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

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#1
Dark of the Sun

Dark of the Sun

1968★ 6.6

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

A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadis...

#2
Gold

Gold

2016★ 6.6

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

Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a gr...

#3
Heist

Heist

2001★ 6.3

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

Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be b...

#4
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

2002★ 8.0

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

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI...

#5
Robbery

Robbery

1967★ 6.6

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

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash....

#6
Victoria & Abdul

Victoria & Abdul

2017★ 6.9

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

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim....

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