Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Last Emperor

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

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#1
Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

1987★ 7.5

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

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who lo...

#2
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965★ 7.5

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

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the O...

#3
Waiting for the Barbarians

Waiting for the Barbarians

2019★ 5.9

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

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, us...

#4
The Railway Man

The Railway Man

2013★ 6.8

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

A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story....

#5
Turtles All the Way Down

Turtles All the Way Down

2024★ 7.3

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

Aza confronts her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts....

#6
A Single Man

A Single Man

2009★ 7.3

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

Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him t...

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