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While Paris Was Sleeping (2016)
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Original name: Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Théo and Hugo meet in a club and form an immediate bond. Once the desire and elation of this first moment has passed, the two young men, now sober, wander through the empty streets of nocturnal Paris, having to confront the love they sense blossoming between them. Ducastel and Martineau's most ambitious film to date and a candid insight into 21st century life.
Style:
sexy, erotic drama, disturbing, suspense, thought provoking, touching, educational, queer cinema, gay cinema
Plot:
gay interest, gay lead character, lgbt, gay club, gay couple, gay love, gay relationship, male male relationship, lgbtq, gay, hospital, gay sex, homosexuality, gay straight relations, gay bar, love at first sight, night, subway, unprotected sex, naked man, orgy, erection, talking about love, darkroom, hiv ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
paris france, france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, gay cinema, sexy and touching films with plots about gay, lgbt, gay kiss, lgbtq, gay subtext, gay interest and male nudity mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like While Paris Was Sleeping: Weekend (2011), Call Me by Your Name (2017), Free Fall (2013), The Third One (2014), Like a Brother (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Elio Perlman is spending the summer with his family at their vacation home in Lombardy, Italy. When his father hires a handsome doctoral student, the curious 17-year-old finds himself developing a growing attraction to the young man.
Style:
touching, lgbt cinema, disturbing, independent film, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, summer, gay love, love, homosexual, gay relationship, gay romance, homosexuality, first love, gay interest, father son relationship ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 2010s, 2000s, year 2017
Place:
italy, nebraska, mediterranean sea, europe
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
Country: Argentina
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
After meeting in a chat room, Fede (22) arrives at a downtown building to have an intimate encounter with a gay couple older than him. As the night unfolds, Fede has an intense and telling experience. The next morning finds him different, as if ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, disturbing, minimal cast, erotic ...
Plot:
gay, male homosexuality, gay couple, gay sex, gay porn, gay lead character, gay interest, gay student, threesome, lgbtq, one night stand, lovers ...
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80%
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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
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100%
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
Country: Chile, Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Héctor travels from Hermosillo to Mexico City in the hopes of posing naked for photography collective Feral. His friend Carlos choses not to go with him. Héctor, determined to experiment with his desire without limits, promises himself to always ...
Style:
captivating, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, gay interest, lgbt, naked man, desire, gay erotica, sex scene, erotica, gay sex, erection, gay straight relations, male nudity ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Womanising Juan must quickly find a flatmate after his brother moves out. In moves Gabriel (the blonde of the title), Juan's stoic and very handsome co-worker, who is recently widowed and struggling to support his young daughter. What starts ...
Style:
disturbing, erotic, bleak, surprise ending, suspense ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, closeted homosexual, homosexuality, male homosexuality, lgbt, gay relationship, homosexual, gay erotica, gay interest, gay romance, male male relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
100%
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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: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
After a decade of living in San Francisco, Jesse is forced to move back to his Midwestern roots because he can no longer afford the city. On his final night in the city, friends and ex-lovers gather for a going away party that promises to heighten ...
Style:
sexual, mumblecore, controversial, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, gender, erection, sex scene, gay sex, gay erotica, oral sex, lgbt, gay friend, gay love, ejaculation, introspection ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california, ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.
Style:
homoerotic, sexy, lgbt cinema, erotic, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay romance, lgbt, gay relationship, gay love, migrant worker, gay interest, gay lead character, gay couple, village life, sheep, homosexuality ...
Time:
year 2017, 2000s, 2010s, 90s
Place:
yorkshire, northern england, indiana, britain, romania ...
Similarity:
67%
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:
67%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves. After being caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets ...
Style:
sexy, melancholic, touching, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay subtext, gay relationship, gay sex, gay lead character, gay muslim, gay club, refugee, coming of age, gay love, immigrant ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, iran
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In 1970s Rome, a casual encounter between Enea and Pietro at a movie theater turns into an unforgettable romance — until destiny pulls them apart.
Style:
crying, gay cinema
Plot:
gay, male pubic hair, gay love, gay romance, gay interest, public nudity, man dances with a man, gay couple, male nudity, gay relationship, sexual attraction, love ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 70s, year 1993, year 1988 ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
100%
433
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Johan details the director's quest for an actor to play his titular lover, the real deal having been incarcerated just prior to shooting on charges of petty theft.
Style:
mockumentary, homoerotic, fake documentary
Plot:
homosexual sex, lgbt, gay, gay interest, gay erotica, film industry, sex scene, homoeroticism, homosexuality, gay bar, wrestling, fisting ...
