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Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
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 37K
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Hansel Schmidt, is a young East German boy, born and raised during the Cold War in communist East Berlin. In his 20s, he meets Luther Robinson, an older American soldier, who falls in love with Hansel and the two decide to marry, which will allow Hansel to leave communist East Germany for the West. But, in order to marry, Hansel must undergo a sex-change. However, the procedure does not go perfectly and Hansel becomes not a trans woman, but a 'genderqueer', Hedwig. Back in the USA, on their first wedding anniversary, Luther leaves Hedwig for another man. On that same day the news headlines were of the fall of the Berlin Wall and freedom. Hedwig tours the US with her rock band and relates her life story while following her ex-boyfriend/band-mate Tommy Speck (to whom she gives the stage name "Tommy Gnosis"), who stole her songs and rose to fame.
Style: emotional, cult classic, enigmatic, melancholic, lyrical, sentimental, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat, stylized ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: transsexual, gender, gay, transvestism, transgender, berlin wall, drag queen, self discovery, singer, rock and roll, musician's life, musician, teenage boy, music, lgbtq, transvestite, gay interest, sexuality, lgbtqi, loneliness, homosexual, lifestyle, friendship, rock, couples ...
Time: 20th century, year 2001, 90s, 2000s, 80s
Place: germany, east germany, berlin germany, usa, europe, kansas, east berlin ...
Keyword: avant-garde, loud

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, semi serious, humorous and cult classic films with plots about gay, love and romance, friendship, lgbt, lgbtq, homosexual and lifestyle mostly in Comedy, Drama and Music genres. Some movies like Hedwig and the Angry Inch: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Kinky Boots (2005), Velvet Goldmine (1998), The Commitments (1991), Breakfast on Pluto (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker ...
Style: horror musical, parody, grindhouse, surreal, sexy ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: mad scientist, transsexual, transvestite, lgbt, rock and roll, cannibalism, transgender, music, lgbtq, dancing, butler, gay ...
Time: 20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place: transylvania, ohio
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 7.1
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Kinky Boots (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, in central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Yet, the untimely death of his father places him in that position, only ...
Style: touching, humorous, inspirational, feel good, sweet ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot: transvestism, drag queen, cabaret, fashion, small town, family business, gay slur, gender bending, fashion show, transvestite, gay, working class ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: milan italy, england, europe, london, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
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To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
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Style: road movie, cult classic, entertaining, sweet, light ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: gay, transvestism, gender bending, drag queen, small town, friendship, cross dressing, road trip, on the road, lgbt, transgender, culture clash ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: nebraska, usa, new york
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Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Almost a decade has elapsed since Bowiesque glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself ...
Style: surreal, stylized, erotic, lgbt cinema, independent film ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: homosexuality, male nudity, gay, music, homosexual, rock and roll, rock, homoeroticism, lgbtq, journalism, lgbt, bare chested male ...
Time: 70s, year 1998, 19th century, 20th century, 80s ...
Place: seattle, britain, england, europe, dublin ireland ...
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The Commitments (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females ...
Style: cult classic, independent film, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: teens
Plot: musician, music, working class, rock and roll, singer, friendship, profanity, rock, bittersweet, blues, rock music, trouble ...
Time: year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place: ireland, dublin ireland, england, europe
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100%
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story: In the 1970s, a foundling lad, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving his Irish town for London, in part to look for his mother and in part because his trans-gender nature is beyond the town's understanding.
Style: surreal, touching, sentimental, compassionate, sincere ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: transvestism, transgender, gay slur, gay, transsexual, gender, adoption, coming of age, gender bending, lgbt, priest, ira ...
Time: 70s, year 2005, 20th century, 60s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
20 Centimeters (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Colloquially-told story of a few days in the life of Marieta, who's saving money for the last operation in her change from man to woman. She works as a prostitute in Madrid and longs for a legitimate job. Whenever she builds up her savings, her ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, erotic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: transsexual, transsexuality, male nudity, gender, male prostitute, dream, lgbt, lifestyle, friends, love and romance, fall in love, sexual relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain, europe, madrid
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Two drag-queens and a transsexual contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. En route, it is discovered that the woman ...
Style: road movie, feel good, melancholic, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience: chick flick
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Canada, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
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Style: touching, witty, independent film, entertaining, realistic ...
Audience: chick flick
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Time: year 1997, 90s
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100%
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Tommy (1975)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.
Style: surreal, cult classic, stylized, visual, clever ...
Plot: rock and roll, surrealism, music, rock, rock opera, dancing, social commentary, trippy, musician, deaf, satire, misfit ...
Time: year 1975, post world war two
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
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Style: sexual, erotic, art house, sex comedy, sensual ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
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Style: talky, humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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Style: psychotronic, retro, thinking, cult classic, independent film ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
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Style: sincere, contemplative, realistic, emotional, serious ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
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Time: 20th century, year 1989, 80s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Recently broken up and barely enduring a dreary winter, gay Parisian Jérôme Beaunez impulsively books a solo Christmas vacation to Los Angeles. While there he meets some colorful locals and pursues a dormant desire to become a movie star - but ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous, sexy ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
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Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 6.8
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Almost Famous (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
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Style: sentimental, road movie, feel good, realistic, semi autobiographical ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, family friendly ...
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Time: 70s, 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 20th century
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Edge of Seventeen (1998)
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.
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22%
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Duration: 105 min.
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Style: stylized, melancholic, entertaining, intense, light ...
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Get Real (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
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Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Style: funny, humorous, parody, stylized, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, adult
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Time: 20th century, 80s, 60s, 70s, 90s ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
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Style: realistic, melancholic, feel good, funny, romantic ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
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Time: 90s, year 2000, 2000s, y2k, 20th century ...
Place: chicago, usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Rock of Ages (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Style: entertaining, feel good, sexy, visually appealing, romantic ...
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22%
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 135 min.
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Style: humorous, funny, sentimental, colorful, light ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
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22%
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De-Lovely (2004)
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 125 min.
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Style: stylized, lyrical, atmospheric, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: date night
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Time: 1930s, year 2004, 1940s, 1920s, 20th century ...
Place: venice, new york, usa, italy, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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That Thing You Do! (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Style: humorous, sentimental, feel good, light, sincere ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night, teen drama
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Time: 60s, 50s, 90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: pennsylvania, columbus ohio, ohio, usa, las vegas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Grace of My Heart (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: An aspiring singer, Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton, sacrifices her own singing career to write hit songs that launch the careers of other singers. The film follows her life from her first break, through the pain of rejection from the recording industry ...
Style: touching, lyrical, inspirational, sentimental, cult classic ...
Plot: songwriter, music, music industry, existentialism, loneliness, showbiz, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, ambition, rise and fall, self discovery, rock and roll ...
Time: year 1996, 70s, 60s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
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Style: lgbt cinema, emotional, psychological, touching, social ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot: lgbt, female impersonator, cross dressing, drag queen, lgbtq, gay student, transsexual, gay, gay slur, gay interest, life is a bitch, friendship ...
Time: 2020s
Place: britain, united kingdom, england, yorkshire
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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