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Almost Normal (2005)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A gay man approaching a mid-life crisis is tired of being different because he is gay. He wants to be normal. Suddenly he is yanked back in time to when he was in high school. But this time, the world is gay and to be straight is considered deviant behavior. Then something else happens. He meets a girl. And suddenly normal becomes ...well almost normal.
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying, queer cinema
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, lgbtq, high school, best friend, teenage life, road not taken, male homosexuality, youth, lgbt, gay couple, cheerleader, midlife crisis, teenage love, self discovery, misfit, lifestyle, disorder, fish out of water, buddies, sport team, homosexuality, gays and lesbians, time travel, american football ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
nebraska
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, queer cinema, semi serious and humorous films with plots about lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gay kiss, gay interest and gender mostly in Romance, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Almost Normal: Dorian Blues (2004), Latter Days (2003), The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008), Tan Lines (2005), Geography Club (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss) and Christian Markelli (Wes Ramsey) are the two most opposite people in the world. Aaron is a young Elder (or a Mormon missionary) who wants to do his family proud and is quite passionate about his religion and film. ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, sentimental, touching, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, sex, first gay sexual experience, depression, gay love, couples, relationships, one night stand, homosexual, culture clash, gay teenager ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, utah, idaho, usa, salt lake city utah ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It's November 1989 and the world is changing, so is Jarle who attends Kongsgård HS in Stavanger. He plays the guitar/lead singer in a local radical punkband, got a great girlfriend and has the coolest best friend. But its all about to change ...
Style:
sincere, lgbt cinema, contemplative, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
lgbtq, coming of age, gay relationship, gay, gay teenager, lgbt, music band, fall in love, gays and lesbians, young lovers, family relations, teenage love ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
scandinavia, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Cute teen Midget Hollow wanders through life riding big waves and partying with surfer boys. When Midget's best friend's gay brother Cass arrives on the scene, the two quickly dive head first into a clandestine sea of sexual awakening.
Style:
serious, sentimental, sincere, touching, sexual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
homosexuality, gay interest, gay relationship, gay, gay teenager, coming of age, young lovers, secret relationship, gay brother, male nudity, lgbt, sexual awakening ...
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australia, new south wales
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100%
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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:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jack, in full puberty, not only has to deal with his parents' divorce, but also feels his world is falling apart when his dad tells him he is living with a man. He slowly comes to terms with his own feelings when the girl he has a crush on turn ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, sentimental, semi serious, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
coming of age, youth, family relations, father son relationship, parents and children, teenage love, family life, self discovery, family problems, couples, teenage life, family in crisis ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Follows two New York city couples -- one heterosexual and one gay who explore the peaks and the valleys of their respective relationships.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, clever, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
gay relationship, gay, gay interest, gay marriage, lgbtq, couples, gay club, nothing goes right, love and romance, lgbt, gay bashing, gay son ...
Time:
80s, year 2004, year 1987
Place:
greenwich village manhattan new york city, new york, usa, new jersey, brooklyn new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
John Keitel wrote the film based on his personal undergraduate experience and filmed campus footage in the neighborhood and environs surrounding his graduate film school alma mater USC.
Style:
sexual, semi serious, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay couple, lgbt, gay cruising, gay love, friendship, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, homosexuality, gay friend ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Filmmaker Todd Verow revisits his own youth for his latest work. The film's main character is Joe, who, like the director, grew up in Bangor in Maine. Joe, an 18 year old high school senior who longs to move away from poor white trash roots and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, disturbing, sexual ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay crush, lgbt, gay teenager, lgbt teen, gay, gay athlete, self discovery, youth, family relations, friendship, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A charming comedy about going on a rather long walk. Félix is a laid-back guy living in the bleak northern coastal town of Dieppe. He lives happily with his lover Daniel and is a soap opera enthusiast and HIV-positive. After losing his job, Félix ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, melancholic, touching, lyrical ...
Plot:
gay teenager, road trip, gay relationship, gay, gay interest, lgbt, male nudity, family relations, lgbtq, gay club, friendship, unemployment ...
Time:
90s, 1930s
Place:
france, marseille, europe, normandy, australia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
A sexy, comedic drama about two college friends questioning their careers and sexuality in east Los Angeles.
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
bisexuality, gay, exploring sexuality, lgbt, looking for sex, sexual orientation, sexuality, sexual confusion, first time, unlikely couple, self discovery, looking for love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, southern california, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Big Eden is a tiny fictional town in northwestern Montana, as Preston Sturges or Frank Capra might have envisioned it. Timber and Cowboy country. This is the story of Henry Hart, a successful New York Artist, who returns to the town of his childhood ...
Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, touching, sweet, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gay relationship, gay, gay interest, friendship, homosexuality, gay couple, lgbt, gay love, gay romance, self discovery, small town, gay crush ...
Time:
90s
Place:
montana, new york, indiana, usa, new jersey ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding he's surprised - especially that Ryan is marrying ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, lgbt, gay couple, young lovers, gay marriage, male nudity, friendship, best friend, family relations, high school, love and romance ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jacob is a young man used to getting everything he wants. For several years, he has been living in a happy homosexual partnership with Jørgen, and one night Jacob decides to pop the big question to Jørgen. Jørgen happily accepts Jacobs marriage ...
Style:
touching, realistic, humorous, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gay teenager, gay relationship, gay couple, gay, fall in love, infidelity, lgbt, family relations, friendship, marriage proposal, love triangle, pregnancy ...
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous, sexual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, sentimental, teen, touching, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, coming of age, gay teenager, gay relationship, teenager, teenage life, high school, first gay sexual experience, gay slur, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
britain, europe, england, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After getting dumped by his girlfriend Tiffani (Rebekah Kochan), Caleb (Scott Lunsford) commiserates with his roommate Kyle (Jim Verraros), who notes that while he has trouble getting the men he wants he could get any woman because he's gay.
Style:
witty, sexy, erotic, lgbt cinema, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay sex, lgbt, fall in love, phone sex, teenage love, looking for love, best friend, couples, gay student ...
Place:
tucson arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, romantic, intense, touching ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
gay, gay club, gay relationship, gay slur, gay love, closeted homosexual, gays and lesbians, lgbt, happy ending, lgbtq, gay muslim, gay cruising ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
london, toronto ontario canada, united kingdom, europe, england ...
Similarity:
100%
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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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, captivating, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, christmas, lgbt teen, gay relationship, gay interest, gay couple, closeted homosexual, family relations, gay son, youth, love and romance, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young gay man finds how to love himself and accept love from another, despite the disapproval of his father.
Style:
sexy, captivating, sincere, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
gay couple, gay relationship, gay, gay interest, gay lead character, gay marriage, lgbtq, gay love, young lovers, lovers, homosexual, gay romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles like all teens to fit in and find love, but her quest is complicated by sexual politics, closed minds, and closeted friends as she seeks to ...
Style:
sincere, touching, feel good, romantic, sexual ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
gay athlete, suburbs, gay, social relations, lifestyle, love and romance, teenage life, looking for love, parents and children, gender, lesbian, gay teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closet.
Style:
sexy, semi serious, light, sociological, happy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, gay interest, friendship, virginity, lgbtq, gay best friend, best friend, profanity, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the dirtiest, funniest, most scandalous gay-teen-sex-comedy-parody ever, four young gay friends make a pact to lose their virginity by the end of the summer. The boys soon face giant sex toys, naked celebrities, masochistic teachers and an ...
Style:
spoof, erotic, humorous, sexual, sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay sex, gay relationship, gay teenager, homosexual, first gay sexual experience, homosexuality, cheerleader, gay bar, loss of virginity, gay friend ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When 19-year-old gay-rights activist Tommy and 24-year-old Alan first meet in 1973, they find themselves on the opposite sides of the political coin...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, political, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay relationship, gay interest, gay, homosexuality, aids, closeted homosexual, gay slur, road trip, human nature, lgbtq, repressed homosexual, first gay sexual experience ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1984, year 1977, year 1973
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. The plan seems solid, but as ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, semi serious, touching, sad ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A very personal story that is both funny and poignant, TORCH SONG TRILOGY chronicles a New Yorker's search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him.
Style:
independent film, talky, sentimental, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay interest, lgbtq, homosexual, drag queen, lgbt, gay, gay bar, gay bashing, homosexuality, gays and lesbians, true love, glbt ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1971, year 1980
Place:
new york, usa, new york state, brooklyn new york city, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Socially isolated by his parents (Rebecca Jenkins, Robert Joy), an androgynous teen (Aaron Webber) enrolls in high school and develops a crush on his male teacher (Daniel MacIvor).
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, sexual, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, gender, gay teenager, gays and lesbians, closeted homosexual, lgbtq, bullying, youth, lgbt, teachers and students, lgbt teen, gay crush ...
Place:
canada, nova scotia
Similarity:
100%
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