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Movies like Taking Memphis (2008)

The best movies like Taking Memphis (2008) are Scandalous Sex (2004), Porno (2019) and Young People Fucking (2007). If Taking Memphis hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Scandalous Sex (2004)

    A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch and corrupt college dean.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Porno (2019)

    When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Young People Fucking (2007)

    On a Tuesday night, five couples have separate sexual adventures. Matt and Kris, friends for years, want to have an only-once, no-strings good time. Abby and Andrew, married, celebrate his birthday, but it's marred by angst and miscommunication. Mia and Eric are exes, making sure they are over each other. Jaime and Ken work together and this is a first date. Inez and Gord invite his roommate, Dave, to join them. By the time each couple has gone through a prelude, foreplay, sex, an interlude, orgasm, and afterglow, they've answered basic questions: can sex be anonymous, are we bored, is our marriage really finished, does anyone tell the truth, and how do we make someone happy?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  4. My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)

    A hyper-repressed and schlubby accountant (Jonas Chernick) strikes a deal with a worldly but disorganized stripper (Emily Hampshire): he'll help her with her crushing debt if she helps him become a better lover.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Barely Legal (2003)

    Teenager Deacon works at a video shop, and his buddies, Fred and Matt, sell the bootleg porno films he acquires. Deacon gets fired, but the pals have the bright idea of filming their own Internet porn flick in order to make money and become more popular at school. Hijinks ensue as they cast and create their movie, but porn industry player Vic Ramalot grows jealous of their burgeoning success and tries to put a stop to the project.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  6. Dinner in America (2022)

    An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Splendor (1999)

    Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible biceps. Who will she choose? Does she go for true love or cheap sex? She can't decide so she chooses both. But after managing to nurture a picture-perfect threesome, along comes Ernest, a rich movie director with deep baby blues that sweep Veronica off her feet. What's a girl to do now?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Two Moon Junction (1988)

    A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)

    A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  10. 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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  11. Pitfall (2025)

    After a young man is separated from his friends in the woods, he falls into a ten-foot deep pit of spikes, impaling him through his leg and leaving him trapped. He quickly learns that his fall was not an accident.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Dirty Sexy Saint (2019)

    Clay Kincaid hates the nickname 'Saint', he got for being too kind to stray animals and desperate people. Especially when it comes to women. With a rough and damaged past that has left him jaded, he doesn't do committed relationships. This is before he meets Samantha Jamieson, an heiress turned runaway in need of help. When she starts to work as a waitress at his bar, he discovers that she is someone truly special and amazing… someone that could warm his damaged heart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Lovelace (2013)

    Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Queen of the Ring (2025)

    In a time when pro wrestling for women was illegal all over the country, a small town single mother embraces the danger to change culture as she dominates America's most masculine sport to become the first million dollar female athlete in history.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)

    When the mystery-solving musician Foxxy Love notices she and her fellow housemates can curse without being bleeped—something they've never been able to do before—she realizes their show has been canceled. Determined to get back on the air, the gang travels to Make-A-Point-Land in order to get a point (and get back on the air).

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Sex and Death 101 (2007)

    A guy's life is turned around by an email, which includes the names of everyone he's had sex with and ever will have sex with. His situation gets worse when he encounters a femme fatale who targets men guilty of sex crime.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Black Caesar (1973)

    Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  18. Under the Silver Lake (2018)

    Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Overnight (2015)

    Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  20. Foxy Brown (1974)

    A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  21. 9 Songs (2004)

    Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  22. The Tigress (1990)

    The wild and wanton Francisca, known as "The Tigress," is the eldest of three sisters, who are bosses of a farm in Ecuador. A medicine man tells Francisca and Juliana that their youngest sister Sara must remain a virgin to protect their land. A travelling salesman, engaged to Sara, tells the police that she is being kept locked up by her older sisters.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  23. The Passion Network (2001)

    A young couple, Janna Marks and Matt are invited to a strange house where everyone seems to be a bit too horny and sex-a-plenty is going on in every room. They figure, "When in Rome....." and join in on the fun. As the visits pile up and the months go by, they're invited to talk to the owner. He explains to them a complicated setup--they've been invited to be part of a secret network of "super-lovers" from around the world who provide "sexual entertainment" for high-paying customers, via participation or on a extremely secure television network.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  24. Nightmare City (1984)

    It’s the year 1990. America is on the verge of another Great Depression. A Hitler-like President puts into action his mad scheme to wipe out the federal deficit by dispatching extermination squads. Can the terribly violent genocide be stopped before all non-conformists are destroyed?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  25. College Sex Project (2008)

    Three college students who are working on a thesis together debate whether physical attraction or emotional connection is more important for the success of a long-term relationship.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  26. Stolen Sex Tapes (2002)

    Sydnee Steele plays a local news commentator known for a short editorial at the end of each broadcast. She has paid her dues, and is so good that she is about ready to sign a network deal. The newscaster has hired a new agent to find her the best network deal, and has even slept with the female agent to add some incentive, but she has a small kink that might spoil her plans. She tapes all her sex acts.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  27. Libre antenne (2026)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  28. Poison (2001)

    Seeking revenge for her husband's death, Ann ingratiates herself with the Garretts under the guise of a caring housekeeper. Once she gains their trust, Ann begins to wreak havoc upon the dysfunctional family. Seduction and malice are her weapons as she attempts to emotionally and sexually destroy them.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  29. The Pleasure (1985)

    Italy in the early 1930s. To the elderly aristocrat Gerard, all that is left of Leonora, the love of his life, are a number of erotic tape recordings. She led a double life as respectable wife and mother of two, and as a whore at the local brothel. Now, after her death, her children Ursula and Edmund pass under the tutelage of Gerard. Having not seen them for many years, he is utterly bewildered by Ursula's uncanny likeness to her mother. While Gerard's mistress Fiorella takes care of Edmund's sexual needs, Ursula follows the last instructions of her mother. In the process, she uses the legacy of her mother's recordings to get into the mindset of her relationship with Gerard. Is Gerard ready to find his lost love Leonora again... in the likeness of her very daughter?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  30. Take It Out in Trade (1970)

    A couple hire a detective to locate their missing daughter. He finds her in a "house of ill-repute."

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Taking Memphis?

The closest matches to Taking Memphis are Scandalous Sex (2004), Porno (2019) and Young People Fucking (2007). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Taking Memphis?

Start with Scandalous Sex (2004), the closest match to Taking Memphis.

What is the highest-rated movie like Taking Memphis?

Dinner in America (2022), rated 7.8/10 by 249 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Taking Memphis?

Libre antenne (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Taking Memphis?

Yes: Scandalous Sex (2004), Porno (2019) and Young People Fucking (2007).

How are movies similar to Taking Memphis chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Taking Memphis, 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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