Movies Like Sex in the Russian Way

If you liked Sex in the Russian Way (1998), a romance movie directed by Armen Oganezov, 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
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…
2
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.
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
Underwater Love (2011)
★ 5.1/10Also romance
35-year-old Asuka works in a lakeside fish factory. She’s about to be married to her boss, Taki, but one day, she encounters a kappa – a water sprite found in Japanese folklore – and learns that the creature is in fact…
5
Pigs Have Wings (1977)
★ 4.2/10Also romance
Rome, 70s. Rocco and Antonia, high school students, meet during a political rally. The two young people share age, political ideas, dissatisfaction with their parents. Moreover, by attending, they realize they have…
6
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999)
★ 5.9/10
Ichabod Crane, a Yankee wanderer, arrives in Sleepy Hollow and becomes the new schoolmaster. He meets Katrina Van Tassel, and blissfully fantasizes about how can marry her, ultimately, inherit her father's rich estate…
7
BIGFEET (2023)
★ 10/10
We're all searching for something! Explorer Reed Randle goes deep into the woods on an adventure looking for the "Bigfoot" creature. Lost within himself, can he find meaning again?
8
The Raspberry Reich (2004)
★ 5.6/10
Gudrun has modeled her amateur German terrorist group after the 1970s Red Army Faction (Baader-Meinhof Gang). She attempts to imitate her heroes by kidnapping the son of a wealthy industrialist and hopes to negotiate…
9
The Whore with the Chainsaw (2008)
★ 6.8/10
A love story, a love triangle that gets soiled with blood with the arrival of a fourth character: a serial killer who collects vaginas. Lesbian couple is chased by lover betrayed in the areas of Weird. Blood and sex in…
10
The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022)
★ 8.1/10
Maula Jatt, a fierce prizefighter with a tortured past seeks vengeance against his arch nemesis Noori Natt, the most feared warrior in the land of Punjab.
11
Katyusha (2023)
★ 10/10
The story follows the life of Katyusha and is based upon the legend of Baba Yaga, a ferocious old lady with magical powers.
12
Führer Ex (2002)
★ 6.3/10
Ingo Hasselbach, whose parents were Communist Party members in East Germany during his childhood, has lived at both ends of the political seesaw. The question of how people reach a change of heart is a profound one…
13
River Maid
An aging man, numbed by loss and marking time until the end, encounters a mermaid who re-awakens a his old sense of adventure.
14
Ak Möör (1969)
★ 8.8/10
A poetic cinematic legend based on an ancient Kyrgyz folk tale. The film tells the tragic story of the all-conquering love between the beautiful Ak Moor and a simple young man named Bolot, who dared to challenge cruel…
15
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
★ 5.8/10
Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfied with their relationship. Mary begins an affair with Jerry, a smug…
16
Selkie (2022)
In Celtic and Norse mythology, selkies, meaning ‘seal-folk’, are beings capable of therianthropy: changing from seal to human form. Emerging when the time and tides are correct, seducing or being held captive by human…
17
Daddy and the Muscle Academy (1991)
★ 5.7/10
Tom of Finland is one of the gay world's few authentic icons. His drawings have had an enormous influence on gay identity. Tom's ultimate leather men are known and seen everywhere. They are symbols of gay pride and…
18
RED: Beast Huntress (2025)
When a young shepherdess is kidnapped by a mysterious beast on the eve of her wedding, it is Red, a fierce mercenary, who is hired to find her and slay the creature. Yet, deep in the forest, a horrifying truth comes to…
19
The Old Man and the Crane (1983)
★ 10/10
Based on Belarussian folk tale. The poor old couple finds the crane who gives them a magic craft to produce the food. But the landlord and the pope see it and want to take it from poor couple...
20
Kashchey the Immortal (1944)
★ 7/10
A beautiful maiden, Marya Morevna, gives her prospective husband, the mighty warrior Nikita Kozhemyaka, three riddles to solve before she'll marry him. Before he can tell her the answers, the Russian land is invaded by…