Movies Like The Night Porter (1974)

The Night Porter is a 1974 drama, romance, war film from Liliana Cavani with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Last Laugh and Pillion.

Drama Romance War

The Last Laugh

1924

An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel, is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.

7.8

MagicScore

Pillion

2025

Colin, a timid gay man, is swept off his feet when Ray, an enigmatic and impossibly handsome biker, takes him on as his submissive in a crazy and erotic BDSM-focused relationship.

6.4

MagicScore

Babygirl

2024

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.

5.7

MagicScore

Insomnia

2002

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

7.0

MagicScore

The Duke of Burgundy

2014

Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

6.3

MagicScore

Mia

2017

Mia recounts her most intimate confessions, uncensored, in her first approach to a totally new world of domination and submission.

6.1

MagicScore

Sleeping Beauty

2011

A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.

5.4

MagicScore

Bloodsucking Freaks

1976

Sardu, master of the Theatre of the Macabre, and his assistant Ralphus run a show in which, under the guise of 'magic', they torture and murder people in front of their audience. But what the punters see as a trick is actually real.

4.9

MagicScore

Dirty Pretty Things

2002

An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

The Man in the Glass Booth

1975

Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him with his outrageousness and irreverent musings on aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished one day when Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face, not only his presumed guilt, but their own.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Dirty Weekend

2015

During a layover in Albuquerque, work colleagues Les and Natalie discover more about each other than they ever thought possible. Anxious and irritable, Les is drawn back into the city by past experiences he can’t forget (even if he doesn't really remember the particulars of his previous drunken adventure). Natalie, refusing to leave his side, follows along as her own secrets are slowly revealed, leaving her feeling both vulnerable and unbound.

4.9

MagicScore

#12

Labyrinth of Lies

2014

A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Bitter Moon

1992

A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

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.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

The Isle

2000

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love with Hyun-Shik, who is on the run from the police, and rescues him with a fish hook when he tries to commit suicide.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

The Ages of Lulu

1990

Fifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock concert with Pablo, a friend of the family, he introduces Lulu to her first sexual experience. Years later, Pablo and Lulu have married; Pablo has created a sheltered, private world for Lulu, into which nothing intrudes. However, Lulu tires of her cloistered existence, and begins hanging out in shady bars, looking for vicarious thrills and danger.

6.4

MagicScore

#18

O Fantasma

2000

Sergio is a brooding, alienated man who works as a trash collector in Lisbon by day and roams the city streets by night seeking rough, anonymous sex with men. One night he meets a man who seems to be the embodiment of his tormented fantasies, and he becomes obsessed with the stranger until loneliness and unfulfilled desire propel him finally into a dark and dangerous animalistic state.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

The Nan Movie

2022

Catherine Tate's iconic character Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell. Militant vegan arsonists, raucous rugby teams, all night raves and crazed cops on motorbikes all make for a proper day out. An origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what's made her the cantankerous old bastard she is today.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

The Story of O

1975

The beautiful O is taken by her boyfriend, Rene, to a bizarre retreat, where she is trained in bondage and sexual perversion...

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Night Porter?

The top films similar to The Night Porter by MovieMagicScore are The Last Laugh (7.8), Pillion (6.4), Babygirl (5.7). Each shares drama/romance/war themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Night Porter worth watching?

The Night Porter holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 368 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Night Porter?

The Night Porter (1974) is a drama, romance, war film directed by Liliana Cavani, starring Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Leroy.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Night Porter?

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About movies like The Night Porter

This ranked list pairs The Night Porter (1974), a drama and romance and war film from Liliana Cavani, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dirk Bogarde take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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