Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 27, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Esther and the King

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

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#1
The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

1940★ 8.3

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

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime....

#2
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Esther and 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...

#3
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

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

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#4
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Esther and the King for fans of Drama. 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
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#6
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...