Here we've displayed a list of the best Brothel films : Farewell My Concubine(1993), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969), Diary of a Lost Girl(1929), East of Eden(1955), Vengeance Is Mine(1979), La môme(2007), House of Flying Daggers(2004), Fist of Legend(1994), The Last Detail(1973), Revanche(2008), Pakeezah(1971), Born Into Brothels(2004) ... ...
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
China|Hong Kong
1993
157 Minutes
Leslie Cheung Fengyi Zhang Gong Li Qi Lü You Ge Di Tong Da Ying Han Lei Zhi Yin
actor singer prostitute teacher headmaster bleak dark solemn moving china opera house school brothel beijing abuse opera friendship prostitution love forbidden love
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and will endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
Action, Western
USA
1969
110 Minutes
Paul Newman Robert Redford Katharine Ross Strother Martin Henry Jones Jeff Corey George Furth Cloris Leachman Ted Cassidy Kenneth Mars Donnelly Rhodes
outlaw gunslinger teacher amusing wild thrilling gutsy wild west train bolivia wyoming brothel saloon butch cassidy the sundance kid robbery adventure escape 1890s
Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.
Drama
Germany
1929
96 Minutes
Louise Brooks Fritz Rasp Josef Rovenský Sybille Schmitz Valeska Gert Edith Meinhard
young woman chemist assistant mother director friend dark tense profound germany pharmacy apartment reform school brothel mansion rape prostitution father/daughter relationship friendship redemption
After falling pregnant to a pharmacist and refusing to marry, a young woman is thrown from her home and sent to a strict girls' reform school.
Drama
USA
1955
115 Minutes
James Dean Julie Harris Raymond Massey Jo Van Fleet Burl Ives Richard Davalos Albert Van Dekker Lois Smith Harold Gordon Nick Dennis Rose Plumer
son brother father mother girlfriend emotional intense california farm carnival brothel jealousy family farming world war i love triangle relationships rivalry quest love
Two brothers struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor.
Crime, Drama
Japan
1979
128 Minutes
Ken Ogata Rentarô Mikuni Chocho Miyako Mitsuko Baishô Nijiko Kiyokawa Mayumi Ogawa
serial killer wife father madam truck driver ex-convict bleak brutal tense japan city suburbia prison brothel murder manhunt relationships incest investigation mental illness
Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.
Biography, Drama
France|UK|Czech Republic
2007
140 Minutes
Marion Cotillard Clotilde Courau Jean-Paul Rouve Sylvie Testud Pascal Greggory Jean-Pierre Martins Emmanuelle Seigner Gérard Depardieu Catherine Allégret Caroline Sihol Alban Casterman
friend singer musician grandmother club owner boxer engaging melodramatic incredible spectacular brothel normandy, france street hollywood, calif. city nightclub music edith piaf troubled childhood friendship
Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.
Action, Sports & Fitness
China|Hong Kong
2004
119 Minutes
Takeshi Kaneshiro Andy Lau Zhang Ziyi Dandan Song Hongfei Zhao Jun Guo Shu Zhang Jiusheng Wang
police officer dancer thief dreamy thrilling spectacular china brothel headquarters revolution crime forbidden love love triangle love quest sacrifice 9th century
A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Sports & Fitness, Action
Hong Kong
1994
103 Minutes
Jet Li Chin Siu Ho Billy Chow Yasuaki Kurata Paul Chiang Ada Choi Shinobu Nakayama Toshimichi Takahashi Jackson Liu
martial artist girlfriend japanese man general son prostitute spectacular rousing kyoto, japan shanghai school brothel japanese occupation martial arts jealousy murder cover-up racism rise love
In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
105 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Otis Young Randy Quaid Clifton James Michael Moriarty Carol Kane Luana Anders Kathleen Miller Nancy Allen Gerry Salsberg Don McGovern
sailor mother prostitute prisoner petty criminal wild uneasy touching norfolk naval base train new york city brothel male bonding prison navy virginity alcohol road trip adventure
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Austria
2008
121 Minutes
Johannes Krisch Andreas Lust Irina Potapenko Ursula Strauss Hannes Thanheiser Hanno Pöschl Michael-Joachim Heiss
ex-convict pimp prostitute grandfather wealthy woman police officer melodramatic bleak shocking prison austria small town brothel farmhouse police station crime small-town life friendship boredom dreams
Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
Drama
India
1971
125 Minutes
Meena Kumari Raaj Kumar Ashok Kumar Veena Kashif Rasheed Siddiqui Altaf Chandabai Pratima Devi Lotan Nadira Praveen Paul
courtesan prince husband ranger mother madam melodramatic powerful dark passionate india brothel palace secret past family troubled childhood romantic dilemma prostitution song and dance underdog
The story of a prostitute, with a pure heart (PAKEEZAH), and grand dreams...
