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The String (2009)
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Original name: Le fil
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Tunisia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Malik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems seem to fade away when he falls for Bilal, the dreamy houseboy at his mother's bourgeois estate.
Style:
sexual, lgbt cinema, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, cute, gloomy, crying ...
Plot:
gay, arab, gay love, gay interest, love and romance, couples, gays and lesbians, lgbt, homecoming, gay slur, happy ending, youth, family relations, parents and children, fall in love, society, unfulfillment, estate, gender, casual sex, hijab, gay romance, black, glbt, lgbtqi ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
tunisia, africa, south africa, france, paris france, mediterranean sea
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Most similar movies to The String
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, queer cinema, serious and touching films with plots about gay, gay interest, lgbt, gays and lesbians, gender, gay kiss and lgbtq mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like The String: Second Skin (1999), Like a Brother (2005), Mixed Kebab (2012), Just a Question of Love (2000), Mulligans (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Diego is a doctor who has fallen in love with a married man with a son. Against the advice of his boss and best friend, he continues his affair with Alberto. The consequences of this affair profoundly alter not only the two men's lives, but ...
Style:
serious, realistic, eros, erotic, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay love, closeted homosexual, male male relationship, gay latino, lgbt, gay sex, unfaithful husband, gays and lesbians, infidelity, love triangle, family problems ...
Time:
90s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ibrahim chooses to fall for young and handsome Kevin over marrying his cute but expensive cousin Elif while kid brother Furkan converts to Islamic fundamentalism.
Style:
homoerotic, realistic, serious, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
gay relationship, closeted homosexual, lgbtq, gay couple, gay, gay muslim, gay interest, male homosexuality, muslim, tradition, family relations, self discovery ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
antwerp, europe, turkey, belgium
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.
Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, realistic, serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gay, lgbt, homosexuality, gays and lesbians, gender, gay relationship, male homosexuality, gay teenager, gay love, couples, gay sex, gay romance ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Like the American classic, The Graduate - secrecy, betrayal, and a painful coming of age face a family in Mulligans, by first time feature film director Chip Hale.
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, sexual, disturbing ...
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, husband wife relationship, gender, gay friend, sexual attraction, best friend, sexual repression, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, family relations, gay slur ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Luxembourg, Germany
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A glamorous, colourful coming-of-age story that follows the dramatic journey of Frank, a high school kid in 1984 through an exciting world of sex and music, when his deep new passion is suddenly turned into a struggle for courage, facing a new ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, touching, serious, sentimental, homoerotic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, male prostitute, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, youth, lgbt teen, gay lead character, aids, lgbt, gay love, bully, gay sex ...
Time:
20th century, year 1984, 80s
Place:
europe, holland, amsterdam, morocco, netherlands
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Bahamas
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Johnny (Johnny Ferro) is an art student in Nassau whose technique is perfect, but he’s creatively blocked. His teacher sends him off to the rural island of Eleuthera where he meets Romeo (Stephen Tyrone Williams), a hot musician. They begin a ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, emotional, stylized ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, couples, lgbtq, gender, art, closeted homosexual, gays and lesbians, society, youth, artists and showbiz, religions or cults ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bahamas, caribbean
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Breathtaking in its subtle beauty, Harvest is an achingly romantic tale of an innocent but ever increasingly passionate affair that develops between two simple farmhands. Life on a farm is all that sullen teen Marco knows- leading a perfunctory and ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, realistic, sexual, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay relationship, apprentice, couples, boys love, rural setting, lgbtq, sexual attraction, farm, gender, lgbt ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
germany, berlin germany
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 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:
emotional, sexy, touching, sexual, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay love, gay relationship, friendship, homosexuality, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, homosexual, lesbian, lifestyle, gender ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pittsburgh, idaho, pennsylvania
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: East Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by 'accident' he stumbles into a gay bar, meets and promptly ...
Style:
sexual, serious, realistic, psychological, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, gay cruising, love triangle, gay teenager, gay bashing, gay slur, gay bar, gay student, lgbtq, gay relationship, passion, sexuality ...
Time:
80s
Place:
germany, east germany, berlin germany, east berlin, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, immigration, homosexuality, gay relationship, syrian refugee, gay romance, gay lead character, gay sex, architect, forbidden love ...
Place:
finland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The coastal California community of Rock Haven is the perfect place for cute eighteen-year-old Brady and his loving mother to begin a fresh start. Their mission: to spread the word of the Lord. But while roaming the beach one day, Brady meets ...
Style:
psychological, serious, touching, sincere, sensual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
gay, first gay sexual experience, gay teenager, forbidden love, gay relationship, lgbt, gay love, male nudity, teenage life, male pubic hair, repressed homosexual, homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A love story between a Basque farmer and a Peruvian immigrant.
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, serious, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, gay relationship, gay romance, immigrant, farmer, self discovery, dull life, family relations, society, fall in love, parents and children ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999
Place:
peru, basque country
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, three brothers, lgbtq, redemption, gay love, hot guys, transsexual, male nudity, gay brother, gay lead character, dysfunctional family ...
Place:
alps, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, Canada, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Paulo, a young pianist, meets Ilir, a double-bass player originally from Albania. It's love at first sight. Confronted by Anka, Paulo finds himself out on the street. Despite Ilir's misgivings, Paulo moves in with him. One day, when Paulo ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, touching, sexual, serious ...
