30 Heart-Pounding Movies Like 365 Days

If you are a huge 365 Days fan, then you’ll love our other favorite movies like 365 Days. With stars like Natalie Portman, Dakota Johnson, Tom Cruise, and so many more, these movies are ones you absolutely must watch. So if you’re thirsting for some steamy movies, then these are perfect for you.

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Movies Like 365 Days

365 days part 2: this day

365 Days: This Day

Starring: Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Michele Morrone

In this sequel to the erotic thriller 365 Days Laura and Massimo are back and stronger than ever. However, Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man bidding for Laura’s heart complicate the lovers’ lives.

Where To Watch: Netflix

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The Next 365 Days (2022)

Starring: Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Michele Morrone

In this sequel to 365 Days: This Day, Laura and Massimo are back. With a new lover thrown into the mix, will the couple be able to get back on track, or is it all over?

Where To Watch: Netflix

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Fifty Shades Of Grey (2015)

Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan

When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair — and learns that Christian’s true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.

One of the most famous erotic movie series out there, it should come as no surprise to anyone why this movie is on this list!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

Starring:  Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Bella Heathcote

Ana Steele has broken off her relationship with Christian Grey to start a new career with a US publishing house. His dark secrets were daunting. But the desire for him dominates her every waking thought. And when he proposes a new arrangement, Ana cannot resist. Soon she is learning more about the harrowing past of her Fifty Shades than she ever thought possible.

Whilst Grey wrestles with his inner demons, Ana has to make the most important decision of her life. And it’s a decision she can only make on her own.

One of the most famous erotic movie series out there, it should come as no surprise to anyone why this movie is on this list so be sure to head to Prime video!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

Starring:  Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Bella Heathcote

When Ana Steele and Christian Grey first met, it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives. Shocked, intrigued and repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. To which he agrees.

Now they have it all. Ana knows that it won’t be easy and that there will be challenges that neither of them would anticipate. She must learn to share his life without sacrificing her own identity and Christian must overcome his compulsion to control.

One of the most famous erotic movie series out there (with no fear of sex scenes) it should come as no surprise to anyone why this movie is on this list!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Love (2015)

Starring: Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock, Klara Kristin

Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed.

With an odd and unconventional relationship, this heart-pounding erotic drama mimics the uncouth nature of 365 Days perfectly! If only finding love was as easy as this… delete your dating apps!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Femme Fatale (2002)

Starring: Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Antonio Banderas

Laure (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), a member of a crime ring, lifts an extravagant set of jewels from a model at a red carpet event. But instead of splitting the loot with her partners, Laure flees. While running from the crooks she betrayed, she comes across Lily (also Romijn-Stamos), a woman nearly identical to herself. When Lily kills herself, Laure assumes her identity and starts life anew. But paparazzo Nicolas (Antonio Banderas) has been tracking her, and may reveal all her dark secrets.

With the perfect mix of romance, twists, deception, and crime – fans of 365 Days are sure to like this movie!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Below Her Mouth (2016)

Starring: Natalie Krill, Erika Linder

Jasmine is a successful fashion editor living with her fiance. On a night out in the city with her best friend, she meets Dallas, a roofer recently out of a relationship. Surprised by the confidence with which Dallas pursues her, Jasmine turns Dallas down but can’t get her out of her head. When Jasmine finally succumbs, the two women embark on a steamy affair that forces them both to re-evaluate their lives.

With its push-and-pull relationship, this thrilling lesbian romance is sure to engage all fans of 365 Days.

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Wild Orchid (1989)

Starring: Carre Otis, Mickey Rourke

Attorney Emily Reed is hired by Claudia Lirones, a businesswoman in the final stages of a big real estate deal. When Emily escorts Claudia to Rio de Janeiro to wrap up the project, she meets one of Claudia’s fellow investors, millionaire James Wheeler. A fan of pleasures of the flesh, James aids Emily in exploring her sexuality by opening her eyes to the city’s sexual underworld, but willingly toys with her emotions in the process.

With a high-focus on the sexual underworld, this classic movie should come to no surprise on a list of movies like 365 Days. Not to mention the setting in Rio de Janerio giving us a travel-flair not dissimilar to 365 Days!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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9 1/2 Weeks (1986)

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger

Two strangers, Wall Street trader John (Mickey Rourke) and art gallery assistant Elizabeth (Kim Basinger), become involved in a new relationship. What begins as a courtship, though, becomes extremely sexual, as John begins to push for more daring and kinky scenarios, including striptease and bondage. Although their passion is strong, Elizabeth starts to realize that John is not sharing any part of his life besides sex. She must make a decision about what she wants from their relationship.

