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Movies Like The Initiation

If you liked The Initiation (1994), a movie directed by Jim Steel, 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. 1Your 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…

  2. 2Fritz the Cat

    Fritz the Cat (1972)

    ★ 6.2/10

    In late 1960s New York City, fed up with monotonous college life and police repression, free-spirited Fritz, an impenitent seducer and unrestrained party-animal, decides to explore the world. And just like that, as he…

  3. 3Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge (1971)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.

  4. 4The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

    The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood and professional success. At various stages of life's disarray…

  5. 5Shame

    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…

  6. 6Fear

    Fear (1996)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who…

  7. 7The Dreamers

    The Dreamers (2003)

    ★ 7.2/10

    When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.

  8. 8Orgazmo

    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.

  9. 9Fair Play

    Fair Play (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10

    An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.

  10. 10The Dirties

    The Dirties (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10

    The line between reality and fiction starts to blur when two best friends start making a movie about getting revenge on bullies.

  11. 11GirlHouse

    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…

  12. 12Below 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.

  13. 13Crumb

    Crumb (1995)

    ★ 7.5/10

    This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through…

  14. 14King 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…

  15. 15The Clique

    The Clique (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.

  16. 16Project X

    Project X (2012)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.

  17. 17Dope

    Dope (2015)

    ★ 7/10

    Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure…

  18. 18Starred Up

    Starred Up (2014)

    ★ 7.1/10

    19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and…

  19. 19The Krays

    The Krays (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two…

  20. 20Welcome to Chechnya

    Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

    ★ 7/10

    This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a…

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