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10 Best Movies Like Paris Is Burning

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

#1
Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996★ 7.1

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

An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school....

#2
Bolero

Bolero

1981★ 6.9

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

The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various st...

#3
Parting Glances

Parting Glances

1986★ 6.8

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

Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick...

#4
Lancelot of the Lake

Lancelot of the Lake

1974★ 6.2

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

Having failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, their number reduced to a mere handful. Seeing a rift developing between Lancelot...

#5
She Is Conann

She Is Conann

2023★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paris Is Burning for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Traveling through the abyss, underworld dog Rainer recounts the six lives of Conann, perpetually put to death by her own future, across eras, myths and ages. From her childhood, a ...

#6
O Perfume da Memória

O Perfume da Memória

2016★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paris Is Burning for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A love story between Ana and Laura, two women who think of life in completely different ways. Ana has a mysterious secret that can generate a conflict between reason and desire, to...