Movies like Escape from Pleasure Planet (2016)
The best movies like Escape from Pleasure Planet (2016) are Poor Things (2023), Tromeo & Juliet (1996) and I Married a Strange Person! (1998). If Escape from Pleasure Planet hooked you with its comedy and science fiction, these 26 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

Quick picks
- Highest ratedPoor Things (2023)7.6/10 from 5,922 votes
- NewestF Valentine's Day (2026)Released 2026
Poor Things (2023)
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTromeo & Juliet (1996)
All the body-piercing, kinky sex, and car crashes that Shakespeare wanted but never had! Join Tromeo and Juliet as they travel through Manhattan's underground in search of climactic love, violence and the American Way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Married a Strange Person! (1998)
On their wedding night, Grant begins experiencing strange, supernatural powers and his bride Keri can't cope. Whenever Grant thinks of something, it becomes reality, yet he doesn't know where this magic came from. Things become more complicated when a megalomaniac CEO sends the military to capture Grant in order to weaponize his abilities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisF Valentine's Day (2026)
Gina hates her Valentine's Day birthday and travels to Greece to prevent her boyfriend's proposal. With help from vacationers Johnny and his sister Mickey, she schemes to delay it – while questioning her relationship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisButterflies Are Free (1972)
Striving to be independent, the blind but determined Don Baker moves away from his overprotective mother. After settling into his new San Francisco digs, Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner. Don's quick wit and good looks disarm the free-spirited Jill, and before long they're more than just friends. Will Mrs. Baker's incessant meddling destroy Don and Jill's budding relationship?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like this10 (1979)
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisLady Next Door Who Made an Affair Contract (2022)
Jeong-hye and Ji-hwan are a couple who have been living a wandering life due to debt. Ji-hwan makes a secret deal with Man-soo, the new owner of their previous house. The couple can stay at Man-soo's house, but in exchange, Ji-hwan must have sex with Man-soo's wife, Tae-hee. Man-soo also ends up taunting Jeong-hye secretly, using her unemployed husband as bait. Later, Jeong-hye and Ji-hwan eventually find out that they have been secretly played by the couple and get frustrated. In the end, Man-soo and Tae-hee propose a new offer to the couple.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
B.E.D (2012)
The stories of three characters whose joy, passion and despair overflow in one bed are tangled like a puzzle. Tantalizing but heartbreaking, stimulating but sad, this movie explores human desires without hesitation and fear. B (Bed for Werther), E (Erotic desire of Aphrodite) and D (Dream about comfortable slumber) talk about the same bed with different languages and different gestures.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Sex Angel: From the Underground Videos, with Love (1988)
A fantasy erotic work in which a woman who appears in an adult video actually appears in front of various people who watch the video and fulfills their desires. Omori stops by a video rental store on his way home from work and casually picks up a video in a black package. When he plays it at home, it's just boring. Disappointed, Omori tries to turn off the video, but a woman calls out to him from inside the TV, saying, "Don't turn it off. I love you."
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
A Virgem e o Bem-Dotado (1980)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Married Woman Boutique: Women Indulging in Scandalous Love Affair (2002)
Kimie steps into a boutique each day to support her household in place of her husband, who is unable to work due to heart disease—while her own spirit aches with longing. She surrenders willingly to the irresistible pull of Tsukuda, the dashing apparel‐maker’s salesman whose whispered promises slip between her legs like silk. Kenji, burning to reclaim his former glory, watches his world unravel when he discovers the affair that simmered beneath Kimie’s restraint. And as the truth of Kimie’s glowing secret—her pregnancy—dawns on him, his reproaches choke in his throat, meeting instead a startling, fervent embrace from the woman he thought he knew…
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Gift for My Wife (2024)
Yoo-bi is a wife who is always lonely because of her husband's erectile dysfunction. Her husband is always thinking about what he can do for his wife, so he hires his co-worker to be his wife's sex partner. But as his wife gradually learns of the pleasures of sex with his co-worker, she begins to distance herself from him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Fixed-Term Contract (2023)
The manager, who is always suspicious of his wife, Ye-in, tells his subordinate to seduce her to test her loyalty. The assistant manager followed the order, but he succeeded in seducing his boss's wife. However, he tells his boss that he failed. The manager regains trust in his wife, but he is completely unaware of what really happened.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Invitation Girl 2 (2019)
A man prepares a surprise for his wife on their 5-year-anniversary. One day, a couple, a man in the middle of a divorce and his mistress, come to visit. An entangled romantic web ensues.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Comic Book Store 3D (2012)
Wannabe actress So-ra always fails in auditions and she doesn't think it's her acting that's failing her, but she's just unlucky and that there's something wrong with the directors. One day on the way back from a disappointing audition, she meets Seung-hyeon, a guy she used to act with. He invites her to the site where he is filming a movie and she is surprised by his acting skills. Coincidentally, So-ra gets to fill in for an actress who didn't show up and the filming becomes a disaster because of her acting...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Erotic In-Laws (2019)
