Best movies like The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies similar to The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider? Provide your expertise to navigate others towards tv shows and movies you've seen before that they may enjoy also. Assist in enlarging the group of people proposing videos to each other. We appreciate your input!
Plot Summary:
It is 1961 and an Albanian student (Nik Xhelilaj) of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, together with a group of Czech students, is shooting his graduate movie on a motorcycle factory, in the small market-town of Český Šternberk, in then Czechoslovakia. Coming from a country that is completely isolated from the rest of Europe, he is fascinated by the lifestyle, society and "erotic exuberance" of the Czech golden youth, yet feeling strong links with his family in his homeland. He falls in love with a married woman (Anna Geislerová), the wife of a police superintendent (Paolo Buglioni) and is insecure about his future.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Albania, Czech Republic, Greece
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
Best tv shows and movies like The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (2008):
Similar in 87%
Apricot Island (2011)
Plot Summary:
A captivating story of Babika, a woman who experienced in life with full of passion, cruelty of fate and unbridled love. Set in a secluded apricot orchard in southern Slovakia, the film draws you into a whirlwind passion of three men- two are brothers for a fatal woman and her love for them, with all the sorrows and joys that only life can bring. The inhabitants of the nearby village watch their lives from faraway. This undistinguished, hidden and suddenly awakened love drives them hopelessly to a tragic end. The sun, the smell of ripening apricots, and the search for happiness will win you in the story of a strong woman who loves and longs to be loved - as we all do.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 89%
Truth (2011)
Plot Summary:
An estranged couple on a weekend retreat are pushed further apart when the wife, Becca, becomes romantically fascinated with the journal of the cabin's long-dead former owner. When the ghost of the old owner appears and reciprocates Becca's feelings, the web of betrayals and untruths between Becca and her husband begins to unravel.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, sincere, sexy, touching
Similar in 84%
The Buttercup Chain (1970)
Plot Summary:
Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the cousins is suspended when Margaret is sent abroad for schooling. Now a young woman, Margaret returns to London and resumes her intimate connection with France.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 79%
Burnt by Frost (1997)
Plot Summary:
When is an enemy not an enemy, when is an ally not an ally? The answer to these questions determines the fate of a man. Simons struggle is played out against the rugged landscape of northern Norway. Raised in a close-knit community, he bears the scars of a childhood haunted by rumors. During World War II, the Russians and Americans become a presence in this remote landscape, which will have far-ranging consequences. Victimized by rumor and Norways shifting political allegiances, Simon is denied the final reconciliation he longs for with his community and with himself. When the Berlin Wall falls, his life is once more turned upside down.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: offbeat
Similar in 84%
The Asphalt Lambs (1968)
Plot Summary:
The story of a doomed young love in a small, narrow-minded town.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 77%
Erika's Hot Summer (1971)
Plot Summary:
Sleazeball photographer Steve is busy taking pictures of beautiful young women, bedding them, and then dumping them. One day he meets the woman of his dreams on the beach: Erika. Once he's frolicked on the beach and taken her to bed, the other women in his life become unsatisfactory, and he suffers a playboy's crisis. One of his other women proves to be a bit more persistent than he expects.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: independent film, grindhouse, sexploitation film
Similar in 87%
Tuesday Club (2022)
Plot Summary:
A sudden change forces Karin to re-evaluate her life. With the help of friends, food and passion she refuses to accept that life has an expiration date and takes the second chance she is given.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 604
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 84%
Lina's Wedding (1973)
Plot Summary:
Lina is in her best age, mid-30s. She is strong-willed, resilient and self-conscious. There has never been a man in her life, on the contrary, she even had to play the man's role on the small farm to sustain herself and the parents. But the quest for true love and longing for a man is still strong. She has never had the opportunity to realize this dream in the confined environment she lives in. Her obstinacy has also scared off the men. But one day Gilbert returned to the village after being in America for 20 years.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway, Denmark
