Movies like 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles (2024)
The best movies like 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles (2024) are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and A Lot Like Love (2005). If 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles hooked you with its romance, these 21 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrue Romance (1993)7.5/10 from 3,246 votes
- NewestRomeo + Juliet (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 thisA Lot Like Love (2005)
On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited time and time again, they go from being acquaintances to close friends to... lovers?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bodyguard (1992)
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPretty Woman (1990)
Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vivian's energetic spirit challenges Edward's no-nonsense approach to life, and soon they are teaching each other – and falling in love!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGarden State (2004)
Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam—a girl also struggling with various maladies—opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional connections, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTequila Sunrise (1988)
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeaven Can Wait (1978)
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWin a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisIn Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007)
Broke and alone on New Year's Eve, Wilson just wants to spend the rest of a very bad year in bed. But, when his best friend convinces him to post a personal ad, he meets a woman bent on finding the right guy to be with at midnight.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Fling (1987)
A young woman decides to have one more romantic escapade before marrying her dull fiancé.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Romeo + Juliet (2026)
An original and danced adaptation of the Shakespeare classic.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
L.A. Story (1991)
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like this30 Days Until I'm Famous (2004)
A Latina working in Los Angeles as a messenger is randomly discovered and fashioned into a pop music star.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
I'm Trying to Impress You (2016)
Over the course of a long, booze-filled Halloween in Los Angeles, four romantic relationships unexpectedly affect the fate of the others. A dark romantic comedy, shot in beautiful black & white on a budget of just under $2,000, I'm Trying To Impress You takes a raw, cool and sometimes fantastical look at young romance in the 21st century.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Kissing Booth (2018)
When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPlaying by Heart (1998)
In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLeaving Las Vegas (1995)
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBreathless (1983)
Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisBottoms Up (2006)
Small-town bartender Owen Peadman goes to Los Angeles to raise money to help save his father's Minnesota restaurant. He tries to find a way into Hollywood society, where he meets socialite Lisa and her uptight actor boyfriend. Can he balance his growing feelings for Lisa with surviving the sordid lifestyles of the Hollywood elite?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisAsk the Dust (2006)
Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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What are the best movies like 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles?
The closest matches to 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and A Lot Like Love (2005). Below are 18 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles?
Start with The Hot Spot (1990), the closest match to 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles.
What is the highest-rated movie like 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles?
True Romance (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 3,246 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles?
Romeo + Juliet (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
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How are movies similar to 45 Years of Pleasure: Los Angeles chosen?
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