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10 Best Movies Like Poor People

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

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#1
Main Tera Hero

Main Tera Hero

2014★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poor People for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Seenu loves Sunaina but they're chased by a stalking cop, an infatuated beauty and her mafia don dad - can Seenu's heroics work?...

#2
As

As

2023★ 7.0

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

Three years after the death of her beloved child, Elouise, Mara still feels her presence when she sits on the butterfly bedding in front of the jar with her ashes in it. Mara arran...

#3
R

R

2010★ 6.8

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

The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hard...

#4
Darkman II: The Return of Durant

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

1995★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poor People for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in an...

#5
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989★ 5.3

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

After lying in a coma for a year, Michael Myers awakens and stalks his way back to his small hometown in Illinois, intent on killing his niece, Jamie, who has been confined to a me...

#6
Return to Horror High

Return to Horror High

1987★ 5.2

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

A few years ago, a mysterious serial-killer caused panic on Crippen High School. The killer was never caught. A movie company, Cosmic Pictures, has decided to make a feature movie ...