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Behind the Candelabra (2013)
47K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Style:
realistic, stylized, factual, cult classic, lgbt cinema, period piece, romantic drama, entertaining, epic, historical drama ...
Plot:
gay, pianist, aids, lgbtq, celebrity, couples, gays and lesbians, biopic, closeted homosexual, gay romance, music, showbiz, lgbt, piano, musician, gay couple, art, glamour, plastic surgery, foster parent, sex, character study, destructive relationship, drug, age difference ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2013, year 1986, year 1979, year 1977, year 1984 ...
Place:
las vegas, southern california, indiana, usa, california
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Most similar movies to Behind the Candelabra
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, queer cinema and touching films with plots about gay, lgbt, gay kiss, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gay interest and gender mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres. Some movies like Behind the Candelabra: Nijinsky (1980), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Before Night Falls (2000), Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004), Holding Trevor (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The film suggests Nijinsky was driven into madness by both his consuming ambition and self-enforced heterosexuality, the latter prompted by his romantic involvement with Romola de Pulszky, a society girl who joins impresario Sergei Diaghilev's ...
Style:
psychological, artsy, independent film, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, ballet, male homosexuality, dancing, gay interest, homosexuality, homosexual, gay man straight woman relationship, lgbtqi, artist, lgbt ...
Time:
year 1980, 1910s, 20th century, year 1912
Place:
budapest, france, greece, paris france, monte carlo ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs like "Killer Queen", "Bohemian ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, rough, sexy, period piece ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
musician, music, lgbt, gay, aids, rock band, singer, rock music, musician's life, friendship between men, music industry, rock concert ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 1982, year 1975 ...
Place:
atlanta georgia, england, britain, edinburgh scotland, munich germany ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, lyrical, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
homosexual, gay, lgbtq, aids, writers, gay latino, childhood, gays and lesbians, poet, novelist, homosexuality, artist ...
Time:
year 2000, 1950s, 2000s, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
cuba, latin america, havana cuba, south america, caribbean ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Inspired by the moving and brave book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, aids, addiction, rock star, musician's life, lgbt, ambition, rise to the top, music band, rising to stardom, lifestyle, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america, boston
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Everybody's looking for something... Moving forward doesn't always mean leaving something behind.
Style:
realistic, serious, lgbt cinema, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
gay romance, gay interest, gay sex, gay relationship, gays and lesbians, lgbt, friendship, addiction, hiv, destructive relationship, introspection, lifestyle ...
Similarity:
43%
12K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole's thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, ...
Style:
stylized, lyrical, captivating, atmospheric, sincere ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
biopic, gay, jazz, showbiz, musician's life, musician, music, lgbtq, disability, infidelity, rehearsal, terminal illness ...
Time:
1930s, year 2004, 1940s, 1920s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, venice, usa, italy, paris france ...
Similarity:
43%
279K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Style:
sentimental, touching, inspirational, period piece, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
music, rock and roll, country music, musician's life, musician, marriage, addiction, biopic, accident, prison, drug, concert ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 2000s ...
Place:
memphis, tennessee, southern usa, usa, arkansas ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Following two fatal aircraft accidents aboard an Aircraft Carrier, a government agent is placed aboard the ship. His mission is to determine what may be at the root of these mishaps and prevent the inevitable third chain breaking accident which ...
Style:
emotional, lgbt cinema, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, forbidden love, lgbtq, gay teenager, couple relations, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, lgbt, fighter pilot, love affair, life turned upside down ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city
Similarity:
42%
19K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred ...
Style:
homoerotic, costume drama, period piece, touching, historical drama ...
Plot:
homosexuality, gay, lgbt, glbt, writers, lgbtq, hypocrisy, male homosexuality, biopic, gay sex, scandal, gay lead character ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 1880s, year 1997 ...
Place:
ireland, britain, england, europe, london ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, lgbt cinema, touching ...
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, gender, gay relationship, gay interest, lgbt, gay slur, gays and lesbians, gay man straight woman relationship, polyamory, church, gay teenager ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2002, year 2006, year 2000 ...
Place:
indiana, usa, colorado, wyoming, san francisco
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Longtime Companion follows the lives of a small circle of friends from the first mention of the disease in the New York Times in 1981. First referred to as "Gay-Related-Immune-Disorder," we watch the effect of the disease as it devastates ...
Style:
sad, independent film, lgbt cinema, eros, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
aids, gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay relationship, gay couple, hiv, politics, glbt, friendship, loss of lover, courage ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century, year 1983, year 1985 ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, san francisco
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Jean is young, gay, and promiscuous. Only after he meets one or two women, including Laura does he come to realize his bisexuality. Jean has to overcome a personal crisis and a tough choice between Laura and his male lover Samy.
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic drama, sensual, anthology ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, aids, sex, lgbtq, bittersweet, gender, love, sexuality, nudity, gay interest, passion ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.
