Movies Like Flesh
If you liked Flesh (1968), a drama movie directed by Paul Morrissey, 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 Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
★ 7/10Also dramaA motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
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Monster (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaIn 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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Crimes of Passion (1984)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaFashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a…
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Working Girls (1987)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaA lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.
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Emily the Criminal (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaDesperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their…
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Trafficked (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaIn this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are trafficked through an elaborate global network and enslaved in a Texas brothel, and must together attempt a daring escape to…
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Wanda (1970)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaAfter a string of abusive relationships, Wanda abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal.
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Pimp (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaAn 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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Mean Streets (1973)
★ 7/10Also dramaA small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
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Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaAn undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.
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Night and the City (1950)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaLondoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
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The Air I Breathe (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaA gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconnected stories reveal life unfolding…
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The Poker House (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaAgnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.
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Vice Squad (1982)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaAn unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.
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Where the Day Takes You (1992)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaKing is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie…
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Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaYears after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t…
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Faces (1968)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaMiddle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the…
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Hard Eight (1997)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.