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Cucumber (2015)
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Cucumber (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Original drama series from Russell T Davies exploring the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life, beginning with the most disastrous date night in history.
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, emotional, erotic, sensual, serious, gay cinema, queer cinema
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, homosexuality, gay couple, gay interest, gays and lesbians, couple relations, gender, life turned upside down, lgbtq, lgbt, gay lead character, fear of commitment, suicide, introspection, gay love, aspiration, lgbtqi, male nudity, interracial romance, gay club, self discovery, gay subtext, bittersweet, gay relationship, lesbian ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: england, manchester, manchester england

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, psychological, touching and realistic films and TV series with plots about lgbt, gay, gay interest, lgbtq, gay lead character, gays and lesbians and gay relationship mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Cucumber: Banana (2015), Queer as Folk (1999), Eastsiders (2012), Looking (2014), The Street (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Banana (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Witty, heartfelt and unique interlinked stories covering different aspects of LGBT life, featuring the most exciting emerging talent.
Style: realistic, sentimental, captivating, psychological, controversial ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gender, gays and lesbians, lesbian, couple relations, self discovery, haunted by the past, lgbtq, lgbt, love, multiple storylines, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, manchester, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Queer as Folk (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Both Queer as Folk and Queer as Folk 2 were written by Russell T Davies. The first series was ...
Style: controversial, sensual, sexual, erotic, realistic ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: gay, lgbt, homosexual, first gay sexual experience, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, lgbt teen, gay teenager, unrequited love, gay relationship, gay interest, gender ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: manchester, northern england, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 3K
Eastsiders (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
TV show
Story: What happens after the world ends? Written and directed by award winning playwright Kit Williamson, "EastSiders" explores the aftermath of infidelity on a gay couple in Silverlake. When Cal (Kit Williamson) finds out Thom (Van Hansis) has ...
Style: touching, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, realistic ...
Plot: gay, gay relationship, gay couple, infidelity, gay sex, lgbt, friends, up and down relationship, lgbtq, dishonesty, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, drag queen ...
Time: 21st century
Place: indiana, los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.2
 21K
Looking (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Three friends in San Francisco who explore the fun and sometimes overwhelming options available to a new generation of gay men.
Style: semi serious, sincere, humorous, realistic, clever ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gay couple, gay relationship, lgbt, gays and lesbians, friendship, gay latino, homosexuality, group of friends, gay sex, friendship between men, gay slur ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: san francisco, idaho, california, usa, los angeles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
 8.3
 1K
The Street (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Street is a British television drama series created by Jimmy McGovern and produced by Granada Television for the BBC. The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in Manchester and features an all-star cast including ...
Style: anthology, sincere, realistic, emotional, serious ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: neighbor, family life, couple relations, neighborhood, small town, crumbling marriage, dull life, family problems, social relations, friendship, household, working class ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, manchester, northern england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Tales of the City (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is ...
Style: sincere, romantic, touching, sentimental, saga ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, apartment building, lesbian, transgender, lesbian love, friendship, lgbtqi, old woman, filmmaking ...
Place: san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 5.6
 477
Cal (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Twenty-year-old Cal returns from France to Britain after receiving news that his mother is ill. His finds his home city of Bristol facing hard economic times brought on by the global economic crisis, with poverty and crime on the rise and rioting ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, erotic, tense ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, love affair, life is a bitch, society, gay interest, coming of age, age difference, lgbtq, male nudity, bare chested male, male pubic hair ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.7
 99
Coming Out (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
TV show
Story: The explosive lives, loves and losses of an intermingled group of Montréalers are explored as they confront the subject of difference. Managing a modern relationship can be a mess. Single? Attached? Married? Divorced? Open? Closed? The most common ...
Style: sexy, unusual plot structure, melancholic, romantic, psychological ...
Plot: gay couple, gay, gay interest, gay relationship, gay lead character, lgbt, love and romance, fall in love, couples, society, gay love, homosexual ...
Time: 21st century
Place: montreal, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Movie in collections
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 436
DTLA (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: DTLA is a gay-themed television series which premiered October 24, 2012. The series was created, and is co-produced and directed by Larry Kennar. It follows a group of friends in Downtown Los Angeles under the slogan: One City, Seven Lives / Old ...
Style: realistic, humorous, captivating, psychological, sensual ...
