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Movies like Auditions (2021)

The best movies like Auditions (2021) are King Cobra (2016), Orgazmo (1998) and The Little Death (2014). If Auditions hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. King Cobra (2016)

    It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  2. Orgazmo (1998)

    A devout Mormon living in L.A. becomes a pornographic actor after his martial arts moves impress a big-time director.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. The Little Death (2014)

    A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. The Overnight (2015)

    Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  5. Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

    Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Duke of Burgundy (2015)

    Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. GirlHouse (2014)

    In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)

    Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfied with their relationship. Mary begins an affair with Jerry, a smug theater professor and husband of her friend, Terri, who is also a writer. Adding to the adulterous mix are Cary, a callous doctor, and Cheri, an art-gallery assistant.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  9. Pretty Persuasion (2005)

    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  10. Auto Focus (2002)

    A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Shame (2011)

    Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)

    When Shao Kahn's Outworld barbarians terrorize Earthrealm, Lord Raiden is determined to put an end to the carnage once and for all. This leaves one option: a final Mortal Kombat tournament for the future of Earthrealm – win it or lose everything. Raiden's elite fighters Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and a few new faces kick the action into overdrive as they go head-to-head with Outworld's most bloodthirsty warriors. But deep in the Netherrealm, an unspeakable scheme by the malevolent Shinnok unfolds, threatening to obliterate existence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Desperate Living (1977)

    After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. In the Blood (2014)

    When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  15. Heavy Traffic (1973)

    A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her living downtown with the pimps and pushers. The cartoonist gets a chance to pitch a film idea to a movie mogul, but the story proves too outrageous: a far-future Earth, depleted by war and pollution, where a mutant antihero challenges and kills God.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. In the Soup (1992)

    An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Jawbone (2017)

    A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Fear (1996)

    Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

    After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted and Alice Henderson. Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don't stay buried for long.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

    Now confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty insists her supposedly dead father is actually stuck in Hell following his wife’s betrayal. Few believe the young woman’s lurid stories aside from the thrill-seeking Dr. Channard. Kirsty is undeterred and, with the help of a fellow patient, heads to Hell for a rescue.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  21. The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography (1998)

    Every image in The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography comes from gay erotic videos produced in Eastern Europe since the introduction of capitalism. The video provides a glimpse of young men responding to the pressures of an unfamiliar world, one in which money, power and sex are now connected.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  22. Title 18 (2022)

    An experimental short film made as part of a multi-media triptych, originally screened alongside a fashion collection and an art-installation. Drawing from Papa Yorick’s (Director and fashion designer) thesis “Men Are My Cumrag”, the film reenacts eight mainstay gay porn scripts, incorporating and parodying tropes and clichés, that explore masculine identities within the gay porn industry, through a satirical and critical lens.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  23. Straight Guy Watches Gay Porn for the First Time (2026)

    When Janek, a straight Polish guy watches gay porn for the first time, his world is turned upside down. Battling with unsettling new thoughts, he is put into a journey of self-discovery.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  24. Knife+Heart (2018)

    In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  25. Without a Mom (2011)

    Two gay dads fumble to provide their straight son with meaningful support after the loss of his first real love.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  26. All Boys (2009)

    A look behind the scenes of the Czech gay porn boom.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  27. Goodbye Seventies (2020)

    In the 1970s, the golden age of gay pornography in New York City, a promising chorus boy is injured and told he will never dance again. Distraught and unimpressed with the "art" films playing seedy Times Square theaters, he gets his friends and lovers together and they start making their own hardcore movies. Against all odds the films are wildly successful until drugs, AIDS and cheap video technology bring it all crashing down

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  28. Seeing Heaven (2011)

    A beautiful young escort suffers from trip-like dreams he doesn't understand. These visions are shared by his clients, both scaring and exciting them.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  29. Mondo Homo: A Study of French Gay Porn in the '70s (2014)

    Between 1975 and 1983 a new kind of film could be seen in French cinema : home-grown gay pornography. The films were shot in 16mm and most of them were passed and given certificates by the CNC (National Cinema Centre). They were screened in a small number of Parisian cinemas dedicated to gay pornographic films : Le Dragon, La Marotte and Le Hollywood Boulevard as well as several in the provinces. They were essentially the work of three production companies : Les Films de La Troïka (Norbert Terry), AMT Productions (Anne-Marie Tensi) and Les Films du Vertbois (principally Jacques Scandelari). The genre met an untimely end with the advent of video, the last being made in 1983 "Mon ami, mon amour (My friend, my lover)". Since then, gay pornography has not been screened in French cinemas. This film is the result of five years of painstaking research and investigation. It features extensive interviews with the directors and actors illustrated by numerous extracts from their films.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  30. Gay Porn: Guided Tour (2014)

    An unusual journey into the heart of gay porn, a universe populated by a host of planets, which professionals commonly call niches. These are all fantasies of inclined tastes and libidos. Olivier Ghis tries to understand where these famous niches come from and what desires they meet.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Auditions?

The closest matches to Auditions are King Cobra (2016), Orgazmo (1998) and The Little Death (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Auditions?

Start with King Cobra (2016), the closest match to Auditions.

What is the highest-rated movie like Auditions?

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021), rated 7.6/10 by 533 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Auditions?

Straight Guy Watches Gay Porn for the First Time (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Auditions?

Yes: King Cobra (2016), Orgazmo (1998) and The Little Death (2014).

How are movies similar to Auditions chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Auditions, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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