Movies Like Eros + Massacre (1969)

Eros + Massacre is a 1969 drama, history, romance film from Yoshishige Yoshida with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Edukators and Intacto.

Drama History Romance

The Edukators

2004

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

7.1

MagicScore

Intacto

2001

An enigmatic tale of four people whose lives are intertwined by destiny are subject to the laws of fate. They discover that luck is something they cannot afford to be without as they gamble with the highest stakes possible in a deadly game from which only one of them will emerge intact.

6.6

MagicScore

Roma

2004

Joaquín Góñez, a novelist in his sixties recalls his emotions, his wild years in Buenos Aires, the memories of old friends, the meaning of loyalty and the intimate relationship with his mother, Roma.

6.5

MagicScore

The Wind Rises

2013

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

7.8

MagicScore

Notes on a Scandal

2006

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

7.1

MagicScore

The School of Flesh

1998

Fashion executive Dominique's obsession for Quentin, a young bisexual hustler, fills her desire for physical love but leaves her taxed emotionally. Twists and turns in the relationship, along with the man's violent and abusive nature, force Dominique to reconcile the conflicts created by her passion. In this quest, Dominique is aided, and sometimes hindered, by friends, clients, and Quentin's former and current acquaintances.

5.2

MagicScore

Heavenly Creatures

1994

Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.

7.0

MagicScore

Land and Freedom

1995

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.

7.3

MagicScore

Slacker

1991

Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

The Tragedy of Man

2011

Jankovics's adaptation of the eponymous play is divided into multiple parts, and depicts the creation and fall of Man throughout history.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

The Fun House

1977

After being released from prison, a young gangster with a chip on his shoulder decides to punish society by making snuff films.

4.8

MagicScore

#12

Children of the Revolution

1996

A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951.

5.5

MagicScore

#13

Something in the Air

2012

During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

Frost/Nixon

2008

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harboured doubts about their boss's ability to hold his own. But as the cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Mimic: Sentinel

2003

A man enclosed in a plastic bubble, his sister, and their best friend must defend an apartment complex from the mutant Judas Breed insects.

4.9

MagicScore

#16

The Hunger Games

2012

In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Earthquake

1974

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Children of Paradise

1945

In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.

8.1

MagicScore

#19

And Tomorrow You Will Be Dead

2021

In 2011 the young married Swiss couple Daniela Widmer and David Och got kidnapped while being on a long trip along the old Silk Road in Pakistan. They were hand over to the Taliban and were held as hostages for 8 months under the most precarious conditions.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Allonsanfan

1974

After the 1815 Restoration, an aging revolutionary finds himself reluctantly involved in an attempted insurrection in Southern Italy while growing increasingly disillusioned with his cause.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Eros + Massacre?

The top films similar to Eros + Massacre by MovieMagicScore are The Edukators (7.1), Intacto (6.6), Roma (6.5). Each shares drama/history/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Eros + Massacre worth watching?

Eros + Massacre holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 47 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Eros + Massacre?

Eros + Massacre (1969) is a drama, history, romance film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida, starring Mariko Okada, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Yūko Kusunoki.

Where can I find more recommendations like Eros + Massacre?

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About movies like Eros + Massacre

This ranked list pairs Eros + Massacre (1969), a drama and history and romance film from Yoshishige Yoshida, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Mariko Okada 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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