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10 Best Movies Like King Lear

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

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#1
Re-Elected

Re-Elected

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to King Lear for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Friends battle former U.S. presidents when they come back from the dead as zombies on the Fourth of July....

#2
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

1993★ 7.3

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

The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhi...

#3
Tomie: Rebirth

Tomie: Rebirth

2001★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to King Lear for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with a painting trowel. Two friends...

#4
School's Out

School's Out

2008★ 5.8

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

A few days before the baccalaureate, a high school student decides to settle accounts with the most cowardly teacher in the school....

#5
Re-Animated

Re-Animated

2006★ 6.4

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

Jimmy is the kid everybody ignores and uses. One day, he gets into a freak accident. The only way for him to survive is a brain transplant. He gets the brain of Milt Appleday, a fa...

#6
Re-Generator

Re-Generator

2010★ 6.2

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

A plane containing a highly classified government project crashes outside of a small town in the US. Realizing the level of danger, the government tries to secretly fix the problem...