Movies Like Michael Zen's Taboo 19
If you liked Michael Zen's Taboo 19 (1999), a romance and crime movie directed by Michael Zen, 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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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and horrorWhen a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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The Night Strangler (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and crimeAfter being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every…
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and romanceA debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.
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The Unknown (1927)
★ 7.5/10Also romance and horrorOn the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder—a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter…
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Phantom of the Opera (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and romanceFollowing a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak…
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Cat People (1942)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and romanceA Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
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The Leopard Man (1943)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and crimeWhen a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
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Holiday in the Sun (2001)
★ 6/10Also romance and crimeSisters Alex and Madison are whisked away to the Bahamas for winter break but soon find themselves crossing paths with a man smuggling stolen artifacts.
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The Black Room (1935)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and crimeIn a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The…
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Grip of the Strangler (1958)
★ 6/10Also horror and crimeA researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
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Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and crimeAn aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.
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Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and romanceAfter the King of Rovenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean liner which also carries a number of suspicious persons, any of whom…
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House of Horrors (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and crimeAn unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.
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The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and crimeDr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and…
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Oh Marbella! (2003)
★ 3.9/10Also crimeMarbella, the original Costa del Sol paradise for the rich and famous and for those wishing they were.
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The Elementary Particles (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also romanceBased on Michel Houellebecq's controversial novel, Atomised (aka The Elementary Particles) focuses on Michael and Bruno, two very different half-brothers and their disturbed sexuality. After a chaotic childhood with a…
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Naked Complex (1963)
★ 4.2/10Also romanceJohnny is an expert at judo, water skiing, golf, tennis, scuba diving, and racing cars, but is a helpless flop around women. One night, in an effort to cure him, his doctor takes him to a nightclub to get him used to…
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My Bare Lady (1963)
★ 3.8/10Also romanceTina is horrified when she crashes her bicycle into a pond and is rescued from drowning and taken to a nudist camp by her rescuer to recover, but naturist bliss and true love await.
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Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962)
★ 4.4/10Also romanceStripper Blaze Starr visits a nudist camp for a movie to escape her troubles. She decides to join them and for a while manages to keep it from her fiancé/agent but soon he grows suspicious of her activities.
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The Awakening of Annie (1976)
★ 4.1/10Also romanceThe lovely orphan Annie is wandering St Tropez when she meets a mysterious photo-journalist, who convinces her to pose nude for him on the luscious beaches. Proud of her work as the photographer’s muse, Annie agrees to…