Forbidden love movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant forbidden love movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, erotic, romantic, sexy and crying films and TV shows about / with forbidden love, love and romance, love affair, love, couples, kiss, female nudity, husband wife relationship, family relations and love story plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in UK, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as forbidden love: Adore (2013), Close My Eyes (1991), Stepfather (1981), All Things Fair (1995), Suite Française (2014), In Secret (2013), The Lover (1992), The Sleeping Dictionary (2003), Lolita (1997), Majesty (2010).

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 6.2
 36K
Adore (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering ...
Style: sexy, emotional, romantic, erotic, disturbing ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot: forbidden love, older woman younger man relationship, infidelity, lust, older woman younger man sex, sexual tension, adultery, sexual relations, love affair, sex, older woman teenage boy relationship, mother son relationship ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: australia, sydney australia
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Close My Eyes (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.
Style: realistic, serious, sensual, stylized, bleak ...
Plot: incest, forbidden love, brother sister incest, taboo, brother sister relationship, incestuous sex, unfaithful wife, brother sister sex, marriage, couple relations, infidelity, dishonesty ...
Time: year 1991, 90s, 80s
Place: london
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 6.9
 4K
Stepfather (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock ...
Style: sexy, erotic, psychological, sensual, serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama, adult
Plot: forbidden love, age difference, incest, lolita, first love, incestuous relationship, girl man relationship, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, seduction, sex with a minor, older man younger woman relationship, age-gap relationship ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: france, paris france
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All Things Fair (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 130 min.
Story: This film is set in 1943 when the whole of Europe was embroiled in WWII. It deals with attraction of a 15 year old boy Stig to his teacher Viola. The whole movie revolves around the sexual encounters between Stig and Viola and how he eventually ...
Style: erotic, sexual, touching, sexy, emotional ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: older woman younger man relationship, teacher student sex, older woman younger man sex, forbidden love, cheating wife, love affair, older woman teenage boy relationship, female teacher, coming of age, sex with teenager, teachers and students, defloration ...
Time: 1940s, year 1943, 20th century
Place: eastern europe, scandinavia, europe, stockholm sweden
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Suite Française (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Canada, Belgium, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their ...
Style: emotional, realistic, romantic, period piece, serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: world war two, forbidden love, nazi occupation, german officer, german soldier, war, fall in love, wartime life, occupied france, nazi occupied france, adultery, nazi officer ...
Time: 1940s, year 1940, ancient times, 20th century
Place: france, europe, paris france
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 6.1
 10K
In Secret (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia, Hungary, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, captivating, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot: forbidden love, female masturbation, tragic love, infidelity, marital infidelity, murder, husband wife relationship, dishonesty, couple relations, cousin cousin relationship, couples, love affair ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place: france, paris france, europe
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 6.8
 23K
The Lover (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings ...
Style: sexy, erotic, sexual, sensual, psychological ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: forbidden love, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, lolita, interracial romance, lust, sex with a minor, nymphet, love affair, loss of virginity, erotica, asian man white woman relationship ...
Time: 1920s, ancient times, year 1992, 20th century, year 1929
Place: vietnam, indochina, southeast asia, china, saigon ...
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The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government. He encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving the beautiful Selima, the unwitting ...
Style: romantic, sexy, erotic, scenic, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: love story, forbidden love, interracial romance, jungle, love, stereotypes, culture clash, opposites attract, husband wife relationship, love and romance, mentor, impossible love ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: borneo, malaysia
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 6.8
 66K
Lolita (1997)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Urbane professor Humbert Humbert marries a New England widow to be near her nymphet daughter.
Style: erotic, psychological, sexual, sexy, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: obsession, older man younger woman relationship, forbidden love, lolita, age difference, lust, sexuality, older man young girl relationship, pedophilia, incest, virginity, girl man relationship ...
Time: 1940s, 1950s, year 1947, 20th century, 1920s
Place: cannes, new england
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 6.3
 367
Majesty (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story: One hour before the State Opening of Parliament, something very unusual happens. The Prime Minister appears and demands an adjustment to the Queen's speech. The speech concerns aid to Africa. Even with all the pressure around the State Opening, ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, captivating
Plot: royal family, politics, couples, private vs public, family relations, love and romance, head of state, forbidden love, society, disagreement, royal court, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, holland, africa, south africa, london ...
