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Griffin in Summer (2024)
1K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Griffin is the most ambitious playwright of his generation. He's also fourteen years old. When his mom hires a handsome 25-year-old handyman, Griffin's life and his new play take an inspired turn.
Style:
independent film, teen comedy, weird, f word
Plot:
coming of age, gay teenager, gay crush, gay interest, teenage boy, smart kid, gay, first love, playwright, summer, inspiration, self discovery, mother son relationship, ambition, slice of life, handyman, sexual curiosity, lgbt, lgbt teen, summer vacation, gay subtext, student, blonde, unrequited love, mother ...
Time:
2020s, contemporary
Place:
new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, humorous, gay cinema and touching films with plots about coming of age, gay, gay interest, lgbt, teenage boy, gay kiss and lgbtq mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Griffin in Summer: Big Boys (2023), Three Months (2022), Edge of Seventeen (1998), Riley (2023), Geography Club (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
987
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story about Jamie, a chubby, gay fourteen year-old, who develops a crush on his older cousin's boyfriend, Dan, on a family camping trip.
Style:
independent film, gay cinema
Plot:
gay teenager, gay crush, gay, cousin cousin relationship, drawing, sexual fantasy, erection, crush, hiking, overweight, camping, coming of age ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Coming-of-age film about Caleb, a South Florida teen. On the eve of his high school graduation, everything changes when he's exposed to HIV. While he waits three months for his results, he finds love in the most unlikely of places.
Style:
homoerotic, ambiguous ending, lgbt cinema, queer cinema, gay cinema
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, childhood trauma, gay romance, lgbt, gay teenager, homoerotic friendship, bare chested male, best friend, homoeroticism, hiv ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s
Place:
florida, miami
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A gay teenager finds out who he is and what he wants, who his friends are, and who loves him, in this autobiographical tale set in middle U.S. in the 1980s. Growing up, learning about life, love, sex, friends, and lovers.
Style:
sexual, teen, independent film, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, homosexuality, lgbt teen, coming of age, first gay sexual experience, gays and lesbians, lgbt, friendship, high school, happy ending, gay sex ...
Time:
80s, year 1984
Place:
ohio, columbus ohio, usa, midwest, new york ...
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62%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The life of a disciplined high school athlete begins to unravel when his queer identity competes against the idea of who he was supposed to be.
Style:
semi autobiographical
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay athlete, male nudity, gay crush, gay sex, teenage boy, coming of age, bare chested male, lgbtq, gay interest, male pubic hair, coach ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
At Goodkind High School, a group of students of varying sexual orientation form an after-school club a as a discrete way to share their feelings and experiences.
Style:
witty, sexual, semi serious, touching, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
high school, gay teenager, lgbtq, gay, closeted homosexual, gay interest, sexual orientation, gay relationship, lesbian, gay lead character, gay athlete, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
idaho, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A magical house party throws Alex ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, teen, humorous, psychological, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbtq, homosexuality, gay interest, gay lead character, first gay sexual experience, sexual confusion, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male homosexuality, gay teenager, high school ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The Continental Baths, a favorite hangout of New York homosexuals, provides the background of this socially conscious comedy drama that tries to examine the relationships between gay and heterosexual people. The story centers around a macho, ...
Style:
queer cinema
Plot:
gay, homosexual history, homosexual, first gay sexual experience, male pubic hair, gay interest, bare chested male, female nudity, bathhouse, american football, male nudity, drag queen ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
50%
669
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In 1994, a closeted teen struggles to part ways with his four high school drama friends at their final murder mystery party before they leave for college.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, crying, satirical ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay teenager, closeted gay, group of friends, gay, teenager, lgbt, friendship, grownups, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, friends ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
california, southern california
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A reunion of family and friends becomes an unforgettable vacation when two teenage boys discover their secret feelings toward one another. The relationship is eventually exposed to their families - leading to denial and a questioning of self-worth ...
