Movies Like The Animal in Me
If you liked The Animal in Me (1985), a movie directed by Kirdy Stevens, 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 Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
★ 6.9/10Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to…
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Gypsy (1962)
★ 6.4/10Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
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Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
★ 6/10After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking up. When it becomes a smash bestseller, he starts giving his player…
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Hungry Hearts (2015)
★ 6.5/10The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
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Mata Hari (1931)
★ 6.2/10A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
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Love in the Afternoon (1957)
★ 7/10A middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with a client's wife.
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
★ 6.9/10It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and…
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For Love of the Game (1999)
★ 6.4/10A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.
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Failure to Launch (2006)
★ 5.9/10At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it. Al and Sue are…
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A Room with a View (1986)
★ 6.9/10When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change…
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Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…
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Made of Honor (2008)
★ 6.5/10Tom and Hannah have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets…
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My Date with Drew (2005)
★ 5.9/10Ever 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…
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Sabotage (1936)
★ 6.7/10Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten…
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Wimbledon (2004)
★ 6.2/10Britain’s Peter Colt has never quite lived up to his dreams of tennis stardom. Once ranked as high as number 11 in the world, the journeyman veteran has watched his number slip to 119 as his confidence on the court…
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Absence of Malice (1981)
★ 6.6/10Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells…
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Each Dawn I Die (1939)
★ 6.9/10A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
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The Secret of Moonacre (2009)
★ 6.6/10When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at…
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The Red Shoes (1948)
★ 8/10A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
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Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
★ 6.5/10Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.