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10 Best Movies Like Sex Is No Laughing Matter

If you loved Sex Is No Laughing Matter, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Green Mind, Metal Bats

Green Mind, Metal Bats

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sex Is No Laughing Matter for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team...

#2
Crimson Lotus

Crimson Lotus

1993★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sex Is No Laughing Matter for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Sakura and Kenzo are married. Both think they can live a happy marriage, despite the fact that she cannot have children and he does not want to give up her relationship with her lo...

#3
Seventeen Years

Seventeen Years

1999★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sex Is No Laughing Matter for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Yu Xiaoqin steals money from her father and blames on her sister Tao Lan, who accidentally kills her sister while attempting to prove her innocence. After 17 years in jail, Tao Lan...

#4
Honey and Clover

Honey and Clover

2006★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sex Is No Laughing Matter for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real ...

#5
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sex Is No Laughing Matter for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law....

#6
FAQ

FAQ

2024★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sex Is No Laughing Matter for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Dong-chun, an elementary school student overwhelmed with seven afterschool learning academies, stumbles upon a mysterious bottle of rice wine during a school retreat. As the rice w...