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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.

  1. 1The Hot Spot

    The Hot Spot (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance

    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.

  2. 2True Romance

    True Romance (1993)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance

    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.

  3. 3Beauty Salon: Special Service

    Beauty Salon: Special Service (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance

    A 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…

  4. 4Palm Swings

    Palm Swings (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance

    After moving to Palm Springs, a young married couple puts their love to the test when they discover that their neighbors are swingers.

  5. 5La Collectionneuse

    La Collectionneuse (1967)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    Bombastic, 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…

  6. 6Threefold

    Threefold (2026)

    Also romance

    Three friends embark on a new experience only to find that they weren’t quite ready for what was in store for them.

  7. 7Kiss Me Again

    Kiss Me Again (2006)

    ★ 4.7/10Also romance

    A 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.

  8. 8Girl in Gold Boots

    Girl in Gold Boots (1968)

    ★ 3/10Also romance

    A 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…

  9. 9The Last Night

    The Last Night (2003)

    ★ 5/10Also romance

    When 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.

  10. 10Cecilia

    Cecilia (1983)

    ★ 4.1/10Also romance

    After 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…

  11. 11Half Magic

    Half Magic (2018)

    ★ 5.3/10Also romance

    Three 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.

  12. 12Joy & Joan

    Joy & Joan (1985)

    ★ 4.5/10Also romance

    Fashion 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…

  13. 13Underwater Love

    Underwater Love (2011)

    ★ 5.1/10Also romance

    35-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…

  14. 14Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals

    Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals (1978)

    ★ 4.8/10Also romance

    A 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.

  15. 15Esther's Choice

    Esther's Choice (2020)

    Also romance

    Esther, 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…

  16. 16The Wife

    The Wife (2022)

    ★ 4.8/10Also romance

    A 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?

  17. 17Challengers

    Challengers (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    Tennis 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…

  18. 18Pigs Have Wings

    Pigs Have Wings (1977)

    ★ 4.2/10Also romance

    Rome, 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…

  19. 19French Kills

    French Kills (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10Also romance

    In 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…

  20. 20Going Down in La-La Land

    Going Down in La-La Land (2011)

    ★ 5.8/10Also romance

    A fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.

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