Movies Like The Big Ones
If you liked The Big Ones (1990), a romance movie directed by Steven Scarborough, 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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Beauty Salon: Special Service (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also romanceA legendary beauty salon that is sure to become a regular once you go!”Sir, would you like to have a very hot service?”In order to overcome the financial difficulties of the beauty parlor,It begins to attract the male…
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Palm Swings (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also romanceAfter moving to Palm Springs, a young married couple puts their love to the test when they discover that their neighbors are swingers.
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La Collectionneuse (1967)
★ 6.9/10Also romanceBombastic, womanising art dealer Adrien and his painter friend Daniel go on holiday at a 17th-century villa on the Riviera. But their idyll is disturbed by the presence of the bohemian Haydée, accused of being a…
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Threefold (2026)
Also romanceThree friends embark on a new experience only to find that they weren’t quite ready for what was in store for them.
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Kiss Me Again (2006)
★ 4.7/10Also romanceA married couple decides to test the boundaries of their relationship with a seductive Spanish woman. When an unlikely relationship ensues, all three are forced to rethink their definition of love.
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Girl in Gold Boots (1968)
★ 3/10Also romanceA young woman with dreams of being a dancer moves to Hollywood with her draft-dodging boyfriend. While the man is forced to take a job as a janitor, his girlfriend enters the glamour of go-go dancing and the criminal…
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The Last Night (2003)
★ 5/10Also romanceWhen a French speaking Canadian couple hire a Russian speaking male prostitute for a ménage-à-trois to spice up their sex lives, the results are not as they expected.
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Cecilia (1983)
★ 4.1/10Also romanceAfter repeatedly flaunting her peerless body to her servants, snobbish aristocrat Cecilia becomes the victim of rape. But the experience triggers a carnal awakening, full of socialite sex parties and woodland orgies…
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Half Magic (2018)
★ 5.3/10Also romanceThree women use their newly formed sisterhood to fight against sexism, bad relationships and low self-esteem. Through embracing their wild adventures, they learn the secret to ultimate fulfillment.
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Joy & Joan (1985)
★ 4.5/10Also romanceFashion model Joy is unlucky in love. Having been jilted by the object of her desire, Marc Charoux, she takes a trip to Singapore with the rich and decadent Bruce. Soon, however, Joy implores servant girl Millarca to…
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Underwater Love (2011)
★ 5.1/10Also romance35-year-old Asuka works in a lakeside fish factory. She’s about to be married to her boss, Taki, but one day, she encounters a kappa – a water sprite found in Japanese folklore – and learns that the creature is in fact…
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Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals (1978)
★ 4.8/10Also romanceA team of geologists attempt to remove a native population from an island to perform atomic research. But their female Cannibal leader disposes of them one by one.
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Esther's Choice (2020)
Also romanceEsther, a film composer going through a dry spell, moves in with her boyfriend Michael only to find out that he still keeps his Ex-girlfriend's belongings in his closet. What follows is an emotional roller coaster of a…
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The Wife (2022)
★ 4.8/10Also romanceA couple's marriage gets tainted as the husband cheats. How can the wife take her husband's dying plea to be with her and his mistress at the remaining days of his life?
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Challengers (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also romanceTennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the…
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Pigs Have Wings (1977)
★ 4.2/10Also romanceRome, 70s. Rocco and Antonia, high school students, meet during a political rally. The two young people share age, political ideas, dissatisfaction with their parents. Moreover, by attending, they realize they have…
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French Kills (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also romanceIn Paris, a seductive lesbian couple lures a naive British exchange student into their world of art, lust, and manipulation. What begins as a passionate threesome soon spirals into a deadly game of emotional control…
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Going Down in La-La Land (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also romanceA fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.