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1. Redeeming Love (2022)
PG-13 | 134 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers.
Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane, Famke Janssen
Votes: 14,298
2. Cam (2018)
TV-MA | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Alice, an ambitious camgirl, wakes up one day to discover she's been replaced on her show with an exact replica of herself.
Director: Daniel Goldhaber | Stars: Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, Devin Druid
Votes: 36,118
3. Girl Lost (2016)
95 min | Drama
A teenage girl, whose mother is at the end of her career as a sex escort, has to find a way to make money to support them both in Los Angeles.
Director: Robin Bain | Stars: Robin Bain, Ginny Jones, Jessica Taylor Haid, Nicole I. Butler
Votes: 6,979
4. The Client List (2010 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama
A young woman takes a job at a massage parlor to support her family when her husband is unable to work, and soon finds her life spiraling out of control.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Teddy Sears, Sonja Bennett, Lynda Boyd
Votes: 8,265
5. Pleasure (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama
Behind the scenes of a porn shoot, the actors are practicing various positions. The rumor is that one of the girls is doing a double anal, an advanced routine that requires someone extremely tough.
Director: Ninja Thyberg | Stars: Jenny Hutton, Christian Brandin, Ingrid Meling Enoksen, Jonas Karlström
Votes: 555
6. Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who kidnapped and forced her into prostitution.
Director: Bo Arne Vibenius | Stars: Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Despina Tomazani, Per-Axel Arosenius
Votes: 8,534
7. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Franca Marzi, Dorian Gray
Votes: 51,990 | Gross: $0.75M
8. Vivre sa vie (1962)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe, Guylaine Schlumberger
Votes: 35,039
9. Alphonse (2023– )
Comedy
The series revolves around Alphonse, a chameleon-like man whose main mission is to please women and satisfy all their wishes.
Stars: Pierre Arditi, Marie-Christine Barrault, Francine Bergé, Jean Dujardin
Votes: 851
10. Working Girls (1986)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
A day in the life of several prostitutes in an upscale Manhattan whore house. The film is a stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. Watch ... See full summary »
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Louise Smith, Ellen McElduff, Amanda Goodwin, Deborah Banks
Votes: 1,637 | Gross: $1.78M
11. Safe in Hell (1931)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray
Votes: 2,042
12. 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: 2,909 | Gross: $13.25M
13. Flesh (1968)
R | 89 min | Drama
A man desperate for money and no income, turns prostitute and interplays with a variety of clients and hustlers.
Director: Paul Morrissey | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Geraldine Smith, Patti D'Arbanville, Candy Darling
Votes: 2,601
14. Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story (2020)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story offers a glimpse into the lives of women involved in the sex industry through the interconnected stories of a teen runaway, single mother and two career escorts.
Director: Robin Bain | Stars: Dominique Swain, Cody Renee Cameron, Michelle Maylene, Brooke Haven
Votes: 9,617
15. Hardcore (2004)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Leaving behind a hard life with their families, two young girls end up in a brothel, fall in love and support one another against the adversities and violence of the night.
Director: Dennis Iliadis | Stars: Katerina Tsavalou, Danae Skiadi, Ioannis Papazisis, Omiros Poulakis
Votes: 2,327
16. The Happy Hooker (1975)
R | 96 min | Biography, Comedy
In the first of three films on the life of Xaviera Hollander, the famous hooker from Holland traces her career as madam of the biggest and most profitable bordellos in New York.
Director: Nicholas Sgarro | Stars: Lynn Redgrave, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Lovelady Powell, Tom Poston
Votes: 876
17. Josefine M. (1970)
X | 89 min | Comedy
Josefine is a young streetwalker in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. She manages to sleep her way to the top by marrying a British aristocrat, and she delights in telling ribald stories of her sordid past to moralistic prudes.
Director: Kurt Nachmann | Stars: Christine Schuberth, Renate Kasché, Uli Steigberg, Astrid Boner
Votes: 294
18. Birdcage Inn (1998)
105 min | Drama
Streetwise Jin-a moves into a boarding house run by a small, close-knit family. But her unacceptable behavior threatens to destroy them all.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Ji-eun Lee, Hye Eun Lee, Ahn Jae-mo, Hyeong-gi Jeong
Votes: 2,029
19. Little Girls (1966)
70 min | Crime, Drama
Four young teenage girls are betrayed by a supposed "friend" and sold to a perverted nightclub owner who ties them up, whips them and then forces them into prostitution.
Director: Gilbert Wolmark | Stars: Joël Barbouth, Hamera Belmecki, Willy Braque, Pascale-Corinne Deville
Votes: 95
20. Painted Angels (1998)
R | 108 min | Drama, Western
The story centers on the life of a bordello in a midwestern prairie town in the 1870s. The whorehouse is run by pragmatic madam Annie Ryan and the film follows the life of several of her girls.
