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The World Unseen (2007)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, erotic, romantic, deep, historical drama, independent film, bleak, queer cinema ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, lgbt, gender, lesbian love, sapphic, forbidden love, lesbianism, lesbian teen, love and romance, lesbian interest, lgbtq, injustice, self discovery, racism, restaurant, secret relationship, gays and lesbians, individualism, lesbian erotica, gay, woman woman relationship, woman, feminism, independent woman ...
Time:
ancient times, 20th century, year 1952
Place:
south africa, africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, sexy, realistic and erotic films with plots about lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian, lesbian kiss, lesbian love, lgbtq and female female kiss mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres. Some movies like The World Unseen: I Can't Think Straight (2008), Elena Undone (2010), Carol (2015), Purple Sea (2009), Tell It to the Bees (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
I Can't Think Straight is a 2007 romance movie about a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian descent, Tala, who is preparing for an elaborate wedding. A turn of events causes her to have an affair and subsequently fall in love with another ...
Style:
sexy, eros, erotic, romantic, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lesbian interest, lesbianism, self discovery, sapphic, fall in love, lesbian sex, true love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, idaho, indiana, middle east, europe ...
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
Style:
captivating, touching, sexy, sexual, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbianism, lesbian mother, lesbian couple, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, lesbian teen, couple relations, lesbian sex, sapphic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Australia, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
Style:
sexy, erotic, serious, emotional, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, forbidden love, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, women, sapphic, gays and lesbians, lesbian romance, lesbian interest, age difference, older woman younger woman relationship ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 1952, 2010s, year 2015 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, columbus ohio, idaho, indiana ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in ...
Style:
touching, serious, period piece, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, gender, gays and lesbians, island, lesbian romance, lesbianism, forbidden love, lesbian love, lesbian sex, village life ...
Time:
19th century, ancient times, turn of the century, 1800s
Place:
italy, mediterranean sea, sicily
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the ...
Style:
sad, thought provoking, romantic drama, touching, period piece ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian interest, lesbian attraction, lesbianism, lesbian couple, lesbian romance, female doctor, lesbian sex, love interest ...
Time:
year 1952, 50s, 1950s
Place:
austin texas, scotland
Similarity:
100%
854
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Lisa, an aspiring songwriter, whose farming family has suffered foreclosure is forced to work at a new, 'urban farm' where she meets Dalia. Her casual racism leads her to be fired but the women end up drawn into a passionate affair.
Style:
sincere, melancholic, captivating, dramatic
Plot:
lesbian romance, lesbianism, lesbian, musician, racism, lesbian relationship, relationships, woman, farm, lesbian interest, love, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.
Style:
captivating, serious, emotional, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
lesbian, forbidden love, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian sex, asian lesbian, intern, lgbt, lgbtq, friendship, couples, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, indiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A former child actress attends college in search of independence and ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor. Their relationship thrives until an opportunity to return to acting forces her to make life-altering decisions.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, touching, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian couple, gays and lesbians, lesbian teen, teacher student relationship, college, lesbian sex, sapphic, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, indiana
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for two young and recently acquainted women to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sexual, atmospheric, sensual ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
lesbian, gays and lesbians, lgbt, lesbian love, lesbian sex, intimacy, sex scene, lesbian relationship, sexual relations, hotel room, lesbian romance, woman woman relationship ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield the results she expects, a perfect ending is still in reach.
Style:
touching, sexy, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, self discovery, lesbian interest, lesbian couple, lesbianism, first lesbian experience, prostitute, lesbian sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Claire of the Moon is set in the 1990s in the Pacific Northwest. Claire Jabrowski, a famous heterosexual author, decides to attend a retreat for all-female writers. Claire's rommate at the retreat is Dr. Noel Benedict, author of a book called ...
Style:
sexual, sexy, independent film, erotic, contemplative ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, gays and lesbians, passionate sex, lesbian sex, lesbian love, nudity, lgbt, love triangle, bare breasts, female nudity, masturbation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
7K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.
Style:
sexy, touching, controversial, romantic, offbeat ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, lgbt, lesbian love, love, gay, lesbian romance, glbt, hinduism, lgbtq, sapphic, sexuality ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
india, indiana, new delhi, asia, taj mahal ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In The Secrets, two brilliant young women discover their own voices in a repressive orthodox culture where females are forbidden to sing, let alone speak out. Naomi, the studious, devoutly religious daughter of a prominent rabbi, convinces her ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, atmospheric, emotional ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbt, forbidden love, lesbian interest, nude painting, religions or cults, lesbianism, rabbi, best friend, selflessness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, palestine
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Kenya, South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France, Norway, Lebanon, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, touching, disturbing, social ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, black lgbt, lesbian love, black lesbian, abuse, gay, sapphic, father daughter relationship, election, politics, coming of age ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
africa, indiana, south africa, kenya
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
Style:
erotic, sexy, eros, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian sex, erotica, lesbian couple, lesbianism, lesbian lover, lesbian romance, love affair, lesbian attraction ...
