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10 Best Movies Like Wake Up, Poor Periklis!

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

#1
Shimmy: The First Monkey King

Shimmy: The First Monkey King

2023★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wake Up, Poor Periklis! for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Shimmy, a monkey newly discover superhero powers and learns how to control his extraordinary transformative abilities and prevent powerful demonic forces from sending the universe ...

#2
Lion

Lion

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wake Up, Poor Periklis! for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The lion has to become more physically fit. The gazelle does not think he is capable of doing so....

#3
Mea Culpa

Mea Culpa

2024★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wake Up, Poor Periklis! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A criminal defense attorney must choose between family, duty and her own dangerous desires when she takes on the case of an artist accused of murder....

#4
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-

2023★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wake Up, Poor Periklis! for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 43–45, with new footage and special end credits. Together with his comrades, Zenitsu and Inosuke, along with one of the top-ranking members of ...

#5
A Prince for Christmas

A Prince for Christmas

2015★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wake Up, Poor Periklis! for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A prince from Europe meets a charming waitress when he travels to America during the Christmas holiday to escape an arranged marriage....

#6
Lion, London Zoological Gardens

Lion, London Zoological Gardens

1896★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wake Up, Poor Periklis! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the cage. The lion alternates between f...