Top 20 movies like The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.

The Man Who Would Be King is of 2 hour(s) and 9 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Persky-Bright Productions, Devon. It was released on 1975-12-03. It has the tagline: Rudyard Kipling's epic of splendor, spectacle and high adventure at the top of a legendary world. It has an average vote of 7.493 on TMDB.

Genres: AdventureDrama

1. The Long Duel

The Long Duel

An idealistic colonial police officer is sent to capture a rebel leader who threatens the stability of the Raj's north-west frontier. Despite his official colonial capacity, the policeman is impressed by the ingenuity and integrity of his enemy and is determined to arrest him alive rather than bring him in dead as his superiors might wish.

It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.

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2. Gambling Den Heist (資金源強奪)

Gambling Den Heist

After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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3. I Served the King of England (Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále)

I Served the King of England

Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.

It has an average vote of 6.889 on TMDB.

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4. South Central

South Central

During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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5. Gambit

Gambit

Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showgirl Nicole Chang, he concocts the perfect scheme for how the robbery should go and lays it out point by point. However, when the team tries to execute the plan, perfection and reality don't quite match up, and Harry's vision begins to unravel in this twisty tale of a heist gone wrong.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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6. Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

Freshly graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University. Her very traditional, old-world parents feel that now is the time for Ana to help provide for the family, not the time for college.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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7. Human Flow

Human Flow

More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai Weiwei examines the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Over the course of one year in 23 countries, Weiwei follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretch across the globe, including Afghanistan, France, Greece, Germany and Iraq.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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8. Time and Tide (順流逆流)

Time and Tide

A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership can't last.

It has an average vote of 6.376 on TMDB.

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9. Ghostwatch

Ghostwatch

For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind the most haunted house in Britain. This ground-breaking live television experiment does not go as planned, however.

It has an average vote of 7.049 on TMDB.

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10. Phantasm

Phantasm

A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.

It has an average vote of 6.585 on TMDB.

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11. The Maiden Heist

The Maiden Heist

A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.

It has an average vote of 5.625 on TMDB.

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12. Dick Johnson Is Dead

Dick Johnson Is Dead

With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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13. Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.

It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.

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14. Omar Killed Me (Omar m'a tuer)

Omar Killed Me

In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" written beside in her own blood. Despite a lack of forensic or DNA evidence, her Moroccan gardener Omar Raddad is found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in a French prison. Shocked by the case, and convinced of his innocence, journalist Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard moves to Nice to investigate, and uncover the truth...

It has an average vote of 6.635 on TMDB.

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15. Living in Oblivion

Living in Oblivion

Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious, beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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16. The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

It has an average vote of 7.013 on TMDB.

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17. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings (劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ [前編] 始まりの物語)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches. However, fellow magical girl Homura Akemi seems intent on stopping Madoka from becoming a magical girl at any cost. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings is a retelling of the first half of the TV anime series.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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18. Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.

It has an average vote of 6.806 on TMDB.

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19. The Chase

The Chase

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

It has an average vote of 7.09 on TMDB.

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20. The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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