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 89%
2 Nights Till Morning (2015)
Plot Summary:
Caroline, a French architect in Vilnius, Lithuania, on business, has to spend an extra night in the city due to a delayed work meeting. At the bar of her hotel she meets Jaakko, a Finnish DJ who is in Vilnius for a gig. Caroline lets him understand that she doesn’t speak English, and Jaakko doesn’t speak French. Although they lack a common language, they find themselves enjoying each other’s company.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Lithuania
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sexy
Similar in 90%
Love, Money, Love (2000)
Plot Summary:
David, a recently fired scrapyard worker and Marie, a prostitute, both about 20 years old, meet on New Year's Eve in Berlin and decide to run away together. As David's arm is plastered from an accident Marie continues to prostitute herself to finance their restless journey through the Ruhr area. Their love and their will to survive guide them though all problems.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Switzerland, France
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: sexploitation film
Similar in 80%
Euphoria (2006)
Plot Summary:
They saw each other only once. At a wedding with lots of alcohol. Their eyes met and that was it. They didn't understand rationally what happened to them but they felt that they cannot keep living and breathing without each other. Cosmic magnetism with irresistible intensity pulled them together. They no longer belonged to themselves, their families and friends and that's how a tragedy evolves.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 83%
My Golden Days (2015)
Plot Summary:
Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother's madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: captivating, sentimental, sincere, suspense, erotic, sexy, stylized, sensual
Similar in 76%
Temptations (1999)
Plot Summary:
Beverly and Claire are two sisters who try to push through their parents' farm with the help of her husband, her boyfriend and a cowboy.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexploitation film
Similar in 76%
Tattoo Bar (2000)
Plot Summary:
Although she's still hung up on the man who broke her heart (Miguel Molina), club dancer Simona (Mercedes Ortega) pledges to eradicate all memories of him by removing the tattoos he put on her body. Complicating matters is Mariel (Alexis Valdes), the owner of a Barcelona tattoo shop whose obsession with Simona's undulating form leads him to steal the money to help her pay for the necessary laser treatments.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 84%
Love in Sampan (1992)
Plot Summary:
Love in Sampan is the tale of an unfortunate young woman named Kiu. As she explains in the opening narration, she has known three men: Wah (a boy who worked in her family's shop), Chuen Wang (a local gang boss whom she is compelled to marry) and Man (a university student). But when she accidentally witnesses her best friend, Kim, fooling around with a man, Kiu's sexual curiosity is truly aroused ... and begins to grow.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 81%
Sixtynine (1969)
Plot Summary:
Tuula's husband Jukka takes care of all domestic chores. Tuula seems to have no idea that her husband spends his evenings working as a major league ice hockey referee. She also finds out about his extra-marital affair with a female rally driver. In revenge, Tuula starts seeing her gynecologist Timo Paasi, a married man with six children.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, cult film
Similar in 88%
The Diary (1999)
Plot Summary:
Gorgeous Anna's (Lila Baumann) boyfriend leaves her and tells her to forget him. She is confused over him and eventually marries a rich man whose family oppose this marriage. She is happy but her ex-lover returns and wants her back.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, UK, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic
Similar in 76%
Passionate Intentions (2015)
Plot Summary:
A happily married couple falls prey to the devious schemes of a greedy seductress and her sleazy boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, hot
Similar in 83%
Serve the People (2022)
Plot Summary:
Mu-kwang volunteers to be a kitchen police of Sa-taek, the divisional commander, dreaming of success. One day, Mu-kwang meets Su-ryeon by chance, who is a young and beautiful wife of the commander. Soon, he feels a strong attraction by her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: sexy
Similar in 90%
Chloé (1996)
Plot Summary:
After a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere to go. Then she finds Jean-Michel, a charming young man who will lead her to prostitution.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 408
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy
Similar in 87%
Red Bikini (2017)
Plot Summary:
