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Laurence Anyways (2012)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self: a woman.
Style:
emotional, sincere, lgbt cinema, sexual, romantic, social, uplifting, sentimental, inspirational, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
transsexual, lgbtq, transsexuality, impossible love, lgbt, couple relations, amor, desire, transgender, follow your dream, lesbian, lgbtqi, passion, crazy love, couples, gender, poetry, desire for fame, relationships, transvestite, sexuality, society, showdown, fired from the job, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 2012, 20th century, 80s, 1990s
Place:
montreal, quebec, canada, montreal quebec canada, montreal quebec
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, sexy, realistic and serious films with plots about lgbt, love and romance, lgbtq, gay, gender, relationships and lgbtqi mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Laurence Anyways: Heartbeats (2010), Mommy (2014), The Danish Girl (2015), Soldier's Girl (2003), Wild Side (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' ...
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chick flick, teens
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gay, friendship, love triangle, homosexual, gay interest, masturbation, lgbt, menage a trois, fall in love, relationships, lgbtqi, bare chested male ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Style:
melancholic, psychological, touching, independent film, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
oedipus complex, dysfunctional family, single mother, mentally unstable, juvenile delinquent, childhood, troubled teen, teenage boy, mother love, mother son relationship, teenager, adhd ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, near future, year 2015, year 1982 ...
Place:
quebec, canada, montreal
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, period piece, costume drama, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
transsexual, lgbt, art, transgender, couple relations, painting, love, gay, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, artist, gender ...
Time:
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Place:
denmark, paris france, idaho, copenhagen, europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The true story of Soldier’s Girl, which takes place in Fort Campbell, KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell. His love for Calpernia Addams, a beautiful transgendered nightclub performer was ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, realistic, dramatic, depressing ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
transsexual, gender, gay, gays and lesbians, gender bending, lgbt, murder, gay soldier, transgender, gay interest, making love, lgbtq ...
Place:
kansas, kentucky, missouri, nashville tennessee, tennessee ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A transsexual who survives prostituting herself in Paris, returns – with her two male lovers in town – to her family home in the countryside to look after her dying mother.
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serious, sentimental, sexual, sensual, contemplative ...
Plot:
polyamory, closeted homosexual, lgbt, gay, gay relationship, prostitute, gender, transgender, dying mother, mother daughter relationship, lifestyle, love triangle ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, europe, france
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, homoerotic, romantic, captivating, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay love, lgbtq, friendship, lgbt, homosexual history, life turned upside down, group of friends, first kiss, fight, society ...
Time:
year 2019, 90s, 2010s
Place:
montreal, quebec
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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erotic, metafiction, neo noir, independent film, cult classic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, gender bending, espionage, transsexual, cross dressing, opera, culture clash, gender, relationships, betrayal, making love, transvestism ...
Time:
60s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
china, europe, asia, france, paris france ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Karl Foyle and Paul Prentice were best mates at school in the Seventies. But when they meet again in present-day London things are definitely not the same. Karl is now Kim, a transsexual, and she has no desire to stir up the past while she's ...
Style:
sexy, touching, realistic, semi serious, clever ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
transsexual, lgbtq, gay, transgender, glbt, lgbt, transgender woman, gender bending, bittersweet, friendship, gender, bullying ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, touching, melancholic, sweet, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
transsexual, lgbt, gender, lgbtq, transgender, transsexuality, lesbian, relationships, small town, love affair, loneliness, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
kentucky, indiana, idaho, usa, new jersey ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
This modernist musical about love and loss in Paris centers around a young couple, Ismael and Julie, who in the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice. When tragedy strikes, these ...
Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, sexual, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
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Plot:
lgbtq, lgbt, gay, gay relationship, male male relationship, bare chested male, gay sex, male nudity, exploring sexuality, death, sexual relations, couple relations ...
Time:
90s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A prudish woman, working on tenure as a literacy professor at a large urban university, finds herself strangely attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman whom works at a local carnival which comes to town.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sexual, romantic, art house ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, sapphic, lgbtq, black lesbian, bisexual woman, secret relationship, lesbian erotica, lesbian sex ...
Time:
90s
Place:
indiana, california
Similarity:
100%
12K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young female intern at a small magazine company becomes involved with a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both of whom seek to exploit each other for their respective careers, while slowly falling in love with each other.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sensual, sexual, independent film ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, drug addiction, photography, addiction, photographer, lesbian sex, lesbian teen, lgbtq, sexuality, lesbian love, drug ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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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:
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Plot:
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Place:
italy, nebraska, mediterranean sea, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
philosophical, psychological, thought provoking, suspenseful, art house ...
Plot:
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Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
illinois, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, emotional, visually appealing, independent film, visual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay asian, love, gay relationship, heartache, loneliness, tango, glbt, amor, lgbtqi, melancholy ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, year 1996
Place:
buenos aires argentina, hong kong, china, latin america, asia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
controversial, lgbt cinema, touching, psychological, social ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
gender, lgbtq, glbt, cross dressing, coming of age, transsexual, gay, children, gay slur, gay crush, transgender, women ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
france, belgium, paris france, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, independent film, emotional, sexy, depressing ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
transgender, lesbian, gender, transsexual, rape, lgbtq, tragic love, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, small town, gay, love ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
nebraska, texas, usa
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100%
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Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, emotional, sincere, melancholic, independent film ...
Audience:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, scenic, touching, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
painter, lesbian, lgbtq, lgbt, painting, portrait, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbtqi, love, female protagonist, lesbian sex ...
Time:
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Place:
brittany, france
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, sincere, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, male pubic hair, male nudity, swinger, gay athlete, love triangle, gays and lesbians, sexual relations, male homosexuality, naked man ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
Style:
funny, sexual, independent film, touching, romantic ...
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bisexuality, lgbtq, lesbian, jealousy, bisexual, twists and turns, friendship, lesbian love, happy ending, sexuality, glbt, comic book ...
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Place:
new jersey, usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Australia, France, Canada, Germany, Brazil, UK, China
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing ...
Style:
romantic, touching, sentimental, inspirational, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
love story, amnesia, memory loss, marriage, love and romance, love, true love, relationships, couple relations, power of love, wooing, destiny ...
Time:
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Place:
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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
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexual, touching, sincere, erotic, homoerotic ...
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lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay relationship, aids, making love, glbt, loneliness, self discovery, male male relationship, friendship between men ...
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80s, year 2004, 70s, 60s, 20th century ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland, UK, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape ...
Style:
touching, sad, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Plot:
gender, loneliness, cross dressing, lesbian, lgbtq, master and servant, woman dressed as man, relationships, society, death, maid, gender disguise ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1800s, victorian era, turn of the century ...
Place:
ireland, england, britain, dublin ireland, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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sad, melancholic, sincere, touching, teen ...
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teens, chick flick
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Duration: 135 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, japan, china, east asia, shanghai ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.
Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, realistic, serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gay, lgbt, homosexuality, gays and lesbians, gender, gay relationship, male homosexuality, gay teenager, gay love, couples, gay sex, gay romance ...
Time:
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Place:
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