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Plot Summary:
Brazilian native Priscilla Paredes is intent on staying in Montreal, despite the expiration of her student visa. Out of desperation, she takes a job as an exotic dancer at the Elixir, a downtown strip club, where she meets Milagro, a headstrong Quebecoise and fellow dancer who, ironically, longs to move to Brazil. Priscilla is welcomed into Milagro's secret family life, and introduced to her young daughter Chloé; Milagro in turn teaches Priscilla how to fight for what she wants, for what she needs.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration:
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Gypsy Angels (1990)
Plot Summary:
Vanna White is a stripper who falls for a stunt pilot who develops amnesia after a crash.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Drying Up the Streets (1978)
Plot Summary:
An ex-junkie takes on seedy urban culture to try and locate his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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On the Block (1990)
Plot Summary:
A stripper and a vice squad lieutenant become romantically involved in this contemporary drama set in the adult entertainment zone in 1980s Baltimore, Maryland. -- KillerMovies.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Night Train (1999)
Plot Summary:
An overweight California slob hears his brother's been killed in Tijuana and goes down to investigate. Once there he meets an odd assortment of characters, all of whom either knew his brother or in some way were involved with him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy
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Johnny Greyeyes (2000)
Plot Summary:
Johnny GreyEyes is a girl from an injun family. Since her childhood she was abused by her father and one day she killed him. She was arrested and convicted by the court to a long term in local prison. Where she finds the woman, another inmate, who became for her and her family and her first love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min
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Queen of the Blues (1979)
Plot Summary:
A seedy striptease club in London's West End becomes the target for unpleasant crooks.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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Melissa (1995)
Plot Summary:
Melissa follows her dream of becoming a dancer all the way to New York City but finds when she gets there that reaching her goal might cost more than she is willing to sacrifice. In dire need of money, she becomes an exotic dancer in a strip club where a sinister love triangle puts both her heart and her life in danger.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: erotic
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The Death of a Lumberjack (1973)
Plot Summary:
This meditative French-Canadian film tells the story of a young woman's search for the father she has never known. Marie Chapelaine (Carole Laure) grew up in a remote area of Quebec without ever knowing her father, a lumberjack. She moves to Montreal, settles in there with a job as a topless dancer and begins her search for him. Eventually, with the help of his former mistress, they find the lumber camp he was working in, only to discover that he was killed in a labor dispute.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags:
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Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966)
Plot Summary:
One Windmill girl tells the tragic history of another who took to drink and, finally, killed herself after working in strip clubs.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Listening to Rain (2012)
Plot Summary:
Listening to Rain is a coming of age story centered around two girls who are sexually assaulted during their senior year of high school. This unique films follows Haley and Emily as they attempt find themselves and recover from unimaginable trauma. Written by Stefanie Walesch and Joshua Good, this film is an insightful look into the adolescence experience of the late 2000's. Listening to Rain provides a window into the minds of scared young women as they try to mend the damage and live on. It is a film about coming of age, coping with trauma and tragedy seen through the lens of those whom are coming of age, overcoming tragedy, and dealing with trauma. Erica Gonzales, Samantha Rakell, and Katie Stewart star in this thought-provoking film directed by Joshua Good and photographed by William Davies Meldon.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Suki (2023)
Plot Summary:
A lady stripper and a gigolo promised each other that their work can't break them apart. But when lust and temptation come into the picture, they begin to question their vow.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 111 min
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Le sphinx (1995)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags:
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The Alley Cats (1966)
Plot Summary:
Amid Europe's superwealthy jet set, lovely Leslie (Anne Arthur) feels neglected by her cheating fiancé, Logan (Charlie Hickman). She gets even by pursuing a few dalliances of her own and, in the process, falls for a gorgeous lesbian socialite (Sabrina Koch). Slip on your oversized sunglasses and slide back to the swinging '60s for director Radley Metzger's fab erotic confection, a shocker at the time of its initial release.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: erotic, grindhouse, independent film
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Sun, Heart, Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
Eli has four children, an unemployed husband and a job with an almost impossible commute. Vale is single and makes ends meet by working in clubs as a dancer. Tied by a profound emotional bond of true sisterhood, the two women's lives are two sides of the same coin, but their mutual solidarity isn’t always enough to lighten the load of their difficult circumstances.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 335
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min
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CQ2 (Seek You Too) (2004)
Plot Summary:
CQ2 (seek you too) is the story of an teenager, with an uncertain future, who canalises her lust for life in the study of contemporary dance.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Hollywood After Dark (1961)
Plot Summary:
A young girl comes to Hollywood to try to break into the movies, but winds up being taken advantage of by sleazy producers, and is forced to become a stripper.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 623
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, cult film