Director: Jon Sanders | Stars: Brenda Fricker, Kelly McGillis, Meret Becker, Bronagh Gallagher
Votes: 232
21. Rosa la rose, fille publique (1986)
92 min | Drama
Rosa la Rose is a Parisian hooker who works in Les Halles area. Her pimp is an understanding guy and she leads an uneventful life. One day she meets Julien, a young worker and falls in love... See full summary »
Director: Paul Vecchiali | Stars: Marianne Basler, Jean Sorel, Pierre Cosso, Laurent Lévy
Votes: 297
22. Transfixed (2001)
105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Bo is a transgender prostitute in Brussels who left home after being abused by her father. She's now in an abusive relationship with a neighbor and suspected by the police in a series of ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Girod | Stars: Richard Bohringer, Robinson Stévenin, Stéphane Metzger, William Nadylam
Votes: 396 | Gross: $0.01M
23. Tieta (1989–1990)
50 min | Drama, Romance
Tieta's father expels her from the fictional city of Santana do Agreste because of her liberal behavior. Years later she returns to seek vengeance against the people who judged her before.
Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Claudia Ohana, José Lewgoy, José de Abreu
Votes: 479
24. Petit ami (2017)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Drama
Jasper, a 20 something playboy with little empathy, has a date in a rather obscure motel Petit Ami with Vincent, a mysterious older man. For Jasper just another day on the job, until he discovers Vincent's secret.
Director: Anthony Schatteman | Stars: Ezra Fieremans, Thomas Ryckewaert
Votes: 92
25. Alexa (1988)
R | 90 min | Drama
Alexa is very attentive to her customer's requests, but soon realizes that prostitution has limited long term career potential. She meets Tony, a scriptwriter who is writing a piece on ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Delgado | Stars: Christine Moore, Kirk Baily, Ruth Collins, Joe Giardina
Votes: 55
26. Angel and Sinner (1945)
Approved | 85 min | Drama
Ten people fleeing Rouen invaded by the Prussians, Rousset nicknamed ball of tallow among them, give to a Prussian to save other passengers who still despise. However, on later nobody could underestimate her being how brave .
Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Micheline Presle, Berthe Bovy, Louise Conte, Mona Dol
Votes: 221
27. Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh (1997 Video)
R | 92 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Will Spanner, parted from his body, finds a hooker who can hear him; meanwhile Detectives Lutz and Garner investigate a string of murders seemingly tied to ancient Egypt.
Director: Michael Paul Girard | Stars: Landon Hall, David Byrnes, Julius Antonio, Stephanie Beaton
Votes: 259
28. Easy Money (2010)
15 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Jaime, a young and attractive male prostitute, arrives to a hotel room to earn what he believes will be easy money. But to his surprise the client has a different deal in mind... Soon, the situation will take a turn to the unexpected.
Director: Carlos Montero | Stars: Mario Casas, Ales Furundarena, Christian Mulas
Votes: 551
29. ...aber Jonny! (1973)
96 min | Comedy
Director: Alfred Weidenmann | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Hannelore Elsner, Herbert Fleischmann, Gisela Trowe
Votes: 44
30. Das Ende des Regenbogens (1979)
107 min | Drama
A 17 year old Berlin boy turns prostitute and petty thief. Despite the attempts of a social worker to help, the boy runs into real trouble when a burglary goes awry.
Director: Uwe Frießner | Stars: Thomas Kufahl, Slavica Rankovic, Henry Lutze, Udo Samel
Votes: 117
31. Garbage, the City and Death (2012)
74 min | Drama
The screenplay (Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder inspired a theatre production by Dusan David Parízek. The screenplay and the production in turn inspired the ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Jirí Cerný, Stefan Chovanec, Martin Finger, Stanislav Majer
Votes: 78
32. Free Fall (2018)
TV-MA | 14 min | Short, Drama
Out of the haunting shadows of the sexual underground in Medellin, sixteen-year-old Jhony is excited and hopeful for this upcoming date with the boy he loves.
Director: Santiago Henao Vélez | Stars: Daniel Bañol Mazo, Julián Tilano
Votes: 53
33. TWiiNS: Que Me Gusta (2019 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Identical twins in skimpy clothes promise "If you do it to me, I will do it to you," to unseen customer while twerking and playing with bananas.
Director: Michal Nemtuda | Stars: Veronika Nízlová, Daniela Nízlová, Jana Dohnanská, Kristína Marceková
Votes: 23
34. Milenci pani Suzanne (1985 TV Movie)
62 min | Comedy
Suzanne lives in an apartment in Paris rented for her by Boubouroche, a married but wealthy man, on whom she depends for support and financial support. But this does not prevent her from ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Krejcík | Stars: Sona Valentová, Petr Nározný, Oldrich Kaiser, Miroslav Vladyka
Votes: 8
35. Incurable (2016)
24 min | Short, Drama
When an impoverished white prostitute from the slums of Pretoria East discovers that her younger daughter is terminally ill, she has to try every means at her disposal to make enough money ... See full summary »
Director: Darren Parker | Stars: Erya Bergh, Tyra Bergh, Annelize Erasmus, Matt Lotter
36. Racajda (1989 TV Movie)
76 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Evzen Sokolovský | Stars: Gabriela Wilhelmová, Rudolf Hrusínský, Petr Nározný
Votes: 13
37. Tonka Sibenice (1967 TV Movie)
27 min | Drama
Director: Václav Hudecek | Stars: Frantisek Filipovský, Miroslav Homola, Jaroslav Marvan, Jirina Sejbalová
38. Pocestná holka (1956 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Eva Sadková | Stars: Vlastimil Fisar, Dana Medrická, Jaroslav Rauser
39. Hana Hegerová: Mylord (1964 Music Video)
5 min | Short, Music
Directors: Ján Rohác, Vladimír Svitácek | Star: Hana Hegerová
Votes: 18