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Absent (2011)
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Original name: Ausente
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sebastiano teaches high school gym classes and coaches swimming. He’s got a job, a girlfriend, and a pretty normal life. But as young Martin starts to infiltrate Sebastiano’s life, his world will get turned upside down. Eerie from the first frame, this Hitchcockian thriller portrays sexual obsession with terrifying realism.
Style:
psychological, sincere, serious, lgbt cinema, suspense, tense, realistic, gloomy, crying, queer cinema ...
Plot:
obsession, lgbtq, gay, gay teenager, lgbt, gay interest, unrequited love, gay crush, gay seduction, male nudity, teacher student relationship, teachers and students, teenage life, gay african american, sexual tension, dangerous attraction, lgbtqi, swimming, gay student, male pubic hair, teenage boy, male protagonist, sexual attraction, aids, hiv ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
argentina, latin america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, realistic, serious and sexy films with plots about gay, lgbt, gay interest, lgbtq, gay kiss, gay subtext and male nudity mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like Absent: Sexual Tension: Volatile (2012), Hawaii (2013), Plan B (2009), Solo (2013), Young Hunter (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, USA, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
homoerotic, erotic, anthology, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
homoeroticism, gay interest, gay, lgbt, gay crush, sex, male nudity, lust, gay teenager, longing, seduction, homoerotic friendship ...
Place:
argentina
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
lgbt cinema, serious, atmospheric, stylized, touching ...
Audience:
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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:
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Place:
argentina
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bruno's plan to win back his ex-girlfriend hits a snag when he becomes attracted to her boyfriend.
Style:
lgbt cinema, humorous, psychological, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
gay interest, lgbtq, gay love, gay, gay relationship, bisexual, rivalry, first gay sexual experience, love triangle, lgbt, revenge, sexual tension ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina
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
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ezequiel, a sixteen-year-old gay teenager in his sexual awakening, meets a boy of twenty-one. They quickly start a relationship and the situation unravels unexpectedly.
Style:
serious, touching, atmospheric, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay interest, male homosexuality, lgbt, gay teenager, skateboarder, gay sex, teenage boy, 13 year old, manipulation, male nudity, gay love ...
Place:
argentina, south america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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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%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic, queer cinema
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, gay teenager, gay, lgbtq, friendship between boys, gay crush, teen suicide, lgbt teen, boy girl friendship, boys love, lgbt, teen party ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, manchester, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, lgbt cinema, unusual plot structure, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, nebraska, paris france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Buenos Aires in the 1980s. Detective Chavez, a family man and a tough cop, once again must solve a mysterious crime. To reveal the identity of the murderer, Chavez must clarify the enigma waiting in ambush to capture his own heart. Passion surprises ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, lgbt cinema, tragic ending ...
Plot:
homoeroticism, gays and lesbians, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, sexual attraction, gay club, sexual tension, murder investigation, murder, partners against crime, law enforcement ...
Time:
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Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
100%
899
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two couples are enjoying their summer at the beach, but when the grown son of one couple arrives, it surprisingly stirs something in the husband of the other couple, will the forbidden feelings end badly?
Style:
serious, realistic, sexual, sentimental, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, venice
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:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Fernando is on holiday with his closest male friends in a beautiful country house in a suburb of Buenos Aries. On their own without their girlfriends in a “men only” environment, the hunky young studs bask in the hot sun, play in the pool, smoke ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sincere, humorous, disturbing, sweet ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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21%
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Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
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Country: Argentina
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, rough, sincere, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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21%
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
20%
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Country: Chile
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, psychological, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
20%
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Country: Switzerland, France, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A 15 year old boy (Beni) falls in love with Fögi, a singer in a Rock band. As Fögi seduces him, he is only willing to follow him where ever Fögi wants to. But Fögi is a drug addict and pulls Beni deeper and deeper into the hell of drug addiction.
Style:
sexual, realistic, serious, gloomy, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, male prostitution, gay erotica, naked man, lgbt, gay relationship, obsession, gay teenager, gays and lesbians, drug addiction ...
Time:
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Similarity:
20%
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Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
australia
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19%
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Mexico
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Brazil
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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405
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, psychological, disturbing, minimal cast, erotic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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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:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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realistic, serious, emotional, touching, erotic ...
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
17%
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