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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.

  1. 1Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and horror

    When 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.

  2. 2The Night Strangler

    The Night Strangler (1973)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and crime

    After 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…

  3. 3The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and romance

    A 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.

  4. 4The Unknown

    The Unknown (1927)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance and horror

    On 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…

  5. 5Phantom of the Opera

    Phantom of the Opera (1943)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and romance

    Following 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…

  6. 6Cat People

    Cat People (1942)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and romance

    A 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.

  7. 7The Leopard Man

    The Leopard Man (1943)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and crime

    When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.

  8. 8Holiday in the Sun

    Holiday in the Sun (2001)

    ★ 6/10Also romance and crime

    Sisters Alex and Madison are whisked away to the Bahamas for winter break but soon find themselves crossing paths with a man smuggling stolen artifacts.

  9. 9The Black Room

    The Black Room (1935)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and crime

    In 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…

  10. 10Grip of the Strangler

    Grip of the Strangler (1958)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and crime

    A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.

  11. 11Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

    Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and crime

    An 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.

  12. 12Pursuit to Algiers

    Pursuit to Algiers (1945)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and romance

    After 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…

  13. 13House of Horrors

    House of Horrors (1946)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and crime

    An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.

  14. 14The Man They Could Not Hang

    The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror and crime

    Dr. 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…

  15. 15Oh Marbella!

    Oh Marbella! (2003)

    ★ 3.9/10Also crime

    Marbella, the original Costa del Sol paradise for the rich and famous and for those wishing they were.

  16. 16The Elementary Particles

    The Elementary Particles (2006)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance

    Based 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…

  17. 17Naked Complex

    Naked Complex (1963)

    ★ 4.2/10Also romance

    Johnny 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…

  18. 18My Bare Lady

    My Bare Lady (1963)

    ★ 3.8/10Also romance

    Tina 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.

  19. 19Blaze Starr Goes Nudist

    Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962)

    ★ 4.4/10Also romance

    Stripper 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.

  20. 20The Awakening of Annie

    The Awakening of Annie (1976)

    ★ 4.1/10Also romance

    The 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…

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