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10 Best Movies Like The Man Who Would Be King

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

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#1
Beyond Citizen Kane

Beyond Citizen Kane

1993★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Would Be King for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede...

#2
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2002★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Would Be King for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A con man who is on the run from law enforcement in the U.S. travels to Cambodia to collect his share in an insurance scam but discovers more than he bargained for....

#3
The Hooligan Factory

The Hooligan Factory

2014★ 5.5

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

Danny wants something more. Expelled from school and living in his grandfathers flat, he longs to live up to the image of his estranged father Danny Senior...

#4
The Magus

The Magus

1968★ 5.5

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

A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman....

#5
Kim

Kim

1950★ 6.5

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

During the British Raj, the orphan of a British soldier poses as a Hindu and is torn between his loyalty to a Buddhist mystic and aiding the English secret service....

#6
The Last Valley

The Last Valley

1971★ 6.4

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

People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating Thirty Years' War try to exist in peace with a group of soldiers occupying the valley....