Movies like Edge of Seventeen 1998
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Edge of Seventeen (1998)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A gay teenager finds out who he is and what he wants, who his friends are, and who loves him, in this autobiographical tale set in middle U.S. in the 1980s. Growing up, learning about life, love, sex, friends, and lovers.
Style:
sexual, teen, independent film, touching, realistic, crying, avant garde, sentimental, sincere, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, homosexuality, lgbt teen, coming of age, first gay sexual experience, gays and lesbians, lgbt, friendship, high school, happy ending, gay sex, self discovery, sex, sexuality, forbidden love, small town, bittersweet, homosexual, gay youth, lgbtqi, young lovers, teenager, school, college ...
Time:
80s, year 1984
Place:
ohio, columbus ohio, usa, midwest, new york, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, queer cinema, sexy and touching films with plots about gay, gay interest, lgbt, lgbtq, coming of age, friendship and gay kiss mostly in Romance, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Edge of Seventeen: Another Gay Movie (2006), Dating Amber (2020), Shelter (2007), Date and Switch (2014), Tan Lines (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the dirtiest, funniest, most scandalous gay-teen-sex-comedy-parody ever, four young gay friends make a pact to lose their virginity by the end of the summer. The boys soon face giant sex toys, naked celebrities, masochistic teachers and an ...
Style:
spoof, erotic, humorous, sexual, sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay sex, gay relationship, gay teenager, homosexual, first gay sexual experience, homosexuality, cheerleader, gay bar, loss of virginity, gay friend ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. The plan seems solid, but as ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, semi serious, touching, sad ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lesbian, coming of age, lesbian teen, closeted homosexual, lesbian love, gay, lgbt, friendship, lgbtqi, bullying, high school life, love and romance ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s
Place:
ireland, london, dublin ireland
Similarity:
100%
25K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach ...
Style:
touching, sexy, sweet, romantic drama, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
gay, surfing, homosexuality, gay relationship, homosexual, gay romance, gay slur, lgbtqi, gay love, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, first gay sexual experience ...
Time:
2000s, 70s
Place:
california, idaho, southern california, new jersey, san francisco ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closet.
Style:
sexy, semi serious, light, sociological, happy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, gay interest, friendship, virginity, lgbtq, gay best friend, best friend, profanity, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Cute teen Midget Hollow wanders through life riding big waves and partying with surfer boys. When Midget's best friend's gay brother Cass arrives on the scene, the two quickly dive head first into a clandestine sea of sexual awakening.
Style:
serious, sentimental, sincere, touching, sexual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
homosexuality, gay interest, gay relationship, gay, gay teenager, coming of age, young lovers, secret relationship, gay brother, male nudity, lgbt, sexual awakening ...
Place:
australia, new south wales
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A pair of teenage boys growing up in a working-class neighbourhood of Thamesmead, in south-east London, become aware of their homosexuality. While both were vaguely aware they might be gay, neither had ever acted on their impulses. Once they decide ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sweet, touching, semi serious, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, coming of age, gay teenager, lgbt, lgbtq, lgbt teen, gay love, gay interest, boys love, teenage love, glbt ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Hunky writer Markus returns home to find his boyfriend of four years naked with another man. Newly single, he begins waiting tables at a swinging Chelsea hotspot where the indelible supporting cast of co-workers offers conflicting directions on the ...
Style:
semi serious, witty, sentimental, humorous, sexual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
gay teenager, gay, gay sex, true love, friendship, infidelity, lifestyle, opposites attract, womanizer, youth, unlikely couple, looking for love ...
Place:
new york, virginia, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two young misfits head for New York City to celebrate their idol and muse, Stevie Nicks, at The Night of 1,000 Stevies. Along the road, in order for them to escape their painful pasts, they must discover their strengths and learn self-acceptance.
Style:
gothic, road movie, sentimental, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
goth, gay lead character, music band, on the road, friendship, self discovery, small town, homecoming, midlife crisis, lifestyle, misfit, artists and showbiz ...
Place:
usa, ohio, columbus ohio, new york
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL finds our heroes ANDY, NICO, JAROD and GRIFF reuniting at a gay resort in sunny Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break. They participate in a contest called 'Gays Gone Wild!' to determine who can attain the most ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, spoof, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, teens
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, homosexuality, gays and lesbians, lgbt, gay sex, partner, nothing goes right, obsession, couples, disorder, friends ...
Place:
usa, florida
Similarity:
100%
133K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's ...
Style:
romantic, touching, sweet, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbt teen, homosexuality, high school, homosexual, teenager, lgbtq, gay lead character, gay interest, gay teenager, gay relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
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Story:
When Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the drastic changes it provokes, and redefine his relationships with his friends and family.
Style:
touching, sexual, semi serious, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, youth, gay teenager, lgbtq, teenage life, gays and lesbians, high school, high school life, gay athlete, lifestyle, love and romance, buddies ...
Place:
europe, france, paris france
Similarity:
100%
15K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, teen, touching, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, coming of age, gay teenager, gay relationship, teenager, teenage life, high school, first gay sexual experience, gay slur, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
britain, europe, england, london
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss) and Christian Markelli (Wes Ramsey) are the two most opposite people in the world. Aaron is a young Elder (or a Mormon missionary) who wants to do his family proud and is quite passionate about his religion and film. ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, sentimental, touching, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, sex, first gay sexual experience, depression, gay love, couples, relationships, one night stand, homosexual, culture clash, gay teenager ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, utah, idaho, usa, salt lake city utah ...
