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10 Best Movies Like The Kingdom

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

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#1
Epidemic

Epidemic

1987★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kingdom for fans of Drama & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality....

#2
The Element of Crime

The Element of Crime

1984★ 6.4

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

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbour...

#3
Mala Noche

Mala Noche

1987★ 6.1

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

Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — inc...

#4
The Kingdom II

The Kingdom II

1998★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kingdom for fans of Drama & Fantasy & Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The mutant fetus is born. Dr. Helmer comes under heavy scrutiny for a botched operation that left a patient braindead, and begins to dabble in the dark arts in order to ward off th...

#5
Worlds Apart

Worlds Apart

2008★ 6.2

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

17-year-old Sara leads a sheltered existence with her family, members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, when she meets the outsider Teis and falls in love. Sara, herself a believer, now face...

#6
Saint Ralph

Saint Ralph

2005★ 7.0

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

This Canadian made comedy/drama, set in Hamilton, Ontario in 1954, is a sweet and - at times - goofy story that becomes increasingly poignant as the minutes tick by. It's the fict...