Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Poet

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

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#1
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

1995★ 7.8

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

A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are...

#2
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#3
Family Pack

Family Pack

2024★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Poet for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When an old card game comes to life, a family jumps back in time to a medieval village where they must unmask werewolves to secure their return home....

#4
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021★ 6.5

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

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to ...

#5
Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou

1965★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Poet for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the...

#6
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

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

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...