Movies like My Sinful Life (1983)
The best movies like My Sinful Life (1983) are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Uphill Love (2015). If My Sinful Life hooked you with its romance, these 22 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRedeeming Love (2022)7.9/10 from 784 votes
- NewestRedeeming Love (2022)Released 2022
True Romance (1993)
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hot Spot (1990)
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUphill Love (2015)
Pablo is a young man going through a crisis of love. His best friend decides to take him to reunion party; there he encounters Daniela, the great love in his adolescence. In the middle of the party he tries conquer her heart, but discovers a reality that he did not expect of her: she is dedicated to the oldest trade in the world
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Casa de remolienda (2007)
Concerned about the future of her three children, a widow takes them to the city with the purpose of getting them married.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Harry and Max (2004)
Two brothers, Harry and Max, who are both teen idols, come to terms with their dysfunctional family past and deep affection for each other
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Taher (1973)
The architect entrusts his daughter, Lida, and his son, Taher, to an engineer before his death. The engineer goes to Ahvaz and takes Lida with him to raise her alongside his son Shahram - and the neighbors raise Taher among them. Years later, Shahram rapes Lida, and the the engineer, suspecting that Lida is a promiscuous woman, kicks her out of his house.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Recently, My Sister Is Unusual (2014)
Mitsuki and Yuya become stepsister and stepbrother because of their parents' marriage. Mitsuki can't get along with her new family and Yuya doesn't know how to approach his new stepsister. One day, Mitsuki becomes possessed by the spirit of Hiyori. Hiyori likes Yuya and believes Yuya can help her get to heaven. Hiyori places a leather chastity belt upon on Mitsuki and a plan takes place to help send Hiyori to heaven.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPola X (1999)
A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisUmrao Jaan (1981)
Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and a renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Vengeance brûlante (2005)
Playboy Lucas has multiple lovers. There's current favorite Loren and Jessica and old favorite Emma. Emma decides to groom Loren into a lady with fine qualities which Lucas is looking for
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Sugar Pie Lady (1983)
In the harsh times of the small time crime in Istanbul, a conscientious police officer Cumali is recognized by the police chief Ziver Bey who sees Cumali as a threat and matches him with Sekerpare, a famous harlot.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMarguerite & Julien (2015)
Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet, son and daughter of the Lord of Tourlaville, have loved each other tenderly since childhood. But as they grow up, their affection veers toward voracious passion.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisRouge (1987)
Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost returns to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMango Kiss (2004)
"Mango Kiss" is a story about Lou whose world turns upside-down when she falls in love with her best friend Sassafras. They journey to San Francisco and stumble into the wild world of role-playing and non-monogamous S/M dykes. Comedy ensues as these wholesome girls get in over their heads.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Copper Queen (2021)
Still healing from her grandmother’s death, Addison Moore finds herself checking into The Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, Arizona. Aware of the ghost stories and hauntings, Addison fearlessly elects to stay in Room 315, the location of the heartbroken Julia Lowell’s death a century ago.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Bare Sex (2003)
2 couples and a single guy really, engage in a naughty game of truth or dare.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Forbidden Love (2008)
When an apparel designer returns home after studying in New York, he begins living with the company president and his two sons.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Alcove (1985)
In 1936 Italy, Elio returns home from Africa with a present for his wife in the form of Zerbal, the daughter of a tribal king. Unbeknown to him, his neglected wife Alessandra has formed a relationship with Elio’s otherwise frigid secretary Velma who is less than pleased at Elio’s return.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Selma & Sofie (2002)
An erotic love story about falling in love with another woman and wanting to have sex with her all the time. Selma has a boring job and a boring boyfriend. When she meets Sofie at the swimming pool she can't stop thinking about her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Close My Eyes (1991)
After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisRedeeming Love (2022)
A young couple's relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. Angel, experiencing love for the first time and facing demons unsurmountable, runs from the new life she doesn't believe she deserves. When Michael sets out to find her, Angel discovers that she indeed has the power to choose the life she wants.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisFemalien (1996)
In the pursuit of perfection, an alien civilization has evolved to become beings of pure light energy, unbound by the limitations of the mortal body. But they have lost something precious along the way: the ability to experience physical pleasure. They send a representative to Earth to record human sensory experiences. Taking the form of the perfect human female, "Kara" uses her powers to unlock the secrets of sensuality so long forgotten on her world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like My Sinful Life?
The closest matches to My Sinful Life are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Uphill Love (2015). Below are 19 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after My Sinful Life?
Start with True Romance (1993), the closest match to My Sinful Life.
What is the highest-rated movie like My Sinful Life?
Redeeming Love (2022), rated 7.9/10 by 784 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like My Sinful Life?
Redeeming Love (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like My Sinful Life?
Yes: True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Harry and Max (2004).
How are movies similar to My Sinful Life chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside My Sinful Life, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.