Movies Like Island of Dr. Love

Eine Frau, die weiß was sie will

1958

A demure teacher temporarily steps into the shoes of her late grandmother, a celebrated revue singer and socialite from the turn of the century, but ultimately chooses a quiet, domestic life.

Bachelor Daddy

1941

The lives of three bachelors is disrupted when one of them is left with a baby.

Down by Law

1986

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

Risqué

2025

Fired from a strip club, a vengeful dancer masterminds a high-stakes heist with fellow strippers to take down the corrupt boss and the men who underestimate them.

Trading Places

1983

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

The Man Who Loved Women

1977

At Bertrand Morane's burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In flashback Bertrand's life and love affairs are told by himself while writing an autobiographical novel.

Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942

Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.

Basic Instinct

1992

Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself

2006

A recorded live performance of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham portrays a comedian whose revival of an old-fashioned art has made ventriloquism more relevant to modern societal concerns. Starring his six main characters, from Bubba Jay, a Nascar-obsessed hick, to Peanut, a flamboyant gay monkey, Dunham’s puppets have dirty but inoffensive senses of humor that mock the American Dream.

Fear

1996

Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.

Scoop

2006

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

MouseHunt

1997

Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.

Shoot 'Em Up

2007

A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.

8MM

1999

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

Die Aufschneider

2007

Desperate Living

1977

After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.

John Doe: Vigilante

2014

When John Doe is convicted of being a vigilante serial killer, a vigilante group named 'Speak for the Dead' emerges in support of John's cause—elevating the debate about justice versus vengeance.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.