Movies Similar to Burns Night

The Art of Being Normal(2019)

David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he's gay. The school bully thinks he's a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth: David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school, Leo Denton has one goal: to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in his class is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long, and soon everyone knows that Leo used to be a girl. As David prepares to come out to his family and transition into life as a girl and Leo wrestles with figuring out how to deal with people who try to define him through his history, they find in each other the friendship and support they need to navigate life as transgender teens as well as the courage to decide for themselves what normal really means.

Ceremoniál(1966)

Family visit turns wild.

The Uninvited Guest(1991)

A run-of-the-mill family is terrorized by strangers dressed in military garb who invade their private realm.

Bad Timing

Caught in a compromising position, a young research assistant summons her closest friends, but quickly realizes she needs to learn to rely on herself.

Caterwauling(1960)

In a rare instance of literary adaptation, Chytilová was inspired by Franz Kafka’s writings. Mr. K stashes stolen jewelry away at home and seldom allows his wife to wear it. A nosy neighbour, Mr. B, drops in. A cat observes it all.

Monkey or Man(2022)

When a circus trio have a particularly disastrous show, Mandy the Acrobat must decide whether to run away from the circus, or to stay and help her friends.

Back Pocket(2024)

A student misplaces his phone and must race across campus to find it.

Living Your Life(2022)

Through a magical coincidence, the ambitious career woman Rebecca and the lively musical actress Maja switch bodies and have to find their way in each other's lives. What begins as a strange dilemma soon teaches them important life lessons.

Žaba(2001)

Ó ti lektoři(1954)

Tumble(2019)

Adam, thirty-two, still lives with his overprotective mother. Their everyday life is filled with rituals of obedience and mutual dependence. Everything changes when one night Adam is accompanied by a man in a gray suit, visible only to him.

Planet Disagreements 9(2023)

With all the gloves at his disposal and LaRusso finally dead, White Glove has everything he needs to finally live out his plans to conquer the galaxy.

Palomita(2025)

A hungry pidgeon finds a box of popcorn, down on a bench, and tries to reach it. The only thing it stops him to get it it's the rain.

„Zavřeno pro rodinný smutek“(1995)

Akáty bílé(1997)

Two itinerant performers in a timeless, unnamed land rescue an abandoned infant. As they care for the child, they clash with the realm’s all-powerful, primitive militia. This tragicomedy follows their bond, the absurdity of authority, and the longing for belonging against a surreal, beastly backdrop.

Sweet Pea & Glass(2023)

Two rookies have one last chance to prove themselves to the "Suits" gang. All they have to do is ditch a body in enemy territory without being caught. If the rival "Scars" don't kill them, their boss sure will.

Mashkin kills Koshkin(1999)

The puppet film Mashkin Killed Koshkin, based on the short story of the same name by Daniil Kharms, is a small, absurd story of two heroes who personify the essence of the so-called "Russian soul".

ELFilm(2003)

A minimalist portrait of ultimate love.

Zlodeji(2000)

A story of disillusionment on the threshold of adolescence. A story seemingly simple, and yet, for Martina, the heroine of the story, a turning point. Martina is in her last year of primary school. She is experiencing her first love, preparing for talent interviews and, together with her classmates, for a farewell party. The money collected for the party is with her until someone steals it. More than the loss, however, Martina is hurt by the knowledge that those she trusted most, even her great love, are able to suspect her as a thief...

Tomík(2000)