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I Dreamt Under the Water (2008)
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Original name: J'ai rêvé sous l'eau
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Antoine, a handsome boy in his 20s, falls for a straight best friend who does not reciprocate, and being a junkie exits the film quite early. Enter a girl, who seems to make him happy again, after he has tried living as a rent boy with men, having some familial, financial difficulties. But the girl is a junkie too.
Style:
sexy, touching, serious, realistic, sexual, ambiguous ending, crying, freeze frame, hot, queer cinema
Plot:
male nudity, gay, unrequited love, gay anal sex, prostitute, lgbt, love triangle, self discovery, nightlife, lifestyle, obsession, youth, addiction, life is a bitch, fall in love, sexual relations, couples, looking for love, drug abuse, destructive relationship, lgbtq, orgy, sex club, group sex, drug addiction ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, 1990s
Place:
paris france, france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, queer cinema and sexy films with plots about gay, male nudity, lgbt, gender, gays and lesbians, gay interest and love and romance mostly in Romance, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like I Dreamt Under the Water: Our Paradise (2011), Head On (1998), Romance (1999), Close to Leo (2002), Fögi Is a Bastard (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Friends of painter Jean-Baptiste Emmerich gather at a Paris railroad station for a four-hour journey to Limoges, where Emmerich wanted to be buried. The dozen travelers include art historian François and his lover Louis, who develops an interest in ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, psychological, talky, anthology ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
making love, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, art, painter, painting, gays and lesbians, transvestism, drinking, storytelling, marriage ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, egypt, cambodia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Vassili is an aged prostitute with killer instincts. He finds an unconscious young man in the Forest of Boulogne and takes him home. Now lovers and accomplices, the two men become a couple in prostitution and steal from their clients. And yet, ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, emotional, sexual ...
Plot:
male prostitute, gay hustler, gay, naked man, nude young male, male pubic hair, male prostitution, older man younger man relationship, skinny dipping, oral sex, magician's assistant, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, lyon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an ...
Style:
independent film, terrifying, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
homosexuality, gay, gay slur, sex, lgbt, sexual attraction, horniness, gay bar, nudity, male pubic hair, bare chested male, masturbation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
australia, melbourne, oceania, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Although deeply in love with her boyfriend - and indeed sleeping in the same bed with him - a schoolteacher cannot handle the almost complete lack of intimacy he will allow. Increasingly frustrated, she gradually finds her sexual appetites leading ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, controversial, disturbing, sexual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, female masturbation, love, sexual promiscuity, erotica, explicit sex, sexuality, unfaithfulness, masturbation, childbirth, male nudity, nymphomania ...
Time:
90s, turn of the century, year 1999
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When 21 year-old Leo, the oldest of four brothers, announces to his rural French family that he's HIV+, his family quickly rallys around him. Leo travels to Paris with his youngst brother Marcel for treatment. When Leo tries to push his brother ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, crying ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
boy, youth, skinny dipping, hiv, gays and lesbians, friendship, coming of age, lgbt, tragic hero, family problems, family life, pregnancy ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
paris france, europe, france, brittany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Switzerland, France, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A 15 year old boy (Beni) falls in love with Fögi, a singer in a Rock band. As Fögi seduces him, he is only willing to follow him where ever Fögi wants to. But Fögi is a drug addict and pulls Beni deeper and deeper into the hell of drug addiction.
Style:
sexual, realistic, serious, gloomy, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, male prostitution, gay erotica, naked man, lgbt, gay relationship, obsession, gay teenager, gays and lesbians, drug addiction ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Composer Gustav von Aschenbach, travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as ...
Style:
sentimental, art house, melancholic, scenic, serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
obsession, boy, fall in love, lgbtq, hotel, gays and lesbians, love and romance, art, forbidden love, unrequited love, teenage boy, pedophilia ...
Time:
victorian era, edwardian era, 1910s, 20th century, year 1912 ...
Place:
italy, venice, europe, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Romance
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Both detectives on a sickening murder case struggle with being alone and childless in their 40s. As they investigate the young man found beaten and strangled to death, platonic friends Karine and Herve unravel a love story between Vincent, and ...
Style:
sexy, serious, rough, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
male nudity, gay interest, police investigation, partner, murder, sex scene, uncover truth, life is a bitch, youth, law enforcement, teenage life, naked man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
lyon, france, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.
