Movies like Pleasure Aplenty (2023)
The best movies like Pleasure Aplenty (2023) are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Anhedonia (2022). If Pleasure Aplenty hooked you with its romance, these 22 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrue Romance (1993)7.5/10 from 3,244 votes
- NewestA Gift From Heaven (2026)Released 2026
The Hot Spot (1990)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrue Romance (1993)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnhedonia (2022)
In a dystopian near future, a class of people are vaccinated with Anhedonia, a vaccine that causes the loss of pleasure and feelings in order to keep a population focused on farm work.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Sipping (2015)
Santiago and Jared , two teenagers of opposite personality spend an afternoon together looking for ways to overcome their differences. After an act that begins as a game their senses will find the space to coincide.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Oh in Ohio (2006)
Frustrated with their relationship, Priscilla and Jack decide to take a break. While Jack moves into a new place of his own and starts dating a student, Priscilla discovers the joys of self-pleasuring and finds an unusual bedmate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisRendez-vous (1985)
Nina is a young, carefree actress who arrives in Paris searching for her big break. There, she finds drama both on- and offstage as she becomes involved with three men: a mild-mannered real-estate agent who offers her stability, a bad-boy actor who lives dangerously on the edge, and an intense theater director who casts her in a production of “Romeo and Juliet.” As opening night approaches, the emotional extremes of Nina’s love life fuel her art.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisHousing crisis (1972)
afaf and fattouh are co-workers looking for apartment for each to settle in . Each gets his apartment by kind of a trick which results in many consequences .
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
A Gift From Heaven (2026)
BÁU VẬT TRỜI CHO is an emotionally rich, heartwarming film that celebrates family bonds for Tết 2026. Ngọc (Phương Anh Đào), a single mother who conceived her child through donor insemination, takes a seaside getaway to escape her past. There, she and her son Tô unexpectedly encounter Hồng (Tuấn Trần), a free-spirited fisherman who happens to be the donor behind Tô’s birth. This awkward reunion draws three strangers into a series of humorous yet tense situations as everything spirals beyond control. Is this “heaven-sent” father a destined gift, or merely life’s cruel twist of fate?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Death Cat vs Christmas (2020)
The band "Death Cat" goes to war with Corporate Clause, Evil Martians and Elf Robots after Grandma has been murdered. The band exposes the origins of Christmas as they fight to save real Santa from Krampus.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Until Death Do Us Part (2025)
After Claire and Nathaniel's wedding, everything goes wrong once the sun goes down.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Sul vivo (2025)
A young home nurse, who has been treating a burn victim for some time, accidentally discovers, during a very hot summer day, that he takes pleasure in hurting him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVibrator Girl (2023)
An isolated young woman uses her vibrator compulsively — until it starts deforming her body in disturbing ways. To regain control and change the way she masturbates, she goes on a journey through a lurid underground of corporate neurologists and orgasm gurus, none of whom seem to have her best interests in mind. Ultimately, there’s little she can do to withstand her vibrator’s eerie influence.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Speeding, of Course (2025)
70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Blood and Lust (2023)
Gus fills the empty void in his soul with sex, drugs and gambling, he's spiraling out of control. His tendency for self-destruction becomes a quest for survival when one faithful night he's faced with unspeakable terror and is stalked by a bevy of beautiful creatures of the night.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
After committing murder, businessman Atsushi is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Things I Like, Things I Don't Like (1990)
Dominique Pinon takes the viewer through various examples of what he "likes and dislikes."
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove Thy Neighbour (2020)
During a naive break-in, somewhere in a dystopian world, a woman discovers a hidden piece of art and develops a manic fascination for the forbidden.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Pleasure and Peace (2023)
Due to difficulties of life, a young boy got involved in drugs, which led him to the Right path.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Pleasure Aplenty?
The closest matches to Pleasure Aplenty are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Anhedonia (2022). Below are 19 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Pleasure Aplenty?
Start with The Hot Spot (1990), the closest match to Pleasure Aplenty.
What is the highest-rated movie like Pleasure Aplenty?
True Romance (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 3,244 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Pleasure Aplenty?
A Gift From Heaven (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Pleasure Aplenty?
Yes: The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and The Importance of Being Earnest (2002).
How are movies similar to Pleasure Aplenty chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Pleasure Aplenty, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.