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10 Best Movies Like Bitter Lake

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

#1
My Scientology Movie

My Scientology Movie

2016★ 6.6

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

After being denied access to the Church of Scientology's headquarters, documentarian Louis Theroux teams up with ex-Scientology official Marty Rathbun to stage re-enactments of all...

#2
Scum

Scum

1979★ 7.1

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

Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory....

#3
It Felt Like a Kiss

It Felt Like a Kiss

2009★ 6.5

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

The story of America's rise to power starting with 1959, using archival footage and US pop music to highlight the consequences to the rest of the world and in the peoples' minds....

#4
Whistling Smith

Whistling Smith

1975★ 6.4

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

This film is a revealing portrait of a tough cop with a big heart. Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith walks the beat on Vancouver's Eastside, the hangout of petty criminals, down-an...

#5
The Italian Job

The Italian Job

1969★ 7.0

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

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend...

#6
Happiness

Happiness

1998★ 7.4

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

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate se...