Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 30, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Bats

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

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#1
Six: Inside

Six: Inside

2009★ 8.5

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

Delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animati...

#2
Palkó Csinom

Palkó Csinom

1973★ 7.2

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

The musical adventure film goes back to the early eighteenth century, the times of the battles between the Hungarian insurrectionists and the pro-Austrians. Palkó and Jankó are abo...

#3
The Way to the Heart

The Way to the Heart

2024★ 9.9

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

Ava, an award-winning chef at a big-city restaurant, has lost her spark. Her boss sends her out to find herself to save her menu and her job. She returns home and finds little to i...

#4
Kill Shot

Kill Shot

2023★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bats for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Posing as hunters, a group of terrorists are in search of $100 million that was stolen and lost in a plane crash en route from Afghanistan....

#5
F.O.T.O.G.R.A.F.

F.O.T.O.G.R.A.F.

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bats for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A short film based on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fictional universe, combining the “Picnic to the curb” of the Strugatsky brothers, “Stalker” by Andrei Tarkovsky and the “Exclusion Zone” l...

#6
Box

Box

2022★ 4.5

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

A doomsday pepper is surprised to find a mysterious box appear in his living room with no trace as to how it could've gotten there....