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 6.7
 20K
Damage (1992)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
Style: sexy, sexual, erotic, melancholic, psychological ...
Audience: adult
Plot: forbidden love, sexuality, adultery, femme fatale, love affair, infidelity, obsession, dangerous attraction, sex, love triangle, passion, fondling ...
Time: year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Place: europe, palm springs california, paris france, london, brussels belgium
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 7.3
 93K
Jane Eyre (2011)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close ...
Style: romantic, touching, gothic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot: love, forbidden love, love and romance, couples, social differences, young woman, unlikely couple, fall in love, family secret, older man younger woman relationship, master and servant, estate ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1840s, 1800s, ancient times ...
Place: england, britain, europe, yorkshire
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Before the Rains (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, India, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Set in southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter falls in love with his alluring servant, an ...
Style: sincere, touching, sentimental, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: forbidden love, interracial romance, taboo, master and servant, sex, love affair, social differences, love and romance, society, dishonesty, hindu, hidden treasure ...
Time: 1930s, year 2007, year 1937
Place: india, asia, england, europe
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 5.4
 913
Drifters (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A man develops an attraction to the daughter of his father's fiancee.
Style: controversial, sincere, humorous, feel good, light ...
Plot: half brother half sister relationship, incest, sexy teenager, stepbrother stepsister relationship, half sister, brother sister sex, forbidden sex, making love, brother sister incest, love affair, sexually liberated, incestuous sex ...
Place: rome italy
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How to Draw a Perfect Circle (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Guilherme and Sofia, brother and sister, grow up sharing experiences and slowly discovering their sexuality. The thing that Sofia doesn't know is how far Guilherme will go to keep her inside his own perverse, dark and perfect circle.
Style: erotic, psychological, captivating, thought provoking, sexual ...
Plot: incest, brother sister sex, teenage sexuality, brother sister incest, incestuous sex, forbidden love, sex with sister, jealousy, sexual content, coming of age, sexual tension, masturbation ...
Place: portugal, lisbon portugal
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 6.8
 27K
Lady Macbeth (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The passionate affair of a young woman trapped in a marriage of convenience unleashes a maelstrom of murder and mayhem on a country estate.
Style: psychological, cynical, costume drama, depressing, historical drama ...
Plot: forbidden love, secret lover, sex scene, infidelity, cruelty, adultery, father in law daughter in law relationship, loveless marriage, english countryside, male nudity, neglectful husband, horse ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, victorian era, year 1865
Place: england, northern england
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Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Style: sexual, psychological, sexy, suspense, tense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: teacher, lesbian, forbidden love, older woman younger man relationship, age difference, obsession, teachers and students, adultery, older woman teenage boy sex, older woman younger man sex, blackmail, older woman teenage boy relationship ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: london, united kingdom, europe, england
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 7.3
 142K
Carol (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
Style: sexy, serious, emotional, realistic, heartbreaking ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, forbidden love, lesbian love, women, age difference, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, lesbian romance, sapphic, older woman younger woman relationship ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, year 1952, 2010s, year 2015 ...
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, indiana, idaho, chicago ...
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My Sister, My Love (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story: It is a taboo story about love and incest between twins. Its not about sex, its about the feelings the two have for one another and how society views them.
Style: disturbing, romantic, psychological, touching, serious ...
Plot: forbidden love, brother sister relationship, brother sister incest, incestuous relationship, incest, unrequited love, teenage girl, teenage boy, friendship, tragic love, broken heart, dating ...
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The Thorn Birds (1983)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 460 min.
TV show
Story: This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie, and her love for the family's priest, Father ...
Style: sentimental, touching, family saga, captivating, serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: forbidden love, older man younger woman relationship, clergy, catholic priest, tragic love, love affair, couple relations, love and romance, priest, family life, friendship, society ...
Time: 50s, 1920s, 20th century, 1930s, 1940s ...
Place: australia
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The World Unseen (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.
