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Criterion Channel
90
8.3
/19544/
79
/387/
81
/408/
4.4
/34418/
100
/20/
95
/266/
96
/17/

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.
poster
88
8.1
/56407/
79
/777/
80
/819/
4.4
/72745/
100
/45/
94
/619/

Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
7.9
/10397/
79
/302/
79
/227/
4.2
/43256/
94
/17/
93
/134/

Pixote (1980)
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.1
/8230/
76
/133/
77
/186/
4.2
/11874/
100
/14/
89
/66/

The Life of Oharu (1952)
In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/37153/
75
/664/
77
/678/
4.0
/133025/
91
/35/
91
/436/

Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/5107/
75
/90/
73
/119/
3.9
/5403/
100
/9/
87
/88/

Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
Thymian Henning, an innocent young girl, is raped by the clerk of her father's pharmacy. She becomes pregnant, is rejected by her family, and must fend for herself in a harsh, cruel world.
poster
Hulu
83
7.8
/361707/
75
/14063/
76
/5121/
4.0
/2314840/
92
/383/
80
/661/
88
/62/
cc age 17+

Poor Things (2023)
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
poster
83
7.9
/10888/
76
/133/
73
/112/
3.9
/9148/
93
/29/
93
/218/
79
/18/

Salaam Bombay! (1988)
After destroying his older brother's motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, 11-year-old Krishna is sent to a traveling circus to earn money to pay for the bike's repairs, but soon winds up in the streets of Bombay's poorest slums. There, he befriends the drug dealer Chillum and young prostitute Sola Saal, while trying to make enough money at a neighborhood tea stall to repay his debt to his family.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.5
/16923/
75
/481/
74
/365/
4.3
/83886/
95
/64/
77
/145/
94
/16/

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)
A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores and takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. Slowly, her ritualized daily routines begin to fall apart.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.4
/27905/
74
/725/
72
/552/
3.8
/87319/
91
/33/
88
/534/
93
/21/

Days of Being Wild (1990)
Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.8
/54212/
77
/965/
76
/626/
4.2
/179474/
84
/70/
91
/885/
83
/27/

Lilya 4-ever (2002)
In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.
poster
81
7.6
/83134/
75
/2010/
77
/1197/
4.2
/482008/
86
/116/
89
/2801/
74
/32/

Mysterious Skin (2005)
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
poster
The Roku Channel
78
7.3
/171163/
73
/4035/
72
/2451/
3.7
/141795/
81
/189/
81
/4288/
74
/40/
cc age 18+

Monster (2003)
An emotionally scarred highway drifter shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her, and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
7.5
/33747/
73
/1125/
73
/1399/
3.9
/181510/
80
/10/
85
/303/

Christiane F. (1981)
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the 'Sound', a new disco with most modern equipment. Although she's legally too young, she asks a friend to take her. There she meets Detlef, who's in a clique where everybody's on drugs. Step by step she gets drawn deeper into the scene.
poster
Kanopy
77
6.9
/40889/
70
/1645/
68
/918/
3.8
/141620/
96
/135/
75
/434/
81
/28/

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
poster
Netflix
77
7.6
/311023/
76
/8008/
75
/4719/
3.8
/458857/
75
/260/
89
/35582/
66
/35/
cc age 14+

Moulin Rouge! (2001)
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
poster
76
7.1
/1547/
75
/31/
65
/25/
3.5
/377/
82
/71/
82
/49/
65
/26/

Life, Above All (2010)
A touching mother-daughter relationship that reflects the modern South Africa.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.2
/57963/
71
/1428/
71
/961/
3.9
/122455/
86
/50/
82
/1056/
86
/15/

Dead Ringers (1988)
Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
poster
76
6.9
/65929/
70
/1532/
70
/1187/
3.9
/224724/
80
/61/
80
/1720/
77
/18/
cc age 17+

My Own Private Idaho (1991)
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
poster
76
6.8
/106656/
70
/3049/
66
/1404/
3.4
/122178/
93
/54/
73
/2018/
75
/9/
cc age 16+

