Movies Like King John (1899)

King John is a 1899 drama film from Walter Pfeffer Dando with a MovieMagicScore of 4.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Kiss and Glumov's Diary.

Drama

The Kiss

1896

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

5.2

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Glumov's Diary

1923

Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian stage play, "The Wise Man" ("Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovolno prostoty"). The anti-hero Glumov tries to escape exposure in the midst of acrobatics, derring-do, and farcical clowning. Several members of Eisenstein's troupe at the legendary "Proletkult" stage theatre in Moscow briefly appear in this little film.

5.0

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He Who Gets Slapped

1924

After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.

7.6

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Pandora's Box

1929

Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.

7.5

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7th Heaven

1927

In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.

7.3

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West of Zanzibar

1928

A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.

6.8

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Orphans of the Storm

1921

France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.

6.8

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The Merry Widow

1926

When Prince Danilo falls in love with American dancer Sally O'Hara, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because Sally is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries wealthy Baron Sadoja. When the elderly man dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.

6.6

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The Toll of the Sea

1923

A young Chinese woman saves an American man washed up onto the shore and the two fall in love, only for him to have second thoughts.

6.2

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#10

Salomé

1923

Based on Oscar Wilde's play, the films tells the story of how Salomé agrees to dance for King Herod in return for the head of John the Baptist.

6.1

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#11

Easy Virtue

1928

Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John Whittaker, and begins anew under an assumed name. But when John brings her home to his disapproving family, Larita’s past begins to resurface.

5.3

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#12

The Cat and the Canary

1927

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn't, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.

6.9

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#13

Faust and Mephistopheles

1903

A re-telling of the classic tale of Faust in all of two minutes by French filmmaker Alice Guy.

4.5

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#14

The Human Voice

2020

A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him.

6.8

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#15

Film

1965

A man attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

We Can't Live Without Cosmos

2014

Two cosmonauts, two friends, try to do their best in their everyday training life to make their common dream a reality. But this story is not only about the dream.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Joan of Arc

1900

A divinely inspired peasant woman becomes an army captain for France and then is martyred after she is captured.

6.9

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#18

Falling Leaves

1912

It's early autumn and Dr. Headley eagerly demonstrates what seems to be a miraculous cure for tuberculosis. Not far from where he is working, the disease seems preparing to soon claim yet another life, a teenage girl named Winifred. Winifred's mother and little sister Trixie are devastated. When Trixie hears the family doctor say of Winifred that "when the last leaf falls, she will have passed away," she interprets the doctor's words literally. Thinking over what she has heard, she determines to do everything possible to save her sister.

6.6

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#19

The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra

1928

This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by the number 9413 written on his forehead.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

The Land Beyond the Sunset

1912

A poor young boy goes on a field trip and dreams of escaping to a land beyond the sunset.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like King John?

The top films similar to King John by MovieMagicScore are The Kiss (5.2), Glumov's Diary (5.0), He Who Gets Slapped (7.6). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is King John worth watching?

King John holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.9/10 from 25 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is King John?

King John (1899) is a drama film directed by Walter Pfeffer Dando, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Dora Tulloch, Charles Sefton.

Where can I find more recommendations like King John?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like King John

This ranked list pairs King John (1899), a drama film from Walter Pfeffer Dando, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Herbert Beerbohm Tree take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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