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10 Best Movies Like Polyester

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

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#1
Desperate Living

Desperate Living

1977★ 6.4

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

After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits....

#2
The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs

1970★ 6.3

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

In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution....

#3
Multiple Maniacs

Multiple Maniacs

1970★ 6.3

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

The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair....

#4
Better Than Chocolate

Better Than Chocolate

1999★ 6.0

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

Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila, and her young brother. The timing is especially b...

#5
Divine Waters

Divine Waters

1985★ 7.2

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

This documentary focuses on the careers of influential partners in trash film, John Waters and Divine. The film includes interviews with Waters' parents and sister, actress Edith M...

#6
The Nomi Song

The Nomi Song

2004★ 6.2

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

Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters to emerge through rock music: a counter tenor who sang pop music like o...