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Movies Like Belly-Up

If you liked Belly-Up (1996), a movie directed by Lucien Grieve, 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. 1Stillwater

    Stillwater (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers…

  2. 2Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a…

  3. 3Death on the Nile

    Death on the Nile (1978)

    ★ 7.2/10

    As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.

  4. 4The Lady Eve

    The Lady Eve (1941)

    ★ 7.3/10

    It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger…

  5. 5A Perfect Enemy

    A Perfect Enemy (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Famed architect Jeremy Angust is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl named Texel Textor who needs a ride. He obliges and after they part ways at the airport entrance, he misses his flight. As…

  6. 6Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

    Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve…

  7. 7The Dreamers

    The Dreamers (2003)

    ★ 7.2/10

    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.

  8. 8Paris Can Wait

    Paris Can Wait (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Anne is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with Jacques, a business associate of her…

  9. 9Boom!

    Boom! (1968)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Secluding herself in an island mansion in the Mediterranean with her servants and nurses, the wealthy Flora "Sissy" Goforth prepares for her impending death -- and she isn't the only one who's waiting. Known for his…

  10. 10Leave Her to Heaven

    Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

  11. 11Querelle

    Querelle (1982)

    ★ 6.6/10

    French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband…

  12. 12The Last Time I Saw Paris

    The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic…

  13. 13The King's Daughter

    The King's Daughter (2022)

    ★ 7/10

    King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.

  14. 14Overboard

    Overboard (1987)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees…

  15. 15Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)

    ★ 6.1/10

    In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he…

  16. 16My Old Lady

    My Old Lady (2014)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not…

  17. 17Chocolat

    Chocolat (2000)

    ★ 7/10

    In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.

  18. 18Bonjour Tristesse

    Bonjour Tristesse (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10

    At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile is relaxing by the French seaside with her father and falling in love with her new boyfriend. The arrival of her late mother's enigmatic friend turns her world upside down.

  19. 19Dolphin Reef

    Dolphin Reef (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Echo is a youngster who can't quite decide if it's time to grow up and take on new responsibilities-or give in to her silly side and just have fun. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family…

  20. 20Henry & June

    Henry & June (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10

    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…

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