Disclosed is a backlight module and a display module. The backlight module includes a backboard, a light bar, and an atomization layer. The backboard includes a bottom board, a plurality of side boards connected to the bottom board, and a top board connected to the plurality of side boards, and the plurality of side boards are enclosed to define a receiving chamber of the backboard. The light bar is located in the receiving chamber and is fixed at one side of the bottom board facing the top board. The atomization layer is located in the receiving chamber and is fixed at one side of the top board facing the bottom board. The atomization layer is capable of replacing the diffuser plate and the optical film in the current backlight module, thereby reducing the cost of the optical film and the diffuser plate.