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10 Best Movies Like National Theatre Live: John

If you loved National Theatre Live: John, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: John for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually be...

#2
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

2019★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: John for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan return for their annual round of live Rose Parade coverage. Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan are no strangers to the iconic New Year’s tradition of...

#3
The Last Dragon

The Last Dragon

1985★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: John for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beau...

#4
Knife in the Water

Knife in the Water

1962★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: John for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins t...

#5
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

1987★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: John for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The members of the Lambda Lambda Lambda fraternity travel to Fort Lauderdale for a fraternity conference. They'll have to beat off the attacks of their rival frat, the Alphas, if t...

#6
Fantastic Return to Oz

Fantastic Return to Oz

2019★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: John for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A year to the day after Dorothy and the people of the Emerald City defeated Urfin Jus, the villain is trying to exact his revenge. To command the army of Carraci, however, Urfin ne...