Babel
2006USA★ 7.25 pt match
Both films sit with grief and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on class and money, life under oppression, and family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, bleak, melancholic, and slow burn.
Kingdom: Ashin of the North
킹덤: 아신전
2021South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Kim Seong-hun★ 7.1
Available in English: subtitled
Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakhauntingbrutalmelancholiccold and detached
Pacing
slow burnslow build to explosion
Story
survivalunravelingpursuit
Emotion
griefrageinjusticeloss of innocence
Themes
family wounds passed downlife under oppressionclass and moneycolonial history
Feel
gut punchquietly hauntingdiscussion starterexhausting
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Kingdom: Ashin of the North
If Kingdom: Ashin of the North hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Schindler's List
1993USA★ 8.64 pt match
Both films sit with injustice, grief, and loss of innocence. The world both films live in revolves around life under oppression, class and money, and family wounds passed down. Same energy: bleak, haunting, and slow burn.
Dallas Buyers Club
2013USA★ 7.94 pt match
Like Kingdom: Ashin of the North, this one is rooted in injustice, loss of innocence, and grief. Both circle the same ground: class and money and life under oppression. The feel is the same: bleak, melancholic, and slow burn.
American History X
1998USA★ 8.33.5 pt match
Like Kingdom: Ashin of the North, this one is rooted in loss of innocence, rage, and grief. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down, class and money, and life under oppression. The feel is the same: bleak, brutal, slow build to explosion, and slow burn.
Winter's Bone
2010USA★ 6.83 pt match
What ties these together is grief. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down and class and money. The feel is the same: bleak, haunting, and slow burn.
Letters from Iwo Jima
2006USA★ 7.53 pt match
Tag overlap with Kingdom: Ashin of the North across multiple dimensions.