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

Othello
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oedipus the King for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy...

Hobson's Choice
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oedipus the King for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him....

Hamlet
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oedipus the King for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Ol...

Hamlet
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oedipus the King for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge....

Kinds of Kindness
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oedipus the King for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a ...

My Own Private Idaho
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oedipus the King for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel fro...