Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "pimp-whore-relationship"

1. Whore 2 (1994)

R | 85 min | Drama

Jack sets himself up in the Hotel St James to work on his book on prostitution in New York. Along the way he meets and grows fond of Mary Lou.

Director: Amos Kollek | Stars: Nancy McPherson, Pat 'Delightful' Kelly, Sylvia Hill, Mari Nelson

Votes: 293

2. American Gigolo (1980)

R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Los Angeles escort is accused of a murder which he did not commit.

Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina van Pallandt

Votes: 29,463 | Gross: $23.00M

3. Vice Squad (1982)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A single mother prostitute, who goes by the name Princess, finds herself forced to work undercover for the police in order to apprehend a homicidal, misogynistic pimp named Ramrod, who will do anything not to get arrested.

Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Season Hubley, Gary Swanson, Wings Hauser, Pepe Serna

Votes: 2,907 | Gross: $13.25M

4. La Chienne (1931)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama

Maurice Legrand, a meek cashier married to a nagging wife, has a secret passion: he's a Sunday painter. He falls in love with Lulu, a young woman dominated by Dédé, the pimp who she works for. Dédé pushes Lulu into a relationship with him.

Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Georges Flamant, Roger Gaillard

Votes: 4,840

5. Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? (1993 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama

After a young prostitute is murdered and left in a rubbish heap, her mother does everything to track down the killer.

Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Linda Gray, Jamie Luner, James Eckhouse, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 373

6. Utopia (1983)

198 min | Drama

A treatise on love and desire tainted by harsh reality of capitalism, in which submission to the laws of lust-as-commerce is played out by five prostitutes and their pimp, who pits them ... See full summary »

Director: Sohrab Shahid Saless | Stars: Manfred Zapatka, Imke Barnstedt, Gundula Petrovska, Gabriele Fischer

Votes: 351

7. Magdalena Viraga (1986)

90 min | Drama

Shot in the bars and seedy hotels of East L.A, this film is about the inner life of a prostitute imprisoned for killing her pimp.

Director: Nina Menkes | Stars: Claire Aguilar, Nora Bendich, Dave Gist, Scott Edmund Lane

Votes: 114

8. Scarred (1983)

R | 85 min | Drama

A 16 year old girl turns to prostitution to support her baby and encounters a treacherous underworld of pimps, hookers and johns while doing her best to maintain her hopes and dignity.

Director: Rosemarie Turko | Stars: Jennifer Mayo, Jackie Berryman, David Dean, L. Rico Richardson

Votes: 111

9. The Dagger (1972)

103 min | Drama, Romance

Banafsheh, a young prostitute who has fled with a man to the seaside in hope of starting a new life has to return to her profession as she learns about the betrayal of her lover. Penniless ... See full summary »

Director: Fereydun Gole | Stars: Behrouz Vossoughi, Fourouzan, Hosein Gil, Ebrahim Naderi

Votes: 353

10. Bubù (1971)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama

Bubu leaves his job in a bakery, forces his girl-friend into prostitution, and from then on lives out of the money she makes. The young couple find their place in the world of prostitutes ... See full summary »

Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Massimo Ranieri, Ottavia Piccolo, Antonio Falsi, Gigi Proietti

Votes: 246

11. The 7th Commandment (1961)

Approved | 82 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A car wreck gives Pete amnesia. He becomes an evangelist with a preacher's help. His new success leads his ex and her boyfriend to blackmail him over missing money. As his memory returns, Pete believes he killed the other driver.

Director: Irvin Berwick | Stars: Jonathan Kidd, Lyn Statten, Frank Arvidson, John Harmon

Votes: 110

12. Pimpin Aint Dead (2007 Video)

Documentary

Pimpin Ain't Dead follows the inner workings of the pimp ho relationship and juxtaposes it with the Trans-Atlantic Slavetrade.

Director: Tre Matthews | Stars: Dolla Bill, Pimp Ced, Rebekah Coleman, Kendrick Cowan

13. Zooey (2006)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

An urban love story between a young prostitute, ZOOEY and her husband, ANGEL. Told partially through a documentary, we follow the couple struggles as they try to escape their life on the street.

Director: Sherman Lau | Stars: Sarah Louise Lilley, Xavier Jimenez-March, Rachael Roberts, Jordan Burt

Votes: 71

14. Detective De Luca (2008)
Episode: Indagine non autorizzata (2008)

110 min | Drama, War

At the seaside resort of Riccione in 1938 the body of a young prostitute is found on a beach, not far from Mussolini's holiday residence. The local chief of police, terrified that the news ... See full summary »

Director: Antonio Frazzi | Stars: Alessandro Preziosi, Kasia Smutniak, Rolando Ravello, Corrado Fortuna

Votes: 55

15. Lee Martin's the Midnight Hour (2008– )
Episode: Death Is a Silent Witness (2014)

30 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A woman becomes a target for death after it is discovered that she is the sole witness to a grisly murder-which no one else believes happened.

Director: Lee Martin | Stars: Liane Golightly, Mo El-Zaatari, Armen Shahrigian, Sharron Nelson

16. The Deuce (2017–2019)
Episode: Pilot (2017)

TV-MA | 80 min | Drama

Set in and around Times Square, New York, twin brothers Vincent and Frankie Martino navigate the dawn of the modern pornography industry. The series pilot began shooting in October 2015 and the series was picked up in January 2016.

Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Gary Carr

Votes: 1,884

17. The Deuce (2017–2019)
Episode: Show and Prove (2017)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama

Vincent's failing marriage forces him to move into a seedy Times Square hotel, but his success drawing customers to a struggling Korean bar brings a tempting offer from Mafia capo Rudy Pipilo.

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer

Votes: 1,327

18. The Deuce (2017–2019)
Episode: The Principle Is All (2017)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama

Vincent is blindsided by an unexpected partner after putting the finishing touches on his new bar, causing Frankie to blow a gasket.

Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer

Votes: 1,200

19. The Deuce (2017–2019)
Episode: I See Money (2017)

TV-MA | 62 min | Drama

Rudy dangles a lucrative offer in front of Vincent. Candy attracts some unwanted attention and is intrigued by a legitimate suitor.

Director: Alex Hall | Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer

Votes: 1,085

20. The Deuce (2017–2019)
Episode: What Kind of Bad? (2017)

TV-MA | 61 min | Drama

Bobby tries to change Vincent's mind about Rudy's offer; Darlene returns from a trip home with a new girl; Candy contemplates a change of careers; Paul explores the underbelly of gay life in the city; Sandra scores a key interview.

Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer

Votes: 1,030

21. The Deuce (2017–2019)
Episode: Au Reservoir (2017)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama

The Deuce's pimps face obsolescence; Candy eyes a higher profile; Vincent confronts Abby's past.

Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer

Votes: 1,049