Movies Like My Man (1996)

My Man is a 1996 comedy, drama, romance film from Bertrand Blier with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Wild Side and Sleeping Beauty.

Comedy Drama Romance

Wild Side

2004

A transgender woman returns – with her two male lovers – to her family home in the countryside to look after her dying mother.

5.7

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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

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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.

6.5

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Vivre Sa Vie

1962

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

7.7

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Chloé

1996

After a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere to go. Then she finds Jean-Michel, a charming young man who will lead her to prostitution.

5.5

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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.

7.7

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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.

7.5

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Jules and Jim

1962

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.

7.5

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The Pornographer

2001

A former porn director, who once elevated the genre with 1960s counter-culture ideals, returns to filmmaking after 20 years, clashing with his producer's hard-core vision. Estranged from his son over the family business, they begin reconnecting as the son embraces political activism, while the director seeks personal renewal.

4.9

MagicScore

#10

Another 9 1/2 Weeks

1997

Despondent at losing his lover, a man wanders the streets of Paris and has an affair with her kinky friend.

4.6

MagicScore

#11

Irreversible

2002

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

Fanny Hill

1983

Happily engaged to her handsome fiance, Charles, Fanny is soon hit with one misfortune after another until she is forced to become a prostitute to survive. This is the story, with many erotic asides, of her struggle to regain her pride in herself and find happiness in life once again.

5.1

MagicScore

#13

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

#14

Bad Guy

2002

A pimp enforcer takes revenge on a woman who rejected his advances by tricking her into prostitution, but complications arise.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

The Seven Cucas

1981

A worker's wife and six pretty daughters are desired by all the men in their little town, so he decides to move his family elsewhere.

6.2

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#16

Diary of a Nymphomaniac

2008

A chronicle of the life of a middle-class French girl's sexual adventures, her then fall into prostitution, and her ultimate redemption.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

I Am a Sex Addict

2005

Just moments before his third wedding, Zahedi relates with utter sincerity and astonishing candor his obsession with prostitutes. He retraces his romantic and sexual history, including his ideological commitment to open relationships, that led to two disastrous marriages and several very pissed off ex-girlfriends.

5.3

MagicScore

#18

A French Gigolo

2008

Marco leads a double life. As Marco, he is a construction worker but rich ladies craving sexual excitation know him as Patrick. As Marco he is married to Fanny, an ambitious young woman who has opened her own hairdressing salon in partnership with her friend Rosalie. Marco/Patrick is not a male prostitute at heart: in fact he does the job in order to support his wife's business. Which doesn't prevent Judith, an elegant tele-shopping presenter who buys his services, from falling in love with him. But when Fanny learns what Marco does and with whom, she first gets mad but soon starts interfering in their affair.

5.0

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#19

The Oldest Profession

1967

A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.

4.9

MagicScore

#20

The Escort

2015

Desperate for a good story, a sex-addicted journalist throws himself into the world of high-class escorts when he starts following a Stanford-educated prostitute.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like My Man?

The top films similar to My Man by MovieMagicScore are Wild Side (5.7), Sleeping Beauty (5.4), House of Pleasures (6.5). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is My Man worth watching?

My Man holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 41 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is My Man?

My Man (1996) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Anouk Grinberg, Gérard Lanvin, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.

Where can I find more recommendations like My Man?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like My Man

This ranked list pairs My Man (1996), a comedy and drama and romance film from Bertrand Blier, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Anouk Grinberg 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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