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Movies like Big Butt Punched (1991)

The best movies like Big Butt Punched (1991) are One Million Yen Girl (2008), Tokyo Decadence (1992) and Hounddog (2008). If Big Butt Punched 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. One Million Yen Girl (2008)

    A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Tokyo Decadence (1992)

    A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Hounddog (2008)

    A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. Antiporno (2017)

    Kyôko, a traumatized young Japanese girl, finds herself struggling with her self-confidence in her adult life. Growing up in a family without her mother and her sister, she constantly questions the rationale of sex and the notion of liberty in modern Japanese society.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. I Believe in Unicorns (2015)

    Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. The Girl in the Book (2015)

    The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  7. 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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  8. The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)

    In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)

    A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Strange Weather (2016)

    Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  11. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Lucky Them (2013)

    More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost rock god, Matt Smith, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Teaming up with an eccentric amateur documentary filmmaker, Ellie hits the road in search of answers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

    Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. The Safety of Objects (2002)

    In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Sakuran (2006)

    Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Irezumi (1966)

    Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider that he emblazons across Otsuya's back marks her as the property of another man, radically altering her relationships with all around her as her personality seems to transform under its influence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Holy Lands (2019)

    When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David, as well as her own.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. 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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  19. Suburbia (1984)

    When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Split (2016)

    The story of a young woman who takes an epic journey to claim her own darkness and sexuality so she can stop putting it into the hands of her abusive lover. When Inanna, a young actress, working as a stripper, becomes obsessed with a mask maker, she sacrifices parts of herself and her life, piece by piece, in order to win his love. At the same time she enters a mythic journey in the theater. One that forces her to face the many abuses endured by women around that world and that blurs her performance, her dreams and her real life and results in a provocative and powerful confrontation that frees her. -- from official website

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  21. Diablillos de arrabal (1940)

    In a poor neighborhood in Mexico City, two gangs of kids fight for control of the center where they work as "boleros", musicians or announcers. "Completo" joins the gang led by "Rorro", a rival of the group headed by "Curricán".

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  22. The Cry (2007)

    In New York, detective Alex Scott is investigating with his partner Sergio Perez the disappearance of several children. When they visit the Mexican witch Gloria, the woman advises that a powerful evil force is chasing the reincarnation of her son and drowning the other children to bring pain to their mothers.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  23. Blind Partner (2020)

    A boring and ordinary life. Jun-young and Sung-jun may have something unusual, but they are bored with their daily routines. Then one day, Sung-jun learned about an invitation-only blind party from a junior in the company. Is there any reason for any man not to go? The place was full of excitement. Jun-yeong opened the door and while the place looked so much different, he could still recognize it instantly. One day without any word, a woman, Na-young, disappeared like a smoke. Because of a rule that he cannot ask anything, he ended up having sex with Na-young, and just like that, she disappears. Jun-yeong couldn’t tell if he’s dreaming or not. When he met Sung-jun and talked about what happened, Sung-joon will give him the contact details of the blind party organizer. After much thought, he finally contacted the host to see Na-young again. Na-young waits for Jun-yeong in the hotel room. How will the night be for Na-young and Jun-yeong?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Brownsville Bred (2025)

    Set against the vibrant yet challenging backdrop of her urban neighborhood, the complexities of adolescence are explored as Elaine faces an unexpected upheaval in her life due to her father, Manny, an aspiring salsa musician whose struggles lead him away from his family.​

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. Yôen: Niku shibari (1987)

    A woman accidentally kills her husband during S&M play.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Jacob Have I Loved (1989)

    In the early 1940s, a depressed young woman, who's been eclipsed all of her life by her beautiful twin sister, tries to overcome her low self-esteem with help from a crusty old sea captain.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. A Million Little Pieces (2019)

    A young drug-addled writer approaching the bottom of his descent submits to two months of agonizing detox at a treatment center in Minnesota.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  28. Der Duft von Holunder (2011)

    Once Sofie Möller left her idyllic hometown with the aim of making a career in the big city. Now she returns with her mother Agnes to attend the funeral of her grandmother and to revamp her empty house for sale. It does not take long for Sofie to be confronted with her past, which apart from the grandmotherly love consisted of many personal injuries. When she meets her former boyhood friend Tom Sommer again, Sofie has come to the time to rethink her own emotional life.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. The Christmas Secret (2014)

    While her life is falling apart, single mother Christine finds a magical family heirloom that leads to love and good fortune during Christmas.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  30. But Muzeyyen That's the Deepest Desire (2014)

    Arif, who is trying to write his first book, believes that life contains many unanswerable questions, especially about women and relationships. But when Müzeyyen appears unexpectedly, everything he has ever known or tried to learn is suddenly turned upside down.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Big Butt Punched?

The closest matches to Big Butt Punched are One Million Yen Girl (2008), Tokyo Decadence (1992) and Hounddog (2008). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Big Butt Punched?

Start with One Million Yen Girl (2008), the closest match to Big Butt Punched.

What is the highest-rated movie like Big Butt Punched?

Antiporno (2017), rated 6.6/10 by 462 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Big Butt Punched?

Brownsville Bred (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like Big Butt Punched?

Yes: One Million Yen Girl (2008), Tokyo Decadence (1992) and Antiporno (2017).

How are movies similar to Big Butt Punched chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Big Butt Punched, 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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