Style:
independent film, sad, realistic, semi serious, touching ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, hiv, aids, gay interest, hopeless romantic, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, homosexual, gay slur, advocate, glbt ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, africa, wisconsin
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The Falls: Testament of Love is a continuation of the story of RJ Smith and Chris Merrill, two Mormon missionaries that fell in love during their mission in a small town in Oregon. The boys haven't spoken in five years, but when an unexpected ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, closeted homosexual, gay sex, lgbt, mormon, impossible love, young lovers, secret relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, utah, seattle, salt lake city utah
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Portugal
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Film biography dwelling on the hectic artistic life of António Variações, a famous Portuguese pop rock singer from the 80s, who died from AIDS-related complications in 1984.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thought provoking, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
gay, gay lead character, musician, homophobe, aids, small town, homosexuality, singer, friendship, love, gay slur, society ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
portugal, lisbon portugal
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A modern gay drama about falling in and out of love, and the rocky road in between.
Style:
sexy, serious, realistic, sexual, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
gay, gender, gays and lesbians, gay interest, couples, young lovers, prostitute, gay relationship, lgbt, love and romance, manipulation, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Lust and dysfuntion come full circle in this collection of nine steamy scenes exploring gay life, sex, addition, drugs and HIV/AIDS as revealed by a latino pool boy, a television writer, a meth dealer and others. As one affair leads into another, ...
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, captivating, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, male nudity, closeted homosexual, hiv, gay relationship, infidelity, youth, breakup, gay sex, gay couple, support group, lifestyle ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Bahamas
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Johnny (Johnny Ferro) is an art student in Nassau whose technique is perfect, but he’s creatively blocked. His teacher sends him off to the rural island of Eleuthera where he meets Romeo (Stephen Tyrone Williams), a hot musician. They begin a ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, emotional, stylized ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, couples, lgbtq, gender, art, closeted homosexual, gays and lesbians, society, youth, artists and showbiz, religions or cults ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bahamas, caribbean
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the ...
Style:
touching, sad, emotional, sincere, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
aids, gay, homosexuality, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gay interest, gay slur, male homosexuality, homosexual, terminal illness, lgbt, friendship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 2014, year 1983, year 1982 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, washington d.c., yale university ...
Similarity:
39%
54K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Gia Carangi travels to New York City with dreams of becoming a fashion model. Within minutes of arriving, she meets Wilhelmina Cooper, a wise and high-powered agent who takes Gia under her wing. With Cooper's help and her own natural instincts, ...
Style:
erotic, melancholic, psychological, sexy, sad ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
lesbian, fashion, addiction, aids, drug abuse, drug addiction, lgbtq, supermodel, model, lgbt, heroin, mental illness ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A recently outed soap opera actor crosses paths with a recently divorced gay marriage activist, forcing them to confront the price of fame and the fickle nature of celebrity within the gay community.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, soap opera ...
Plot:
gays and lesbians, male nudity, wedding, resort, desire for fame, gay, lgbtq, gay sex, skinny dipping, lgbt, lifestyle, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
palm springs california, california
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
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:
90s
Similarity:
38%
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:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
The story of Priscilla's life with rock and roll star Elvis Presley.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
biopic, love, unhappy ending, rock and roll, famous people, married life, autobiography, singer, musician, celebrity, adaptation, couples ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Set against a backdrop of early 60's London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar - the biggest selling record of it's time - ...
Style:
serious, touching, captivating, realistic, spiritual ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay, recording studio, paranoia, suicide, experimental music, homosexual, prodigy, musician's life, lifestyle, rise and fall, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
37%
14K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, factual, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
jazz, music, biopic, drug abuse, addiction, heroin, drug addict, musician, childhood, character study, musician's life, showbiz ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1988, 20th century, 50s
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, africa
Similarity:
37%
2K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
San Francisco, 1985. Two opposites attract at a modern dance company. Together, their courage and resilience are tested as they navigate a world full of risks and promise, against the backdrop of a disease no one seems to know anything about.
Style:
tense, serious, touching, atmospheric, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay, gay interest, lgbtq, gay slur, gays and lesbians, aids, modern dance, bare chested male, closeted homosexual, marijuana, dancer's life ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addiction, and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. ...
Style:
serious, emotional, touching, sexual, sad ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, drug addiction, gay love, infidelity, drug addict, lgbt, phone sex, addiction, publishing house, orgasm, gay sex, workaholic ...
Time:
year 1998, 2000s, year 2006, year 2003, year 2000 ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Recovering from an ill-fated affair with a married man, Gabe finds solace in the relationship he maintains with his ex-wife and daughter. On the other side of town, Ernesto evades life at home with his current live-in ex-boyfriend by spending much ...
Style:
realistic, contemplative, serious, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gender, gay, gay interest, gay parent, working class, closeted homosexual, gay sex, lgbt, gay father, lgbtq, gay latino ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, midwest
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, touching, serious, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, gay interest, homosexuality, lgbt, gay club, gay couple, gay teacher, forbidden love, gay rights, gay brother, girls' school ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
switzerland, zurich switzerland
Similarity:
36%
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