Movies like Jamon Jamon (1992)
The best movies like Jamon Jamon (1992) are Live Flesh (1997), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) and Belle de Jour (1967). If Jamon Jamon hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTalk to Her (2002)7.6/10 from 1,505 votes
- NewestBroken Embraces (2009)Released 2009
- In SpanishLive Flesh (1997)Also in Spanish
Live Flesh (1997)
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of control in a deliciously chaotic series of events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBelle de Jour (1967)
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVolver (2006)
Three generations of women deal with family secrets while surviving the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition, lies and even death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLaw of Desire (1987)
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFrivolous Lola (1998)
In 1950s northern Italy, a woman tests her fiancé's love and passion by trying to break his commitment to premarital chastity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisSex and Lucía (2001)
Lucía is a young waitress in Madrid who seeks refuge on a quiet, secluded Mediterranean island after the loss of her longtime boyfriend. Amidst the fresh air, dazzling sun, and glistening deep blue water, Lucía begins to piece together the dark corners of her past relationship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)
A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
After being released from a mental hospital, a troubled young man tracks down an actress he once had sex with and forces her into captivity, determined to make her part of his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLabyrinth of Passion (1982)
An array of outrageous people, including a desperate nymphomaniac and a terrorist with an acute sense of smell, seek love and happiness in Madrid.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLovers: A True Story (1991)
A torrid affair between a recently discharged serviceman and an attractive widow leads to murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBelle Époque (1992)
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTalk to Her (2002)
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGolden Balls (1993)
A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Other Side of the Bed (2002)
When Paula leaves her mate Pedro, he misses her and looks for comfort with his best friends, Javier and Sonia. Paula is having an affair with Javier. Pedro tries to find who is the secret lover of Paula, and hires a private eye. Meanwhile, while comforting Pedro, Sonia has a one night stand with him and Javier thinks she is cheating on him with her lesbian friend Luzia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKika (1993)
When American author Nicholas brings in a cosmetologist named Kika to prepare the corpse of his recently deceased son, she inadvertently revives the young man, then falls in love with him. Forces conspire against the couple, though, as Nicholas wants Kika for himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPepi, Luci, Bom (1980)
After a young heiress is assaulted by a policeman, she seeks revenge by befriending the policeman’s mousy wife and introducing her to her circle of outrageous punk friends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEarth (1996)
A mysterious exterminator falls in love with two women who live in a distinctive wine-producing region in Spain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBroken Embraces (2009)
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDark Habits (1983)
After her drug pusher boyfriend overdoses on heroin, a cabaret singer finds refuge from the authorities in a convent for fallen women.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHigh Heels (1991)
After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Flower of My Secret (1995)
Middle-aged romance author Leo writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Ángel, a sensitive newspaper editor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Tobacconist of Vallecas (1987)
Leandro, an unemployed mason and his friend, Tocho, attempt to rob a tobacconist in the Vallecas district of Madrid, but Mrs. Justa, the tobacconist, impedes it alerting the neighbors who notify police. Inside the shop, the confrontation between the two friends and their 'hostages', the tobacconist and her niece Angeles, is relaxing, and a budding sympathy arises between them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll About My Mother (1999)
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMatador (1986)
A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSound of the Sea (2001)
A new literature teacher, Ulises, comes to a small town near the sea and falls in love with a young woman, Martina. This woman is loved by a rich businessman named Alberto but chooses Ulises. Soon after their marriage and the birth of their son, Ulises vanishes while fishing at sea. In the meanwhile Martina marries Alberto, but all is not what it seems...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLiving It Up (2000)
Lola, a Mexican waitress working in Madrid, befriends a 30-year-old suicidal man who has borrowed $1,000,000 to spend on his last day on Earth, knowing he will be killed anyway if he fails to return the money. After meeting Lola, however, he decides that life might be worth living after all.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Paprika (1991)
In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle and bustle of Rome, Paprika drifts from one brothel to another as she learns the ropes and works her way up one client at a time. However, as Paprika embarks on a stormy journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation, the sense that something is missing haunts her. Is Paprika meant to experience a passionate romance and solve the great mystery of true love?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Tit and the Moon (1994)
A child does not stand the idea of having a new brother and dreams about drinking milk from the breasts of his mother again. The child asks the moon to bring him a tit only for him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBetween Your Legs (1999)
A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Jamon Jamon?
The closest matches to Jamon Jamon are Live Flesh (1997), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) and Belle de Jour (1967). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Jamon Jamon?
People who watched Jamon Jamon most often go on to Live Flesh (1997), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) and Belle de Jour (1967).
What is the highest-rated movie like Jamon Jamon?
Talk to Her (2002), rated 7.6/10 by 1,505 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Jamon Jamon?
Broken Embraces (2009) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Jamon Jamon?
Yes: Live Flesh (1997), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) and Volver (2006).
How are movies similar to Jamon Jamon chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Jamon Jamon, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.