Style:
sexy, erotic, lgbt cinema, unusual plot structure, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
sex scene, male male relationship, gender, gay, outdoor sex, murder, police detective, male nudity, homosexuality, naked man, lake, loneliness ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2013, 80s, 21st century
Place:
france, nebraska, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Rich, bisexual Thomas makes his way through a swath of lovers of both sexes in Paris. His parents have died, and he doesn't have to work to earn a living, so his days are bacchanalia-filled affairs that run into each other in a hazy bliss. The ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay relationship, threesome, gay sex, lgbt, child custody, lifestyle, bisexual, adoption, moral dilemma, mate swapping, love affair, custody ...
Time:
future
Place:
paris france, france, ibiza
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 54 min.
Story:
Sebastien is a small town boy who moves to Paris and begins to explore the gay night life there. When a friend from back home calls to announce he's coming to Paris, Sebastien confronts some unrequited feelings
Style:
homoerotic, sexual, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, gay interest, friendship, gay relationship, lgbt, lgbtq, gay sex, gay club, love and romance, youth, gay lead character, gay straight relations ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A brief extract of four kids' lives somewhere in France. Quentin, who won a writers contest and now pays more attention to his career as an author than to his friends, beautiful Julie, his girl-friend, much more mature than she looks, falling ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, gay club, lgbt, gay interest, lgbtq, unrequited love, gay slur, glbt, best friend, betrayal, youth ...
Time:
90s
Place:
lyon, france, europe, algeria, new york ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Manu arrives in Paris, in the early days of AIDS, at the beginning of the 1980s. He strikes up a friendship with Adrien, a wealthy doctor in his early fifties, who introduces him to Sarah and Mehdi, a young couple.
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, sentimental, erotic ...
Plot:
aids, gay, male pubic hair, female nudity, friendship, opera singer, moral dilemma, erection, euthanasia, sexual promiscuity, siblings relations, love and romance ...
Time:
year 1984, year 2007, year 1985, 80s
Place:
paris france, munich germany, lyon, marseille, europe ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Story of two gorgeous, young French boys who begin a passionate relationship that boils over and threatens to destroy both their lives. Shy Mathieu is 18-years-old and on summer vacation in the south of France. He spends his days lazily sunning ...
Style:
homoerotic, emotional, touching, erotic, meditative ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, depression, gay interest, suicide attempt, lgbtq, gay teenager, male nudity, teenage life, gay romance, homoeroticism, erection, lgbt ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
south of france, europe, frankfurt germany, brittany, france ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Kuba attends an art opening with his girlfriend of two years and bumps into Mikal. The connection between these two young men is instantaneous and intoxicating, and despite opposition from all sides, he allows Mikal into his life. The results go ...
Style:
sincere, touching, serious, realistic, erotic ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay love, gay, couple relations, swimmer, bisexual, gay sex, gays and lesbians, love triangle, male pubic hair, friendship, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Set in Tel Aviv, focuses on an interconnected group of friends and their various relationships. At the center is the adorably bookish Omer, about to turn 30, who still hasn't found himself, and his free-spirited best friend Miki, who both end ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, dancer, lgbt, gender, gay sex, male objectification, male pubic hair, family relations, hopes, introspection, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tel aviv israel, israel, middle east
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on a work of Josep Maria Benet i Jornet entitled "Testament", the film tells the story of an aging professor of medieval literature with the dilemma of deciding who will inherit his essay on "The Book of friend and loved" ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, psychological, crying ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, male nudity, male pubic hair, gay teacher, lgbtq, pregnancy, friendship, terminal illness, midlife crisis, best friend, couples ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
spain, barcelona
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A teenager discovers that mending a broken heart is no simple thing in this independent romantic drama from Mexico. Gerardo (Juan Carlos Ortuno), a 17-year-old who has recently embraced his homosexuality, has just parted ways with his first serious ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, erotic ...