Style:
melancholic, tense, exciting, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
gay teenager, gay, teenage boy, gay relationship, homosexuality, lgbt, love, gossip, teen angst, bigotry, confusion, glbt ...
Similarity:
47%
264
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The course of true love does not run smoothly for two young lads at Norman's Cozy campsite on the Welsh coast in the mid 80s. Two English holiday-makers, Paul, an innocent northerner from Rochdale, and George, a jack the lad, nervy young man ...
Style:
light, touching, psychological, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, teenage boy, gay relationship, gay interest, lgbt, family relations, runaway, coming of age, best friend, domineering mother, summer vacation, mother son relationship ...
Time:
80s, year 1988
Place:
wales
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A pair of teenage boys growing up in a working-class neighbourhood of Thamesmead, in south-east London, become aware of their homosexuality. While both were vaguely aware they might be gay, neither had ever acted on their impulses. Once they decide ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sweet, touching, semi serious, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, coming of age, gay teenager, lgbt, lgbtq, lgbt teen, gay love, gay interest, boys love, teenage love, glbt ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe
Similarity:
44%
7K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
Style:
semi autobiographical, independent film, freeze frame
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
young boy, coming of age, 13 year old, teenage boy, skateboard, summer, brother sister relationship, slice of life, absent father, teenager, sibling relationship, first love ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, bay area
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Frank is a famous New York University professor in 1973 who left his small South Carolina town behind him and remained in little contact with his family, especially given his style of life and his relationship with his ten-year partner, the free ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, sincere, dark comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
gay, lgbt, lgbtq, male homosexuality, gay interest, uncle niece relationship, college professor, gay relationship, closeted homosexual, father son relationship, funeral, gay muslim ...
Time:
year 1973, 20th century, 2000s, 2020s, 70s
Place:
south carolina, hawaii, new york, southern usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The long-awaited sequel to Boys Briefs, the successful compilation of six outstanding short films about gay first love. Hosted by DANNY ROBERTS, star of MTV's THE REAL WORLD NEW ORLEANS. Films included are: Doors Cut Down (2000); Chicken ...
Style:
sexy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
male prostitution, gay interest, homosexual, coming of age, friends, gender, youth, sexual relations, gays and lesbians, love and romance, gay, gay club ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
42%
133K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's ...
Style:
romantic, touching, sweet, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbt teen, homosexuality, high school, homosexual, teenager, lgbtq, gay lead character, gay interest, gay teenager, gay relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 2000s
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When 16-year-old Manu realises that he has fallen in love with his bandmate Felipe, turbulent emotions start brewing beneath the surface. How do you avoid losing a friendship once its very foundation has shifted?
Style:
art house
Plot:
gay interest, gay teenager, teenage boy, gay, lgbt, coming of age, friendship between boys, best friend, lgbtq, friendship, lgbt teen, 16 year old ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
40%
6K
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Misfits in their lives back home, a group of young people live it up at musical-theater camp. While the sports counselor is completely ignored, the kids' spend all their time in rehearsal for a grueling schedule that involves a new show every ...
Style:
teen, talky, humorous, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
gay, coming of age, summer camp, dancing, lgbt, love and romance, teenage love, artists and showbiz, rock, gay teenager, glbt, friendship ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1982, as all of Staten Island anticipates the opening of a blockbuster boxing movie, an Italian-American family must confront its greatest challenges.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, weird
Plot:
gay, teenage crush, teenage boy, teenager, family problems, life is a bitch, teenage protagonist, family secret, dysfunctional family, teenage life, gay interest, friend ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dorian realizes he is gay in his final year of high school. He meets another gay youth locally, but remains confused. He starts therapy, then resorts to confession in the Church, and finally comes out to his brother. Dorian then decides to come out ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, sentimental, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lgbt, gay teenager, lgbtq, gay, introspection, coming of age, teenage life, self discovery, youth, parents and children, friendship, father son relationship ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In June, 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, step-father, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's step-father, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing sexes. Sebastian's sister splits immediately for ...
