Movies Like Citizen Shane

If you liked Citizen Shane (1994), a movie directed by Marc Dorcel, 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
Pimp (2018)
★ 6.2/10
An 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…
2
Jungle Fever (1991)
★ 6.4/10
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
3
10 (1979)
★ 5.8/10
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
4
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
★ 7/10
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
5
Maniac (2012)
★ 6/10
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
6
Frankenhooker (1990)
★ 6.3/10
A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and…
7
Newness (2017)
★ 6.1/10
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
8
Monday (2021)
★ 6.5/10
A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?
9
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…
10
How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
★ 6.3/10
Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the…
11
Intimacy (2001)
★ 6.2/10
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows…
12
The Doors (1991)
★ 7.1/10
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
13
To Write Love on Her Arms (2015)
★ 6.7/10
The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction…
14
Jagged Edge (1985)
★ 6.3/10
After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance…
15
The New Girlfriend (2014)
★ 6.1/10
A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.
16
Gotti (1996)
★ 6.6/10
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion…
17
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days (1989)
★ 6.1/10
Lucas has invented a new computer language but at the same time he has been informed about his strange terminal illness during which he has been gradually losing his memory. Shortly after that he meets Blanche who acts…
18
Petulia (1968)
★ 6/10
Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's…
19
The Dirt (2019)
★ 7.4/10
The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
20
Ingrid Goes West (2017)
★ 6.4/10
Ingrid becomes obsessed with a social network star named Taylor Sloane who seemingly has a perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to be Taylor's friend, her behaviour turns unsettling…