Movies Like The Grasshopper

If you liked The Grasshopper (1970), a romance and drama movie directed by Jerry Paris, 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
The Last Showgirl (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, a glamorous showgirl must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the community she has built as she plans her next act.
2
X (2011)
★ 6.4/10Also romance
A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.
3
Passion of Mind (2000)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and romance
A psychological romantic thriller where fantasy and reality become indistinguishable for a woman leading a double life in her dreams.
4
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance
Ben 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…
5
Newness (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
6
Hard Eight (1997)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
7
Two Moon Junction (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance
A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.
8
The Cooler (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and drama
Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But…
9
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
10
Flashdance (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance
Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.
11
June and John (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also romance
John leads an ordinary life with a monotonous routine. One day John runs into a woman on the subway who is as beautiful as she is mysterious named June. His encounter with her finally leads him to have a goal in his…
12
Exotica (1994)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he…
13
Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Years 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…
14
The World to Come (2021)
★ 7/10Also romance and drama
In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.
15
Below Her Mouth (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
16
The Map That Leads to You (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and drama
Heather is a young woman traveling Europe with friends before starting her perfectly planned life. A chance meeting with Jack sparks an unexpected romance that leads to deep emotional discovery. As secrets and life…
17
Sanctuary (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
Confined to a claustrophobic hotel room, the heir to a hotel empire and the dominatrix who has primed him for success become locked in a battle of wits and wills as he tries to end his relationship with her.
18
Pimp (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
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…
19
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
20
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
★ 7/10Also drama and romance
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become…