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Molly & Gina (1994)
Plot Summary:
Molly is the former secretary of a murdered private detective. Gina, a budding actress, witnessed the shooting which also killed her boyfriend. Together, they set out to bring the culprits to justice.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
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Nicole (1976)
Plot Summary:
Nicole is a beautiful, rich and neurotic woman who lives in a mansion alone with her maids and chauffeur. But without someone to really account to, Nicole begins to spin out of control. Her decadent and lustful life leads to murder, despair and, ultimately, mournful regret in this cautionary tale for the idle rich who have too much money and time.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: erotic, grindhouse, independent film
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Loser (1996)
Plot Summary:
23 year old Jame Dean Ray is a small time drug dealer bent on self destruction. The product of a broken home, Jimmy refuses help from those around him and spends his final hours hanging out and selling drugs with of course and occasional robbery.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Hookers (1967)
Plot Summary:
The story of three women and the circumstances that led each to get involved in prostitution as call girls.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Reformatory of the Depraved (1978)
Plot Summary:
The German Frau Gelli runs a school aimed at girls from wealthy families who presented problems of social behavior and challenge the established principles. In order to educate the young, Frau Gelli imposes an iron discipline, in which is assisted by two betels, Kranz and Hanz, individuals of abrupt manners that are dedicated to punish the girls. The director cares little for the cultural education given by teachers Renina and Raul, morally weak to challenge the brutality to which the girls are subjected. They use the servant Girico to get them men on the street. The punishments against the young women reach unbearable levels and many try to flee without success until Solange, the most revolted of the students, after being very punished, plans and kills Frau Gelli and the two bears. The police are called and she is arrested. His colleagues are finally released and the school is closed.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags:
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That Kind of Summer (2022)
Plot Summary:
In a countryside house where they are meant to explore the troubles in their sexuality, three women spend days and nights apprehending their inner demons. A serene German therapist and a kind-hearted social worker supervise them, help them and try to maintain the fragile balance of the group. During 26 days, in the midst of summer, Geisha, Léonie and Eugénie will have to refrain from breaking down, tame the whispers from present times and consider the future.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Lap Dance (2014)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring actress makes a pact with her fiancé to take a job as an exotic dancer to care for her cancer stricken father. Once the pact the couple made is broken, their lives are changed forever.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, serious, realistic, sexual
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Lap Dancer (1995)
Plot Summary:
A sexy but cash-poor young working woman finally stands up for herself, not wanting to depend on "her man" all the time and not accepting the rules men around her want her to observe, by deciding to simultaneously take a walk on the wild side and make some extra bucks by working in a stripclub as an exotic dancer.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags:
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Chinese Chocolate (1995)
Plot Summary:
Searching for love abroad, two very different Chinese women, a dancer and a doctor, follow their dreams and journey west to Canada. They quickly learn that the paths of heart are rocky as the men in their lives reveal dark, unsettling secrets which change the lives of everyone forever. Intimately and honestly exploring for the first time the sexuality of Chinese women living in a foreign culture, this award-winning study of love and relationship makes for a unforgettable treat.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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In the Company of Women (2023)
Plot Summary:
Summer of 1976. Bea is 16 years old and she collaborates with a group of women to make visible the feminist cause and achieve the approval of the right to abortion. The rebellion she feels in the blood will mix with an unexpected feeling that will disrupt her the inner world. Throughout these months, Bea will engage in a very special friendship with Miren, older than her. Her political commitment and her relationship with Miren will turn that summer into a stage that will mark her life forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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The Night That Never Happened (1997)
Plot Summary:
The events that occur the night of a bachelor party are often shrouded in secrecy--until now! The night before Claire and Brad's wedding, Claire sends her friend Tori along to make sure Brad behaves himself. But before the evening is over, a stripper will make off with the cash; a loan shark will have to be paid off; the maid of honor will be kidnapped; and the groom will be held hostage by a sexy dominatrix. But the real question is: will they make it to the church on time?.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film, sexploitation film
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My Rabbit is the Best (1982)
Plot Summary:
A young girl interned in reformatory lives the lesbian relationship with another partner, which makes her an object of desire.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Between Us (2023)
Plot Summary:
Elodie and Laetitia live in close love and dream of having a child. As Elodie discovers that she cannot get pregnant because of a health problem and encounters financial troubles, they decide to take a roommate.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Lap Dancing (1995)
Plot Summary:
Angie is having no luck auditioning for movies. She thinks about going back home, but her roommate Claudia convinces her to try working at the "gentleman's club" with her in order to gain more life experience. Angie hopes to be able to turn the experience toward more effective acting but is having difficulty overcoming her inhibitions. She meets a burned out movie director at the club who helps her with her dilemma.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, serious, realistic, sexual, sexy