Movies Like Muscle Beach

If you liked Muscle Beach (2011), a romance movie, 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
The Hot Spot (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also romance
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
2
Henry & June (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also romance
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin…
3
True Romance (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also romance
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
4
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also romance
In February 1999, a string of murders has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou on edge. These crimes share a disturbing resemblance to a similar set of homicides from 1995, when Shiki and Mikiya first met, and awaken a…
5
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1 (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also romance
August 1995: Mikiya first meets Shiki in a white kimono during a snowing day. Later on, at the high school freshmen ceremony, Mikiya sees Shiki in the crowd and chases after her, introducing himself to her. But Shiki…
6
The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also romance
January 1999: Apprentice mage Azaka Kokutou, Mikiya's younger sister, has been ordered by her mentor, Touko Aozaki, to investigate a certain incident in which fairies steal the memories of students at Azaka's school…
7
Bulgarian Lovers (2003)
★ 5.6/10Also romance
Graying Spaniard Daniel has a healthy budget for indulging in the finer things in life. Daniel's favorite luxury is playing sponsor to younger men amid the lights and sights of Madrid's gay club scene. After Daniel…
8
Hustler White (1996)
★ 5.5/10Also romance
Reminiscent of Sunset Boulevard, the action is transposed from the silver screen's old backlots to contemporary male prostitution and the pornographic industry.
9
Title 18 (2022)
Also romance
An experimental short film made as part of a multi-media triptych, originally screened alongside a fashion collection and an art-installation. Drawing from Papa Yorick’s (Director and fashion designer) thesis “Men Are…
10
Knife+Heart (2018)
★ 5.8/10Also romance
In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.
11
Going Down in La-La Land (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also romance
A fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.
12
Who Are We? (2022)
★ 3/10Also romance
David and Chris spice up their stagnant relationship by turning to a gay dating app, but this unwittingly throws their lives into turmoil.
13
The Lake House (2020)
★ 10/10Also romance
Devin passes his time online with buddies he's only met on Twitter. The group decides they need to meet in person, and come together at Garrett's family lake house.
14
Tips (2016)
★ 3/10
Mario (Thiago Cazado) is in debt. To pay the bills, he displays the body on a famous porn site.
15
The Fluffer (2001)
★ 5.8/10
Self-effacing, boyish Sean moves to LA to pursue a career in movies but finds it tougher than he imagined. He stumbles onto porn star Johnny Rebel - a handsome, muscled dream of men and women alike - who awakens Sean’s…
16
Straight Guy Watches Gay Porn for the First Time (2026)
★ 9/10
When Janek, a straight Polish guy watches gay porn for the first time, his world is turned upside down. Battling with unsettling new thoughts, he is put into a journey of self-discovery.
17
The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography (1998)
★ 6.5/10
Every image in The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography comes from gay erotic videos produced in Eastern Europe since the introduction of capitalism. The video provides a glimpse of young men responding to the…
18
I'm a Porn Star (2013)
★ 5.9/10
I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than you - at least on the Internet. There are an estimated 370 million pornographic websites on-line. Porn is now a…
19
Without a Mom (2011)
★ 4.5/10
Two gay dads fumble to provide their straight son with meaningful support after the loss of his first real love.
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The Day I've Been Fucked in Front of the Entire World (2023)
Remodeling of a pornographic scene in which I shot for a major French studio. It was a question of reappropriating these images (originally categorized as "hard") to extract their erotic and perhaps even romantic…