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Movies Like Escape to Pleasure Island

If you liked Escape to Pleasure Island (1998), a movie, 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. 1Original Sin

    Original Sin (2001)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

  2. 2Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

    ★ 6.1/10

    An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

  3. 3Monday

    Monday (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?

  4. 4Infinity Pool

    Infinity Pool (2023)

    ★ 6/10

    While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture…

  5. 5The King of Marvin Gardens

    The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island…

  6. 6Bonjour Tristesse

    Bonjour Tristesse (1958)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A spoiled teenager spends the summer at the French Riviera with her rich, widower, playboy father, but when his old flame resurfaces, she resolves to keep her frivolous lifestyle at all costs.

  7. 7The Last Time I Saw Paris

    The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic…

  8. 8Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a…

  9. 9Shortbus

    Shortbus (2006)

    ★ 6.2/10

    In 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…

  10. 10Poor Things

    Poor Things (2023)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand…

  11. 11True Romance

    True Romance (1993)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Clarence 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.

  12. 12The Hot Spot

    The Hot Spot (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.

  13. 1310

    10 (1979)

    ★ 5.8/10

    A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

  14. 14Tromeo & Juliet

    Tromeo & Juliet (1996)

    ★ 6/10

    All the body-piercing, kinky sex, and car crashes that Shakespeare wanted but never had! Join Tromeo and Juliet as they travel through Manhattan's underground in search of climactic love, violence and the American Way.

  15. 15No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder

    No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)

    ★ 6/10

    In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

  16. 16O Lucky Man!

    O Lucky Man! (1973)

    ★ 6.8/10

    An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.

  17. 17The Intervention

    The Intervention (2016)

    ★ 5.8/10

    A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.

  18. 18Unfaithful

    Unfaithful (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10

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

  19. 19Love of Your Life

    Love of Your Life (2026)

    ★ 6.7/10

    After a chance encounter sparks a sweeping romance, Maya's future is suddenly upended, sending her on an unexpected journey to love and live again.

  20. 20Petulia

    Petulia (1968)

    ★ 6/10

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's…

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