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Burning Blue (2013)
3K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Following two fatal aircraft accidents aboard an Aircraft Carrier, a government agent is placed aboard the ship. His mission is to determine what may be at the root of these mishaps and prevent the inevitable third chain breaking accident which abruptly changes course when a sailor reports seeing one of the top ranking fighter pilots in a gay club. The aviator and three of his squadron mates and their spouses all become the subject of a deadly modern day witch hunt entangling them in a web of jealousy and deceit which tests their concept of love, friendship and honor and changes their lives forever.
Style:
emotional, lgbt cinema, serious, captivating, realistic, cute, intense, sexual, crying, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, forbidden love, lgbtq, gay teenager, couple relations, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, lgbt, fighter pilot, love affair, life turned upside down, gay slur, gay club, friendship, military life, against the rules, gay love, military, dishonesty, illicit affair, gays and lesbians, lgbtqi, love and romance, nightclub ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city
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Most similar movies to Burning Blue
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, lgbt cinema, touching and realistic films with plots about gay, gay interest, lgbt, gay kiss, lgbtq, gay subtext and gay relationship mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres. Some movies like Burning Blue: Firebird (2021), Free Fall (2013), A Love to Hide (2005), Whirlwind (2007), The Circle (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Estonia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
Style:
homoerotic, erotic, art house, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, lgbtq, gay lead character, forbidden love, cold war, gay soldier, gay sex, closeted homosexual, gay interest, aerial combats, gay romance ...
Time:
70s
Place:
estonia, afghanistan, soviet union, moscow russia, ussr
Similarity:
100%
24K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness -- and what ...
Style:
emotional, homoerotic, sexual, sexy, disturbing ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, homosexuality, gay relationship, gays and lesbians, male male relationship, gay slur, forbidden love, infidelity, gay straight relations, love affair ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young Jewish girl, Sarah, is looking to escape the clutches of the Third Reich after seeing her parents and sister brutally slain by a smuggler who betrayed them while attempting to escape to England. Terrified, she is sheltered by her childhood ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, serious, emotional, touching, sad ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gay, holocaust, gay love, gay brother, gay relationship, gay club, gay couple, lgbt, nazi, gay son, world war two, betrayal ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
100%
589
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 ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, sexual, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, gay club, homosexual, friendship, couples, unfulfillment, gender, infidelity, gay sex, lifestyle, breakup ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, touching, serious, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, gay interest, homosexuality, lgbt, gay club, gay couple, gay teacher, forbidden love, gay rights, gay brother, girls' school ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
switzerland, zurich switzerland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, lgbt cinema, touching ...
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, gender, gay relationship, gay interest, lgbt, gay slur, gays and lesbians, gay man straight woman relationship, polyamory, church, gay teenager ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2002, year 2006, year 2000 ...
Place:
indiana, usa, colorado, wyoming, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
3K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two men meet and fall in love under the least joyous of circumstances in this low-key drama from writer and director Yen Tan.
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, sensual, romantic ...
Plot:
gay interest, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, lgbtq, gender, gay, lgbt, gay lead character, couples, friendship, friends, love and romance ...
Place:
italy, austin texas, europe, texas, dallas texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Romeo and Juliet has never been more provocative than in this contemporary all-boy staging. Writer/director Alan Brown transfers the setting from fair Verona to a high school military campus where a small group of boys from rival schools act out the ...
Style:
emotional, serious, touching, realistic, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay teenager, gay, lgbtq, gay love, gym, boys love, gays and lesbians, gender, gay interest, true love, gay romance, gay student ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
A sociological study of two men in the Israeli army who are lovers. The others in the unit react to their situation, suspecting, but not always understanding. One will leave the military soon, a few months away, as a snowy and desolete outpost is ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, homoerotic, realistic, sincere, compassionate ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, homosexuality, gay relationship, gay soldier, israeli, gay lead character, gay love, glbt, gay slur, gay romance, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, israel, lebanon, palestine
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, War
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Moffie (a derogatory Afrikaans term for a gay man) follows the story of Nicholas van der Swart: from a very young age, he realises he is different. Try as he may, he cannot live up to the macho image expected of him by his family, by his heritage. ...
Style:
sexy, touching, psychological, contemplative, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, lgbtq, gay slur, closeted gay, gay lead character, gay love, gay soldier, gay, military, homosexuality, soldier ...
Time:
80s, 2000s, year 1981
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A beautifully affecting love story that has rightly earned comparisons to Brokeback Mountain, Haim Tabakman's potent yet impeccably restrained tale has won awards and accolades at film festivals the world over. Aaron, a pillar in ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, erotic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
gay love, gay, forbidden love, first gay sexual experience, closeted homosexual, married man, gay sex, gay bashing, gay student, judaism, homosexuality, infatuation ...
