Films like Fifty Shades of Grey
12 picks with a similar feel
What defines Fifty Shades of Grey, going by its Boxlist taste profile: An emotional thriller, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of love against the odds, plus tags such as rich, bdsm and billionaire.
Here are 12 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
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Gabriel's Inferno Part II (2020)
Film8.7
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
- 2
The Vow (2012)
Film7.2
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds. Common ground: romance.
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The Reader (2008)
Film7.4Darker
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
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Before Sunset (2004)
Film7.8Slower burn
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
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Frida (2002)
Film7.5Slower burn
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
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My Week With Marilyn (2011)
Film6.7Slower burn
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
- 7
The Dreamers (2003)
Film7.3
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
- 8
A Single Man (2009)
Film7.3Slower burn
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
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Past Lives (2023)
Film7.7
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
- 10
Me Before You (2016)
Film7.9
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
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Five Feet Apart (2019)
Film8.4
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
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All the Bright Places (2020)
Film7.7
Why it's like Fifty Shades of Grey: Also emotional, with themes of love against the odds.
Boxlist compares Fifty Shades of Grey with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Fifty Shades of Grey?
- Picks with a similar feel include Gabriel's Inferno Part II, The Vow, The Reader and Before Sunset. Each shares part of Fifty Shades of Grey's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 12 films.
- How are these films like Fifty Shades of Grey chosen?
- Boxlist compares Fifty Shades of Grey with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.