Movies Like The White King

If you liked The White King (2016), a drama and science fiction movie directed by Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and science fiction
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to…
2
Soylent Green (1973)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction
In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.
3
Insurgent (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.
4
Logan's Run (1976)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th…
5
Stormageddon (2015)
★ 6/10Also drama and science fiction
What happens when you ask the most powerful computer program, run by the most powerful computers, to follow, listen and predict human behavior? The program learns, becomes sentient and begins to behave like a human…
6
The Host (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to…
7
The Giver (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and science fiction
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
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The Hunger Games (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of…
9
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
An American-born Jewish adolescent, Hannah Stern, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives. However, she begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a supernatural experience that transports…
10
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the…
11
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and science fiction
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic…
12
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…
13
War of the Worlds (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm…
14
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction
As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly…
15
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.
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2073 (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and drama
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and…
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction
After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining momentum. Struggling with the weight of becoming the symbol of…
18
My Zoe (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and science fiction
Isabelle, a geneticist recovering from a toxic marriage, is raising her only daughter, Zoe, with her contentious ex-husband. Zoe means everything to her mother and so when tragedy strikes the fractured family, Isabelle…
19
On the Beach (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and science fiction
The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has…
20
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction
Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the…