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10 Best Movies Like The King

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

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#1
The Storm

The Storm

2009★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The King for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A fictional story within the historical context of the disastrous flood that engulfed the Dutch coastal province of Zeeland in 1953. When their farmhouse is destroyed by the flood,...

#2
Toukokuun taika

Toukokuun taika

1948★ 4.5

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

Tuija Suvi, who works as a model, is delivering a dress to the daughter of a commercial counselor, but she has an accident and ends up meeting musician Asko Kari. Asko assumes that...

#3
Airplane!

Airplane!

1980★ 7.3

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

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning....

#4
The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The King for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive t...

#5
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The King for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#6
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...