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Le sphinx (1995)
174
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A school teacher falls in love with a stripper/singer. He even leaves his wife and children for her. He soon spends a lot of time at the club where he works part-time as the M.C.. But the owner, a mobster, interferes in the relationship which brings fear and violence into the game.
Style:
crime drama, intense, crime thriller, noir, suspense, period piece, moody
Plot:
nightclub, infidelity, teacher, stripper, forbidden love, nightlife, betrayal, desire, seduction, jealousy, danger, temptation, urban, heartbreak, mobster, violence, obsession, double life, organized crime, lust, power struggle, control, guilt, moral ambiguity, showgirl ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
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Most similar movies to Le sphinx
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out noir, intense, crime drama and suspense films with plots about urban, betrayal, female nudity, obsession, infidelity, seduction and moral ambiguity mostly in Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Le sphinx: Fallen Angel (1997), Fatal Past (1994), Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire (2005), Delicate Crime (2005), Satan Was A Lady (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Caught in a seedy underworld of lies, lust and murder, Antonelli, the local mob boss, and his sultry young wife, Michelle, share a game of deception and jealousy that soon turns deadly.
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspense, neo noir, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, deception, mob boss, seduction, lust, betrayal, jealousy, organized crime, manipulation, sexual tension, moral ambiguity, violence ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A mobster's mistress and her bodyguard share a forbidden love and discover they may be doomed by an ominous past life.
Style:
suspense, crime drama, tense, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
bodyguard, mobster, mistress, erotica, dark past, danger, forbidden love, doomed romance, organized crime, moral ambiguity, underworld, protection ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Tamaki's (Iwashita) husband is the head of the Idei clan, based in southern Osaka. As the film opens, punch-permed lieutenant Ginji (Riki Takeuchi) is killed while pumping iron. Following the hit, rumors and recriminations abound, slowly ...
Style:
crime drama, disturbing, tense, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
yakuza, organized crime, crime family, criminal underworld, mafia, female protagonist, multiple storylines, bandit, criminal gang, criminal syndicate, gang, criminal ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Antônio Martins, respected theatrical critic, is a very rational man. But a chance meeting with young Inês, a nude painting model, is going to rock him. Inês keeps a relationship with painter José Torres Campana, an older man with a deep ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
amputee, painting, desire, jealousy, love triangle, romantic triangle, obsession, seduction, danger, character study, moral ambiguity, adultery ...
Place:
portugal
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Wishman's plot rotates around the maneuverings of a whore who longs for a touch of mink and a seat at the finer tables in life. Blackmail, betrayal, murder and malice are all part of her tender trade. Lord help anyone who lays in her way.
Style:
captivating, rough, sexy, suspense, erotic ...
Plot:
stripper, prostitution, murder, betrayal, blackmail, exploitation, female killer, erotica, nightclub, femme fatale, sexploitation, greed ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A stripper from Club Chez Nous is murdered. The killer contacts a newspaper to whitewash himself. Two journalists start to investigate the case and stumble on other crimes along the way.
Style:
suspense, dark, crime drama, tense, detective ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, newspaper, journalism, media manipulation, cover up, violence, sexuality, corruption, nightlife, moral ambiguity, club ...
Time:
70s
Place:
europe, belgium, eastern europe
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A radio call-in host helps people with their relationships, but finds her own marriage lacking. A man approaches her in a bar..
Style:
romantic drama, suspense, steamy, intense, noir ...
Plot:
erotica, adultery, seduction, female protagonist, affair, infidelity, radio announcer, lust, cheating, betrayal, deception, sexual relations ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
54%
251
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Things heat up when a promising young actor begins an affair with a glamorous model in order to advance his career.
Style:
noir, erotic drama, neo noir, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
femme fatale, seduction, infidelity, lesbian sex, erotica, betrayal, obsession, deception, ambition, moral corruption, love affair, film industry ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Film director Jin Young walks out the door after presenting a screenplay that he hopes will be turned into a film. On his way to the parking lot, he meets an attractive woman named In Ae and spends the night with her. Next day, he receives a phone ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, romantic drama, suspenseful ...
