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10 Best Movies Like Poles Apart

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

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#1
Pear Cider and Cigarettes

Pear Cider and Cigarettes

2016★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poles Apart for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The brutally honest story of Robert's turbulent relationship with a self-destructive, yet charismatic friend from childhood, who cries out for help from a military hospital in Chin...

#2
Strings

Strings

2004★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poles Apart for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his ...

#3
The Congress

The Congress

2013★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poles Apart for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider....

#4
Inception: The Cobol Job

Inception: The Cobol Job

2010★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poles Apart for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Cobb, Arthur and Nash are enlisted by Cobol Engineering....

#5
Matriculated

Matriculated

2003★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poles Apart for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe....

#6
Primal: Tales of Savagery

Primal: Tales of Savagery

2019★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poles Apart for fans of Animation & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Tales of Savagery features a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of su...

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