Plot:
gay, musician, gay slur, gay couple, gay relationship, gay sex, kinky sex, prison, sadomasochism, gays and lesbians, love affair, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Cuba
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Cuba is not a country for young gays. Teen rent boy Reinier falls in love with a mate in the slum soccer field at their neighbourhood in Havana. Although obsessed with moneymaking to hold up his baby, teen wife and wife's granma, gambler ...
Style:
realistic, erotic, sincere, serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, male prostitution, gay slur, gay relationship, gay love, gays and lesbians, male prostitute, lgbt, gay sex, gay latino, two males in bed, gay erotica ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
cuba, havana cuba
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The Falls: Testament of Love is a continuation of the story of RJ Smith and Chris Merrill, two Mormon missionaries that fell in love during their mission in a small town in Oregon. The boys haven't spoken in five years, but when an unexpected ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, closeted homosexual, gay sex, lgbt, mormon, impossible love, young lovers, secret relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, utah, seattle, salt lake city utah
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent ...
Style:
homoerotic, sexy, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay interest, gay, gender, lgbtq, gay love, lgbt, homoeroticism, threesome, love triangle, gay couple, gay seduction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Mark Anderson, a recent stroke victim who is frail and weak. Also, his best friend Thomas, a classic over the hill drag queen desperate for love and happiness. Mark and Thomas have a master plan, to find Mark's son, James Anderson the love of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
gay, true love, forbidden love, gender bending, best friend, teenage life, looking for love, couples, family relations, parents and children, youth, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Recovering from an ill-fated affair with a married man, Gabe finds solace in the relationship he maintains with his ex-wife and daughter. On the other side of town, Ernesto evades life at home with his current live-in ex-boyfriend by spending much ...
Style:
realistic, contemplative, serious, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gender, gay, gay interest, gay parent, working class, closeted homosexual, gay sex, lgbt, gay father, lgbtq, gay latino ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, midwest
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
This is a fast-paced comedy about a 40-year-old gay man who finds himself dating two equally lovable men - a secure 50-year-old who came out later in life, and an adventurous 30-year-old who wasn't looking for a relationship. What he ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, realistic, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, couples, lgbt, male nudity, gays and lesbians, gay love, older man younger man relationship, love and romance, boyfriend, lgbtqi, gender, male pubic hair ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Physical attractions appear to be the obvious explanation for two people to become a pair. But are they really the reflection of something sublime, everlasting or dare we say, spiritual? Do relationships start in the bedroom or in the heart? In this ...
Style:
contemplative, touching, realistic, serious, double entendre ...
Plot:
gay, homosexual, gay interest, lgbtq, couples, gays and lesbians, gender, love and romance, introspection, couple relations, love affair, gay man straight woman relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
BOYS tells the story of Sieger, a sporty, rather quiet 15-year-old boy who discovers love during the summer holidays. Sieger is training in the new athletics team for the national relay championships and meets the intriguing and unpredictable Marc. ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sexy, realistic, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, lgbtq, gay romance, male male relationship, gay love, coming of age, gay interest, gay athlete, gay lead character, gay relationship, fall in love ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
holland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When David, an ex-monk still in his twenties meets Mark, he falls hard; soon he's asked Mark if they can live together. Things go well for awhile, and then differences in their definition of "commitment" begin to push them apart. Mark ...
Style:
controversial, eros, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, gay straight relations, lgbt, gay teacher, lgbtq, lgbtqi, gay club, gay marriage, male pubic hair, gay pride, gay parade ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, coney island brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Justin is an ad executive whose father sends him on his first solo run to a place in Texas. While driving to his appointment Justin swerves to avoid a rabbit in the road and his car gets stuck in a ditch that just happens to be in front of the home ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, captivating, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
farm, gay, family relations, father son relationship, ranch, love affair, self discovery, parents and children, unlikely couple, jazz, gay relationship, lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Hungary, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Szabolcs plays in a German football team, as does Bernard. They are roommates, best friends, inseparable. A lost match makes him reconsider his life and he goes back to Hungary in hope for more simplicity. Yet his solitude does not last long. Soon ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, cute ...
Plot:
gay slur, gay love, gay, gay relationship, gay bashing, male homosexuality, skinny dipping, homosexuality, male nudity, lgbt, father son relationship, menage a trois ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, eastern europe, hungary
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A sex and drug addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction", where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, realistic, erotic ...
Plot:
lgbtq, gay relationship, gay, lgbt, forbidden love, gender, gay sex, gay interest, sex, friendship between men, sexual attraction, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Molly, the 21 year-old sister of Maarten, departs the family home, she leaves her older brother with empty nest syndrome. But it also opens up new opportunities for him, such as the possibility to explore his love for Arthur, a closet gay. ...
Style:
sentimental, serious, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay, lgbt, leaving home, couple relations, love triangle, siblings relations, fall in love, couples, family relations, gender, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.
Style:
sincere, touching, sexy, meditative, art house ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, gay relationship, gay couple, gay club, homosexuality, gay romance, gay interest, homosexual, one night stand, gay sex ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, britain, london, canada
Similarity:
100%
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