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10 Best Movies Like Paper Birds

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

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#1
EVA

EVA

2011★ 6.4

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

In 2041, humans live side-by-side with robots and androids. A well-known cybernetic engineer, Alex Garel, returns to his hometown to create a new model of robot child....

#2
Who Killed Bambi?

Who Killed Bambi?

2013★ 5.4

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

The story of two young friends, a lawyer, a rich man and a group of kidnappers end up in a series of strange circumstances all to discover; Who Killed Bambi?...

#3
The 3 Wise Men

The 3 Wise Men

2003★ 5.9

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

A brilliantly animated adaptation of the classic Christian story, 3 WISE MEN features the voices of Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, and Mexican television star Jaci Velasquez. Create...

#4
Lute: Forge On or Die

Lute: Forge On or Die

1987★ 5.7

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

In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomad...

#5
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paper Birds for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his lif...

#6
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010★ 6.2

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

Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in o...