Movies Like The Kingdom (1994)

The Kingdom is a 1994 drama, fantasy, horror, mystery film from Lars von Trier with a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Kingdom II and O Lucky Man!.

Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery

The Kingdom II

1998

The mutant fetus is born. Dr. Helmer comes under heavy scrutiny for a botched operation that left a patient braindead, and begins to dabble in the dark arts in order to ward off those seeking an end to his career. Hypochondriac Mrs. Drusse finally does have something bad happen to her medically when an ambulance hits her.

7.7

MagicScore

O Lucky Man!

1973

An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.

6.8

MagicScore

New Nightmare

1994

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

6.5

MagicScore

Smile

2022

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

6.7

MagicScore

Silent Hill

2006

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

6.6

MagicScore

Final Destination 2

2003

When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.

6.3

MagicScore

End of Days

1999

On 28 December 1999, the citizens of New York City are getting ready for the turn of the millennium. However, Satan decides to crash the party by coming to the city and searching for his chosen bride — a 20-year-old woman named Christine York. The world will end, and the only hope lies within an atheist named Jericho Cane.

6.1

MagicScore

Living Among Us

2018

Vampires have just made themselves public! Now a group of documentarians have been granted access to spend some time with them and learn how they live and coexist with humans. But as reality sets in, the crew realize they are in for far more than they bargained for.

6.1

MagicScore

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

1985

Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.

5.3

MagicScore

#10

Prevenge

2017

A pregnant widow, believing herself to be guided by her unborn child, embarks on a homicidal rampage.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Buddy

2026

A magical, singing orange unicorn holds his cast hostage in a surreal TV-show dimension, as he becomes more and more demented.

8.0

MagicScore

#12

The Return of the Living Dead

1985

When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

The Monkey

2025

When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Scream 4

2011

Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott has put herself back together thanks to her writing. However, her return to Woodsboro sparks the return of the Ghostface Killer.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

2005

After suffering terrible headaches and stomach cramps, Mr. Lăzărescu, a lonely 63 year-old man, calls for an ambulance, beginning one man’s hellish journey through Bucharest hospitals in search of proper medical care. As the night unfolds, his health starts to deteriorate fast.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Demolition

2016

An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Too Fat Too Furious

2005

Bennie, a clumsy criminal who's touchy about his weight, teams up with his adoptive father's biological (serial killer) son, his employees who in his absence turned his snack-bar into a quiche bakery, a suicidal manic-depressive woman and a Yugoslavian who keeps blowing things up unintended. They need to get 300000 Euro to get Bennies father a new liver.

5.7

MagicScore

#18

The Cars That Ate Paris

1974

The small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.

5.5

MagicScore

#19

Nurse 3-D

2013

Abby Russell, a beautiful, dedicated nurse with a sinister side, has a secret life in which she targets and punishes dishonest men.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

It's Such a Beautiful Day

2012

Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche.

7.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Kingdom?

The top films similar to The Kingdom by MovieMagicScore are The Kingdom II (7.7), O Lucky Man! (6.8), New Nightmare (6.5). Each shares drama/fantasy/horror/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Kingdom worth watching?

The Kingdom holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10 from 253 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Kingdom?

The Kingdom (1994) is a drama, fantasy, horror, mystery film directed by Lars von Trier, starring Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Kirsten Rolffes, Holger Juul Hansen.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Kingdom?

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 The Kingdom

This ranked list pairs The Kingdom (1994), a drama and fantasy and horror and mystery film from Lars von Trier, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ernst-Hugo Järegård 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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