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Yossi & Jagger (2002)
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Yossi & Jagger (2002)
Original name: יוסי וג'אגר
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 65 min.
Story: A sociological study of two men in the Israeli army who are lovers. The others in the unit react to their situation, suspecting, but not always understanding. One will leave the military soon, a few months away, as a snowy and desolete outpost is guarded from attack.
Style: sincere, realistic, compassionate, epic, lgbt cinema, homoerotic, serious, independent film, emotional, erotic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gay lead character, gay love, homosexuality, gay soldier, gay relationship, israeli, gay interest, gay sex, gay slur, gay romance, friendship, lgbtq, military, glbt, lgbt, military life, unlikely couple, military service, couples, military base, gay couple, gays and lesbians, sexism, lgbtqi ...
Time: 70s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: middle east, lebanon, palestine, israel
Keyword: jewish, palestinian, dreams

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, lgbt cinema, gay cinema and realistic films with plots about gay, lgbtq, gay interest, lgbt, male nudity, gay love and gay kiss mostly in Drama, Romance and War genres. Some movies like Yossi & Jagger: Yossi (2012), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Free Fall (2013), Out in the Dark (2012), A Moment in the Reeds (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Yossi (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The sequel to "Yossi and Jagger" finds character Yossi (Ohad Knoller) leading a sad existence after losing his partner Jagger on the battlefield. A chance encounter with a middle-aged woman linked to his past shakes up his otherwise staid ...
Style: realistic, sincere, touching, lgbt cinema, serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, male nudity, gay soldier, bereavement, lgbtq, love and romance, workplace situations, workplace, fall in love, nudity, unfulfillment, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: palestine, middle east, israel, tel aviv israel
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Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Two modern-day cowboys meet on a shepherding job in the summer of '63, the two share a raw and powerful summer together that turns into a lifelong relationship conflicting with the lives they are supposed to live.
Style: emotional, touching, sexy, sad, melancholic ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot: gay, homosexuality, homosexual, gay romance, gay relationship, forbidden love, lgbt, love story, gays and lesbians, gay slur, gay interest, first gay sexual experience ...
Time: 60s, year 1963, year 2005, 80s, 20th century ...
Place: wyoming, usa, texas, idaho, indiana ...
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Free Fall (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness -- and what ...
Style: emotional, sexual, atmospheric, disturbing, touching ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay love, homosexuality, gay relationship, gay interest, gays and lesbians, forbidden love, gay slur, male male relationship, infidelity, love affair ...
Time: 2000s
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Out in the Dark (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Israel, USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Two young men — a Palestinian grad student and an Israeli lawyer — meet and fall in love amidst personal and political intrigue in this striking debut feature from Israeli director Michael Mayer.
Style: emotional, touching, serious, sincere, lgbt cinema ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gay relationship, forbidden love, gay couple, gay student, gay interest, israeli, gay love, gay sex, male homosexuality, love affair, lgbtq ...
Time: year 1993, 90s, 21st century
Place: middle east, israel, tel aviv israel, palestine, palestinian authority ...
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A Moment in the Reeds (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Finland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, ...
Style: atmospheric, touching, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay love, homosexuality, immigration, gay relationship, gay romance, gay lead character, syrian refugee, gay sex, architect, male nudity ...
Place: finland
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Firebird (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Estonia
Duration: 107 min.
Story: At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
Style: art house, suspense, captivating, erotic, thought provoking ...
Plot: gay, gay love, gay lead character, gay soldier, gay slur, forbidden love, gay sex, military life, aerial combats, cold war, male male relationship, gay interest ...
Time: 70s
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Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
Style: disturbing, sincere, captivating, social, touching ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gay relationship, gay love, gay couple, gay asian, homosexual, gay interest, first love, gay bashing, self discovery, gay slur, chinese culture ...
Time: 80s, 2000s, year 1987, 2020s
Place: taiwan, asia, taipei, ontario canada
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God's Own Country (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.
Style: homoerotic, lgbt cinema, sexy, erotic, sincere ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay romance, lgbtq, gay interest, gay relationship, gay love, gay couple, migrant worker, gay lead character, sheep, homosexual ...
