15 Movies Like Cry of a Prostitute

Loved Cry of a Prostitute? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Madness
#1

Madness

An escaped convicted murderer invades the cottage of a man, his wife and the wife's sister, whereupon he proceeds to torment this already dysfunctional trio with rape and violence.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Lola's Secret
#2

Lola's Secret

A young man's dreams come true when the sexy new maid seduces him. But she has a secret that leads to trouble.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Cinema Paradiso
#3

Cinema Paradiso

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Sweet Hot Lisa
#4

Sweet Hot Lisa

80's Italian sleaze with the luscious Claudia Rocchi, Italian porno regular Guia Lauri Filzi, and softcore actress Annj Goren. The film is about Lisa, a young pretty wife stuck with an older husband who cannot satisfy her sexually nor in other ways. She becomes bored with her everyday life and cheats on her husband sleeping with another older man. Still not satisfied she hooks up with a rich man (Enzo Fisichella) who introduces her to a young stud (Mario Cutini) and his two lesbian playmates (Guia Lauri Filzi and Annj Goren). At the party Lisa is taken by the young man while the others watch. This seems to do the trick for Lisa. Her curiosity for the young man deepens and she wants to see him again. However, it turns out that he is a very rude partner instead of the gentle lover that she wanted. Shot in Rome, Italy.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Life Is Beautiful
#5

Life Is Beautiful

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

A Daughter
#6

A Daughter

A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an all-encompassing relationship in which one heals the other's wounds through his own. When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, not everything will go as hoped: his daughter's reaction will be exaggerated and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Malena
#7

Malena

12-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the beginning of the Second World War, getting a bike, and witnessing the arrival of the gorgeous Malèna. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is presumed dead, and, through his soul, we see his love for her.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Craving Desire
#8

Craving Desire

Luigi, who is engaged to a rich bourgeois, Cinzia, meets his lovely cousin, Sonia, at the cremation of their grandmother. Six months later, Sonia moves in and enters his life, and gradually succeeds in seducing him. Sonia upsets his life. Now, Cinzia is jealous but he can not resist the seductress.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Once Upon a Time in the West
#9

Once Upon a Time in the West

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

The Holy Boy
#10

The Holy Boy

A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal one's soul just by hugging them. Trying to rescue him from this madness, the man unleashes his dark side.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Playing with Love
#11

Playing with Love

Laura and Fabrizio have been meeting every summer in the forest by her parent's summer home. Fabrizio is a solitary boy with only his dog for company; Laura a sweet but unconfident child. This summer new aspects enter into their story as both are growing up. Laura is falling in love with Fabrizio, while he displays a new sexual awareness of her masked by his malice. Things develop further when they meet Sylvia who, unlike the innocent Laura, is confident and assertive. Fabrizio develops a fascination with her, eventually bribing Laura to fetch her to the forest to join them in play.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

That Malicious Age
#12

That Malicious Age

Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Hope Lost
#13

Hope Lost

A Romanian girl dreams of living the glamorous life she sees in Italian soap operas.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

The Cousin
#14

The Cousin

Italian coming of age story about two cousins, Enzo and Agata, told in three stages.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.

Dagger Eyes
#15

Dagger Eyes

Assassins are after a prostitute who has come into possession of a cigarette lighter that, unbeknownst to her, contains the negatives that show a politician's assassination. A delightfully playful giallo starring the beautiful Carole Bouquet as Mystère, a high class call girl who becomes the target for a couple of assassins.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cry of a Prostitute.