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Movies that feel like Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)

If you loved Nymphomaniac: Vol. I, the closest films we have are Tony Takitani (2004), The Master (2012) and Cruel Intentions (1999). All three share Nymphomaniac: Vol. I's contemplative and obsessive feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.

πŸ… 77% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Lars von Triercontemplativeobsessive

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Tony Takitani
2004 Β· dir. Jun Ichikawa
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2drama

The same mix in both: stillness, then obsession

A reclusive illustrator falls in love with a young woman who addictively shops for clothing.

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The Master
2012 Β· dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1drama

Both are built on the same subject: sexual obsession

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.

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Cruel Intentions
1999 Β· dir. Roger Kumble
πŸ… 55%β˜… 6.8drama Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: virgin

The difference: Sits closer to romance than Nymphomaniac: Vol. I does

Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.

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Thelma
2017 Β· dir. Joachim Trier
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.9drama Β· mystery Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: sexual obsession

The difference: Leans harder into mystery than Nymphomaniac: Vol. I does

A college student starts to experience extreme seizures. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable abilities.

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The Blue Angel
1930 Β· dir. Josef von Sternberg
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6drama

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

The difference: 83 years apart, and the 1930s show

Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.

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Phantom Thread
2017 Β· dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.4drama Β· romance

Obsessive drama, and it commits to that

In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.

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Manderlay
2005 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.2drama

Both are Lars von Trier's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.

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Lust, Caution
2007 Β· dir. Ang Lee
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.5action Β· drama Β· romance

Contemplative drama in both cases

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 Β· dir. Tom Tykwer
πŸ… 59%β˜… 7.5crime Β· fantasy Β· drama

Both run obsessive where it counts

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

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Padmaavat
2018 Β· dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
πŸ… 53%β˜… 7.1drama Β· history Β· romance

Drama in the same key

Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Singh of Mewar, and goes to great lengths to satisfy his greed for her.

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Toc Toc
2017 Β· dir. Vicente Villanueva
β˜… 6.8comedy

Same era, same wavelength

The difference: None of the stillness Nymphomaniac: Vol. I is built on

A group of patients meet at a prestigious psychologist's office. Apart from the day and time of the appointment, something else unites them all: all six suffer from OCD. But the plane bringing the doctor is unexpectedly delayed, which forces them to spend an endless wait until the doctor shows up. Will they be able to keep their manias, impulses, convulsions, obsessions and rituals at bay during the wait?

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Two Sons of Francisco
2005 Β· dir. Breno Silveira
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.9drama Β· history Β· music

Cut from the same drama cloth

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.

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