Kink? Romantic tension? Emotional unavailability? Sound similar? Although the male protagonist’s emotional stunting is different than our favourite mafia man’s, the similarities are too good to ignore!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Original Sin (2001)

Starring: Antonia Banderas, Angelina Jolie

Luis (Antonio Banderas) and Julia (Angelina Jolie) are bound together first by matrimony, and then, by fierce love and desire. But the closer Luis becomes to Julia, the more enigmatic she seems to be. For Luis, the loneliness which led to love becomes a passion which transcends reason and defies convention, as he and Julia engage in a dangerous dance that takes them across the landscape of Cuba, into obsession, eroticism… and perhaps even murder.

Hardy romance, crime, and Angelina Jolie. Need we say any more?

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Amar (2017)

Starring: María Pedraza,Pol Monen,Natalia Tena

Young Laura and Carlos experience the intensity and fragility of first love, as life realities gradually tarnish their idealized notions of romance.

Although 365 Days shows nothing about the innocence of a first love, we can’t help but feel the grittiness of life tarnish what life should be. Amar may be on the gentle side of the spectrum with 365 Days on the opposite, but it’s an interesting spectrum to see both sides of! It’s so dynamic seeing how different people can fall in love under different circumstances!

Where To Watch: Netflix

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Newness (2017)

Starring: Nicholas Hoult,Laia Costa,Danny Huston

In Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media-driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

With a difficult relationship driven by societal expectations and unconventional means, this is a lighter movie like 365 Days for those wanting a break from the crime-heavy films.

Where To Watch: Netflix

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Through My Window (2022)

Starring: Clara Galle,Julio Peña Fernández,Guillermo Lasheras

Raquel’s longtime crush on her next-door neighbor turns into something more when he starts developing feelings for her, despite his family’s objections.

There’s less at stake in Through My Window than 365 Days. A light-hearted foreign romance with a strong male lead isn’t as far away from the original material as you may think! Not to mention a lovable young woman as the other love interest. This is a great movie if you want the tantalising feeling of romance without the grit and violence!

Where To Watch: Netflix

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Blue is the Warmest Color (2013)

Starring: Adèle Exarchopoulos,Léa Seydoux

A French teen (Adèle Exarchopoulos) forms a deep emotional and sexual connection with an older art student (Léa Seydoux) she met in a lesbian bar.

Another foreign film, Blue is the Warmest colour is one of the most popular lesbian romance movies of the 21st century. With surprisingly dark themes (a movie like 365 Days in that regard), we implore you to check it out!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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After (2019)

Starring: Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Selma Blair, Inanna Sarkis

There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything AFTER

Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She’s got direction and ambition. But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin, her mother’s worst nightmare. With his tousled brown hair, irresistible British accent, tattoos and lip ring, Hardin is undeniably attractive but completely different to what Tessa is used to.

The steamy romance and a couple which seemingly shouldn’t work, it’s easy to see why this movie is on the list!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Closer (2004)

Starring: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen

Alice, an American stripper who has moved to London, meets Dan on the street. While looking at him, a taxi hits her. After taking her to the hospital, Dan begins dating Alice. A year later, Dan — who has written a novel about Alice — is bored. He flirts with photographer Anna. Pretending to be her in a chat room, he leads dermatologist Larry to an accidental meeting with Anna. As the years pass, both relationships disintegrate.

With a star-studded cast, this movie shows the natural high and lows of relationships in the most humanly realistic way. It mirrors the perils of love like 365 Days, but through a more day-to-day lens.

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Unfaithful (2002)

Starring:  Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Chad Lowe, and Dominic Chianese

Edward learns that his wife Connie has lied to him about an affair. His suspicion propels him to uncover the devastating details of her infidelity. But he’s tormented by the knowledge and when he confronts her love, he discovers a level of rage inside himself that he could never have imagined. Diane Lane was heavily praised for her performance, making her the true star of this movie.

Affairs, rage, love, lust: although no mafia bosses, this movie definitely follows the same vein as our favourite!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Cruel Intentions (1999)

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair

Annette unwittingly becomes a player in Sebastian’s and Kathryn’s diabolical wager of sexual conquest after she wrote an article in Seventeen Magazine about how she intends to stay pure until she marries her boyfriend. However, as Sebastian attempts to seduce Annette into his bed, he gets more than he bargained for. A more modernised version of the classic French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

With the attractive cast and darkly comic drama, this movie is one on this list that you don’t want to miss.

Where To Watch: Amazon Prime

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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, and Marie Richardson

After Dr. Bill Hartford’s wife Alice admits to contemplating having an affair with a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings. But he quickly discovers that he is in over his head. Eyes Wide Shut has been praised for its portrayal of both desire and dread.

