10 Best Movies Like National Theatre Live: King Lear
If you loved National Theatre Live: King Lear, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Six Reasons Why
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: King Lear for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge h...

The Play House
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: King Lear for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

Avatar: Scene Deconstruction
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: King Lear for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
The deconstruction of the Avatar scenes and sets...

Vera and the Pleasure of Others
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: King Lear for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Seventeen-year-old Vera earns money by secretly renting out an apartment to teenagers seeking privacy, all while eavesdropping from behind a closed door. As she listens, her own de...

Initiation Love
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: King Lear for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.
Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date...

Capturing Avatar
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: King Lear for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Capturing Avatar is a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Avatar. It uses footage from the film's development, as well as stock footage from as far bac...