Movies like Legend of the Night King (2018)
The best movies like Legend of the Night King (2018) are The Joker is Wild (1957), Once Bitten (1985) and Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012). If Legend of the Night King hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLeaving Las Vegas (1995)7.2/10 from 1,756 votes
- NewestQueen of the Night vs. Night King 2 (2026)Released 2026
- In JapaneseRape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012)Also in Japanese
The Joker is Wild (1957)
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisOnce Bitten (1985)
Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisRape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012)
After a nuclear attack in Tokyo, the female population is attacked by infected males who have become sex-crazed zombies, hungry for human flesh. Officeworker Momoko and nurse Nozomi seek shelter in a Shinto Shrine, where they meet housewife Kanae and school girl Tamae. With no choices left to them, the group of girls decides to take a stand and arm themselves with assault rifles and explosives to fight off hordes of horny zombies. What is the secret to killing the zombies for good?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCocktail (1988)
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Demons 2 (1994)
Angela, the hostess from hell, summons her army of teen demons when teenagers from St. Rita's High School decide to party at the haunted Hull House on Halloween.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSweet and Lowdown (1999)
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPal Joey (1957)
An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLeaving Las Vegas (1995)
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIntimacy (2001)
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows her and learns about her. This eventually disrupts their relationship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBetween Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and uploaded it to Funny or Die, Zach became a viral laughing stock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews and restore his reputation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisSundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDirty Sexy Saint (2019)
Clay Kincaid hates the nickname 'Saint', he got for being too kind to stray animals and desperate people. Especially when it comes to women. With a rough and damaged past that has left him jaded, he doesn't do committed relationships. This is before he meets Samantha Jamieson, an heiress turned runaway in need of help. When she starts to work as a waitress at his bar, he discovers that she is someone truly special and amazing… someone that could warm his damaged heart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMikey and Nicky (1976)
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHigh Spirits (1988)
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisFairy Tales (1978)
On his twenty-first birthday, the Prince goes on a quest that takes him across the land searching for the one woman that gets him sexually excited, Princess Sleeping Beauty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Right (2016)
A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Flamingo Kid (1984)
Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-world aspects of his summer job at the posh Flamingo Club. He spurns his father in favor of the patronage of smooth-talking Phil Brody and is seduced by the ample bikini charms of club member Carla Samson. But thanks to a couple of late-summer hard lessons, the teen eventually realizes that family should always come first.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Shift (2023)
A young woman working her first night shift at a remote motel begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses and increasingly supernatural events occur, she quickly finds out that nothing is what it appears to be.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl Next Door (2004)
Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn star. As Danielle's past catches up with her, Matthew's love for her forces him to re-evaluate his goals.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Night at McCool's (2001)
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMarked Woman (1937)
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe White Countess (2005)
In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlood Money (1933)
The title refers to the business of affable, ambitious bail bondsman (and politically-connected grifter) Bill Bailey, who, in the course of his work, crosses paths with every kind of offender there is, from first-time defendants to career criminals.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Queen Concerto 4 (2026)
Fuka, a top hostess who has lost sight of her own goals despite being a descendant of Ichijo Shino, the legendary "Queen" of the neon-lit district, encounters Ranmaru, a former host who once handled rough work under Shino. Enthralled by Ranmaru's strength fueled by revenge and ambition, Fuka rebels against her mother and Jin, the current "Night King" who is allied with her. However, the dark flames burning within Ranmaru's heart begin to engulf the entire neon district, drawing in Meg, one of Jin's biggest customers, and Yuka, a former hostess on the run after a shooting incident... (Story continues in "Queen of the Night vs. Night King 2")
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Sadie McKee (1934)
A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Queen of the Night vs. Night King 2 (2026)
Having broken away from the path laid out by her mother, Fuuka, now a former host turned yakuza, has teamed up with Ranmaru and reclaimed the title of "Queen," the number one hostess in the neon-lit district. However, her glory is threatened by the rise of a mysterious new hostess, Yuika. Ranmaru quickly gives up on Fuuka and tries to return to Yuika, but Yuika hides an ambition beneath her beautiful mask: to revive Jin, the "Night King," whose spirit has now been broken... (Sequel to "Queen Concerto 4")
Why it matches: Similar story and style
On 'E' (2026)
A young mother struggles to keep her head above water as she navigates motherhood, her neurodivergent toddler, and the gritty Atlanta nightclub where she works. All on a quarter tank of gas.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
King of Sha-kin (1997)
In late 90s Osaka, three people from various walks of life meet by chance. They team up to orchestrate a complex financial con targeting crooked businessmen in an attempt to solve their respective financial woes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Paris top secret (1969)
The underworld (imaginary and real) of Paris, depicted through several sketches. Kaleidoscope of the immoral and nauseating aspects of the capital.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Game of Jou-Ou (2014)
Chizuru is a rookie hostess in Miss CLUB "Red Dragon". In the store, they have a legend that earned 10 million yen sales overnight sales. Led by Luna, followed by Nagisa in second, and senior cast such as Yuna whose aim for "apex". They had been engaged in a fierce battle to became No.1 hostess.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Legend of the Night King?
The closest matches to Legend of the Night King are The Joker is Wild (1957), Once Bitten (1985) and Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Legend of the Night King?
Start with The Joker is Wild (1957), the closest match to Legend of the Night King.
What is the highest-rated movie like Legend of the Night King?
Leaving Las Vegas (1995), rated 7.2/10 by 1,756 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Legend of the Night King?
Queen of the Night vs. Night King 2 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Legend of the Night King?
Yes: Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012), Queen Concerto 4 (2026) and Queen of the Night vs. Night King 2 (2026).
How are movies similar to Legend of the Night King chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Legend of the Night King, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.