A man who loves pictures of Japanese women falls in love with one of the girls in his photos. He heads to Japan to find her and happens to stumble across her in the street. They begin to date and eventually he meets her mother, who is shocked to see the Korean man looks like her late husband in his youth. The widow is attracted to him, but he is attracted to her, too.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
True Education for Cheating Sister-in-law (2023)
An unemployed man. The man has no money and ends up staying with his married older brother's house. His sister-in-law feels sorry for him seeing only playing at home. A man who always watches his sister-in-law's thoughts and actions. Then one day, he found out that his sister-in-law was having an affair and cheating on his brother!! He threatens his sister-in-law about what he found out, so she asks him to keep it a secret and tells him that she will grant all his brother-in-law's requests.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Masseuse Ye-ra's Amazing Hand Technique: Two Feet at Once (2023)
Ye-ra, who is known as a good masseuse in her neighborhood, lodges at the house of her older sister, Se-eun. Her sister's husband, Hyeok-goo, who was one of her regular customers, targets Ye-ra, but she puts up an impregnable defense. Meanwhile, due to the financial problems of her older sister, Ye-ra recommended Se-eun for a part-time job as a masseuse. Eventually, Se-eun attracts customers with her extraordinary hand skills and soon challenges her to run a new massage business.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Boys of Cellblock Q (1992)
The Boys of Cellblock Q is set within the bowels of the Sunnyvale Labor Farm. Without the presence of women, the prisoners indulge in regular trysts with one another, make full use out of the jail's supply of priests, turn the eyes several policemen, and help a young convict learn the ins and outs of the prison community.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Sweet Sex (2017)
A famous patissier and his women enjoy work and sex. Neung-geum has dreamt of being a pattisier. She stops supporting her boyfriends school bills. Woo-hyeon is a famous dessert patissier and he has secretive sex to get secret recipes but to him this is just a way to find sweetness. Neung-geum learns how to make dessert from Woo-hyeon. What kind of sex will they have today? What flavor?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Cheating Wives (2024)
Eun-ji and Shin-ae are lesbian lovers. However, Eun-ji is forced to marry Jae-seong due to her parents' torches. Due to Jae-seong's severe paranoia, he suspected his wife Eun-ji, who is unhappy with their marriage, of her relationship with Ho-jeong, Shin-ae's senior, who lived next door. With the help of Shin-ae, Eun-ji divorces Jae-seong, and Shin-ae approaches him for Eun-ji's revenge.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
I'm So Focused (2024)
Eight men and women unpacked in a group dormitory to find partners. A fierce game of wits is played out to find a delicious partner. Who will be the one to win the best taste?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
I'm Focused (2023)
Eight men and women flocked to a pension and gathered to appear on a blind date entertainment program. They gather at the pension for four days and start dating different people to find the right match for each other. They are called No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 rather than their actual names, and they go on dates to find the right match for each other.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
I Have Two Wives (2019)
Min-ji is an ordinary housewife with a dark secret. Unlike the wishes of her husband, In-gyu, who has a business running resorts, they don't have a child yet. They've tried test tubes and home remedies, but nothing has worked. Her husband and her in-laws finally decide to get a surrogate mother, and Min-ji has no choice but to agree to it, as she is worn out from their pressure. Hometown friend Jeong-ah comes knocking on the door. Min-ji is uneasy with Jeong-ah around, as she knows her past secrets, including the time she lived with someone else and had an abortion. On the other hand, In-gyu has completely fallen for bold and sexy Jeong-ah. Like a crow that nests in another's nest, Jeong-ah takes over Min-ji's place slowly and gradually. Min-ji is driven into a corner, so she meets Jeong-ah's husband, Joo-sik, to stop her. However, she falls for his trap and is used to replace his wife who ran away from home.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
I Like the Taste of Eating It Secretly (2023)
Tae-oh, a self-employed veteran who has no intention of getting married, is unable to resist his younger brother's anger, so he asks to borrow the wife of a friend, Se-yeon, who works in insurance, for one day. Se-yeon agrees, thinking it might be fun, and as she sees Tae-oh living better than she expected, she gradually develops feelings for him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Swapping: My Friend's Wife (2016)
Seong-sik became stays at home while his workaholic wife Hye-joo works. Next to them, Seong-ki's friend Joon-seok and his wife move in. Seong-sik learns how to do housework from his friend's wife Eun-yeong. At first they hit it off but that soon turns into an affair and when Joon-seok and Hye-joo find out, they also start cheating on their spouses...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Escape from Pleasure Planet?
The closest matches to Escape from Pleasure Planet are Poor Things (2023), Tromeo & Juliet (1996) and I Married a Strange Person! (1998). Below are 23 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Escape from Pleasure Planet?
Start with Poor Things (2023), the closest match to Escape from Pleasure Planet.
What is the highest-rated movie like Escape from Pleasure Planet?
Poor Things (2023), rated 7.6/10 by 5,922 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Escape from Pleasure Planet?
F Valentine's Day (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Escape from Pleasure Planet?
Yes: Poor Things (2023), Tromeo & Juliet (1996) and I Married a Strange Person! (1998).
How are movies similar to Escape from Pleasure Planet chosen?
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