An edge-lit type backlight module and a display device are provided. The edge-lit type backlight module includes a light guide plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, as well as a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end and a second end having a distribution orientation parallel to the first surface; a light source disposed on the first surface of the light guide plate and being close to the first end of the light guide plate; a metal grating disposed on the second surface of the light guide plate, an orthographic projection of the metal grating on the first surface covering an orthogonal projection of the light source on the first surface.