Place:
indiana, toronto ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, sentimental, erotic, cute ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, love triangle, wedding, lesbian romance, lesbian couple, lgbtq, sapphic, gays and lesbians, love affair ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
london, idaho, europe, tower bridge london
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A terminally ill lesbian bonds with a woman who lost her son to cancer.
Style:
captivating, queer cinema
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian love, lgbt, lesbian romance, lesbian seduction, relationships, lesbian lover, sorority, female bonding, lgbtq, lesbian relationship, woman woman relationship ...
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the magnetic Vita and the beguiling Virginia forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly ...
Style:
historical romance, period piece, factual, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian romance, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, sapphic, sex scene, polyamory, female protagonist, doomed love, anxiety, lesbian couple ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of straight-edge literature professor Vivian who travels to Reno to get away from a relationship breakup when she falls in love with an attractive and unconventional girl named Cay.
Style:
sexy, touching, sentimental, erotic, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, lgbtq, gender, sapphic, divorce, self discovery, desert, lesbianism, lesbian relationship, passionate kiss ...
Time:
50s, year 1959, year 1985, 60s, 1950s
Place:
nevada, indiana, usa, san francisco, reno nevada
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK, USA, Belgium
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A woman learns about the death of her father. She returns to her Orthodox Jewish home and falls in love with her best childhood friend who is now married to her cousin.
Style:
sexy, melancholic, depressing, romantic drama, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, lesbian romance, lesbian relationship, sapphic, lesbian sex, sex scene, forbidden love, infidelity, funeral, female nudity ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
london, middle east, israel
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In nineteenth century Yorkshire wealthy orphan Anne Lister lives with an aunt and uncle, anxious for her to marry well and blissfully unaware that she is a lesbian,recording her thoughts and exploits in a coded diary. When her lover Mariana Belcombe ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, stylized, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
lesbian relationship, lesbian, lgbt, lesbian romance, lgbtq, lesbianism, lesbian sex, lesbian couple, feminism, lesbian love, forbidden love, gay relationship ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, ancient times, 1830s, 1800s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, yorkshire
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
lesbian, coming of age, lgbt, teenage girl, lesbian interest, lesbian teen, teenage love, sapphic, teenage sexuality, teenager, lesbian love, forbidden love ...
Place:
paris france, indiana, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Åmål is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she has never done *it*. Another girl ...
Style:
sexual, teen, sexy, heartbreaking, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, sexuality, lesbian relationship, lgbt, coming of age, gays and lesbians, teenage girl, teenage love, lesbian love, sapphic, lesbian teen, forbidden love ...
Time:
near future, year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
indiana, europe, stockholm sweden, eastern europe, scandinavia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The stunning Dreya Weber stars as a former top gymnast who discovers love and a new life path when she teams up with a dancer (played by former L.A. Lakers cheerleader Addie Yungmee) for an ambitious Las Vegas aerial act show.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sexual, independent film ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian interest, lgbtq, lesbian love, female athlete, bisexuality, forbidden love, lgbt, ambition, starting over, introspection, self discovery ...
Place:
nevada, las vegas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three poetic tales of seeking the true identity. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, falls in love with her band's tomboy accordionist Diego. In another time and place, Lily, an elderly lesbian and Yen, her gay friend, create an ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, emotional, sexual ...
Plot:
lgbt, gender, lesbian, lesbian relationship, fall in love, love affair, feminism, couples, teenage life, gays and lesbians, love and romance, lgbtq ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe, taiwan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family's political cause.
Style:
romantic drama, sad, serious, psychological, deep ...
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian sex, lesbian teen, death penalty, sister sister relationship, death row, lgbtq, sapphic, lesbianism ...
Place:
usa, indiana
Similarity:
100%
26K
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
1840s England, an infamous fossil hunter and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.
Style:
sexy, psychological, period piece, costume drama, realistic ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lgbtq, lesbian love, lesbian couple, lesbianism, lesbian sex, scientist, sapphic, lesbian cunnilingus ...
Time:
1840s, 19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 2020s ...
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
In this sequel to The L Word, we continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter, Alice Pieszecki and Shane McCutcheon, along with a new generation of diverse, self-possessed LGBTQIA+ characters experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sensual, romantic, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lesbian relationship, sapphic, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, female friendship, feminist, sex, women, lesbian sex, lgbtq ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of ...
Style:
erotic, touching, sexy, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, forbidden love, lesbian love, lesbian romance, sapphic, older woman younger woman relationship, lesbian relationship, school, teenage life, lesbian teen, teachers and students ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
67%
13K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mia (Ruth Vega Fernandez) and Frida (Liv Mjönes), both in their thirties, meet each other for the first time at their parents' engagement party. Mia's father, Lasse (Krister Henriksson), is about to get married to Frida's mother, ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, realistic, serious, romantic drama ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian romance, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, sapphic, lesbian interest, love and romance, lesbian sex, lesbian daughter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
stockholm sweden, europe, barcelona, eastern europe, spain ...
Similarity:
50%
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