Movies Like Bad Genius (2017)

Bad Genius is a 2017 comedy, crime, drama, thriller film from Nattawut Poonpiriya with a MovieMagicScore of 7.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Comedy Crime Drama Thriller

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011

Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?

7.6

MagicScore

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

7.8

MagicScore

Cargo

2017

After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.

6.4

MagicScore

The Swimmers

2014

After falling pregnant to her boyfriend's best friend, a young woman commits suicide. She returns to haunt her unborn child's father while her friend seeks revenge on the person who drove her to her fate.

6.2

MagicScore

The Man from Snowy River

1982

Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.

7.0

MagicScore

Suffer, You Prick

1987

David, Javier, Dani and Pepe are four friends expelled from a religious school who must join the discipline of a mixed center. His passion for music leads them to create the group Los Residuos, facing Rocky Lacoste, the idol of the new school. In addition to singing in the rival group Yellow Fever, Lacoste also conquers Patty, David's girlfriend. At the end of his irregular career, Manuel Summers directed this musical taking advantage of the enormous success among the youthful public of the group of pop Men G, led by his son David.

6.9

MagicScore

Looking for Alibrandi

2000

Josie Alibrandi is 17 and doesn't know where she belongs. This year, however, everything is going to change. Josie will face her fears, uncover secrets and even discover the true identity of her father.

6.4

MagicScore

Freakonomics

2010

Some of the world's most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything.

6.1

MagicScore

Grease

1978

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Waves

2019

A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Radio

2003

In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Bloody Axe Wound

2024

Abbie Bladecut is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family’s bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush. In the small town of Clover Falls, Abbie’s father Roger has built an infamous legacy by capturing real-life killings on tape and selling them to eager customers, but as Abbie delves deeper into the grisly family business, she begins to wonder if it’s time to take the family tradition in a new direction.

5.3

MagicScore

#13

Ride or Die

2021

Rei helps the woman she's been in love with for years escape her abusive husband. While on the run, their feelings for each other catch fire.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

Caterina in the Big City

2003

When her social-climbing father is relocated from small-town North to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls to his old school, finding herself at sea with an environment where students sort themselves by social class and their parents' political affiliation.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

Billu

2009

When a famous Bollywood actor visits a small village for a film's shoot, a poor hairdresser's claim that they were once childhood friends soon makes him the centre of attention.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Open Water 2: Adrift

2006

A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends when they get stuck in the water many miles from shore and a happy reunion turns into a fight for survival.

5.5

MagicScore

#17

Jezabel

2022

Four upper-class high school students live carefree between drugs, games and love until one of the girls, Eli, is brutally killed. Sixteen years later, the memory of the crime torments Alain, another member of the group.

5.3

MagicScore

#18

We Shall Overcome

2006

A drama about a boy who's inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and challenges repressive school authority in 1969 Denmark.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

Armageddon Time

2022

In 1980, Queens, New York, a young Jewish boy befriends a rebellious African-American classmate to the disapproval of his privileged family and begins to reckon with growing up in a world of inequality and prejudice.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Peluca

2003

The short film that Napoleon Dynamite was based on shows a day in the life of Seth, supernerd extraordinaire, rocking the megalopolis of Preston, Idaho, and soon the world, with his illegal ninja moves and his sweet fanny pack. GOSH!

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bad Genius?

The top films similar to Bad Genius by MovieMagicScore are Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (7.6), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (7.8), Cargo (6.4). Each shares comedy/crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bad Genius worth watching?

Bad Genius holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.9/10 from 840 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Bad Genius?

Bad Genius (2017) is a comedy, crime, drama, thriller film directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya, starring Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Chanon Santinatornkul, Eisaya Hosuwan.

Where can I find more recommendations like Bad Genius?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Bad Genius

This ranked list pairs Bad Genius (2017), a comedy and crime and drama and thriller film from Nattawut Poonpiriya, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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