Movies like In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses (1976) is a romance movie directed by Nagisa Ōshima. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
★ 7.6 · 3,481 votes · Drama, Romance, History
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
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2. Bitter Moon (1992)
★ 7.1 · 894 votes · Thriller, Drama, Romance
A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
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3. The Handmaiden (2016)
★ 8.2 · 4,537 votes · Thriller, Drama, Romance
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
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4. 365 Days (2020)
★ 7.0 · 9,609 votes · Romance, Drama, Crime
A woman falls victim to a dominant mafia boss, who imprisons her and gives her one year to fall in love with him.
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5. Risky Business (1983)
★ 6.6 · 1,542 votes · Romance, Comedy, Drama
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
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6. The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
★ 6.3 · 391 votes · Drama, Romance
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.
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7. Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
★ 6.7 · 8,450 votes · Drama, Romance
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.
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8. The Dreamers (2003)
★ 7.2 · 3,189 votes · Drama, Romance
When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.
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9. Unfaithful (2002)
★ 6.7 · 1,816 votes · Thriller, Drama, Romance
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
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10. Below Her Mouth (2017)
★ 6.8 · 1,329 votes · Drama, Romance
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
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