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Movies Like A Woman Named Desire

If you liked A Woman Named Desire (1986), a movie directed by Didier Philippe-Gérard, 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. 1The Royal Treatment

    The Royal Treatment (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Isabella runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than love. When Izzy and her fellow stylists get the opportunity of a…

  2. 2Desire

    Desire (2011)

    ★ 6.3/10

    In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cécile, a character who symbolizes desire.

  3. 3The Portrait of a Lady

    The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the…

  4. 4The Woman in Red

    The Woman in Red (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10

    When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak…

  5. 5Born Yesterday

    Born Yesterday (1950)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.

  6. 6The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

    The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

    ★ 6.3/10

    When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel The Chicken Ranch, proprietress Miss Mona Stangley and her girls won't go down without a fight.

  7. 7Herbie Fully Loaded

    Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

  8. 8My Date with Drew

    My Date with Drew (2005)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Brian Herzlinger has had a crush on Drew Barrymore. Now, 20 years later he's decided to try to fulfill his lifelong dream by asking her…

  9. 9Porno

    Porno (2019)

    ★ 6/10

    When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.

  10. 10Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman (1990)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vivian's energetic spirit challenges…

  11. 11Scandalous Sex

    Scandalous Sex (2004)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch and corrupt college dean.

  12. 12The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby (2013)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Nick Carraway arrives in New York in 1922, an era of loose morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick encounters the mysterious millionaire Gatsby and his bewitching cousin Daisy…

  13. 13Adult World

    Adult World (2014)

    ★ 6/10

    Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

  14. 14Sabrina

    Sabrina (1954)

    ★ 7.5/10

    After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who…

  15. 15Babylon

    Babylon (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the…

  16. 16Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

  17. 17Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

    ★ 6.9/10

    This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in…

  18. 18Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels (2000)

    ★ 5.9/10

    The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal…

  19. 19My Fair Lady

    My Fair Lady (1964)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

  20. 20Fifty Shades of Grey

    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…

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