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Movies like King Kong 1933
Matched on how they feel, not on genre or who made them: the same pull on fourteen measures of character (tone, pace, scale, ambiguity and the rest), read from each title on Taste Buds. About King Kong
Movies closest to King Kong
The Ghost and the Darkness 1996Also classical in form, earnest and grave
The Train 1964Also earnest, classical in form and grave
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954Also classical in form, earnest and epic
Hell's Angels 1930Also earnest, classical in form and grave
Planet of the Apes 1968Also earnest and epic
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 2013Also earnest, classical in form and grave
Ned Kelly 2003Also classical in form, earnest and grave
Troy 2004Also earnest, epic and classical in form
The Sign of the Cross 1932Also classical in form, earnest and grave
Kingdom of Heaven 2005Also classical in form, grave and earnest
Padmaavat 2018Also classical in form, earnest and grave
55 Days at Peking 1963Also classical in form, earnest and grave
The same feel, in other forms
Series
Vikings 2013Also earnest, classical in form and epic
Black Sails 2014Also classical in form, earnest and grave
Versailles 2015Also classical in form, earnest and epic
Books
A Breath of Snow and Ashes 1992Also earnest, classical in form and grave
The Fiery Cross 1994Also earnest, classical in form and grave
The Pale Horseman 2004Also classical in form, earnest and grave
Albums
- Brave New World 2000Also earnest, classical in form and grave
- Magic 2007Also classical in form, earnest and grave
- Born in the U.S.A. 1984Also classical in form, grave and meticulous
Games
Onimusha: Way of the Sword 2026Also grave, earnest and classical in form
Muramasa: The Demon Blade 2009Also earnest, grave and plot-driven
Call of Duty 2 2005Also classical in form, earnest and grave
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