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10 Best Movies Like National Theatre Live: Macbeth

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

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#1
Hamlet

Hamlet

1969★ 5.7

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

Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot almost entirely in close up, focus...

#2
The Odds

The Odds

2019★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: Macbeth for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A young woman enlists in an underground game of pain endurance in the hope of winning the million dollar prize. She soon learns the real opponent is the man who's running the game,...

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: Macbeth 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....

#4
The Farewell

The Farewell

2019★ 7.4

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

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the d...

#5
Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name

2019★ 7.0

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

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s....

#6
Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: Macbeth for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from...