Time: year 2017, 90s, 2000s, 2010s
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Burning Blue (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Following two fatal aircraft accidents aboard an Aircraft Carrier, a government agent is placed aboard the ship. His mission is to determine what may be at the root of these mishaps and prevent the inevitable third chain breaking accident which ...
Style: emotional, captivating, serious, realistic, lgbt cinema ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, forbidden love, gay interest, lgbt, fighter pilot, couple relations, friendship, military life, against the rules, life turned upside down, lgbtq, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: empire state building manhattan new york city, usa, new york
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Brotherhood (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Former Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through grudging admiration to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when their illicit relationship is ...
Style: serious, emotional, captivating, realistic, lgbt cinema ...
Plot: gay, racism, couples, love affair, gays and lesbians, homosexuality, friendship, love and romance, self discovery, unlikely couple, society, radical ...
Time: 21st century
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The Way He Looks (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, ...
Style: touching, cute, sweet, romantic, sexual ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: gay, blindness, lgbt, homosexuality, coming of age, school, gay teenager, friendship, gay love, teenage life, homosexual, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: sao paulo, brazil, brazil, sao paulo brazil
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The Blonde One (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Womanising Juan must quickly find a flatmate after his brother moves out. In moves Gabriel (the blonde of the title), Juan's stoic and very handsome co-worker, who is recently widowed and struggling to support his young daughter. What starts ...
Style: homoerotic, disturbing, bleak, erotic, surprise ending ...
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Redwoods (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Both original and incredibly romantic, Redwoods tells the story of an already-partnered man whose love is tested when a mysterious drifter passes through his small Northern California town.
Style: realistic, touching, emotional, serious, lgbt cinema ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: california, northern california
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Ander (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 128 min.
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Style: realistic, atmospheric, serious, sincere, emotional ...
Plot: gay, gay relationship, gay love, forbidden love, lgbt, immigrant, farmer, gay romance, self discovery, family relations, society, love and romance ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1999
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Bent (1997)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Japan
Duration: 105 min.
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Style: sexy, brutal, disturbing, bleak, serious ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: gay, holocaust, nazi, male nudity, lgbt, gay love, glbt, lgbtq, gay interest, wartime, homosexuality, dehumanization ...
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From Beginning to End (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Story: Two brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.
Style: serious, sincere, captivating, lgbt cinema, psychological ...
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Time: 90s, 2000s, 21st century
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Mario (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Two young gay soccer players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love. In Swiss German.
Style: lgbt cinema, sentimental, captivating, touching, psychological ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, gay relationship, gay athlete, male homosexuality, forbidden love, gay romance, homoeroticism, gay sex, soccer, gay interest, homosexual ...
Time: 2000s
Place: hamburg germany, switzerland, germany, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 97 min.
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Style: sincere, touching, sexy, meditative, art house ...
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Duration: 97 min.
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Duration: 104 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 89 min.
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Style: art house, humorous, sentimental, psychological, contemplative ...
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Akron (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving ...
Style: talky, captivating, emotional, touching, sincere ...
Plot: gay, gay teenager, gay romance, gay relationship, gay couple, gay sex, gay student, gay youth, american football, gay love, lgbt, love ...
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A Love to Hide (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
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Just a Question of Love (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
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Place: france, europe, paris france
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After Louie (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: As an AIDS activist and member of ACT UP in the 1980s and 90s, Sam witnessed the deaths of too many friends and lovers. Battlewounded and struggling with survivor's guilt, Sam now resents the complacency of his former comrades and derides what ...
Style: romantic, melancholic, psychological, sexy, touching ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay couple, gay relationship, relationships, gay interest, male nudity, love affair, love, lgbtq, activism, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Against the Law (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The film tells the story of Peter Wildeblood, a thoughtful and private gay journalist whose affair with a handsome serviceman he met in Piccadilly – during the time homosexuality was a crime – turned Queen's evidence against him in one of ...
Style: romantic, sentimental, tense, touching, sexy ...
Plot: gay, gay interest, lgbt, lgbtq, male homosexuality, gay relationship, prison, gay slur, lgbtqi, love and romance, gay couple, homosexuality ...
Time: year 1952, 1950s
Place: europe
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