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10 Best Movies Like Behead the King

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

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#1
The Treacherous

The Treacherous

2015โ€ขโ˜… 6.1

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

The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman ...

#2
Chunhyang

Chunhyang

2000โ€ขโ˜… 6.5

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

Once at a pagoda Mongryong Lee, a scion of a well-to-do family, meets Chunhyang, the young daughter of a courtesan and an aristocrat. Despite her low social standing she is smart a...

#3
The Face Reader

The Face Reader

2013โ€ขโ˜… 7.0

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

An exceptionally talented face reader becomes entangled in a bloody power struggle between a child king and his uncle who plans to usurp the throne....

#4
Kundo: Age of the Rampant

Kundo: Age of the Rampant

2014โ€ขโ˜… 6.6

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

In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rise against the unjust authorities....

#5
The Concubine

The Concubine

2012โ€ขโ˜… 5.8

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

Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the kingโ€™s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediat...

#6
Serve the People

Serve the People

2022โ€ขโ˜… 6.4

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

Mu-kwang volunteers to be a kitchen police of Sa-taek, the divisional commander, dreaming of success. One day, Mu-kwang meets Su-ryeon by chance, who is a young and beautiful wife ...

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