Movies like Forbidden Desire (2024)
The best movies like Forbidden Desire (2024) are Selina's Gold (2022), Hungry Hearts (2015) and Pimp (2018). If Forbidden Desire hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedShame (2011)6.9/10 from 3,568 votes
- NewestPasakalye (2026)Released 2026
Selina's Gold (2022)
Selina's father sells her to Tiago who makes her a sex slave. With the help of Domeng, Tiago's blind slave, she plans their way out of this living hell.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHungry Hearts (2015)
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPimp (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 · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMammal (2016)
After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrimes of Passion (1984)
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crew (2008)
Hoping to raise enough capital to finance a legitimate business and leave behind his life of crime, Liverpool underworld boss Ged Brennan sends his brother Ratter and a crew to pull a daring final heist. But when Ratter kills a drug kingpin during the job, Brennan must turn to rival crook Franner to avert an all-out gangland war.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuburbia (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNymphomaniac: 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLockdown (2000)
Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMexicali (2026)
A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJawbone (2017)
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrooklyn Rules (2007)
Brooklyn, 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisKill for Me (2013)
Rent’s a bitch. And that is why, six months after her best friend went missing, Amanda finally gives in to getting another roommate, Hailey. The two college students turn out to have something in common, however: abusive men. For Hailey, it’s her dad. For Amanda, it’s a stalkery ex-boyfriend. But problems can be solved and, you know, you scratch my back, I scratch yours. In other words, Kill for Me, I kill for you.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisConvict (2014)
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rookie (1990)
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Devil's Double (2011)
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
Two feuding brothers of differing political views, one a policeman, the other a martial artist, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent who was brutally murdered by the mafia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWalking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)
In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded, and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a traitor in the agency and takes her to his ranch to protect her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisShame (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisClubbed (2008)
An underworld drama set in the early 1980s, about a lonely factory worker whose life is transformed when he becomes a nightclub doorman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKesong Puti (2026)
Have a taste of VMX Newest Temptation Apphle Celso. Lena, a Kesong Puti vendor, meets a charming dairy supplier Manny. Their chemistry sparks a daring secret that transforms her humble cheese into their town’s obsession.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Check-In (2026)
VMX hottest star Aliya Raymundo teams up with sexy siren Anya Austria as two receptionists in a cheap motel. Their quiet routine heats up with the arrival of a mysterious regular guest who begins to stir tension, desire, and conflict in their fragile relationship.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Pasakalye (2026)
Brotherhood versus Duty. Two childhood friends will have the greatest ride of their lives as they find themselves up against each other. Who will rule the streets?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Kalakal (2025)
A seductive female garbage collector who embraces the life of an escort lady. Desperate to live a comfortable life, she leaves the dumpsite and enters the club. But can she also dump both her brother and her lover who remind her of her past?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Bayo (2025)
A new girl in town uses seduction and mind games to tear a loving couple apart. Her motive: lust with a little bit of business.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Kirot (2025)
A conservative woman, engaged to her high school sweetheart, receives a life-saving heart transplant. But as she recovers, unexpected passions and desires begin to surface, pulling her into a world that threatens the life and identity she thought she wanted.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
The Jowa Collector (2025)
Luigi, the top playboy in the university, meets Susie, a sexy, beautiful, smart student. When Luigi finally feels that he has fallen in love with Susie, he learns that Susie is his friend's girlfriend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Lady Guard (2024)
Every week, warehouse security guard Estelle, turns a blind eye to the illegal gambling at the warehouse in exchange for financial and sexual favors. But when a younger and more beautiful new recruit, Meryl, arrives, will Estelle be able to keep her place as the lady guard?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Himas (2024)
A wife to a blind ex-fireman, who's unable to satisfy his wife's physical needs due to his condition. A young man enters the picture and lures Dana to a sinful relationship to satisfy her sexual frustrations.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Rapsa (2025)
A successful manager finds herself drawn to her innocent young employee. What begins as attraction soon evolves into a complicated relationship, where passion and desire blur professional boundaries and awaken unexpected emotions between them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Forbidden Desire?
The closest matches to Forbidden Desire are Selina's Gold (2022), Hungry Hearts (2015) and Pimp (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Forbidden Desire?
Start with Selina's Gold (2022), the closest match to Forbidden Desire.
What is the highest-rated movie like Forbidden Desire?
Shame (2011), rated 6.9/10 by 3,568 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Forbidden Desire?
Pasakalye (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Forbidden Desire chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Forbidden Desire, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.