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The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
 7.8
 52K
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Genre: Adventure, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: 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.
Style: epic, breathtaking, humorous, witty, funny, retro, philosophical, bloody, satanic, costume drama ...
Plot: adventurer, british empire, imperialism, soldier, execution, medieval, war, swashbuckler, freemason, friendship, greed, buddy, gold, culture clash, king, journalist, british colonialism, dishonesty, nature, treasure hunt, illuminati, world history, historical epic, friends, travel ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, year 1975, victorian era, 1880s, victorian
Place: india, afghanistan, ancient greece, morocco, himalaya, asia, england
Keyword: buddy movie, oldies, partners, english, marketplace

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Most similar movies to The Man Who Would Be King

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and epic films with plots about military, escapades, battles, war, soldier, heroes and combat mostly in Adventure, War and Drama genres. Some movies like The Man Who Would Be King: Zulu (1964), Khartoum (1966), Barry Lyndon (1975), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Lawrence of Arabia (1962). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Zulu (1964)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story: In 1879, during the Zulu wars, man of the people Lt. John Chard (Stanley Baker) and snooty Lt Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) were in charge of defending the isolated Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes, holding out during an ...
Style: realistic, epic, factual, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: military, war, british empire, siege, british colonialism, british army, colonialism, human spirit, battles, zulu, soldier, historical event ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, ancient times, 1870s
Place: africa, south africa, britain, united kingdom
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100%
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Khartoum (1966)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under ...
Style: epic, realistic, factual, talky, suspenseful ...
Plot: islam, imperialism, military, culture clash, politics, colonialism, siege, british empire, wartime, battles, revolution, war ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s, victorian era, year 1966
Place: africa, sudan, england, belgium, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.1
 182K
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 185 min.
Story: In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to ...
Style: epic, visually stunning, period piece, realistic, visual ...
Plot: nobility, rise and fall, aristocracy, opportunist, tragedy, literary, british army, gambling, funeral, sword fight, soldier, amputation ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 20th century, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place: ireland, prussia, england, britain, berlin germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a ...
Style: dramatic, inspirational, philosophical, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, adult
Plot: buddhism, beautiful scenery, expedition, mountain, world war two, biopic, wanderlust, travel, friendship, culture clash, survival, self discovery ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 1940s, 90s, year 1997
Place: tibet, himalaya, austria, chile, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 218 min.
Story: The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological ...
Style: epic, captivating, breathtaking, visually appealing, visually stunning ...
Audience: date night, teens, family outing, kids
Plot: desert, world war one, military, british empire, camel, imperialism, historical character, battles, islam, politics, great war, train ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1962, victorian era ...
Place: middle east, saudi arabia, ottoman empire, arabia, africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ...
Style: exciting, tense, period piece, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: ship, napoleonic wars, navy, battles, sea battle, sea, military, leadership, friendship, naval battle, heroic mission, expedition ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 1800s, year 2003, ancient times ...
Place: britain, england, america, brazil, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.6
 2K
Tai-Pan (1986)
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading ...
Style: independent film, epic, serious, realistic
Plot: rivalry, chivalry, sorcery, seafaring, british history, interracial relations, historical event, businessman, competition, ocean, adventurer, dishonesty ...
Time: year 1986, 1840s, victorian era, 19th century
Place: hong kong, china, asia, england, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Young Winston (1972)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 157 min.
Story: This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.
Style: epic, realistic, serious, exciting, tense ...
Plot: soldier, military, parliament, politics, ambition, society, rise to the top, war correspondent, rise to power, imperialism, medieval, british empire ...
Time: turn of the century, 1890s, 19th century, victorian era, year 1972 ...
Place: england, africa, britain, morocco, south africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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A Passage to India (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story: The film is set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj. It begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested (Judy Davis), who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate ...
Style: epic, scenic, talky, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: british empire, politics, british raj, lawyer, small town, racism, tourist, colonialism, culture clash, investigation, false accusation, legal ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, year 1984
Place: india, asia, bombay india, himalaya, kashmir ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Last Valley (1971)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: 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.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: battles, anti war, village life, war, medieval, chaos, heroes, rescue, danger, military, society, german history ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages, year 1971, medieval times
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Four Feathers (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which ...
Style: costume drama, period piece, serious, captivating, touching ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: military, war, redemption, imperialism, british empire, colonialism, slavery, desert, soldier, escape, cavalry, friendship ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, year 2002, 1880s, 1890s
Place: sudan, england, britain, africa, america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Zulu Dawn (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership. Cy Endfield co-wrote the epic prequel Zulu Dawn 15 years after his enormously popular Zulu. Set in 1879, this film depicts the catastrophic Battle of ...
Style: action adventure, historical drama, cult classic, realistic, serious ...
Plot: imperialism, battles, british empire, war, colonialism, zulu, medieval, revolution, death, victory, army life, european history ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, year 1979, 1870s
Place: africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the delivery of a hoard of gold. But Pizarro finds himself torn between his desire for conquest and his sense of honor after friendship and respect ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, tense, historical drama ...
Plot: conquistador, colonial america, spanish conquest, jungle, explorer, myth, civilization, spanish colonization, ancient, tomb raider, colonialism, time machine ...
Time: 16th century, year 1969
Place: peru, south america, latin america, spain, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
How the West Was Won (1962)
Genre: Adventure, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story: The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Style: exciting, epic, intense, serious, realistic ...
