Movies like The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)

Name: The Rivals of Amziah King
Released: 2026

10 films to watch after The Rivals of Amziah King, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. When Amziah’s estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, Amziah leaps at the possibility to renew connection and create a family business. But the honey game is ruthless, and Amziah’s rivals threaten to destroy everything he has built.

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A Simple Plan (1998)

Fit 73%

Shares Crime, Drama and Thriller with The Rivals of Amziah King.

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Fit 66%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Rivals of Amziah King.

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
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Cape Fear (1991)

Fit 66%

Shares Drama, Crime and Thriller with The Rivals of Amziah King.

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
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Finestkind (2023)

Fit 59%

Shares Crime, Drama and Thriller with The Rivals of Amziah King.

Two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks are reunited as adults. Desperate circumstances force them into a deal with an organized crime syndicate in Boston, and a young woman gets caught in the middle.
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21 Grams (2003)

Fit 58%

Shares Drama, Crime and Thriller with The Rivals of Amziah King.

Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
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Bug (2007)

Fit 56%

Shares Drama and Thriller with The Rivals of Amziah King.

In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.
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They Drive by Night (1940)

Fit 53%

Shares Drama, Crime and Thriller with The Rivals of Amziah King.

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
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Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)

Fit 52%

Shares Crime, Drama and Thriller with The Rivals of Amziah King.

A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
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Lakeview Terrace (2008)

Fit 50%

Shares Drama, Crime and Thriller with The Rivals of Amziah King.

A young interracial couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their relationship. A tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly aggressive to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives cause the couple to fight back.
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Siberian Education (2013)

Fit 43%

Shares Drama and Crime with The Rivals of Amziah King.

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.