Movies Like The Death King

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Nekromantik 2

1991·1h 43m·★ 5.2·Jörg Buttgereit

3 shared cast incl. Mark Reeder & Eva-Maria KurzDir. Jörg ButtgereitHorror & Drama

Saw III

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.2·Darren Lynn Bousman

Themes: suffocation, mutilation, sadismTMDB recommends

The Tin Drum

1979·2h 42m·★ 7.4·Volker Schlöndorff

Themes: suffocation, suicideTMDB recommends

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: macabre, brutalityTMDB recommends

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Lone Scherfig

Themes: depression, suicideTMDB recommends

The Ninth Gate

1999·2h 13m·★ 6.7·Roman Polanski

Themes: macabre, suicideTMDB recommends

The Woman

2011·1h 42m·★ 6.0·Lucky McKee

Themes: sadism, brutalityFans also likedDrama & Horror

Dead Like Me: Life After Death

2009·1h 27m·★ 6.0·Stephen Herek

Themes: life and death, suicideFans also liked

It's Kind of a Funny Story

2010·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Anna Boden

Themes: depression, suicideFans also liked

The Double

2014·1h 33m·★ 6.4·Richard Ayoade

Themes: depression, suicideFans also liked

On the Count of Three

2022·1h 26m·★ 7.0·Jerrod Carmichael

Themes: depression, suicideFans also liked

Drive

2011·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Nicolas Winding Refn

Themes: existentialism, brutality

A Serbian Film

2010·1h 44m·★ 4.9·Srđan Spasojević

Themes: sadism, brutality, suicide

Corpse Bride

2005·1h 17m·★ 7.4·Mike Johnson

Themes: skeleton, macabre

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

2011·1h 31m·★ 3.8·Tom Six

Themes: sadism, brutalityDrama & Horror

The Poughkeepsie Tapes

2007·1h 21m·★ 5.9·John Erick Dowdle

Themes: macabre, sadism

Nekromantik

1988·1h 11m·★ 4.8·Jörg Buttgereit

Starring Jörg ButtgereitDir. Jörg ButtgereitDrama & Horror

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

2003·1h 43m·★ 8.0·Kim Ki-duk

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Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

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How Good Is The Death King?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.