Similarity:
75%
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: 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%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two high school enemies, uber-jock Harry and out-and-proud Sam, are forced to share a car ride to their Missouri hometown for a friend's engagement party on Valentine's Day. Things take a turn when Sam learns Harry has come out.
Style:
feel good, lgbt cinema, psychological, gaming, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gay lead character, couples, youth, road trip, teenager, gay interest, young adult, gay romance, gay relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
missouri
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Socially isolated by his parents (Rebecca Jenkins, Robert Joy), an androgynous teen (Aaron Webber) enrolls in high school and develops a crush on his male teacher (Daniel MacIvor).
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, sexual, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, gender, gay teenager, gays and lesbians, closeted homosexual, lgbtq, bullying, youth, lgbt, teachers and students, lgbt teen, gay crush ...
Place:
canada, nova scotia
Similarity:
100%
6K
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Misfits in their lives back home, a group of young people live it up at musical-theater camp. While the sports counselor is completely ignored, the kids' spend all their time in rehearsal for a grueling schedule that involves a new show every ...
Style:
teen, talky, humorous, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
gay, coming of age, summer camp, dancing, lgbt, love and romance, teenage love, artists and showbiz, rock, gay teenager, glbt, friendship ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Duncan Mudge, mid-teens, lives apart from his rural world populated by his distant father and rough local kids. His main companionship is a chicken left after his mother's death until the neighbor's son befriends him.
Style:
disturbing, lgbt cinema, touching, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
bullying, gay teenager, gay, boys love, lgbt teen, coming of age, first gay sexual experience, male homosexuality, lgbt, father son relationship, male rape, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
vermont
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After getting dumped by his girlfriend Tiffani (Rebekah Kochan), Caleb (Scott Lunsford) commiserates with his roommate Kyle (Jim Verraros), who notes that while he has trouble getting the men he wants he could get any woman because he's gay.
Style:
witty, sexy, erotic, lgbt cinema, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay sex, lgbt, fall in love, phone sex, teenage love, looking for love, best friend, couples, gay student ...
Place:
tucson arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A magical house party throws Alex ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, teen, humorous, psychological, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbtq, homosexuality, gay interest, gay lead character, first gay sexual experience, sexual confusion, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male homosexuality, gay teenager, high school ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the ...
Style:
sexual, sweet, touching, erotic, homoerotic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gays and lesbians, lgbt, lgbtq, gay teenager, homosexual, coming of age, teenager, teenage love, lgbt teen, gay love ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
germany, europe, bavaria, berlin germany
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
John Keitel wrote the film based on his personal undergraduate experience and filmed campus footage in the neighborhood and environs surrounding his graduate film school alma mater USC.
Style:
sexual, semi serious, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay couple, lgbt, gay cruising, gay love, friendship, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, homosexuality, gay friend ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Filmmaker Todd Verow revisits his own youth for his latest work. The film's main character is Joe, who, like the director, grew up in Bangor in Maine. Joe, an 18 year old high school senior who longs to move away from poor white trash roots and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, disturbing, sexual ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay crush, lgbt, gay teenager, lgbt teen, gay, gay athlete, self discovery, youth, family relations, friendship, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine
Similarity:
100%
19K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends -- Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love -- fall for each other.
Style:
touching, feel good, epic, entertaining, colorful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
american football, coming of age, high school, cheerleader, cheerleading, love, first love, youth, childhood, unrequited love, high school student, friendship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago, illinois, new jersey, california
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%
639
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Adapted from a stage play by Christopher Shinn, the debut feature from Joshua Sanchez is a provocative rumination on race and sexuality set on a sweltering 4th of July evening.
Style:
realistic, emotional, sincere, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay sex, coming of age, gay african american, interracial relations, gay, couples, couple relations, society, teenage life, family relations, gender ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, captivating, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
gay, gay straight relations, gay interest, friendship, gay incest, forbidden love, lgbt, boys love, lgbtq, gay relationship, male male relationship, cousin ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Pim lives in a run-down house in a dead-end street somewhere on the Flanders coast, together with his mother Yvette Bulteel. Life here smells of cold French fries, cheap cigarettes, vermouth and stale beer. Mother Yvette uses her friend Etienne, ...
Style:
touching, homoerotic, lgbt cinema, romantic, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay teenager, lgbt teen, gay love, lgbtq, first gay sexual experience, gay lead character, boys love, coming of age, lgbt child, homoeroticism ...
Time:
2000s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
france, idaho, flanders, europe, belgium
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story of Nathan, a young teenager who tries to flourish in a romantic relationship with neighbour Roy. The two young men will have to face the brutal reality of the rural south of the United States in the late 1970s.
Style:
sincere, sexy, touching, lgbt cinema, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, gay couple, child abuse, gay relationship, gender, gays and lesbians, couples, dysfunctional family, lgbt teen, gay student, homosexual rape ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
louisiana, usa, southern usa
Similarity:
50%
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