Full of dread and shocking at its time, although it might not carry the same shock value over 20 years later, the twisted romance is a good throwback for the themes of 365 Days!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Indecent Proposal (1993)

Starring: Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Robert Redford

David (Woody Harrelson) and Diana Murphy (Demi Moore) are a loving couple with a bright future. David is a talented architect; Diana is a top-notch real estate agent. But when the recession hits, their finances take a nosedive. In a last-ditch effort to save their dream home, they head to Las Vegas to win their mortgage money gambling. After they lose everything, a mysterious billionaire (Robert Redford) offers the solution to their money problems: $1 million — if he can sleep with Diana.

With a cast of A-listers, it’s no surprise that this movie surrounding money, crime, betting, and risk is on this list.

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Basic Instinct (1992)

Starring: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Denis Arndt 

The mysterious Catherine Tramell, a beautiful crime novelist, is a prime suspect when she is linked to the death of a rock star. Homicide detective Nick Curran is investigating her, until she seduces him into an intense relationship. However, the murder case becomes more complicated when more deaths that seem connected occur, which link to Nick’s psychologist and lover, Beth Garner. The leading couple gave amazing performances and had a great chemistry, which really makes this film great.

A crime-focused erotic movie, the chemistry between the main characters is super similar to 365 Days – definitely a must-watch if the criminal world is for you!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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The Boy Next Door (2015)

Starring:  Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Ian Nelson, John Corbett, and Kristin Chenoweth 

Claire, a 45 year-old high school teacher in the midst of separation from her husband, has a one night stand with her 19 year-old neighbour. But he develops a dangerous and sexual obsession with her. And she finds herself unable to escape the relationship because he becomes violent.

Although this film was criticized a lot, stalker thriller fans will absolutely love this movie! The uncomfortable nature of the basis of this movie reminds us of the taboo of 365 Days!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Addicted (2014)

Starring:  Sharon Leal, Boris Kodjoe, Tasha Smith, Tyson Beckford, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and William Levy

Zoe Reynard has a perfect life. She’s got her husband Jason, her two children, and she’s the CEO of her own company which signs developing artists. After attending the art show of Quinton Canosa, Zoe goes over to his place to sign him, but the two were flirtatious with each other. And since Zoe has nymphomania (a constant need for sexual gratification), her infatuation with Quinton leads to more problems for her family.

Obsessive nature with sexual gratification and a difficult environment to thrive in will remind you very quickly of our favourite erotic movie!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Nymphomaniac (2013)

Starring:  Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, and Uma Thurman

Middle-aged bachelor Seligman finds a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac Joe lying beaten up in an alleyway behind his apartment. He takes her back to his home and listens to her stories of erotic sexual encounters. The film is split into two parts and both were almost equally well-received. The performances from all of the cast have been heavily praised, making this a movie like 365 Days that you don’t want to miss.

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Secretary (2002)

Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Jeremy Davies and Lesley Ann Warren

Lee Holloway is the socially awkward and emotionally sensitive daughter of a dysfunctional family. She’s trying to get her life back to normal after being hospitalised when she gets a job as the secretary for the eccentric attorney, E. Edward Grey. Grey finds himself aroused by Lee’s obedient behaviour and the pair start engaging in various types of BDSM activities. Fans of the erotic nature of 365 Days will adore this movie.

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Fatal Attraction (1987)

Starring: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer

For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family. The crime undercurrent through this movie will surely engage fans of 365 Days!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Starring:  Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Peter Capaldi and Keanu Reeves

Marquise de Merteuil plots revenge against her ex-lover after he ends their relationship. She seeks to arrange the seduction and disgrace of his young virgin fiancée, Cécile de Volanges. With a romance that circulates from plotting and exploitation, fans of the taboo nature of the start of the 365 Days movie will surely like this!

Where To Watch: Amazon

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Killing Me Softly (2002)

Starring: Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes

A woman (Heather Graham) grows suspicious of her controlling husband (Joseph Fiennes) after she discovers secrets about the women in his past. From master director Chen Kaige it comes as no surprise that this movie has a huge twist ending!

Where To Watch: Amazon

Frequently Asked Questions

What are more movies like 365 Days?

The following are movies that are like 365 Days:

  1. 50 Shades Of Grey
  2. Below Her Mouth
  3. Wild Orchid
  4. After
  5. Through My Window
  6. Basic Instinct
  7. Indecent Proposal
  8. Killing Me Softly
  9. Addicted
  10. Fatal Attraction

Will there be 365 Days movie Part 2?

Yes, there is a 365 Days Part 2, it is called This Day and it is available to stream now on Netflix. There is also a 365 Days Part 3 movie available, it is called The Next 365 Days and is streaming on Netflix now!

Which of these movies like 365 Days is your favorite? Let us know!

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