Plot:
adultery, infidelity, stalking, black ops, producer, one night stand, disability, physical disability, wheelchair bound, cheating wife, suspicion of adultery, marital infidelity ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bruno is a cynical but attractive business man, owner of a strip-club. He has to replace his best dancer, Katy, after her suicide. Applicants would do anything to get this job, but only Damy, gorgeous and mysterious girl, catches his attention. What ...
Style:
dark, suspense, intense, sensual, erotic ...
Plot:
suicide, revenge, femme fatale, nightlife, mystery woman, seduction, deception, sexuality, cat and mouse, manipulation, female protagonist, obsession ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Two Swedish girls fall in love with a Persian man in London. Beside this there is much dancing, much stripping and a lot of alcohol.
Style:
sensual, period piece, art house, melancholic, experimental ...
Plot:
dancing, sexuality, love triangle, eroticism, interracial relations, young lovers, nightlife, desire, sexually liberated, taboo, coming of age, urban ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london, iran
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After his wife leaves him, Júlio starts an affair with his secretary.
Style:
erotic drama, sensual, tense, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
infidelity, divorce, adultery, seduction, marriage crisis, lesbian sex, lust, betrayal, sexually liberated, middle aged man, promiscuity, midlife crisis ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
47%
479
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Moscow, the 90s ... A city without a past and without a future. A city that doesn't forgive mistakes. Showing Moscow bohemia, the criminal business: nightlife, easy money, excitement and confusion form the surface of this life. The main ...
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
organized crime, affair, criminal, money, stolen money, intrigue, crime boss, love triangle, gang, murder, bandit, suspicion of adultery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
moscow russia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A promising law student from a good family is driven by a cool cardsharper into a downward spiral of criminality, discovering a part of himself he had never known.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
student, moral ambiguity, escapades, problem, lawyer, criminal, gambling, criminal underworld, mature, identity crisis, law student, obsession ...
Similarity:
46%
269
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The sexual rivalries over a new, potentially great rock'n'roll singer between a nightclub owner and a local gangster cause unrest and eventually lead to murder.
Style:
dark, intense, atmospheric, noir, period piece ...
Plot:
singer, nightclub, gangster, nightlife, power struggle, showbiz, jealousy, murder, music industry, character study, manipulation, tragedy ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
london, east end london
Similarity:
45%
14
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Forced to navigate dangerous environments to keep her mother alive, Glo gets entangled with a mob boss and finds her life spiraling out of control.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
desperation, survival, mother daughter relationship, mob boss, female protagonist, organized crime, violence, urban, underworld, corruption, crime family, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Beverly a teaser bar girl, that think she hates men, but is in fact suffering from repressed nymphomania. She finds out when she flirts with her best friends man and gets thrown out in the street. Beverly runs into a toy store owner.
Style:
psychological, independent film, erotic drama, controversial, intense ...
Plot:
nymphomania, repressed sexuality, sexual repression, sexploitation, desire, sexual awakening, infidelity, female protagonist, taboo, shame, obsession, character study ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A self-destructive womanizer falls for a girl with mysterious intentions.
Style:
romantic drama, intense, independent film, disturbing, twisted ...
Plot:
self destructing, toxic relationship, anti hero, obsession, manipulation, sexual tension, femme fatale, psychological manipulation, character study, infidelity, betrayal, ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
44%
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347
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
A steamy tale of love, lust, and betrayal. When Adele's sister Bea returns with her girlfriend Cheska, a secret affair begins between Cheska and Adele's boyfriend, Rener, leading to a climactic ending when they're caught.
Style:
steamy, erotic, sensual, romantic drama, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
black ops, mature, lust, sexual tension, infidelity, love triangle, betrayal, temptation, forbidden romance, jealousy, passion, desire ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of Ismail Abdoul, a promising young boxer getting caught between his sporting carreer and his rising fame in the criminal underworld.
