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10 Best Movies Like The King's Messenger

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

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#1
England Is Mine

England Is Mine

2017★ 5.8

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

A portrait of Steven Patrick Morrissey and his early life in 1970s Manchester before he went on to become lead singer of seminal 1980s band The Smiths....

#2
Better Start Running

Better Start Running

2018★ 5.9

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

An eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family as they take a wild journey in the name of love while on the run from an overzealous FBI duo who want them dead or alive - pr...

#3
A Journal for Jordan

A Journal for Jordan

2021★ 7.0

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

Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New Y...

#4
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#5
Dear John

Dear John

2010★ 6.8

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

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eve...

#6
The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The King's Messenger for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent ...

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