Documentary, Biography
USA
2004
85 Minutes
Zana Briski Avijit Halder Shanti Das
photographer prostitute young boy young girl mother teacher emotional gritty brothel calcutta, india school street mother/child relationship poverty photography ambition growing up underdog 2000s
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Adventure
USA
1928
68 Minutes
Lon Chaney Lionel Barrymore Mary Nolan Warner Baxter Jacqueline Gadsdon Roscoe Ward Kalla Pasha Curtis Nero
magician paraplegic nemesis wife daughter doctor brutal shocking gripping stage church zanzibar brothel magic act adultery disability kidnapping prostitution secret revenge
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
Mystery & Thriller
India
2012
139 Minutes
Aamir Khan Rani Mukherji Kareena Kapoor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shernaz Patel Rajkummar Rao Vivan Bhatena Aditi Vasudev Subrat Dutta Pariva Pranati Gulfam Khan
young man young woman police officer wife prostitute gripping engaging emotional powerful sad mumbai, india india city house police station brothel murder investigation death police work
Inspector Surjan Shekhawat, who is dealing with a depressing past, has to investigate a high profile murder case, deal with his crumbling marriage and use the help and solace of a prostitute by the name of Rosie.
Drama
Japan
2002
119 Minutes
Misa Shimizu Masatoshi Nagase Hidetaka Yoshioka Nagiko Tono
geisha samurai veteran businessman gangster madam melodramatic charming japan brothel red-light district sea relationships female bonding prostitution murder caste marriage forbidden love rescue
19th century. Oshin is a prostitute in a brothel of a red-light district. A disgraced samurai, Fusanosuke, rushes in the brothel seeking for a refuge, because he had wounded a powerful ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1977
110 Minutes
Laura Antonelli Marcello Mastroianni Leonard Mann William Berger Gastone Moschin Olga Karlatos Stefano Patrizi Luigi Diberti Enzo Robutti
unfaithful husband wife mistress hedonistic lighthearted madcap italy countryside attic brothel inn sexual repression feminism false accusations adultery husband/wife relationship transformation rise underdog 1900s
Since her husband pronounced her frigid on her wedding night, Antonia DeAngelis has been an invalid. When he disappears, she believes him dead: she leaves her bed and takes over his ... See full summary »
Drama
India
2004
108 Minutes
Kareena Kapoor Rahul Bose Rinke Khanna Kabir Sadanand Yashpal Sharma Satyajit Sharma
young man young woman wealthy man prostitute gripping intense endearing india city mumbai brothel red-light district street breakdown chance meeting conversation change of heart unlikely friendship adventure quest
On a rainy night, when an investment banker's car breaks down in the red light district, he takes shelter where he meets and later befriends a prostitute.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2003
64 Minutes
Darcy Fehr Melissa Dionisio Amy Stewart Tara Birtwhistle Louis Negin Michael Bell David Stuart Evans Henry Mogatas Victor Cowie Herdis Maddin Marion Martin
hockey player pregnant woman girlfriend cross-dresser abortionist murderer outlandish unrestrained dreamy melodramatic manitoba, canada brothel hockey rink hospital illness sexual obsession love triangle hard times abortion pregnancy
It's time for hockey! There's no telling what will happen when the Winnipeg Maroons' own star player Guy becomes embroiled in the twisted lives of Meta, a vengeful Chinoise, and her ... See full summary »
Drama
Italy|France
1962
106 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Claudia Cardinale Pietro Germi Paul Frankeur Gabriella Pallotta Romolo Valli
young man prostitute beautiful woman uncle brooding sultry italy countryside city brothel city vs. country obsessive love romance wealth theft discovery fall temptation 1960s
The original Italian is La Viaccia (the name of the family farm which motivates the plot). The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Ruth Chatterton Donald Cook James Murray Louis Calhern Helen Jerome Eddy Hallam Cooley Pat O'Malley Harold Huber J. Carrol Naish
young woman son prostitute district attorney lawyer madam incredible melodramatic unrestrained san francisco brothel foster home chinatown ruins prison mother/son relationship prostitution crime poverty murder
Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district ... See full summary »
Western, Drama, History
USA
1980
218 Minutes
Kris Kristofferson Christopher Walken Isabelle Huppert John Hurt Jeff Bridges Sam Waterston
sheriff mercenary land baron immigrant madam bleak gritty somber wyoming harvard university boarding house brothel cabin american west class conflict assassination love old west rivalry discovery
During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.
