7 movies similar to 50 Shades of Grey

7. "365 Dni"

• 2020
• Melodrama
• Poland
• Directors: Tomasz Mandes, Barbara Bialowas
• Starring: Anna-Maria Seklutska, Michele Morrone, Bronislaw Wroclawski, Otar Saralidze, Magdalena Lamparska
• IMDb Rating: 3.3

The head of the Sicilian Mafia Massimo Torricelli (Michele Morrone) kidnaps a beautiful girl whom he accidentally spotted on a beach in Sicily. Her name is Laura — she came to the island to relax and save her relationship with her boyfriend. But the gangster has other plans for her. Massimo gives her 365 days to fall in love with him.

Despite the low rating of this movie, we could not help but add it to this selection. Because of the large number of explicit scenes in the movie, "365 Days" is often compared to "50 Shades of Grey".

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6. "Nine ½ Weeks"

• 1986
• Melodrama, drama
• USA
• Directed by: Adrian Lyne
• Starring: Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Margaret Whitton, David Margulies, Christine Baranski
• IMDb Rating: 5.9

Elizabeth (Kim Basinger) and John (Mickey Rourke) begin an unlikely love game when they meet each other. He teaches her to squeeze maximum pleasure out of every moment, because of which self-confident Elizabeth gives up her old life principles and plunges together with John into the world of seduction.

The movie is based on the true story of writer Elizabeth McNeil, or rather, on her memoirs about "borderline sexual obsession". To release it, McNeil took the pseudonym Ingeborg Day. Until her death in 2011, she did not acknowledge authorship of "Nine ½ Weeks" and never commented on the film adaptation.

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5. "Original Sin"

• 2001
• USA, Mexico, France, UK
• Thriller, Detective, Melodrama, Drama
• Directed by: Michael Christopher
• Starring: Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane, Jack Thompson, Gregory Itzin
• IMDb Rating: 6.0

Cuba, late 19th century. A wealthy coffee plantation owner Luis (Antonio Banderas) awaits the arrival of his American bride named Julia (Angelina Jolie), whom the hero has never seen before. He expected to meet a modest girl, but the American turned out to be a fatal beauty. Their life is full of love and passion. But it lasts as long as the girl hides her true face.

Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas were filmed in candid scenes completely naked, without resorting to special devices to hide nudity. Therefore, only a few crew members were present during the filming of the explicit scenes.

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4. "Love" 

• 2015
• France, Belgium
• Drama, melodrama
• Directed by Gaspar Noé
• Starring: Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock, Klara Kristin, Juan Saavedra, Gaspar Noé
• IMDb Rating: 6.1

Electra (Aomi Muyock) and Murphy's (Karl Glusman) attraction to each other soon develops into a fiery passion. They find time for both quarrels and numerous sexual experiments. One day they let a third girl named Omi (Klara Kristin) into their lives — and it becomes a mistake.

In Russia, the movie was not allowed to be released due to pornographic scenes, but it was available as part of film festivals. It can now be found in domestic online movie theaters.

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3. "Jeune et Jolie"

• 2013
• France
• Drama
• Directed by François Ozon
• Starring: Marine Vacth, Geraldine Paya, Frédéric Pierrot, Charlotte Rampling, Fantin Rava
• IMDb Rating: 6.7

Seventeen-year-old Isabelle (Marine Vacth) spends her summer vacation in the south of France. There she loses her virginity. Returning to Paris, the girl decides to radically change her lifestyle. Now instead of classes at the university Isabel disappears in hotels in the company of strange men and sleeps with them for money. But only to one of them she has real feelings.

"Young and Beautiful" received many nominations from prestigious film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, festivals in Toronto, Vancouver, Palm Springs, as well as several nominations for the French National Film Award César.

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2. "Secretary"

• 2002
• USA
• Melodrama, comedy, drama
• Directed by: Steven Sheinberg
• Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren, Stephen McHattie
• IMDb Rating: 6.9

A girl with masochistic tendencies, Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal), takes a job as a secretary in an office. But her boss, Mr. Grey (James Spader), also has peculiarities. He likes to command and torture, and Lee likes to be hurt.

The movie is based on a short story of the same name by writer Mary Gaitskill. Director Steven Sheinberg made adjustments to the story. For example, the main character in the book has a different name.

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1. "Ultimo Tango a Parigi"

• 1972
• Italy, France
• Drama, melodrama
• Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
• Starring: Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Maria Miki, Giovanna Galletti, Catherine Allegre
• IMDb Rating: 6.9

A girl named Jeanne (Maria Schneider) is looking for a rented apartment. While browsing, she meets Paul (Marlon Brando), who has recently lost his wife. They immediately embark on a love affair, after which their romance turns into a fatal sexual encounter.

The movie is considered one of the major movies in Marlon Brando's career. He won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Motion Picture.

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