Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Bookworms

If you loved Bookworms, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Strange Object

Strange Object

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bookworms for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Afri...

#2
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bookworms for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#3
Zeitgeist: Addendum

Zeitgeist: Addendum

2008★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bookworms for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Zeitgeist: Addendum premiered at the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival. Director Peter Joseph stated: "The failure of our world to resolve the issues of war, poverty, and corruptio...

#4
Death in Venice

Death in Venice

1971★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bookworms for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying wit...

#5
Taxi 3

Taxi 3

2003★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bookworms for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a sto...

#6
Timbuktu

Timbuktu

2014★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bookworms for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fish...