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10 Best Movies Like Anak Badjao

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

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#1
Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985★ 6.1

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

Janey is new in town. She soon meets Lynne, a classmate who shares her passion for the local show 'Dance TV'. When a competition is announced to find new Dance TV performers, Janey...

#2
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000★ 7.6

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

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern fo...

#3
Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

2013★ 6.2

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

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their nex...

#4
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992★ 6.7

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

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film....

#5
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991★ 7.9

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

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing c...

#6
The Longshots

The Longshots

2008★ 6.4

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

The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history....

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