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Rivers Wash Over Me (2009)
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Rivers Wash Over Me (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: After his mother dies, Sequan, a sensitive teenager from Brooklyn, moves in with relatives living in a small town plagued with secrets hidden deep within its lush, rural Alabama terrain. Sequan finds refuge in a friendship with a troubled girl who astutely hones in on his true sexuality and introduces him to her cute brother.
Style: gay cinema
Plot: gay, black lgbt, lgbt, black, lgbtq, gay teenager, gay african american, incest, school, basketball, rape, friendship, murder, racism, bully, swimming, bullying, cemetery, family relations, drug dealer, african american, basketball player, interracial relations, sheriff, high school student ...
Place: southern usa, alabama

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, touching, gay cinema and realistic films with plots about gay, lgbt, gay interest, gay kiss, lgbtq, youth and friendship mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Rivers Wash Over Me: To Heaven (2012), Parallel Sons (1995), Dream Boy (2008), Like Grains of Sand (1995), Loev (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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To Heaven (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Shy teenager Andrés lives in the Argentine city of La Plata and cycles between school, work and home listening to punk rock. One night he finds out that his idol, the lead singer of his favorite band, has committed suicide. His religious mother is ...
Style: sentimental, melancholic, psychological, touching, sexy ...
Plot: gay teenager, gay, coming of age, gay youth, punk band, church, grandmother grandson relationship, love and romance, gay couple, young lovers, couples, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina
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Parallel Sons (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Seth is a youth with artistic leanings, a fascination with Black pop culture, and a dead-end life in an Adirondack village. He's alternatively sensitive and brutal with Kristen, who wants a sexual relationship that he explosively rejects. Late ...
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, tense, sincere ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, interracial relations, gay african american, glbt, small town, gay subtext, bittersweet, friends, opposites attract, fugitives, society ...
Time: 90s
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Dream Boy (2008)
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: touching, sincere, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: gay, gay teenager, gays and lesbians, child abuse, gay relationship, lgbt teen, gay couple, dysfunctional family, gay rape, gender, homosexual rape, couples ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: louisiana, usa, southern usa
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Like Grains of Sand (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class.
Style: queer cinema, gay cinema
Plot: lgbt, gay, bullying, high school, alienation, gay asian, unrequited love, gay teenager, gay subtext, boys love, single mother, smoking ...
Place: japan
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Loev (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When hot shot, Wall Street dealmaker Jai thinks of putting some pleasure into his 48 hour business trip to Mumbai, Sahil, his young, music-producer friend, drops everything, including his reckless boyfriend Alex, to help him execute the perfect ...
Style: lgbt cinema, light, touching, psychological, homoerotic ...
Plot: gay, gay romance, friendship between men, rape, gay interest, friendship, lgbtq, lgbt, love, friends, couples, fall in love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mumbai india, indiana
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Finding Me: Truth (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Truth follows the loves, losses, fights, jealousies and broken hearts of a group of friends. It centers around the sweet, bright-eyed and emotionally vulnerable Faybien (RayMartell Moore). Comfortable with his gayness but saddled with self-esteem ...
Style: melancholic, humorous, light, sexy, psychological ...
Plot: gay, gay african american, black lgbt, lgbt, infidelity, african american, gay relationship, gay couple, love and romance, homosexual, love, gay interest ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Watercolors (2008)
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, sincere, emotional, serious, art house ...
Plot: gay, gay teenager, gay sex, lgbt, love and romance, lgbtq, lgbt teen, lifestyle, gay interest, sexuality, drug use, opposites attract ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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The Truth About Alex (1986)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Alex admits to his best friend Brad that he is gay.
Style: crying, queer cinema
Plot: gay, lgbtq, high school football, gay subtext, family relations, soccer coach, male female relationship, acceptance, high school, gay athlete, coach, loyalty ...
Time: year 1986, 20th century, 80s
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Vacationland (2006)
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, independent film ...
Plot: gay crush, gay teenager, gay, lgbt teen, family relations, friendship, lgbt, gay relationship, lifestyle, teenage life, self discovery, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
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True Love (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Seven short stories about growing up gay in America and searching for true love.
Style: anthology, queer cinema
Plot: lgbt, gay, glbt, gay subtext, gay interest, blackmail, one night stand, closeted homosexual, coming of age, teenage boy, father son relationship, infidelity ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
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Style: erotic, independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
Plot: gay teenager, gay, male nudity, lgbtq, lgbt, immigrant, gay erotica, runaway, skinny dipping, gay interest, male homosexuality, best friend ...
Time: 90s
Place: minnesota, usa, minneapolis minnesota
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Mike has felt alienated and alone for as long as he can remember, until a new boy arrives at his school - awakening feelings and a world of possibilities he'd never before dared to dream of.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, psychological, captivating ...
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Duration: 92 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
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Duration: 114 min.
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Duration: 87 min.
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Duration: 77 min.
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Duration: 134 min.
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Style: exciting, serious, captivating, dramatic
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Duration: 88 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Style: psychological, atmospheric, realistic, serious, art house ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
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Style: touching, sexy, psychological, melancholic, controversial ...
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Duration: 88 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 73 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
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Style: serious, emotional, touching, realistic, sincere ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Faybien Allan has it all going on; he's young, stylish, and knows the importance of being seen with hip friends at NYC's trendiest spots. But beneath the sparkle of his nightlife and his stunning good-looks, is a man buckling under his ...
Style: humorous, contemplative, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
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28%
The Invisible Thread (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary film about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay couple, gay father, gay relationship, coming of age, gay parent, gay interest, friendship, love, family values, teenage boy ...
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For One Night (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Their town always had two proms, one for the whites and one for the blacks. When both proms wanted the same DJ, Brianna McCallister suggested combining the proms, which would also mean more money for decorations. However, her idea shook the town up, ...
Style: uplifting, realistic, serious, touching, sexual
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 96 min.
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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 ...
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