Plot: old west, native american, civil war, wilderness, american civil war, gold, usa history, outlaw, small town, attempted murder, cowboy, survival ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, year 1962, year 1865, victorian era ...
Place: california, arizona, missouri, ohio, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Style: entertaining, light, semi serious, cynical, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, heist, world war two, tank, caper, robbery, world war, behind enemy lines, army, nazi, bank robbery, treasure hunt ...
Time: 1940s, year 1970, 20th century
Place: france, america, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
55 Days at Peking (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, ...
Style: serious, epic, exciting, realistic, tense ...
Plot: battles, imperialism, politics, british empire, revolution, military, rivalry, state affairs, political unrest, against the odds, colonialism, tragic hero ...
Time: 1900s, 19th century, victorian era, year 1963, year 1900 ...
Place: china, england, france, beijing china, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: As the English and French soldiers battle for control of the American colonies in the 18th century, the settlers and native Americans are forced to take sides. Cora and her sister Alice unwittingly walk into trouble but are reluctantly saved by ...
Style: epic, exciting, period piece, costume drama, historical drama ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly
Plot: native american, indians, american indian, wilderness, army, colonial america, war, colonialism, freedom, fight scenes, american history, revenge ...
Time: 18th century, middle ages, georgian era, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place: persia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Hell in the Pacific (1968)
Genre: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. Following war logic, each time the crafty Japanese devises something useful, he ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, realistic, harsh, serious ...
Plot: world war two, war, island, survival, military, friendship, friendship between men, human spirit, pilot, stranded on an island, visceral, military life ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: japan, persia, pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style: exciting, costume drama, serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, adventurer, navy, military, bully, heroes, duel, battles, french revolution, sea ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story: When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, tense, serious ...
Plot: world war two, espionage, war, nazi germany, military, soldier, spy, runaway, insubordination, rescue, world war, commando unit ...
Time: 1940s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1943
Place: germany, poland, england, london, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 7.1
 180K
Three Kings (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change ...
Style: suspense, humorous, entertaining, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot: gulf war, treasure hunt, military, iraq war, desert, caper, war, heist, culture clash, rescue, robbery, racial slur ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: middle east, iraq, iran, america, afghanistan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Two former U.S. Army soldiers, Adam Dyer and Josh Corey, join a band of Turkish mercenaries in 1922 Turkey whom are hired by Osman Bey, a local governor, to escort his three daughters to Smyran and to protect a gold shipment that is to accompany ...
Style: slapstick, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: mercenary, greco turkish war, aviation, myth, great war, man on a mission, battles, soldier, revolution, tough heroes, kidnapping, officers and cadets ...
Time: 20th century, 1920s
Place: turkey
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39%
 6.4
 1K
The 7th Dawn (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
Style: independent film, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, military, politics, wilderness, british empire, world war, safari, battles, british colonialism, artificial intelligence, war, heroes ...
Place: asia, malaysia, russia
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39%
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Play Dirty (1969)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The Dirty Dozen meet the Stiff Upper Lip. A British Petroleum executive (Michael Caine) is assigned to work with the British Army in North Africa handling port duties for incoming fuels.
Style: rough, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, war, military, world war, desert, unhappy ending, machine gun, tank, mission, man on a mission, combat, nazi ...
Time: year 1969
Place: africa, germany, england, europe, egypt ...
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38%
 7.4
 42K
Gallipoli (1981)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story: As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank, both agile runners, become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli ...
Style: touching, atmospheric, harsh, emotional, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war one, military, anti war, friendship, war, idealism, human spirit, wartime, great war, social commentary, politics, british army ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, year 1915, year 1981, 1920s
Place: australia, ottoman empire, egypt, gallipoli, turkey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style: exciting, serious, period piece, feel good, period drama
Plot: ship, napoleonic wars, navy, sailing, battles, pirate, sea, french revolution, napoleonic era, success, swashbuckler, boat ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 18th century
Place: north africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 6.3
 175K
King Arthur (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, ...
Style: epic, exciting, period piece, costume drama, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: king arthur, knight, sword fight, medieval, king, battles, military, arthurian legend, roman empire, sword and shield, swords and armor, ancient rome ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, year 2004, ancient times ...
Place: britain, scotland, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Cold Mountain (2003)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, Italy, Romania, UK
Duration: 154 min.
Story: In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind ...
Style: romantic, sincere, serious, period piece, touching ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: american civil war, love story, survival, civil war, tragic love, war, loss of family member, wartime, getting home, slavery, loss of loved one, military ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1860s, year 2003 ...
Place: south carolina, north carolina, usa, america, ancient greece ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the ...
Style: breathtaking, entertaining, exciting, epic, action packed ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, manly ...
Plot: treasure hunt, holy grail, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, map, artifact, treasure, knight, father son relationship, mythology, indiana jones ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1989, 90s, year 1912 ...
Place: germany, israel, utah, san francisco, venice ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Horatio Homblower, now promoted to Acting Lieutenant, captures the French ship Le Reve off the Spanish coast. The Captain of the French ship is furious that such a youngster has pulled off such a coup. But far more daunting is Hornblower's ...
Style: period piece, feel good, serious, exciting, period drama
Plot: ship, napoleonic wars, sea battle, pirate, sailing, heroes, napoleonic era, sea, swashbuckler, seafaring, fish, royalty ...
Time: 18th century, victorian era, 19th century
Place: europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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