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Movies Like Michael Zen's Taboo 18

If you liked Michael Zen's Taboo 18 (1998), a drama and romance movie directed by Michael Zen, 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. 1The Surrender

    The Surrender (2025)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror

    A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.

  2. 2Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

    Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror

    Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.

  3. 3Asylum

    Asylum (2005)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.

  4. 4Caged

    Caged (2021)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and drama

    An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and pushed to the breaking point by an…

  5. 5Savaged

    Savaged (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and horror

    After thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.

  6. 6Time Is Up

    Time Is Up (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

  7. 7Newness

    Newness (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

  8. 8The Transfiguration

    The Transfiguration (2016)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and drama

    When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.

  9. 9London

    London (2005)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.

  10. 10Unfaithful

    Unfaithful (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

  11. 11Petulia

    Petulia (1968)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's…

  12. 12Fifty Shades Freed

    Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he…

  13. 13The Echo

    The Echo (2008)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and drama

    An ex-prisoner moves to an old apartment, where one gets to see in the middle of a domestic problem between a police officer, his wife and his daughter. When he tries to intervene, he will be caught in a mysterious…

  14. 14Stake Land

    Stake Land (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and horror

    Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation's abandoned towns and cities, and it's up…

  15. 15Fifty Shades of Grey

    Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic…

  16. 16A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

    A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror and romance

    In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.

  17. 17The Duke of Burgundy

    The Duke of Burgundy (2015)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more…

  18. 18Antichrist

    Antichrist (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and horror

    A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

  19. 19Fear Street: 1994

    Fear Street: 1994 (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and drama

    After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

  20. 20Fifty Shades Darker

    Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy…

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