Movies like Plastic Sex (2012)
The best movies like Plastic Sex (2012) are Burning (2018), Everyone Is There (2020) and The Day He Arrives (2011). If Plastic Sex hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedKPop Demon Hunters (2025)8.0/10 from 3,362 votes
- NewestKPop Demon Hunters (2025)Released 2025
- In KoreanBurning (2018)Also in Korean
Burning (2018)
Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEveryone Is There (2020)
Soo Yeon decides to commit suicide to end the bullying she goes through at school, when a savior appears. A woman punishes the bullies on behalf of Soo Yeon and saves her from the reality of hell.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Day He Arrives (2011)
A film director who no longer makes films arrives in Seoul to meet a close friend. When the friend doesn't show up, he wanders the city aimlessly for three days, grabbing drinks and meeting women, with each day playing out like a version of the last.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLucid Dream (2017)
Dae-ho, an investigative journalist, seeks to track down the whereabouts of his son who was abducted three years ago. With the help of a detective and a psychiatrist friend, he will retrace his memory of the incident through the use of lucid dreaming techniques.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSucker Punch (2011)
A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to collect five mystical items, blurring the lines between reality and imagination.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKnights of the Zodiac (2023)
When a headstrong street orphan, Seiya, in search of his abducted sister unwittingly taps into hidden powers, he discovers he might be the only person alive who can protect a reincarnated goddess, sent to watch over humanity. Can he let his past go and embrace his destiny to become a Knight of the Zodiac?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Meteor Man (1993)
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe 8th Night (2021)
With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shout (1978)
A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJapanese Mom (2017)
"Innocent face, D-cup breasts and perfect intercourse skills! Son, this is not your girlfriend anymore but your mother!" Ki-ho brings Yuki from Japan to marry her. However, he starts cheating on her with his ex-girlfriend in Korea. Min-cheol comforted Yuki and thought of her as his daughter-in-law, but one day he realizes he is looking at her as a woman. In the end, Yuki and Min-cheol have intercourse without Ki-ho knowing...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lady Vanishes (2013)
Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStonehearst Asylum (2014)
An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrave Citizen (2023)
An expelled boxing champion, who now is a high-school teacher, witnesses intolerable violence and throws her first punch to build justice against it, while putting on a mask.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBen 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United (2011)
Ben Tennyson falls through a wormhole and encounters Rex. The two heroes must unite against a foe that can absorb their powers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHaunters (2010)
Cho-in has special powers that allow him to control everyone he can see, that is until he meets Kyu-nam, the only person he can't control. A series of events begins a confrontation that pushes both men to the brink.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFreaks (2019)
Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat—or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThread of Lies (2014)
Cheon-ji's unexpected suicide causes her mother Hyeon-sook and older sister Man-ji to be moved into another apartment. Tracking down clues from school, Man-ji discovers that Cheon-ji's best friend Hwa-yeon is behind everything.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKPop Demon Hunters (2025)
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMy Sassy Girl (2001)
A young man’s world is turned upside down when a female force of nature takes his life by storm in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisR-Rated Idol Seung-ha's Sex Scandal (2020)
When they were young, Min-joo and Seo-yeon cared for each other and were closer than brothers and sisters. However, she accidentally learns about Seo-yeon's tutor, Woo-hyeon, and because of this man, their 10-year friendship starts to become shaky. Meanwhile, Jeong-soo is hurt in seeing Min-joo like that, and so he distanced himself from Min-joo. Because of Min-joo and Seo-yeon's misunderstanding, Jeong-soo who couldn't care much might just leave so Min-joo tries to break up with the help of Seo-yeon. While in the process of breaking up, Min-joo and Seo-yeon went back to their close relationship. The love of women who have been separated because of man, and the two men's friendship is comically drawn.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Plastic Sex?
The closest matches to Plastic Sex are Burning (2018), Everyone Is There (2020) and The Day He Arrives (2011). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Plastic Sex?
Start with Burning (2018), the closest match to Plastic Sex.
What is the highest-rated movie like Plastic Sex?
KPop Demon Hunters (2025), rated 8.0/10 by 3,362 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Plastic Sex?
KPop Demon Hunters (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Plastic Sex?
Yes: Burning (2018), Everyone Is There (2020) and The Day He Arrives (2011).
How are movies similar to Plastic Sex chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Plastic Sex, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.