The Deuce
Once upon a time in America, pleasure became a business.
Created by David Simon, George Pelecanos
On HBO
A gritty, novelistic chronicle of the porn industry's rise and fall in 1970s-80s Times Square, treating sexual exploitation and urban decay as symptoms of systemic collapse.
The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence of the area.
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Like The Deuce
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Deuce
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Deuce, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Deuce, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Deuce, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