Plot: lgbt, friendship, sexual relations, couple relations, gender, gay, group of friends, gay interest, gay relationship, love, lgbtq, male nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Man in an Orange Shirt (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Two love stories, sixty years apart, charting the challenges and huge change to gay lives with Michael and Thomas from WW2 to Adam and Steve to the present day.
Style: sincere, captivating, psychological, touching, lgbt cinema ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, homosexuality, gay relationship, closeted homosexual, gay couple, love, gay sex, lgbtq, world war two, gay love, grandparent grandchild relationship ...
Time: 1950s, post world war two, 1940s, 20th century
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Label Me (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 60 min.
Story: Sex is power, and Waseem, a Syrian gay-for-pay hustler seeking asylum in Cologne, wields it like a shield. Keeping his johns at an emotional arm’s length while satisfying their most carnal desires in order to eke out a living, he meets his match ...
Style: touching, sexy, unusual plot structure, romantic, melancholic ...
Plot: gay interest, gay, lgbt, sex work, gay love, male nudity, love, homosexual, hustler, gay for pay, lgbtq, gay lead character ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 8.6
 75K
Heartstopper (2022)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Charlie, a highly strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...? Based on Alice Oseman's bestselling ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing, cute, teen ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay relationship, gay love, lgbtq, lgbt teen, gay lead character, gay interest, gay couple, teenage love, gay teenager, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
End of the Century (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Two men meet in Barcelona and after spending a day together they realize that they have already met twenty years ago.
Style: unusual plot structure, sexy, sentimental, captivating, romantic ...
Plot: gay, gay interest, lgbt, gay erotica, gay lead character, male nudity, gay love, lovers, gays and lesbians, homosexual, tourist, cruise ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: madrid, barcelona
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 6.2
 697
Nighthawks (1978)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A gay man is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night. A respectable geography teacher by day; by night, hanging out in London's gay bars, looking for a long-term relationship, but usually encountering only ...
Style: psychological, realistic, serious, emotional, sexual ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, gay teacher, disco, lgbtq, school teacher, lgbtqi, glbt, school, gay bar, homosexuality, gay lead character ...
Time: 70s
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 8.5
 22K
Queer as Folk (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story: Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an ...
Style: touching, emotional, realistic, sincere, sexual ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lgbt, gay, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, homosexual, gay love, friendship, homosexuality, gay lead character, lesbian, lifestyle, sexual activity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, pittsburgh, idaho, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 7.6
 39
Honest Men (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Prepare yourself for an open and honest conversation between fathers, their sons, and the boy next door.
Style: sexy, melancholic, psychological, romantic, touching ...
Plot: gay, gay sex, gay interest, male nudity, lgbt, gay couple, love and romance, homosexual, gay love, gay lead character, youth, gay relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Boys On Film 7: Bad Romance (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Experience an alternative take on attraction with Boys On Film. Bad Romance explores the darker side with a collection of edgy and sexy short films, including: Alain Hain's "Curious Thing" starring Danny Bernardy and Matthew Wilkas; ...
Style: touching, sexy, unusual plot structure, contemplative, light ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, gay interest, gay youth, love and romance, gay couple, fall in love, gays and lesbians, couple relations, love affair, lovers, young lovers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
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19%
 7.5
 5K
Lip Service (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Lip Service was a British television serial drama portraying the lives of a group of lesbians living in Glasgow, Scotland. Production on the show, which stars Laura Fraser, Ruta Gedmintas and Fiona Button, began in summer 2009 in Glasgow. The show ...
Style: realistic, sincere, sexy, semi serious, erotic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian couple, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, love and romance, lesbianism, lifestyle, lgbtq, ex couple relations, lesbian sex ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scotland, saudi arabia, europe, glasgow scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Movie in collections
 5.0
 1K
Man at Bath (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Omar and Emmanuel go to great lengths to prove they are not in love.
Style: contemplative, realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: gay, gay erotica, sex scene, male pubic hair, nudity, self discovery, breakup, introspection, gender, couples, family problems, sexual relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, usa, new york, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 8.0
 614
Queers (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story: Eight short monologues charting the UK gay experience and in response to the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act, curated by Mark Gatiss. Each monologue is set in the same pub, taking place at various points in the last hundred years.
