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Movies that feel likeKing Richard (2021)

The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.

If you loved King Richard, the closest films we have are Borg vs McEnroe (2017), Air (2023) and The Girl with the Needle (2024). All three share King Richard's contemplative and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Labyrinth of Lies (2014).

🍅 90% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Reinaldo Marcus Greencontemplativeepic
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Borg vs McEnroe
2017 · dir. Janus Metz
🍅 84%★ 6.9drama · historyNetflixParamount+

Common ground in both: sports and tennis

The Swedish Björn Borg and the American John McEnroe, the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.

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Air
2023 · dir. Ben Affleck
🍅 93%★ 7.4drama · historyPrime Video

One thread runs through both: a true story

Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.

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The Girl with the Needle
2024 · dir. Magnus von Horn
🍅 93%★ 7.5drama · historyRent or buy

The same preoccupation in both: a true story

Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.

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Steve Jobs
2015 · dir. Danny Boyle
🍅 85%★ 7.2drama · history

The same mix in both: stillness, then scale

Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

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The Two Popes
2019 · dir. Fernando Meirelles
🍅 89%★ 7.6drama · historyNetflix

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 · dir. Aaron Sorkin
🍅 89%★ 7.7drama · historyNetflix

Epic history in both cases

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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Labyrinth of Lies
2014 · dir. Giulio Ricciarelli
🍅 83%★ 7.3drama · history

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.

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House of Gucci
2021 · dir. Ridley Scott
🍅 62%★ 6.6drama · historyPrime Video

History with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately… murder.

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Coach Carter
2005 · dir. Thomas Carter
🍅 63%★ 7.4drama · historyStarz

Both keep coming back to the same thing: sports

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

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Milk
2008 · dir. Gus Van Sant
🍅 93%★ 7.5history · drama

Drama of the same temperament

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

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The Walk
2015 · dir. Robert Zemeckis
🍅 83%★ 7.3history · drama · adventure

Both know what they want from history

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than King Richard does

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

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Jobs
2013 · dir. Joshua Michael Stern
🍅 27%★ 6drama · historyPrime VideoStarz

Cut from the same drama cloth

The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

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