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Movies Like United Colors of Private

If you liked United Colors of Private (2001), 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. 1Beyond 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.

  2. 2Below 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.

  3. 3Shortbus

    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…

  4. 4Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

    Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.

  5. 5Risqué

    Risqué (2025)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Fired from a strip club, a vengeful dancer masterminds a high-stakes heist with fellow strippers to take down the corrupt boss and the men who underestimate them.

  6. 6Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

    Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men…

  7. 7Original 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.

  8. 8The Little Death

    The Little Death (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies.

  9. 9Never Back Down: Revolt

    Never Back Down: Revolt (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10

    An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.

  10. 10Graphic Desires

    Graphic Desires (2023)

    ★ 6.8/10

    When reclusive Franklin cheats on his partner with a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession.

  11. 11The Man from Elysian Fields

    The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.

  12. 12Intimacy

    Intimacy (2001)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows…

  13. 13Unfaithful

    Unfaithful (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10

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

  14. 14Jarhead: Law of Return

    Jarhead: Law of Return (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken…

  15. 15The Overnight

    The Overnight (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.

  16. 16Kiss Me Deadly

    Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

    ★ 7.2/10

    One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to…

  17. 17Hard to Die

    Hard to Die (1990)

    ★ 6/10

    While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series…

  18. 18Just Before I Go

    Just Before I Go (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he…

  19. 19The 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.

  20. 20Newness

    Newness (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

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