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Movies Like Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

If you liked Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012), a comedy and drama movie directed by Pascal Arnold and Jean-Marc Barr, 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. 1Time 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.

  2. 2Immoral Tales

    Immoral Tales (1974)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    Four erotic tales from various historical eras. The first, 'The Tide', is set in the present day, and concerns a student and his young female cousin stranded on the beach by the tide, secluded from prying eyes…

  3. 3The Little Death

    The Little Death (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy

    A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies.

  4. 4Happiness

    Happiness (1998)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama

    The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

  5. 5Family Weekend

    Family Weekend (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

  6. 6Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge (1971)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.

  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. 8Sorry Angel

    Sorry Angel (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    At once an intimate chronicle of a romance and a sprawling portrait of life in early 1990s France following the intertwining journeys of Jacques, a worldly Parisian writer, and Arthur, a curious, carefree and…

  9. 9Double Lover

    Double Lover (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.

  10. 10The Clique

    The Clique (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.

  11. 11Blue Is the Warmest Color

    Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance and drama

    Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses…

  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. 13Middle of the Night

    Middle of the Night (1959)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 50s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a romance with divorced 24-year-old receptionist Betty. The relationship…

  14. 14Emmanuelle

    Emmanuelle (1974)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.

  15. 15Heavy Traffic

    Heavy Traffic (1973)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an…

  16. 16Picnic on the Grass

    Picnic on the Grass (1959)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedy

    New Europe presidential candidate Etienne Alexis is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic…

  17. 17The Dreamers

    The Dreamers (2003)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.

  18. 18Next Exit

    Next Exit (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    A research scientist who makes national news proving she can track people into the afterlife - Rose sees a way out and Teddy sees his chance to finally make it. These two strangers, both harboring dark secrets, race to…

  19. 19Water Drops on Burning Rocks

    Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    In 1970s Germany, Léopold, a 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces 20-year-old Franz, who swiftly moves into his apartment. The dynamic between them intensifies with the sudden arrival of their ex-girlfriends.

  20. 20Unfaithful

    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.

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