Time:
70s, year 1975
Place:
paris france, manhattan new york city, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A successful male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.
Style:
captivating, psychological, enigmatic, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay african american, homosexuality, male male relationship, gay teenager, gay sex, gay lead character, male prostitution, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, gay bar ...
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
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: 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, Mystery, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When Jonas was 14 he met the charismatic but mysterious Nathan. In addition to guiding him in his sexuality, Jonas soon confronts something dark and even dangerous about his new friend. Now an attractive, sexually assured adult, memories still haunt ...
Style:
melancholic, suspense, sincere, touching, art house ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay relationship, male homosexuality, gay interest, gay club, gay teenager, lgbt, missing person, homosexuality, lgbtqi, gay youth ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Antonio is a 30 yo family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he's suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically: he needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Antonio ...
Style:
touching, talky, romantic, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay couple, homoeroticism, gay sex, gay, gay love, gay relationship, gay marriage, gay lead character, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, breakup ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A sexy, romantic and uncomfortably chilling tale of love and deception from first time director Marcelo Briem Stamm. Handsome middle class Manuel (Patrico Ramos), hurt by his previous relationship and bored being alone, meets Julio (Mario Veron), a ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, melancholic, unusual plot structure, light ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay relationship, gay interest, gay lead character, gay romance, sex, gay sex, lgbt, male pubic hair, gay erotica, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
100%
237
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A poet sells his collection of comic books and action figures in order to afford to hire a male stripper on New Years Eve.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, sexy, sexual ...
Plot:
lgbt, forbidden love, lifestyle, self discovery, fall in love, obsession, love and romance, youth, family relations, couples, coming of age, gay ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., the philippines
Similarity:
100%
520
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Pepijn and George’s steady, seven-year relationship is shaken up after they allow a young student named Cas to sleep on their couch until he finds a place of his own. Gradually, both men fall head over heels for Cas’ laconic charm and it forces ...
Style:
captivating, lgbt cinema, humorous, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
gay couple, lgbt, gay relationship, gay love, gay youth, gay, gay interest, gay club, gay bar, gay sex, jealousy, gay lead character ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
amsterdam
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young gay man determined to reinvent his life leaves everything behind on his quest for self-realization.
Style:
non-linear, psychological, tense, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay love, gay lead character, gay, gay son, gay relationship, male nudity, gay couple, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, gay club, gay youth ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
15-year-old Tom (Simon Royer) is going to spend another calm summer with his parents and younger sister at their summer house. But by fate, another family comes to spend some time with them, with their 17-year-old son Félix (Marin Lafitte). In the ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, unusual plot structure, sentimental, psychological ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, first gay sexual experience, gay relationship, gay teenager, lgbtq, homoerotic friendship, friendship between boys, love, gay love, gay friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
917
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
20-year-old Will is on his stag-do when, handcuffed to a lamppost, he is rescued by Michael. The attraction between the two men is immediate. But back at Michael's apartment, Will is sent into a tailspin of shame and confusion.
Style:
sexy, touching, melancholic, romantic, contemplative ...
Plot:
gay, one night stand, sex scene, homosexuality, gay interest, male homosexuality, lovers, gay relationship, gay lead character, male nudity, naked in public, young lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A charming comedy about going on a rather long walk. Félix is a laid-back guy living in the bleak northern coastal town of Dieppe. He lives happily with his lover Daniel and is a soap opera enthusiast and HIV-positive. After losing his job, Félix ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, melancholic, touching, lyrical ...
Plot:
gay teenager, road trip, gay relationship, gay, gay interest, lgbt, male nudity, family relations, lgbtq, gay club, friendship, unemployment ...
Time:
90s, 1930s
Place:
france, marseille, europe, normandy, australia ...
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Style:
sexual, lgbt cinema, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot:
gay, arab, gay love, gay interest, love and romance, couples, gays and lesbians, lgbt, homecoming, gay slur, happy ending, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tunisia, africa, south africa, france, paris france ...
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67%
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:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Four stories about love and self-acceptance: An eleven year-old boy struggles to keep secret the attraction he feels towards his male cousin. Two former childhood friends reunite and start a relationship that gets complicated due to one of them’s ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, captivating, psychological, disturbing, crying ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay, gay couple, male nudity, gay slur, gay lead character, gay love, gay sex, orgy, naked man, lgbtq, gay marriage ...
Similarity:
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