Movies Like Italians and Other Strangers

If you liked Italians and Other Strangers (2008), a romance movie directed by Lucas Kazan, 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
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.
5
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…
6
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.
7
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…
8
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.
9
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.
10
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.
11
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…
12
The Ages of Lulu (1990)
★ 6.4/10
Fifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock concert with Pablo, a friend of the family, he introduces Lulu to her first sexual experience. Years later, Pablo and…
13
A Day in the Country (2010)
The doctor makes a house call but three is a crowd after the action is over… A film about existential loneliness.
14
Damon and Hunter: Doing It Together (2006)
★ 3/10
Comstock Films has created a unique film series that explores sexual relationships among couples. Each film focuses on one couple and begins with an intimate interview that sets up the background of the couple's…
15
Mondo Homo: A Study of French Gay Porn in the '70s (2014)
★ 6/10
Between 1975 and 1983 a new kind of film could be seen in French cinema : home-grown gay pornography. The films were shot in 16mm and most of them were passed and given certificates by the CNC (National Cinema Centre)…
16
Gay Porn: Guided Tour (2014)
★ 8.8/10
An unusual journey into the heart of gay porn, a universe populated by a host of planets, which professionals commonly call niches. These are all fantasies of inclined tastes and libidos. Olivier Ghis tries to…
17
P$RN STAR University (2026)
What happens when one of OnlyFans’ biggest stars decides to open a university? Andy Lee is breaking taboos and building a business, one straight guy at a time. With fifteen years in the adult industry behind him, he’s…
18
Big Sur Gay Porn (2023)
★ 9.2/10
Cult filmmaker Tom DeSimone (Reform School Girls; Erotikus: A History of the Gay Movie) revisits the production of a lost gay film and resurrects youthful adventures on the California coast. From the creators of Raw!…
19
Slash (2016)
★ 5.8/10
Freshman Neil's Vanguard stories are all he cares about...until he meets the older Julia, who pushes him to put his own fan fic online. When the website's moderator takes a special interest in Neil's work, it opens up…
20
The Inner Shadow (2018)
★ 3.2/10
Son of a patriarchal family in the country interior finds out something.