Movies Like Nina Hartley's Guide to Sensual Submission 1 - How to Submit to a Man

If you liked Nina Hartley's Guide to Sensual Submission 1 - How to Submit to a Man (2003), a 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
Zerophilia (2005)
★ 5.9/10
Luke, a young man insecure about his masculinity, discovers he's a Zerophiliac, with the ability to change sex at will. Join Luke as he journeys into the extraordinary world of Zerophilia where so many crazy questions…
2
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)
★ 7/10
Nancy Stokes, a retired schoolteacher, is pretty sure she has never had good sex. Now that her husband has died, she is determined to take a tour of sexual vistas that until now she has only imagined. She even has a…
3
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
★ 6.5/10
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and…
4
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
★ 6.1/10
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to…
5
Someone Like You... (2001)
★ 6/10
Jane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray. But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane…
6
The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
★ 6.3/10
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…
7
Secretary (2002)
★ 6.8/10
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
8
Lovelace (2013)
★ 6/10
Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
9
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
★ 6.4/10
A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with…
10
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
★ 5.9/10
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…
11
X (2011)
★ 6.4/10
A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.
12
Summer of 69 (2025)
★ 6.5/10
In an effort to land the guy she's been pining after since grade school, Abby hires a local stripper named Santa Monica to teach her everything she needs to know about confidence and sex.
13
Heatwave (2022)
★ 6.2/10
A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.
14
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
★ 7/10
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
15
Last Night (2010)
★ 6.1/10
Michael and Joanna are a young and successful married couple who appear to have it all. But when Michael finds himself alone on a business trip with an attractive new colleague and Joanna encounters the other great…
16
Focus (2015)
★ 6.9/10
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.
17
Private Parts (1997)
★ 6.5/10
The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to his view from the top. Possessing a desire to be an on-air personality since childhood, Stern meanders through the…
18
Original Sin (2001)
★ 6.2/10
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
19
Unfaithful (2002)
★ 6.7/10
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
20
The Servant (1963)
★ 7.6/10
An indolent aristocrat gets more than he bargained for when he hires a competent but silently devious manservant.