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Movies like Roommates (2002)

The best movies like Roommates (2002) are GirlHouse (2014), Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) and King Cobra (2016). If Roommates hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. GirlHouse (2014)

    In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)

    Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfied with their relationship. Mary begins an affair with Jerry, a smug theater professor and husband of her friend, Terri, who is also a writer. Adding to the adulterous mix are Cary, a callous doctor, and Cheri, an art-gallery assistant.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  3. King Cobra (2016)

    It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  4. 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

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  5. Graphic Desires (2023)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Krays (1990)

    Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two become notorious crime lords who rule over the East End club scene. But at the height of their power, the brothers veer into different lives, giving the older crime bosses a chance to reclaim what the Krays took from them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Orgazmo (1998)

    A devout Mormon living in L.A. becomes a pornographic actor after his martial arts moves impress a big-time director.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Pimp (2018)

    An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  10. In the Blood (2014)

    When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  11. Fear (1996)

    Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Querelle (1982)

    French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband: if you win, you are allowed to make love with Lysiane; if you lose, you have to make love with Nono... Querelle loses on purpose.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Pretty Persuasion (2005)

    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  14. The Voyeurs (2021)

    When Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, they notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite – inviting them to witness the volatile relationship of the attractive couple across the street. But what starts as a simple curiosity turns into full-blown obsession with increasingly dangerous consequences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

    After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted and Alice Henderson. Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don't stay buried for long.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

    Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. How to Murder Your Wife (1965)

    Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Al Capone (1959)

    In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Accident Man (2018)

    Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. 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

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  21. The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography (1998)

    Every image in The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography comes from gay erotic videos produced in Eastern Europe since the introduction of capitalism. The video provides a glimpse of young men responding to the pressures of an unfamiliar world, one in which money, power and sex are now connected.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  22. Title 18 (2022)

    An experimental short film made as part of a multi-media triptych, originally screened alongside a fashion collection and an art-installation. Drawing from Papa Yorick’s (Director and fashion designer) thesis “Men Are My Cumrag”, the film reenacts eight mainstay gay porn scripts, incorporating and parodying tropes and clichés, that explore masculine identities within the gay porn industry, through a satirical and critical lens.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  23. Without a Mom (2011)

    Two gay dads fumble to provide their straight son with meaningful support after the loss of his first real love.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  24. I'm a Porn Star (2013)

    I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than you - at least on the Internet. There are an estimated 370 million pornographic websites on-line. Porn is now a thirteen BILLION dollar business. So who's doing all this moonlighting? Turns out -- probably some people you know.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  25. Straight Guy Watches Gay Porn for the First Time (2026)

    When Janek, a straight Polish guy watches gay porn for the first time, his world is turned upside down. Battling with unsettling new thoughts, he is put into a journey of self-discovery.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  26. Knife+Heart (2018)

    In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  27. The Fluffer (2001)

    Self-effacing, boyish Sean moves to LA to pursue a career in movies but finds it tougher than he imagined. He stumbles onto porn star Johnny Rebel - a handsome, muscled dream of men and women alike - who awakens Sean’s deep obsession.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  28. The Day I've Been Fucked in Front of the Entire World (2023)

    Remodeling of a pornographic scene in which I shot for a major French studio. It was a question of reappropriating these images (originally categorized as "hard") to extract their erotic and perhaps even romantic potential.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  29. Tips (2016)

    Mario (Thiago Cazado) is in debt. To pay the bills, he displays the body on a famous porn site.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  30. Hustler White (1996)

    Reminiscent of Sunset Boulevard, the action is transposed from the silver screen's old backlots to contemporary male prostitution and the pornographic industry.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Roommates?

The closest matches to Roommates are GirlHouse (2014), Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) and King Cobra (2016). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Roommates?

Start with GirlHouse (2014), the closest match to Roommates.

What is the highest-rated movie like Roommates?

Shame (2011), rated 6.9/10 by 3,566 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Roommates?

Straight Guy Watches Gay Porn for the First Time (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Roommates?

Yes: GirlHouse (2014), Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) and King Cobra (2016).

How are movies similar to Roommates chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Roommates, 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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