A couples' trip to Pattaya turns into hell when each others' secrets come out into the open! Soo-jeong and Tae-hyeon decide to go abroad with Sang-jin and Ji-hyeon to celebrate Ji-hyeon's birthday. However, Ji-hyeon can't make it last minute and the three set off. However the local tour guide tricks them into losing everything they've got. Then they meet Lizzie, who Sang-jin falls for right away. They cross the line and Soo-jeong who secretly had a crush on Sang-jin, films them quietly. She then threatens Sang-jin to tell Ji-hyeon with the video of their affair and demands he takes her in. Tae-hyeon finds out about everything and the dreamy vacation turns into hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: erotic
Similar in 77%
Candy Regentag (1989)
Plot Summary:
Flesh and fantasy fill the nights of the call girls at Bambi’s, a flashy back street brothel. Join Bambi, Candy and the girls for an evening or two and find out what happens in the violent world of sex for sale. Candy is new to the business. She follows all of the rules of the house - she arrives on time, doesn’t take drugs, is polite to customers, and numb to all the men who used her. Then she meets Reg and breaks the most important rule - don’t fall in love with one of your customers. Their first encounter leaves her longing to see him again. She fantasizes about the love they share and how idyllic their life together would be. But the facts are clear. Candy is a hooker and she will never be a real part of his world … she’s one of Bambi’s girls. She has seen his life and felt his love, a brief glimpse is all she’ll ever have, KISS THE NIGHT!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 77%
Sensuela (1973)
Plot Summary:
Laila is an innocent Lappish girl and the only daughter of a reindeer herder. During world war II Laila rescues crashed German fighter pilot Hans and the two develop warm feelings for each other during his convalescence. Years later, after the war, Hans returns to Lapland as a freelance photographer and manages to lure Laila to run away with him to capital Helsinki to start a career as a photo model, much to the chagrin of her traditional father Aslak. After initial happiness, however, Hans abandons Laila and the decadent lifestyle of a big city sends her life into a downward spiral.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: cult film
Similar in 79%
Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy (1979)
Plot Summary:
This is an uneven presentation of the tragedies plaguing the lives of two women from the lower economic strata in Naples. Immacolata is married, is bisexual, and runs a butcher shop that is not bringing in much money. Concetta is a lesbian, doing manual labor and now serving time for taking a potshot at her lover’s husband. Immacolata has also been put in jail for guiding a young woman into prostitution. Immacolata and Concetta develop an intensely passionate relationship in prison and after being released, they defy Immacolata’s husband and society’s scorn by moving in together. But external threats are not as destructive, in the end, as internal contradictions.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 84%
Husbands and Lovers (1991)
Plot Summary:
Stefan finds that he can no longer tolerate the arrangement of his cheating wife ... he, the husband, gets her during the week and her lover gets her on the weekends. At the same time the wife finds herself increasingly drawn to the violence of her lover versus the adoration of her husband.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy
Similar in 88%
Young Casanova (1974)
Plot Summary:
Gerard Casanova is the man that all the rich and beautiful women call when they need a little more then the husbands to give them. He's always on call to satisfy their every sexual urge.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 75%
Tonight You're Sleeping with Me (2023)
Plot Summary:
Stuck in a passionless marriage, a journalist must choose between her distant but loving husband and a younger ex-boyfriend who has reentered her life.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 87%
Forever Emmanuelle (1976)
Plot Summary:
At an institute in Manila, researchers and eco-tourists trade stories about the Mara tribe, who live on a remote island and have an annual festival of rebirth in which some of the tribe forget who they are and begin again. Laure is the daughter of the institute's director; she's a free spirit who has captured the fancy of Nicola, a European photographer. After a courtship in which the voyeuristic Nick indulges Laure's exhibitionism and sexual freedom, they set off for Mara land with Gualtier, an anthropologist, and his philosophical lover, Myrte. As they approach the Mara on the night of rebirth, who of the group will actually join the tribe to begin life anew?.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexual, sensual, sexy
Similar in 81%
The Wait (2021)
Plot Summary:
The idyllic and secluded Finnish archipelago. The pandemic soars across the world. Elli’s world trembles as her husband’s old friend arrives at the island.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 89%
The Next 365 Days (2022)
Plot Summary:
Laura and Massimo's relationship hangs in the balance as they try to overcome trust issues while a tenacious Nacho works to push them apart.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: disgusting, erotic