Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 21, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Paperbird

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

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#1
The Elephant King

The Elephant King

2006★ 5.6

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

The story of two brothers who lead totally different lives. Jake Hunt enjoys life to the fullest in Thailand, while his shy brother Oliver deals with his own depressions back home ...

#2
Head Over Heels 2

Head Over Heels 2

2012★ 6.3

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

Alice owns a network of sex shops and workaholic who, in trying to reconcile the harsh routine of work and family life, suffers nervous breakdown, she is forced by her husband to g...

#3
Strange Object

Strange Object

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paperbird 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...

#4
Bark

Bark

2024★ 6.6

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

Gordon discovers that his girlfriend's dog isn't quite what she says it is....

#5
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paperbird for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the...

#6
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paperbird 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....