Movies like The XXX Rub Down (2017)
The best movies like The XXX Rub Down (2017) are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Henry & June (1990). If The XXX Rub Down hooked you with its romance, these 23 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrue Romance (1993)7.5/10 from 3,246 votes
- NewestOur First Time (2023)Released 2023
The 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 thisTrue 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 thisHenry & June (1990)
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOur First Time (2023)
Sud Yod, a famous live online game streamer who has an office syndrome in which he has sit for a long time in front of the computer, has received a gift voucher of a free special 2-hour hot oil massage from a famous massage parlor on Nimman Road, Chiang Mai, Thailand. He decides to try this oil massage for the first time. Num Un, a nephew of the massage parlor owner, is not aware that today he has to be a special masseur for this game streamer and the story of the two timid boys and their “first” time of impression has begun.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Living Out Loud (1998)
Judith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair with a younger woman. Judith stews, plans, plots and fantasizes, but she can't decide what to do with her life until she goes out to a night club to see singer Liz Bailey, who is full of advice on life and love. While out on the town, Judith is suddenly kissed by a total stranger, which opens her eyes to new possibilities... which is when she notices Pat, the elevator operator in her building.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies 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
Night Tide (1961)
A young sailor is enamored with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As their existences become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrat Party (2009)
Duffy, the big man on campus, is marrying Adriana, a debutante heiress to a global wine fortune, right after they both graduate from the same prestigious university. Unfortunately, the final frat party of his college career is the night before his wedding, and there are many obstacles in his way, including a soon to be father-in-law who is less than happy with his daughter's choice.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Heavenly Touch (2009)
Jonard is having trouble making ends meet. His mother is suffering from depression, and he and his sister are forced to quit school in order to take care of her. One day, Jonard meets up his friend Rodel, and Rodel introduces him to the world of massage parlors. Rodel teaches him massage, and brings him to Heavenly Touch, a syndicate-run massage parlor that mostly caters to homosexuals.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisPlayboy Wet & Wild: Slippery When Wet (2000)
Good clean fun has never been so sexy! See what happens when you bring together the world's most beautiful women and put them into one slippery scenario after another. They shed their inhibitions - and their teeny bikinis - in the hottest, wettest, wildest scenes yet.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Love, 100°C (2010)
Min-soo, a hearing-impaired boy, is gay and he likes his classmate, Ji-seok. One day, Min-soo impulsively has sex with a man who works in a public bath, an experience that lends him a new-found confidence, but at a heavy price.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Pleasure Spa (2013)
A spa that caters to its clients' erotic desires faces a shutdown when an undercover cop arrives to investigate its steamy business.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Hot Erotic Dreams (1968)
A young woman named Gina buys a how-to book on sex, leading to a series of erotic dreams and fantasies.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
I Am Hercules (2016)
Herculane Baths, one of the oldest resorts in Europe, the place where, a few centuries ago, kings and queens were diving in the healing waters, became a maze where people get lost while looking for something better. Relu, Mitica and Gelu, three masseurs, are tour guides through the maze of an Eastern Europe garden of Eden.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Rolfing: The Art of Structural Integration (1988)
Dia Lynn and Emmett Hutchins are teachers and advanced practitioners of the Rolf Method of Structural Integration. Here they explain and demonstrate this powerful style of therapeutic bodywork.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Client List (2010)
After she and her husband lose their jobs, a former Texas homecoming queen inadvertently finds herself in the middle of a prostitution ring after she unknowingly accepts a position at a massage parlor.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisIncall (2014)
After the accidental death of a massage client (that looks like a murder) and through a bizarre set of circumstances, two young men become serial killers for profit.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The De-Stress Plan (2001)
This program is a comprehensive routine using tried and tested practices to relax, de-stress and revitalize your body in the fast-paced, modern-day world. Yoga will help you tone and stretch tired and aching muscles, while calming your mind and spirit. Tai Chi will help prepare you to cope with a hectic world. Tai Chi helps you to relax through breath and movement. Meditation will calm and relax your whole body and help distance yourself from stressful situations. Head Massage can be practiced on yourself or a partner - an easy, yet wonderfully effective routine to relax and de-stress.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
O Artesão de Mulheres (1978)
Dr. Marcus Vinícius and his employee, Trindade, benefit from their massage clinic to attend beautiful women.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Quicksand (2003)
The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisFighting Tommy Riley (2005)
An aging trainer and a young fighter, both in need of a second chance, team-up to overcome the demons of their past...and chase the dreams of their future.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Smosh: The Movie (2015)
An embarrassing video of Anthony surfaces online right before his fifth high school reunion. The Smosh dudes then race to pull down the clip before it blows Anthony's chances of reconnecting with his teen crush Anna.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Unsure Masseur (2021)
Trapped in our gig jobs economy, an aspiring masseur learns the sacrifices required from an experienced massage therapist.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The XXX Rub Down?
The closest matches to The XXX Rub Down are The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Henry & June (1990). Below are 20 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The XXX Rub Down?
Start with The Hot Spot (1990), the closest match to The XXX Rub Down.
What is the highest-rated movie like The XXX Rub Down?
True Romance (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 3,246 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The XXX Rub Down?
Our First Time (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The XXX Rub Down?
Yes: The Hot Spot (1990), True Romance (1993) and Henry & June (1990).
How are movies similar to The XXX Rub Down chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The XXX Rub Down, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.