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Movies Like The Academy

If you liked The Academy (1976), a movie directed by Eddie Harison, 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. 1South Park (Not Suitable for Children)

    South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023)

    ★ 7.4/10

    After it's discovered that a teacher at South Park Elementary has an OnlyFans page, Randy is compelled to take a closer look at the seedy underbelly of the world of online influencers.

  2. 2King Cobra

    King Cobra (2016)

    ★ 5.8/10

    It’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…

  3. 3The Duke of Burgundy

    The Duke of Burgundy (2015)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more…

  4. 4GirlHouse

    GirlHouse (2014)

    ★ 6/10

    In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a…

  5. 5Orgazmo

    Orgazmo (1998)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A devout Mormon living in L.A. becomes a pornographic actor after his martial arts moves impress a big-time director.

  6. 6The Little Death

    The Little Death (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies.

  7. 7Auto Focus

    Auto Focus (2002)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters…

  8. 8Pimp

    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…

  9. 9Your Friends & Neighbors

    Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfied with their relationship. Mary begins an affair with Jerry, a smug…

  10. 10Rise of the Footsoldier

    Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.

  11. 11Intimacy

    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. 12Pretty Persuasion

    Pretty Persuasion (2005)

    ★ 5.8/10

    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

  13. 13The Overnight

    The Overnight (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.

  14. 14Below Her Mouth

    Below Her Mouth (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10

    An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.

  15. 15Jawbone

    Jawbone (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner…

  16. 16Unfaithful

    Unfaithful (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

  17. 17Shame

    Shame (2011)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up…

  18. 18Heavy Traffic

    Heavy Traffic (1973)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an…

  19. 19Hard to Die

    Hard to Die (1990)

    ★ 6/10

    While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series…

  20. 20Hobo with a Shotgun

    Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt…

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