Movies Like Bordello: House of the Rising Sun
If you liked Bordello: House of the Rising Sun (1985), a movie directed by Chuck Vincent, 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.
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The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
★ 6.4/10Cowboy John O'Hanlan is surprised to learn that someone's left him a business in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He sets out to claim it, only to discover it's a brothel.
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Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
★ 6.6/10At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam. The arrival of Dove Linkhorn, her lovesick sweetheart from three years ago, disrupts the normal and triggers a chain…
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Pretty Baby (1978)
★ 7/10In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
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Prizzi's Honor (1985)
★ 6.4/10Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley…
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Night Shift (1982)
★ 6.1/10A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a…
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Monster (2003)
★ 7.2/10In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a…
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Written on the Wind (1956)
★ 7/10Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his…
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Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
★ 6.2/10After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty…
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Pretty Woman (1990)
★ 7.4/10Vivian 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…
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Nine to Five (1980)
★ 7/10Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
★ 7.2/10Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact…
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Horrible Bosses (2011)
★ 6.6/10For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and…
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Hustlers (2019)
★ 6.5/10A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
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Pimp (2018)
★ 6.2/10An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and…
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Beauty Shop (2005)
★ 6.3/10Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profession. But after repeatedly butting heads with her shady…
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King Cobra (2016)
★ 5.8/10It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay…
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
★ 5.9/10Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.
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Milk Money (1994)
★ 6.5/10Three young boys pool their money and pay V, a kindhearted prostitute, to strip for them. Afterward, she drives them home to the suburbs -- but then her car breaks down. It's just as well, though, because a mobster…
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Working Girls (1987)
★ 6.3/10A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.
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Hoodlum (1997)
★ 6.5/10In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and…