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Movies like The Depraved of Pleasure (1975)

The best movies like The Depraved of Pleasure (1975) are Pimp (2018), Chaos (2001) and Breathe (2014). If The Depraved of Pleasure hooked you with its drama, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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 · both drama

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  2. Chaos (2001)

    A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady, first for her survival-her resurrection-then for her dignity and freedom. Stormy encounters for everyone involved.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Breathe (2014)

    Charlie, a 17-year-old girl tortured by doubt, is thrilled when she becomes friends with Sarah, but when Sarah tires of Charlie and looks for a new friend, their relationship takes an ominous turn.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. Hungry 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

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  5. El Chicano (2019)

    A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Heatwave (2022)

    A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Between Two Worlds (2022)

    Marianne Winckler relocates to the port city of Caen in order to pass herself off as a member of a large community of itinerant workers desperate to make ends meet. She gains employment as a cleaner on a ferry travelling between Ouistreham and Portsmouth, recording the drudgery of the work she and her colleagues are required to do.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. What Maisie Knew (2013)

    In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new partners to strengthen their legal standing, Maisie is shuttled back and forth in an endless game of emotional point-scoring. Yet amid the chaos and upheaval, Maisie begins to find true comfort and affection in her new step-parents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. A Single Girl (1995)

    A young Parisian must make major decisions about pregnancy, a job, and her boyfriend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  10. Hands of Stone (2016)

    The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. In the Beginning (2009)

    France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady mayor of a small village that the road will go through. She intrigues and unsettles him, before revealing to him a world he never knew: feelings. How far will he go now to save his victims and save himself from his own lies?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. The Kick of Sirocco (1979)

    A shady Parisian tries to take advantage of a family of French-descended Algerians forced to move to France.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. The Nest (2020)

    Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. The Passengers of the Night (2022)

    On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. The Mack (1973)

    A recently-released convict becomes the most powerful pimp in Oakland, but tragedy ensues when his activities draw the ire of two corrupt cops and the crime lord he once worked for.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Head Against the Wall (1959)

    An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Élisa (1995)

    Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Strange Affair (1981)

    A young Parisian advertising executive becomes so captivated by the unsettling charm of his mysterious new employer that he eventually abandons his family and friends, viewing it a privilege to let the ubiquitous employer take over his home, his life, his desire. Only his wife remains suspicious, recognizing both the pathos and the evil in the man’s soul-stealing power.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Secret Name (2021)

    Nelie escaped a miserable existence by becoming a frontline nurse in 1914. One day, she takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She presents herself in her place at Madame de Lengwil's house, to become the reader of this wealthy woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  20. Hardball (2001)

    An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Depraved of Pleasure?

The closest matches to The Depraved of Pleasure are Pimp (2018), Chaos (2001) and Breathe (2014). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Depraved of Pleasure?

Start with Pimp (2018), the closest match to The Depraved of Pleasure.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Depraved of Pleasure?

Breathe (2014), rated 7.1/10 by 492 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Depraved of Pleasure?

The Passengers of the Night (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like The Depraved of Pleasure?

Yes: Chaos (2001), Breathe (2014) and Between Two Worlds (2022).

How are movies similar to The Depraved of Pleasure chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Depraved of Pleasure, 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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