Style: anthology, thrilling, queer cinema
Plot: gay, lesbian, lgbtq, lgbt, homosexual, social history, homosexual history, multiple storylines, social issues, social problems, gay interest, exodus ...
Time: 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 7.2
 264
After Forever (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: After Forever is the story of Brian and Jason, a 50-ish New York City gay couple, who have it all until they don't.
Style: dramatic, emotional, suspenseful, captivating, tear jerker
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbtq, death of lover, gay subtext, grief, gay lead character, marriage, death, gay culture, gay marriage, death of loved one ...
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19%
 5.7
 3K
Nasty Baby (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Nasty Baby centers around a Brooklyn couple, Freddy and his boyfriend Mo, who are trying to have a baby with the help of their best friend, Polly. Freddy is an artist, and his latest work is all about babies – it’s clear he’s dying to be a ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, touching, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: lgbt, interracial couple, gay couple, friendship, illegal immigrant, couples, couple relations, best friend, gender, society, love and romance, latinx lgbt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
One of the Boys (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
TV show
Story: The socially awkward Lau goes on the traditional Man Camp with the provincial town boys to prove that he's a "real man". But, things get tricky when he develops feelings for another boy on the trip.
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating, queer cinema
Plot: bullying, gay, friendship, homosexuality, sexuality, lgbt, gay crush, relationship problems, couple relations, relationships, love affair, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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 6.0
 516
Paths (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Andreas and Martin share all the ups and downs of everyday life, and their son is maturing. A cautious approach to the traces of a long relationship. The love story of two people. Not about how they come together, not a phase they go through, but ...
Style: melancholic, romantic, sexy, unusual plot structure, sentimental ...
Plot: lgbt, gay interest, gay couple, gay, lgbtq, carpenter, breakup, gay relationship, love and romance, love, homosexual, love affair ...
Time: year 2017, 21st century
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 6.7
 439
Boys to Men (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: A four-part anthology film dealing with homosexuality from the young to the old. Crush, detailing the budding friendship of a 12-year old girl and a 16-year old boy, who bond over their favorite TV program and musical tastes. The Mountain King, ...
Style: homoerotic, psychological, captivating, disturbing, anthology ...
Plot: gay interest, gay, lgbt, homosexual sex, drug use, gay erotica, homosexual, gay teenager, gay lead character, gay couple, gay friend, gay crush ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 7.2
 2K
Tattoo (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Brazil, 1978. The military dictatorship that resulted from a coup in 1964 begins to stumble. In a cabaret-like theater located on the periphery between two cities in the northeast of Brazil, a group of artists challenges power and conventional ...
Style: serious, touching, sincere, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: homosexuality, gay interest, male nudity, gay, lgbt, soldier, self discovery, love and romance, society, performer's life, rebelliousness, gender ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 5.6
 1K
Blackbird (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, ...
Style: melancholic, touching, psychological, unusual plot structure, romantic ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, black lgbt, sexuality, gay lead character, baptist, gay interest, gay romance, sexual identity, gay couple, love and romance, lgbtq ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 5.2
 167
Aya Arcos (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story: When successful writer Edu falls in love with a young hustler, Fabio, his initial fear is about contracting HIV, but emotional matters soon loom large as well.
Style: touching, realistic, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot: gay, homosexual sex, male nudity, homosexuality, lgbt, gay interest, sex scene, lgbtq, love, sexual relations, relationships, homosexual love ...
Place: rio de janeiro
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 6.7
 71
Triads (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Jason Height is a hot young gay man who's recently found himself displaced on the west coast. During his many sexual exploits in Palm Springs he stumbles into a three-way relationship with a couple who appear to be on the outs after years ...
Style: sexy, melancholic, unusual plot structure, romantic, psychological ...
Plot: gay, love and romance, gay relationship, youth, love affair, love triangle, gay interest, gay love, gays and lesbians, lovers, young lovers, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
Hidden Kisses (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Nathan, 16, lives alone with his father Stephane. A newcomer in high school, he is invited to a party and falls in love with Louis, a boy in his class. They find themselves out of sight and kiss each other, but someone takes a picture of them. Soon, ...
Style: lgbt cinema, realistic, captivating, disturbing, existential ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lgbt, gay, gay love, gay bashing, gay lead character, gay romance, homosexuality, gay teenager, closeted homosexual, male male relationship, gay son, gay slur ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
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