Risky Business (1983)
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
poster
Criterion Channel
75
7.5
/6255/
74
/132/
72
/177/
4.0
/14579/
85
/13/
78
/52/

Story of Women (1988)
France, World War II. In order to somehow make ends meet, the mother of two children, Marie Latour, does underground abortions and rents a room to a familiar prostitute. She doesn't pay any attention to her husband, who returned from the war because of his injury and lives her own life. Abortions gradually begin to bring a good income, and boredom can be easily dispelled by starting a young lover.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.6
/354530/
76
/11623/
73
/5114/
3.6
/190511/
62
/148/
84
/13986/
62
/31/
cc age 18+

Lord of War (2005)
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.5
/6437/
76
/163/
73
/93/
3.8
/3007/
87
/23/
69
/15/
67
/7/

Parched (2015)
In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.7
/8496/
66
/271/
65
/274/
3.9
/20033/
84
/31/
63
/68/
75
/9/

House of Pleasures (2011)
The dawn of the 20th century: L’Apollonide, a luxurious and traditional brothel in Paris, is living its last days. In this closed world, where some men fall in love and others become viciously harmful, the women share their secrets, their fears, their joys and their pains.
poster
73
7.0
/13656/
68
/349/
68
/261/
3.8
/30602/
83
/99/
61
/112/
76
/31/

Like Someone in Love (2012)
An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He welcomes her into his home, she offers him her body. But the web that is woven between them in the space of twenty four hours bears no relation to the circumstances of their encounter.
poster
72
7.5
/358767/
74
/9359/
73
/5458/
3.6
/440616/
70
/253/
79
/10167/
63
/41/
cc age 14+

Les Misérables (2012)
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
6.5
/9191/
62
/194/
62
/208/
3.5
/25791/
94
/34/
72
/179/

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)
As the city of Paris and the French people grow in consumer culture, a housewife living in a high-rise apartment with her husband and two children takes to prostitution to help pay the bills.
poster
70
6.9
/1135/
51
/11/
58
/19/
3.5
/640/
83
/18/
79
/5/
80
/16/

Set Me Free (1999)
A coming-of-age tale centered on Hannah, a young girl who is living a troubled family life. Set in 1963, Hannah develops a fascination with Jean-Luc Godard's then-recent film "Vivre sa vie". As she begins to model herself after the film's lead role, Hannah slowly begins to explore the confusing nature of her sexuality.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
70
7.4
/7295/
72
/120/
69
/126/
3.8
/10587/
93
/15/
84
/62/

Lola (1981)
Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.
poster
Criterion Channel
70
7.3
/116451/
75
/3578/
73
/2139/
4.3
/379944/
65
/81/
78
/2157/
45
/29/

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
6.6
/34959/
66
/1133/
63
/859/
3.5
/34455/
85
/113/
60
/373/
77
/34/
cc age 16+

The Immigrant (2013)
1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
poster
69
6.6
/859/
60
/21/
66
/14/
3.4
/511/
78
/9/
49
/18/

Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995)
A documentary crew from the BBC arrives in L.A. intent on interviewing Heidi Fleiss, a year after her arrest for running a brothel but before her trial. Several months elapse before the interview, so the crew searches for anyone who'll talk about the young woman. Two people have a lot to say to the camera: a retired madam named Alex for whom Fleiss once worked and Fleiss's one-time boyfriend, Ivan Nagy, who introduced her to Alex. Alex and Nagy don't like each other, so the crew shuttles between them with "she said" and "he said." When they finally interview Fleiss, they spend their time reciting what Alex and Nagy have had to say and asking her reaction.
poster
69
6.3
/1992/
63
/49/
60
/44/
3.4
/977/
67
/6/
79
/47/

Personal Services (1987)
Fed up with working hard just to scrape by, Christine Painter comes up with a bold plan to become the madam of a brothel and earn her financial freedom: she opens a house of spanking to fabulous reviews.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
6.6
/24671/
67
/776/
65
/692/
3.6
/41525/
84
/38/
64
/410/

