Movies Like Message from the King (2017)

Message from the King is a 2017 action, mystery, thriller film from Fabrice Du Welz with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Memento and New Best Friend.

Action Mystery Thriller

Memento

2000

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

8.2

MagicScore

New Best Friend

2002

Alicia is a poor girl starting college. Hadley, Julianne and Sydney are three well-off girls in a row house. Classes begin and Alicia is paired with Hadley to work on a sociology class project. At first rejected, Alicia is finally accepted into Hadley's clique where she is introduced to a world of privilege and dangerous thrills. But her attempts to become one of them ultimately land her in the hospital.

4.9

MagicScore

Prey for Rock & Roll

2003

In late 1980s Los Angeles, Jacki and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy, are trying to make it big. On the verge of turning 40, Jacki decides that if the band's one last shot at the big time is unsuccessful, she will give up her dreams of stardom.

4.7

MagicScore

You Were Never Really Here

2017

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares begin to overtake him, and a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.

6.5

MagicScore

Jackie Brown

1997

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

7.4

MagicScore

Ballerina

2025

Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.

7.3

MagicScore

My Father, Die

2016

Deaf and mute since having his hearing knocked out at the age of 12, Asher has been training for almost two decades to avenge himself on Ivan, the man that killed his older brother, 21 years ago. And now that his nemesis is out of prison, he gets his chance. But Asher's target also happens to be his father.

5.8

MagicScore

Faults

2014

Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire's parents recruit one of the world's foremost experts on mind control, Ansel Roth.

6.7

MagicScore

Cut Off

2018

A coroner finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

End of the Road

2022

Recently widowed mom Brenda fights to protect her family during a harrowing road trip when a murder and a missing bag of cash plunge them into danger.

6.0

MagicScore

#11

Stepfather 2

1989

"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the perfect family.

5.5

MagicScore

#12

Tape

2001

Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Gardens of the Night

2008

After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

A Score to Settle

2019

A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.

5.8

MagicScore

#15

Greed

1924

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

The Expendables

2010

Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Foxfire

1996

The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but their wild ways begin to get out of control.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Novocaine

2001

A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

Greedy

1994

Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Shot Caller

2017

A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Message from the King?

The top films similar to Message from the King by MovieMagicScore are Memento (8.2), New Best Friend (4.9), Prey for Rock & Roll (4.7). Each shares action/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Message from the King worth watching?

Message from the King holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 470 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Message from the King?

Message from the King (2017) is a action, mystery, thriller film directed by Fabrice Du Welz, starring Chadwick Boseman, Luke Evans, Alfred Molina.

Where can I find more recommendations like Message from the King?

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About movies like Message from the King

This ranked list pairs Message from the King (2017), a action and mystery and thriller film from Fabrice Du Welz, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Chadwick Boseman 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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