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Movies Like Pirates: William Burroughs in London

If you liked Pirates: William Burroughs in London (1982), a movie directed by Genesis P-Orridge and Antony Balch, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Partysaurus Rex

    Partysaurus Rex (2012)

    ★ 7.1/10

    When Rex finds himself left behind in the bathroom, he puts his limbs to use by getting a bath going for a bunch of new toy friends.

  2. 2The Swimmer

    The Swimmer (1968)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.

  3. 3Escobar: Paradise Lost

    Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10

    For Pablo Escobar family is everything. When young surfer Nick falls for Escobar's niece, Maria, he finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.

  4. 4Vincent

    Vincent (1982)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.

  5. 5Into the Storm

    Into the Storm (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10

    As a new day begins in the town of Silverton, its residents have little reason to believe it will be anything other than ordinary. Mother Nature, however has other plans. In the span of just a few hours, an…

  6. 6Midnight Cowboy

    Midnight Cowboy (1969)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to…

  7. 7Chasing Mavericks

    Chasing Mavericks (2012)

    ★ 7/10

    Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

  8. 842 Up

    42 Up (1999)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

  9. 9The Miracle Season

    The Miracle Season (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10

    After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship!

  10. 10The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they…

  11. 11I Am Heath Ledger

    I Am Heath Ledger (2017)

    ★ 7.4/10

    The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.

  12. 12Koyaanisqatsi

    Koyaanisqatsi (1983)

    ★ 7.9/10

    Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by…

  13. 13Powaqqatsi

    Powaqqatsi (1988)

    ★ 7.2/10

    An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

  14. 14The Art of Getting By

    The Art of Getting By (2011)

    ★ 6.6/10

    George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred…

  15. 15GirlHouse

    GirlHouse (2014)

    ★ 6/10

    In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a…

  16. 16Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

    Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare" (2012)

    ★ 7/10

    Maggie must navigate an eventful first day in daycare. At the Ayn Rand School for Tots, Maggie is diagnosed with average intelligence. Barred from the gifted children, she longs to escape from her glue-guzzling…

  17. 17Flight of the Navigator

    Flight of the Navigator (1986)

    ★ 7/10

    12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged…

  18. 18Moonlight

    Moonlight (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10

    The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his…

  19. 19Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

    Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Everyone's favorite fourth graders have graduated! It's an all-new school year for the kids — and the gang hits the fifth grade running! But they're stopped in their tracks when they discover some unwelcome changes…

  20. 20Breath

    Breath (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.

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