Movies Like The Canterbury Tales

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Decameron

1971·1h 51m·★ 7.0·Pier Paolo Pasolini

3 shared cast incl. Franco Citti & Ninetto Davoli2 shared crewThemes: erotic movie, eroticism

What Are the Clouds?

1968·20m·★ 7.6·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewBoth star Ninetto Davoli & Laura BettiDir. Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pigsty

1969·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewBoth star Franco Citti & Ninetto DavoliDir. Pier Paolo Pasolini

Mamma Roma

1962·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

Accattone

1961·1h 57m·★ 7.6·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

1965·2h 17m·★ 7.6·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

1976·1h 57m·★ 5.8·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

Arabian Nights

1974·2h 11m·★ 6.6·Pier Paolo Pasolini

Themes: erotic movie, eroticismBoth star Ninetto Davoli & Franco CittiDir. Pier Paolo Pasolini

Sliver

1993·1h 47m·★ 5.1·Phillip Noyce

Themes: voyeurism, erotic movie, eroticismTMDB recommends

Crash

1996·1h 40m·★ 6.4·David Cronenberg

Themes: adultery, eroticismTMDB recommends

American Beauty

1999·2h 2m·★ 8.3·Sam Mendes

Themes: love affair, voyeurism, adultery

Theorem

1968·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Pier Paolo Pasolini

Both star Laura Betti & Ninetto DavoliDir. Pier Paolo Pasolini

Boccaccio '70

1962·3h 24m·★ 7.0·Vittorio De Sica

Themes: italian, marriageFans also liked

P.O. Box Tinto Brass

1995·1h 21m·★ 5.2·Tinto Brass

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Ossessione

1944·2h 20m·★ 7.5·Luchino Visconti

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Paprika

1991·1h 56m·★ 5.5·Tinto Brass

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Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: voyeurism, marriage, eroticism

Unfaithful

2002·2h 4m·★ 6.7·Adrian Lyne

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Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Finding Your Feet

2017·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Richard Loncraine

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

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