Horror
USA|Germany
2005
109 Minutes
Sid Haig Bill Moseley Sheri Moon Zombie Ken Foree Matthew McGrory Leslie Easterbrook Geoffrey Lewis Priscilla Barnes William Forsythe Kate Norby Lew Temple
father daughter mother brother killer sheriff brutal disturbing texas house hotel brothel small town serial murders vengeance on the run family dysfunction torture fall pursuit
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Czech Republic|UK
2001
121 Minutes
Johnny Depp Allen Hughes Heather Graham Ian Holm Robbie Coltrane Ian Richardson Jason Flemyng Katrin Cartlidge Terence Harvey Susan Lynch Lesley Sharp
jack the ripper private investigator prostitute artist detective chief inspector religious fanatic creepy gory frightening chilling thrilling suspenseful london street police station hospital big city brothel serial murders tabloid journalism
In Victorian-era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders of Jack the Ripper.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA|France
2017
90 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Ekaterina Samsonov Alessandro Nivola Alex Manette John Doman Judith Roberts Dante Pereira-Olson Leigh Dunham Jason Babinsky
kidnapped child kidnapper mother hired hand young girl police officer bleak dark disturbing frightful gripping intense united states new york brothel country house house trauma abuse kidnapping
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Comedy
USA
1992
86 Minutes
Woody Allen Mia Farrow John Malkovich Madonna Donald Pleasence Lily Tomlin Jodie Foster Kathy Bates John Cusack Kate Nelligan Fred Gwynne
bookkeeper vigilante sword swallower clown landlady strangler madcap hilarious dark big city apartment circus police station brothel bar false accusations investigation murder manhunt mob mentality
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Comedy, Western
Italy|France|West Germany
1970
103 Minutes
James Stewart Henry Fonda Shirley Jones Sue Ane Langdon Elaine Devry Robert Middleton Arch Johnson Dabbs Greer Jackie Russell Jackie Joseph Sharon De Bord
madam cowboy prostitute friend townsperson villain lighthearted thrilling suspenseful brothel texas cheyenne, wyo. inheritance gunfight honor prostitution family feud change of heart adventure transformation
A newspaper reporter and a retired, blind journalist try to solve a series of killings connected to a pharmaceutical company's experimental, top-secret research projects and in so doing, both become targets of the killer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1969
107 Minutes
Steve McQueen Rupert Crosse Mitch Vogel Sharon Farrell Will Geer Michael Constantine Lonny Chapman Juano Hernandez Clifton James Ruth White Dub Taylor
young boy handyman best friend grandfather prostitute uncle amusing emotional mississippi farm household memphis, tenn. brothel unlikely friendship road trip coming of age racism prostitution corruption growing up
In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2007
87 Minutes
Clive Owen Paul Giamatti Monica Bellucci Daniel Pilon Sidney Mende-Gibson Lucas Mende-Gibson Kaylyn Yellowlees Julian Richings
loner prostitute hit man owner senator baby gritty thrilling campy warehouse abandoned building airplane nightclub brothel mansion guns corruption showdown protection investigation
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.
Comedy
USA
2008
102 Minutes
Kal Penn Hayden Schlossberg John Cho Rob Corddry Jack Conley Roger Bart Danneel Harris Eric Winter Paula Garcés Jon Reep Missi Pyle
stoner girlfriend prison guard ex-girlfriend homeland security officer friend hilarious cheeky madcap airplane guantanamo, cuba swimming pool texas brothel prison terrorism drugs wrongfully accused romance friendship
After being mistaken for terrorists and thrown into Guantánamo Bay, stoners Harold and Kumar escape and return to the U.S., where they proceed to flee across the country with federal agents in hot pursuit.
Drama
USA
1978
109 Minutes
Brooke Shields Keith Carradine Susan Sarandon Frances Faye Antonio Fargas Gerrit Graham Mae Mercer Diana Scarwid Barbara Steele Matthew Anton Seret Scott
prostitute photographer daughter madam husband melodramatic moving shocking new orleans brothel st. louis red-light district prostitution mother/daughter relationship loss of innocence virginity may-december romance sex forbidden love growing up
A teenage girl lives as a prostitute in New Orleans in 1917.