Style: touching, serious, realistic, erotic, romantic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lesbian, lesbian relationship, lgbt, lesbian love, gender, forbidden love, lesbian teen, love and romance, injustice, life is a bitch, self discovery, society ...
Time: ancient times, 20th century, year 1952
Place: south africa, africa
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 4.7
 257
Torn Apart (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The story of a love relationship between a brother and sister and an eventual breakup that will forever change their lives.
Style: erotic, disturbing, sincere, touching, suspenseful
Plot: incest, sex scene, forbidden love, brother sister incest, brother sister relationship, sibling relationship, love affair, sex with sister, husband wife relationship, sex with brother, brother sister sex, love interest ...
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 6.3
 5K
Leaving (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Suzanne is a well to do married woman and mother in the south of France. Her idle bourgeois lifestyle gets her down and she decides to go back to work as a physiotherapist. Her husband agrees to fix up a consulting room for her in their backyard. ...
Style: realistic, touching, emotional, psychological, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: infidelity, unfaithful wife, forbidden love, cuckolded husband, extramarital affair, cheating wife, fatal attraction, sexless marriage, emotional blackmail, love triangle, passion, husband wife relationship ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, south of france, europe, spain
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The Year of the Wolf (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily basis. Mikko is hersomewhat older university teacher, who is tired of life, and who one day decides ...
Style: touching, captivating, romantic, sincere, serious
Plot: forbidden love, university, epilepsy, relationships, health, love triangle, love, parent child relationship, age difference, divorce, intimacy, poetry ...
Place: helsinki finland
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 5.4
 896
Little Lips (1978)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A writer returns home to his estate after service in World War I. He has developed a very bad case of depression due to a war wound concerning his genitalia. He contemplates suicide, but recovers after becoming interested in his caretaker's 12 ...
Style: disturbing, atmospheric, serious, melancholic, romantic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: lolita, puberty, underage girl, coming of age, age difference, sex with a minor, sexuality, forbidden love, adolescent girl, girl man relationship, suicide, older man young girl relationship ...
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 7.5
 108K
Lolita (1962)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story: Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's ...
Style: sexual, disturbing, psychological, sexy, black comedy ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: forbidden love, lolita, age difference, pedophilia, girl man relationship, seduction, older man younger woman relationship, lust, teenage girl, nymphet, obsession, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1962, near future, 1950s ...
Place: new hampshire, usa, ohio
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Recently, My Sister is Unusual (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Mitsuki (Tenka Hashimoto) and Yuya (Yukichi Kobayashi) become stepsister and stepbrother because of their parents' marriage. Mitsuki can't get along with her new family and Yuya doesn't know how to approach his new stepsister. One ...
Style: erotic, sexy, romantic, psychological, humorous ...
Audience: teen fantasy
Plot: japanese schoolgirl, dream girl, teenage sexuality, japanese girl, incestuous relationship, incest, teenage girl, taboo, alternative lifestyle, chastity belt, japanese teenager, stepbrother stepsister relationship ...
Place: osaka japan, japan
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 7.5
 22K
Free Fall (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness -- and what ...
Style: emotional, sexual, atmospheric, disturbing, touching ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay love, homosexuality, gay relationship, gay interest, gays and lesbians, forbidden love, gay slur, male male relationship, infidelity, love affair ...
Time: 2000s
Place: germany
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Cousins in Love (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Teenage Julien (Thierry Tevini) loves his teenage cousin Julia (Anja Shute) among flowers in summer of '39 France.
Style: sexy, sexual, sensual, romantic, controversial ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: erotica, incest, sexual relations, cousin cousin relationship, coming of age, forbidden love, older woman younger man relationship, unrequited love, voyeurism, youth, loss of virginity, love triangle ...
Time: 1930s, year 1939
Place: france, europe
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 6.0
 3K
Come Undone (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Anna is an accountant for an important insurance firm and lives with her longterm lover Alessio - a man who longs for a stable longterm relationship with children, home, etc. Anna, feeling as though the fire has fizzled in that relationship takes up ...
Style: erotic, sensual, touching, sincere, sexy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: sex, sex scene, adultery, cheating on husband, extramarital affair, sexually dissatisfied wife, cheating wife, infidelity, horny wife, forbidden love, couples, unfaithful husband ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, italy
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