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Issues 101 (2002)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
College freshman Joe is new to school when he mistakes a rush invitation for a come-on from a cute fraternity brother. He's no less confused after a hazing ritual between him and Christian, his "big brother" in the Greek system, takes and intense and intimate turn. After Joe sets Christian "straight" about his sexual interests, Christian confesses that he himself is straight-but with "issues".
Style:
realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, sexy, semi serious, sexual, queer cinema
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gay, college, couples, coming out, youth, student life, gender, gay relationship, love triangle, brother brother relationship, fraternity, hidden camera, lgbt, school, beach, male nudity, love and romance, gender bending, singleness, gays and lesbians, loss of virginity, lifestyle, siblings relations, college life, looking for sex ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, sexy, queer cinema and sexual films with plots about gay, gays and lesbians, gender, lgbt, gay kiss, gay interest and love and romance mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Issues 101: The Falls: Testament of Love (2013), 3-Day Weekend (2008), The Men Next Door (2012), August (2011), Finding Me (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Long-term couple Simon and Jason, along with daddy-ish Cooper and his boy du jour, escape to a mountain cabin for a three-day weekend away from their hectic city lives. Looking to spice up this long-standing tradition, they add a special twist to ...
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Time:
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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 ...
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humorous, captivating, realistic, touching, queer cinema ...
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Time:
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29%
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 ...
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realistic, sentimental, emotional, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, lgbt, gay couple, love triangle, gay sex, lovers reunited, couples, gender, introspection, gay romance, lgbtq ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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29%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Faybien Allan has it all going on; he's young, stylish, and knows the importance of being seen with hip friends at NYC's trendiest spots. But beneath the sparkle of his nightlife and his stunning good-looks, is a man buckling under his ...
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humorous, psychological, captivating, sexy, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, self discovery, looking for love, couples, hopes, gender, black lgbt, african american, friendship, road trip, lgbt, lgbtq ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A hot, young and charming man with ulterior motives enters the lives of a tight-knit group of gay men in New York City and at first adds excitement and intrigue to their group, but events soon spiral out of control as he deliberately attempts to ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two young couples in New York-one black and gay, one white and heterosexual-find their lives intertwined as they create new relationship norms, explore sexual identity, and redefine monogamy.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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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, ...
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Time:
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26%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Nathan and Maggie are in the throes of a passionate affair. They're young, good-looking, and both have boyfriends. When Nathan is assigned to write a travel article on romantic hot-spots in Napa Valley, these unconventional lovers test the ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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 - ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Duration: 82 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
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Audience:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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