Plot:
gay, lost love, gay relationship, sex scene, gay interest, losing-it hero, lgbt, unrequited love, breakup, unfulfilled love, teenage life, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, mexico city
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
John is an ex-cop who leaves small-town life and provincial attitudes behind for a new existence in West Hollywood. As he seeks an open, accepting gay life, John is introduced to the fast-paced Circuit Party scene, featuring beautiful people and a ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, sincere, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, male prostitution, drug abuse, male prostitute, lgbt, gay relationship, addiction, ex cop, fish out of water, lifestyle, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
illinois, los angeles, palm springs california, california, usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Everybody's looking for something... Moving forward doesn't always mean leaving something behind.
Style:
realistic, serious, lgbt cinema, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
gay romance, gay interest, gay sex, gay relationship, gays and lesbians, lgbt, friendship, addiction, hiv, destructive relationship, introspection, lifestyle ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Brazil
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Carla and Bruno believe they have answers for everything until Rai appears in their lives, an attractive and mysterious young who lives outside the rules. In this story about love and friendship, boundaries dissolve by the rhythm of funky and break ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, polyamory, lgbtq, first gay sexual experience, bisexual, bisexual man, sex scene, gays and lesbians, love triangle, homosexual, sexual attraction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
barcelona, spain
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Paul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he'd rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul's behavior changes - ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sincere, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, male pubic hair, male nudity, swinger, gay athlete, love triangle, gays and lesbians, sexual relations, male homosexuality, naked man ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Donato fails in his attempt to save a drowning man, and meets one of the man's friends. He decides to start his life over, but pieces of his past keep coming after him.
Style:
realistic, sexual, lgbt cinema, psychological, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, lifeguard, drowning, gender, brother brother relationship, beach, swimming, lgbt, male nudity, oral sex, gay interest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, brazil, germany, portugal, northeast brazil
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Théo and Hugo meet in a club and form an immediate bond. Once the desire and elation of this first moment has passed, the two young men, now sober, wander through the empty streets of nocturnal Paris, having to confront the love they sense ...
Style:
sexy, erotic drama, disturbing, suspense, thought provoking ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay lead character, lgbt, gay club, gay couple, gay love, gay relationship, male male relationship, lgbtq, gay, hospital, gay sex ...
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Bisexual attorney Alain is bedding his female boss, his murderer client, the client's hairdresser girlfriend, and a precocious boy who knows what he wants and tries to convince Alain that he can 'have it all'.
Style:
sexy, erotic, homoerotic, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gender, looking for sex, lgbt, obsession, destructive relationship, male pubic hair, love triangle, dangerous attraction, looking for love, lgbtq, couples, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sergio is a brooding, alienated man who works as a trash collector in Lisbon by day and roams the city streets by night seeking rough, anonymous sex with men. One night he meets an man who seems to be the embodiment of his tormented fantasies, and ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, erotic, art house, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
fetish, peeping tom, gay, gay sex, gay lead character, erotica, lgbt, sadomasochism, anonymous sex, male rape, sex, garbage collector ...
Time:
90s
Place:
lisbon portugal, portugal
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A transsexual who survives prostituting herself in Paris, returns – with her two male lovers in town – to her family home in the countryside to look after her dying mother.
Style:
serious, sentimental, sexual, sensual, contemplative ...
Plot:
polyamory, closeted homosexual, lgbt, gay, gay relationship, prostitute, gender, transgender, dying mother, mother daughter relationship, lifestyle, love triangle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"The Journey of Jared Price" is a gay-themed coming-of-age 2000 film written, produced and directed by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black. Black won the Oscar award for Best Original Screenplay for "Milk". The Journey of ...
Style:
sentimental, sincere, touching, emotional, erotic ...
Plot:
gay teenager, lgbtq, gay, gay interest, making love, gay couple, fall in love, self discovery, couple relations, youth, couples, teenage life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, southern california, santa monica california
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A modern gay drama about falling in and out of love, and the rocky road in between.
Style:
sexy, serious, realistic, sexual, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
gay, gender, gays and lesbians, gay interest, couples, young lovers, prostitute, gay relationship, lgbt, love and romance, manipulation, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Lust and dysfuntion come full circle in this collection of nine steamy scenes exploring gay life, sex, addition, drugs and HIV/AIDS as revealed by a latino pool boy, a television writer, a meth dealer and others. As one affair leads into another, ...
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, captivating, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, male nudity, closeted homosexual, hiv, gay relationship, infidelity, youth, breakup, gay sex, gay couple, support group, lifestyle ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Similarity:
21%
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