Movies Like Prison Heat
If you liked Prison Heat (2019), a romance movie directed by Ricky Greenwood, 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 Hot Spot (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also romanceUpon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
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True Romance (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also romanceClarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
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Henry & June (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also romanceWhile traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin…
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Shortbus (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also romanceIn post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics…
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The 10 Year Plan (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also romanceMyles and Brody are best friends with two very different ways of finding love. Displeased with their current love lives, they make a pact to be together if neither finds love in ten year’s time. Now two months shy of…
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Goodnight Cinderella (2014)
★ 4.7/10Also romanceCinderella escapes at midnight, leaving behind one of her glass slippers. In the days that follow, the gay prince can't give up the idea of completing the pair.
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Days of August (2025)
★ 6/10Also romanceIn a dystopian America dominated by a tyrannical police state, a stirring revolution clashes with a forbidden romance.
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Alexander (2004)
★ 6/10Also romanceAlexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all…
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Chasing Amy (1997)
★ 6.7/10Also romanceHolden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
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Benedetta (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also romanceA 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
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The Wounded Man (1983)
★ 5.7/10Also romanceA fleeting encounter in a train station draws a withdrawn young man into a shadowy world of desire and danger. As obsession deepens, innocence destroyed, and an irreversible transformation begins.
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Summer to Winter (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also romanceTam, an introvert, finds solace in his unlikely friendship with the optimistic Kimhan by the sea, but as they grow close, their future together remains uncertain.
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Great Freedom (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also romanceIn post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he…
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Eric & Oliver (2023)
★ 6/10Also romanceEric & Oliver is a romantic short film following two queer college students, Eric, a family-oriented, hard-working, introvert, and Oliver, a confident, laid-back, empath as they fall in love while touching on issues of…
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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008)
★ 7.9/10Also romanceSet in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists…
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Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also romanceAs Noah and Wade prepare to marry in Martha's Vineyard, the personal problems of their friends - and the unexpected arrival of rapper Baby Gat - threatens to permanently end their relationship.
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A Night Like This (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also romanceA stone-broke gay actor and a privileged screw-up with a failing business cross paths on a winter night and join forces in a quest around London to find a meaning to their miserable lives, but when their unlikely…
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A Lady In Waiting (2024)
★ 10/10Also romanceA young woman in 1810s England must hide her secret relationship with her maid from her fiancé.
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Love Syndrome: The Beginning (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also romanceDay seeks revenge on Itt for a plan that led to his brother Night's assault, but their twisted dynamic sparks unexpected feelings.
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Bumping Heads (2002)
★ 4.4/10Also romanceCraig is an older, average-looking man who isn't handling aging well. Gary is a hot, blond young stud at the center of attention. They literally bump heads one night, and become best friends. But Craig wants to be…