In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.
poster
YouTube TV
69
7.7
/664510/
77
/21737/
73
/11759/
3.5
/449793/
60
/177/
85
/47545/
51
/32/
cc age 16+

Taken (2008)
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.
poster
Kanopy
68
6.6
/13191/
69
/879/
64
/247/
3.3
/6258/
82
/38/
70
/57/
68
/12/
cc age 16+

Small Town Crime (2018)
Mike Kendall, a disgraced ex-cop, is fighting a losing battle with the bottle. When he finds a woman left for dead at the side of a road, Kendall turns private eye to track down her killers, taking one last shot at redemption.
poster
68
6.5
/4164/
67
/68/
60
/59/
3.2
/1601/
80
/5/
73
/116/
64
/14/

Where the Day Takes You (1992)
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg. When Heather, a beautiful girl from Chicago, starts hanging out with King and his crew, it changes the dynamic of the gang. However, it seems as though nothing will alter their dangerous lifestyle.
poster
Kanopy
68
7.0
/12577/
68
/436/
67
/306/
3.6
/15591/
87
/127/
69
/96/
78
/27/

The Tribe (2014)
Deaf-mute Sergey enters a specialized boarding school for the deaf. In navigating through the school's hierarchy, he encounters a corrupt underbelly of criminality, known as The Tribe. By participating in several robberies, he gets propelled higher into the organization, when he meets one of the Chief’s concubines Anya, and unwittingly breaks all the unwritten rules of the group."
poster
68
6.6
/9877/
69
/498/
65
/223/
3.2
/3882/
85
/40/
68
/93/
63
/9/

Eden (2013)
After a night out with friends, Hyun Jae accepts a late night ride home from a young fire fighter. What begins as a night of promise quickly turns into a nightmare when she is abducted and imprisoned outside Las Vegas as a sex slave.
poster
The Roku Channel
68
67
6.5
/19591/
68
/445/
60
/223/
3.2
/13977/
93
/29/
63
/309/
63
/12/
cc age 17+

Night Shift (1982)
A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbor complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night.
poster
67
6.6
/22968/
64
/405/
63
/305/
3.4
/20860/
72
/25/
73
/1104/

Meet the Feebles (1989)
Heidi, star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch the Walrus is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, drug dealing, and murder.
poster
Kanopy
67
6.7
/40282/
66
/1286/
65
/1287/
3.3
/47801/
73
/83/
61
/118/
63
/27/

Young & Beautiful (2013)
Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance. When she returns home, she begins a secret life as a prostitute for a year.
poster
Kanopy
73
66
7.2
/5429/
68
/98/
67
/74/
3.7
/5137/
88
/25/
74
/57/
73
/10/

Whores' Glory (2011)
In Bangkok, Thailand, women punch a clock and wait for clients in a brightly lit glass box; in the red-light district of Faridpur, Bangladesh, a madam haggles over the price of a teenage girl; and in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico, crack-addicted women pray to a deity named Lady Death.
poster
AMC+
66
6.2
/2927/
65
/208/
61
/78/
3.4
/4566/
91
/34/
66
/29/
66
/7/

Lowlife (2017)
The sordid lives of an addict, an ex-con, and a luchador collide when an organ harvesting caper goes very, very wrong.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
66
7.2
/3634/
63
/53/
66
/66/
3.8
/6718/
100
/5/
87
/40/

Gate of Flesh (1964)
In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.
poster
66
6.3
/7175/
65
/200/
61
/110/
3.2
/4163/
83
/23/
63
/101/
58
/10/

Sharky's Machine (1981)
Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.
poster
Netflix
64
6.1
/3110/
67
/271/
64
/32/
3.2
/8772/
cc age 15+

Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (2025)
Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
6.6
/4704/
62
/54/
58
/62/
3.2
/733/
52
/69/
54
/81/
57
/26/

The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.


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