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10 Best Movies Like Joe Orton Laid Bare

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

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#1
Howard

Howard

2018★ 6.8

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

Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage ...

#2
Gilbert

Gilbert

2017★ 6.7

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

The life and career of one of comedy's most inimitable modern voices, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried....

#3
I Am Heath Ledger

I Am Heath Ledger

2017★ 7.4

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

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera....

#4
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018★ 6.0

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

A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars....

#5
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

2016★ 6.9

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

Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most contro...

#6
Blue

Blue

1993★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joe Orton Laid Bare for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, bo...

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