Movies like Budapest 8 (2011)
The best movies like Budapest 8 (2011) are Henry & June (1990), The Hot Spot (1990) and True Romance (1993). If Budapest 8 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 3,241 votes
- NewestLa Última Cena (2023)Released 2023
Henry & 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 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 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 thisEmmanuelle 4 (1984)
In order to escape from her former lover Marc, Sylvia goes to Brazil where Dr. Santamo transforms her into the beautiful Emmanuelle...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisLoving Annabelle (2007)
Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of her dorm and English teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues her relentlessly and until the end the older woman manages to avoid the law.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStolen Kisses (2001)
Max and Karen seem like a normal happily married couple, but in reality are undercover agents working for different governments. Their sexual relationship develops with new neighbors Melinda and Phil.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
9 Songs (2004)
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisBetter Than Chocolate (1999)
Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila, and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim, only hours before they move in. What could be a nonissue becomes increasingly complicated -- since Maggie's family is unaware of her sexual orientation, and Maggie is not open to sharing that information.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGirl's Blood (2014)
Four girls take part in illegal underground fighting event "Girl's Blood" held at an abandoned school building in Roppongi every night. The girls have their own stories and quirks from their private lives. Satsuki (Yuria Haga) suffers from a gender identity disorder, Chinatsu (Asami Tada) ran away from an abusive husband, Miko (Ayame Misaki) is a S&M queen and Mayu (Rina Koike) has a Lolita face.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Pleasure Seekers (2019)
Adreena Angela performs as two characters on the opposite ends of a telephone line, heating each other up with next level dirty talk and naughty thoughts. Pleasure Seekers plays homage to sexual satisfaction in form of masturbation and reminds us of the importance of self love. This is a short story about the fantasies we find ourselves masturbating to from time to time.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Forbidden (2002)
At his bachelor party, Jason has a one-night fling with Nikki, a radiant beauty with whom he forms an immediate bond. They agree to keep their secret locked away forever. Two years later, Jason, his wife, Andy and his fiancee plan a reunion weekend. Jason is shocked to discover that Andy's fiancee is Nikki. Now, secret and passionate affairs are played out.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Feels (2017)
A lesbian bachelorette weekend goes awry when one of the brides admits she's never had an orgasm.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisBare 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
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
Femalien (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
Wild (2019)
Nora comes out of prison. She only has one thing in mind: finding a youg neo-punk artist she admires, Léa. Mirror of one another, these two soulmates will get to know each other and rebuild their lives together.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Room in Rome (2010)
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for Alba and Natasha, two sexy and recently acquainted women, to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSelma & 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
Nefeli (1980)
A beautiful woman is going to the island of Lesbos to rest, there she will meet two other beautiful young women and it will be great having sex with everyone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Mango 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
Les Invisibles (2012)
Several elderly homosexual men and women speak frankly about their pioneering lives, their fearless decision to live openly in France at a time when society rejected them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Budapest 8?
The closest matches to Budapest 8 are Henry & June (1990), The Hot Spot (1990) and True Romance (1993). Below are 20 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Budapest 8?
Start with Henry & June (1990), the closest match to Budapest 8.
What is the highest-rated movie like Budapest 8?
True Romance (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 3,241 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Budapest 8?
La Última Cena (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Budapest 8?
Yes: Henry & June (1990), The Hot Spot (1990) and True Romance (1993).
How are movies similar to Budapest 8 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Budapest 8, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.