Place:
israel, jerusalem, palestine, middle east, persia
Similarity:
100%
4K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, talky, touching, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay relationship, gay romance, gay teenager, lgbtq, gay couple, gay student, male male relationship, lgbt, gay sex, gay love ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa, akron ohio, ohio, florida
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%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The Falls is a feature film about two missionaries that fall in love while on their mission. RJ travels to a small town in Oregon with Elder Merrill to serve their mission and teach the words of Joseph Smith. Living together and sharing the ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, touching, captivating, sentimental, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay relationship, closeted homosexual, missionary, lgbt, love, religion, forbidden love, male nudity, gays and lesbians, homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, idaho
Similarity:
100%
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, cute ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay interest, gay love, gay bashing, gay teenager, gay youth, gay lead character, gay romance, gay relationship, homosexuality, lgbtq ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
100%
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: Argentina
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Eugenio offers his childhood friend Martin a work for the summer. With a game of power and desire a relationship starts to grow that goes beyond their friendship.
Style:
lgbt cinema, serious, atmospheric, stylized, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, lgbtq, friendship, male male relationship, gay love, gay, male homosexuality, gay lead character, gay romance, male pubic hair, naturist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Longtime Companion follows the lives of a small circle of friends from the first mention of the disease in the New York Times in 1981. First referred to as "Gay-Related-Immune-Disorder," we watch the effect of the disease as it devastates ...
Style:
sad, independent film, lgbt cinema, eros, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
aids, gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay relationship, gay couple, hiv, politics, glbt, friendship, loss of lover, courage ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century, year 1983, year 1985 ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Both original and incredibly romantic, Redwoods tells the story of an already-partnered man whose love is tested when a mysterious drifter passes through his small Northern California town.
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, serious, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, couples, gay sex, gay couple, homoeroticism, gay relationship, gay father, family problems, gays and lesbians, homosexual, secret, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, northern california
Similarity:
100%
12K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The bitter fight for supremacy between the three most popular girls at North Gateway High takes an unexpected turn when their classmate, Tanner, is outed and becomes the school’s first openly gay student. The trio races to bag the big trend in ...
Style:
sweet, humorous, erotic, light, funny ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay teenager, lgbt teen, gay interest, gay lead character, gays and lesbians, gay youth, high school, friendship, teenage life, friends ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ben is a young bisexual man. He comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of color struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben's past crawls to the surface.
Style:
sexy, erotic, emotional, talky, touching ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, male male relationship, gay, gay sex, gay lead character, sex scene, two males in bed, bisexual man, interracial relations, bisexual, young lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the 1970s, a young Australian boy, Timothy, finds himself confused. He falls for the captain of the football team. What follows shows all aspects of a relationship, regardless of gender or sexual preference. Conflict, temptation, and a huge ...
Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, touching, suspense, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay couple, gay student, aids, gay romance, lgbt, gay relationship, gay son, gay teenager, gay love, homosexual history ...
Time:
2000s, 70s, 80s, 90s, year 1978 ...
Place:
austria, australia, indiana, italy, sydney australia ...
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%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bruno is an architect who has a perfect life: A nice family and a good job. Anyway, Bruno has a deep sense of unease. He decides to leave his wife to be alone and have time to find him self. A business man offers him to build an iconic landmark in ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, psychological, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
gay, gay crush, gay club, gay interest, lgbtq, male nudity, masturbation, gay sex, bisexuality, husband wife relationship, gay father, male pubic hair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, santiago chile
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Carter, a troubled teen stays with a friend of his dads and starts flirting with her son Danny. After the weekend school returns, however Carter a school jock tells Danny he does not want to be seen with him at school. Their relationship grows ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sincere, serious, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, lgbtq, gay sex, gay interest, gay lead character, lgbt teen, gay student, lgbt, closeted homosexual, drug use, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Lucas travels to visit his sister to a remote town in southern Chile. In front of the ocean and the fog, he meets Antonio, a boatswain in a local fishing boat. When an intense romance grows between them, their strength, their independence and their ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, cute, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
gay interest, lgbtq, gay romance, male nudity, gay love, gay lead character, forbidden love, gay sex, gay relationship, lgbt, tenderness, sexual attraction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two modern-day cowboys meet on a shepherding job in the summer of '63, the two share a raw and powerful summer together that turns into a lifelong relationship conflicting with the lives they are supposed to live.
Style:
emotional, touching, sexy, sad, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, gay romance, gay relationship, homosexual, forbidden love, love story, gays and lesbians, lgbt, first gay sexual experience, gay slur, gay love ...
Time:
80s, year 1963, 60s, year 2005, 20th century ...
Place:
wyoming, usa, texas, idaho, america ...
Similarity:
75%
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