Style:
crime drama, tense, crime thriller, noir
Plot:
boxing, moral ambiguity, rise and fall, violence, ambition, drug traffic, anti hero, character study, organized crime, street life, corruption, gang ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
no overview.
Style:
tragic ending, melancholic, bleak, noir, period piece ...
Plot:
infidelity, addiction, alcoholism, betrayal of trust, anti hero, manipulation, revenge, seduction, jealousy, sexploitation, female antagonist, obsession ...
Time:
70s
Place:
west germany
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
When swaggering and conceited teddy boy Mike (played by fleshy-faced BUCK STARR) isn’t combing his wavy hair in a stance reminiscent of The Fonz, he’s latching onto each and every female who crosses his slimy path. The guy is bad news and has ...
Style:
grindhouse, bleak, crime drama, intense, tragic ending ...
Plot:
sexploitation, exploitation, nudity, sadism, female nudity, prostitution, addiction, male escort, violence, desperation, self destructing, redemption ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An up-and-coming attorney reaches a pivotal point in his life and career when he falls in love with the wife of his boss.
Style:
captivating, touching, psychological, serious, erotic ...
Plot:
adultery, infidelity, forbidden love, blackmail, emotional manipulation, boss and employee, fall in love, femme fatale, sexual tension, desire, manipulation, temptation ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
40%
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314
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bored within her marriage, an unhappy wife falls to temptation which quickly spirals toward a fatal encounter.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
infidelity, betrayal, marriage, adultery, relationships, male female relationship, adulteress, love affair, seduction, marital problem, family relations, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Caught Between the Two A very successful black woman named Taliyah finds out that she is in control of everything in her life except one thing. Just when Taliyah thinks her life is in the perfect place she happens to get an unexpected surprise that ...
Style:
romantic drama, independent film, amateur film
Plot:
love triangle, obsession, infidelity, female protagonist, fatal attraction, lust, betrayal, temptation, best friend, self discovery, identity, girlfriend ...
Similarity:
39%
95
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
A wife leaves her husband to work abroad. But when her husband meets an enigmatic woman who seduces her every time their marriage is put to the test.
Style:
sexy
Plot:
extramarital affair, infidelity, betrayal, seduction, domestic drama, temptation, sexual tension, jealousy, guilt, female protagonist, manipulation, intimacy ...
Similarity:
39%
266
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ex-showgirl and part-time hooker Rogers looses her legitimate job at a casino because of an abusive trick. She gets revenge when she is blacklisted and her son is threatened.
Style:
dark, crime drama, suspenseful, tense, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, retribution, payback, protective mother, female protagonist, mother son relationship, moral ambiguity, abuse, survival, streetwise, sex work, urban ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Lithuania, Russia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A thriller about a crook who efforts to get out of the business could cost him his life. Gena is a drug runner who has grown tired of the violence and unpredictability of his life, and he decides it's time to go straight. Gena plans one last ...
Style:
crime drama, captivating, tense, crime thriller, road movie ...
Plot:
betrayal, prostitution, underground, murder, gangster, drug smuggling, murderer, escape, criminal underworld, organized crime, smuggling, russian mafia ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
moscow russia, eastern europe, france, lithuania
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Two friends discuss their love adventures, and the emptiness ensuing each new conquest.
Style:
erotic drama, period piece
Plot:
sexual deviant, sex, infidelity, adultery, erotica, betrayal, seduction, lust, sexuality, marriage, call girl, desire ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Similarity:
36%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France, Denmark
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Petra doesn’t know who her father is. Her entire life, it’s been hidden from her. After the death of her mother, she embarks on a search that leads her to Jaume, a famous artist and a powerful, ruthless man. On her path to uncovering the truth, ...
Style:
intense, tense, suspenseful, twist ending, psychological ...
Plot:
family secret, violence, fatherhood, family drama, identity, father daughter relationship, redemption, abuse of power, complex characters, revenge motive, manipulation, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
barcelona
Similarity:
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