15 Movies Like Bad Poems

Loved Bad Poems? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Satantango
#1

Satantango

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Bad Poems.

Return Ticket
#2

Return Ticket

Five old men and a kid are travelling in a train's cabin without purpose. They travel because it's free and they don't have another place to stay. From their conversations we learn the tragedies of their lives. Also the hidden interlockings of their faith will out slowly.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Bad Poems.

Landline
#3

Landline

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Bad Poems.

CQ
#4

CQ

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Bad Poems.

Son of Saul
#5

Son of Saul

In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper Jewish burial.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Bad Poems.

Almost Friends
#6

Almost Friends

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Bad Poems.

Dealer
#7

Dealer

A drug dealer spends his day pedaling around Budapest visiting friends and clients.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Bad Poems.

Feels Like Home
#8

Feels Like Home

Rita, an ordinary, but lonely woman is kidnapped. Her captors are the Árpáds; they claim she is not called Rita but Szilvi, a runaway from their family. Rita eventually understands that the only way out is in - to escape she must impersonate Szilvi. The more she becomes the lost girl the more she finds out about the family - and understands that her life is on the line.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Bad Poems.

Class Act
#9

Class Act

Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is ajuvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up. And Blade definitely likes being thought of as important instead of as trouble.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Bad Poems.

Moscow Square
#10

Moscow Square

1989 is an important year in the political history of Hungary. However, Petya and his friends couldn't care less. They are about to graduate high school. The only important things to them are the parties, girls, making some easy cash. And of course, passing the upcoming exam with the leaked questions.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Bad Poems.

Family Weekend
#11

Family Weekend

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Bad Poems.

SubUrbia
#12

SubUrbia

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Bad Poems.

Well
#13

Well

At a gas station in the middle of nowhere, a young man arrives to meet his father he hasn't seen for 30 years. On the same day, a van with four prostitutes breaks down at the very same gas station, on the way to Switzerland. The three days they spend together in the station change their lives forever.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Bad Poems.

The Beanie Bubble
#14

The Beanie Bubble

Ty was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women turned his stuffed animals into a defining '90s trend. This behind-the-scenes look at history's biggest toy craze is a wild story about what—and who—is valued in this world.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Bad Poems.

White God
#15

White God

13 year old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen, and is devastated when her father sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to save her dog. Failing in his desperate efforts to find his beloved owner, Hagen joins a canine revolt leading a revolution against their human abusers.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Bad Poems.