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Movies like The Alley Tramp (1968)

The best movies like The Alley Tramp (1968) are Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), Lovelace (2013) and Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013). If The Alley Tramp hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

    The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Lovelace (2013)

    Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)

    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 since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. The Poker House (2008)

    Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Fish Tank (2009)

    Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)

    Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Auto Focus (2002)

    A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Heatwave (2022)

    A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. If There Be Thorns (2015)

    Christopher and Cathy Dollanganger live together as man and wife with Cathy's two sons who are unaware of the incestuous nature of their parents' relationship. But when a mysterious woman moves in next door and befriends the younger boy, Bart, he begins a strange transformation and displays accusatory behavior towards Cathy and Christopher. When Christopher discovers their mysterious neighbor is, in fact, his mother Corrine Dollanganger, all of the family's long-hidden secrets are revealed in a tragic climax.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. sex, lies, and videotape (1989)

    Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. May December (2023)

    Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Shame (2011)

    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 bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)

    A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Outrage (1950)

    A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)

    When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)

    Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Salvation comes in the form of the boy's ultrareligious grandparents, but soon Jeremiah's mother returns. Maternal love binds the pair together on the road until Sarah's desperate and depraved lifestyle finally consumes her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  17. The Locket (1946)

    A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. The Crush (1993)

    A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Byzantium (2013)

    Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Flowers in the Attic (2014)

    After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Lower City (2005)

    Best friends Deco and Naldinho co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador da Bahia. They give a ride to a sultry prostitute named Karinna, and soon both men fall prey to her considerable sexual charms, pushing the bounds of their friendship to the limit.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  22. Angels and Insects (1995)

    In Victorian England, wealthy patriarch Sir Harald Alabaster invites an impoverished biologist, William Adamson, into his home. There, William tries to continue his work, but is distracted by Alabaster's seductive daughter, Eugenia. William and Eugenia begin a torrid romance, but as the couple become closer, the young scientist begins to realize that dark, disturbing things are happening behind the closed doors of the Alabaster manor.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  23. The Last Day (2004)

    At Christmas time, 19-year-old Simon returns home to visit his dysfunctional family with Louise, a fearless girl he met during his train ride. While Simon struggles to cope with the growing distance between him and his parents, he starts to examine his feelings when Louise develop a liaison of her own with his childhood friend Mathieu.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Hollywood 90028 (1973)

    Mark, a cameraman who aspires to work on serious Hollywood films but can only find work making porno loops, turns to murder when his personal and professional frustrations reach their breaking point.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. My Sister's Friend 2 (2017)

    Sang-woo's daily life changes 180 degrees ever since his sister's friend Jeong-hee comes to live in their house. Everytime he sees her walking around the house with wet hair and wearing just a big T-shirt, he gets erotic thoughts. He dreams of having sex with her just once until one day, he does. However, since then, Jeong-hee can't forget the night with Sang-woo and how much better he was than her fiance and starts coming back to his room...

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Cloud 9 (2008)

    A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Married Woman Boutique: Women Indulging in Scandalous Love Affair (2002)

    Kimie steps into a boutique each day to support her household in place of her husband, who is unable to work due to heart disease—while her own spirit aches with longing. She surrenders willingly to the irresistible pull of Tsukuda, the dashing apparel‐maker’s salesman whose whispered promises slip between her legs like silk. Kenji, burning to reclaim his former glory, watches his world unravel when he discovers the affair that simmered beneath Kimie’s restraint. And as the truth of Kimie’s glowing secret—her pregnancy—dawns on him, his reproaches choke in his throat, meeting instead a startling, fervent embrace from the woman he thought he knew…

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Dog Days (2001)

    Vignettes of the lives of several residents of a Vienna suburb during a heat wave.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  29. The Guru (2002)

    Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Delta (2008)

    A man comes home to meet his mother and sister after many years away. He finds his mother living with a new boyfriend, and his sister to be grown-up. He begins to settle down in this new place by building a new home for himself on the delta. But when his sister moves in with him and the two begin a romance, there are tragic consequences.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Alley Tramp?

The closest matches to The Alley Tramp are Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), Lovelace (2013) and Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Alley Tramp?

Start with Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), the closest match to The Alley Tramp.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Alley Tramp?

sex, lies, and videotape (1989), rated 7.0/10 by 1,103 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Alley Tramp?

May December (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Alley Tramp?

Yes: Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), Lovelace (2013) and Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013).

How are movies similar to The Alley Tramp chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Alley Tramp, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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