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, lgbt, high school, gay, transgender, lgbt teen, small town, lgbtq, drinking, hospital, teenager, gender bending ...
Time:
80s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1983, 70s
Place:
england, new york state, chicago, europe, new york ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, Morocco, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A story of two love affairs. A father's love for his five sons. And one son's love for his father, a love so strong it compels him to live a lie. That son is Zac Beaulieu, born on the 25th of December 1960, different from all his brothers, ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, realistic, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, gay interest, gender, gay, glbt, homosexual, childhood, father son relationship, closeted homosexual, drug addict, gay teenager, gay bar ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 2000s, year 2005, y2k ...
Place:
canada, quebec, jerusalem, israel, holy land ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, humorous, entertaining, dark comedy ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay teenager, immigration, coming of age, lgbt, mother son relationship, immigrant, american dream, relocation, society, dream ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
usa, seattle, russia, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A Spanish coming of age story focusing on the antics of two 17 year olds, who have a posh beach house almost all to themselves one summer. This is also a summer of sexual awakenings.
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexual, stylized, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, gay, gay teenager, gay interest, gay youth, friendship, lovers, self discovery, best friend, teenage love, innocence lost, friendship between boys ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
spain, barcelona, europe, catalonia, tokyo ...
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two outsiders travel around the countryside during school holidays.
Style:
road movie, light, entertaining, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, classmate, friendship between boys, teenage boy, alcoholic mother, junkyard, birthday party, youth, fall in love, teenage love, mother son relationship, gay ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
germany, berlin germany
Similarity:
35%
457
Genre: Drama
Country: Ecuador, Argentina
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A drama set in turbulent, turn-of-the-millennium Ecuador and centered on a young man who begins to develop complicated feelings for Juano after he saves him from a beating.
Style:
queer cinema, gay cinema
Plot:
gay, coming of age, adolescence, gay teenager, lgbt, black metal, gay interest, waterfall, gay crush, unrequited love, teenager, lgbtq ...
Time:
year 1999
Place:
ecuador
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In the late 70s, four teen boys go on a road trip to discover their sexuality and get their rocks off at the fictional Kitty Ranch Brothel. A classic rite of passage romp, right? But the real story lies in the struggles of our main character, Randy, ...
Style:
independent film, lighthearted, earnest
Plot:
teenage boy, gay teenager, gay interest, high school student, gay, friendship between boys, homosexuality, friend, bare chested male, brothel, road trip, coming of age ...
Time:
70s
Place:
california, nevada
Similarity:
34%
709
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young artist (Peter Paige), desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom (Kathy Najimy) as a potential threat to the community.
Style:
realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious, cynical ...
Plot:
gender, godparent, false accusation, gay, coming of age, suburban life, lifestyle, small town life, small town, suburbs, lgbt, gay lead character ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, oregon, asia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
Style:
lgbt cinema, touching, compassionate, feel good, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian teen, high school life, gay, love, lgbt teen, unrequited love, lgbtq, shy girl, sapphic, teenager ...
Time:
near future, 2020s
Place:
washington state
Similarity:
32%
12K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The bitter fight for supremacy between the three most popular girls at North Gateway High takes an unexpected turn when their classmate, Tanner, is outed and becomes the school’s first openly gay student. The trio races to bag the big trend in ...
Style:
sweet, humorous, erotic, light, funny ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay teenager, lgbt teen, gay interest, gay lead character, gays and lesbians, gay youth, high school, friendship, teenage life, friends ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Mexico, Sweden, France, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
We wish to make him ours, to keep and to hold forever - but will the boy reciprocate? And is he everything we expected him to be? In these five tales from the UK, France, Sweden, Mexico and the USA, a variety of characters throw caution to the wind ...
Style:
romantic, touching, emotional, sexy
Plot:
gay, gay interest, homosexuality, lgbt teen, coming of age, young lovers, fall in love, love affair, lovers, love and romance, couple relations, love story ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
32%
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