Movies like sex, lies, and videotape: 20 to watch next
If you loved sex, lies, and videotape (1989) — a drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of sex, lies, and videotape most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like sexual obsession, sexuality and orgasm. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Walk on the Wild Side 1962★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam. The arrival of Dove Linkhorn, her lovesick sweetheart from three years ago, disrupts the normal and triggers a chain of events involving a number of people, including the young woman he travelled with, who is now the Doll House's newest employee.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I 2013★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Alone With Her 2006★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
The harrowing story of a disturbed young man's attempts to win the affections of an unsuspecting young woman. When Doug first sees Amy, he instantly falls for her and begins to watch her every move, going so far as to set up spy cameras in her apartment. However, as his fascination grows into obsession he's no longer satisfied with just watching.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Auto Focus 2002★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kinsey 2004★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shame 2011★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Only Living Boy in New York 2017★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Pretty Baby 1978★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Crush 1993★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Crimes of Passion 1984★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Love Song for Bobby Long 2004★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug fueled underworld of singles’ bars, where she begins to engage in a pattern of dangerous sexual activity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things 2004★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Salvation comes in the form of the boy's ultrareligious grandparents, but soon Jeremiah's mother returns. Maternal love binds the pair together on the road until Sarah's desperate and depraved lifestyle finally consumes her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cutter's Way 1981★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dream Lover 1994★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman he married.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Heatwave 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Deep Water 2022★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Rambling Rose 1991★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
In the Deep South of the 1930s, Rose is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Her appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and she knows it. She can't help herself from getting into trouble with men.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Assessment 2025★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Lovelace 2013★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel