Movies like True Love 2004
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True Love (2004)
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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, emotional, independent film, romantic drama, heartfelt, realistic, melancholic, art house, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, lgbt, coming of age, sexuality, lgbtq, identity, relationships, self discovery, acceptance, male protagonist, community, intimacy, slice of life, friendship, urban, nostalgia, bittersweet, glbt, memory, city life, regret, rejection, holiday, small town, gay subtext ...
Place:
american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, realistic and queer cinema films with plots about lgbt, coming of age, gay, friendship, lgbtq, intimate and gay interest mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like True Love: Family (2008), Between Me and You (2021), Yours Emotionally (2006), The Eighth Sense (2023), Coffee House Chronicles (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After suffering with the dire consequences of being in the closet, a group of lesbian friends forge a pact to deal with the dire consequences of coming out.
Style:
emotional, realistic, romantic drama, queer cinema
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, female friendship, lgbt, courage, personal growth, identity, self discovery, relationships, lesbian romance, honesty, bittersweet ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Colombia, USA, Kosovo
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A soon-to-be-bride takes one last night to try something she's always wanted to in Paris, a passionate affair reaches its breaking point in the suburbs of America and two 'friends' finally have a long-postponed conversation about ...
Style:
sincere, entertaining, dramatic, captivating, anthology ...
Plot:
lesbian, relationships, lgbtq, couple relations, lesbian romance, lesbian couple, love, lesbian relationship, couples, lesbianism, lesbian interest, lgbt ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Two Brits, Ravi and Paul travel to India where they meet Murthy and Anna an older gay couple that have managed to form a partnership and live together for over 20 years. When Ravi meets and falls for Mani an Indian national who is betrothed to be ...
Style:
emotional, intercultural, romantic drama, heartfelt, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, lgbt, friendship, gay romance, intimate, sexual identity, cultural conflict, arranged marriage, identity crisis, forbidden love, bittersweet ...
Place:
india, mumbai india
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A shy art student joins a surfing club—and falls for the senior who teaches him more than just how to ride the waves.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, psychological
Plot:
coming of age, young adult, friendship, surfing, boys love, personal growth, self acceptance, self discovery, youth, intimate, identity, lgbtq ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
This film, based on the web series, features nine vignettes in the lives of LGBT people as they date and hook up in Los Angeles.
Style:
anthology, funny, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, relationships, dating, lgbtq, gay subtext, gay interest, coffee shop, love, couples, love affair, lesbian ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
74%
460
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Gay man in Soho tries to come to terms with new reality after 9/11.
Style:
independent film, psychological, melancholic, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, lgbt, 9/11, death, breakup, character study, introspection, gay lead character, slice of life, uncertainty, intimate, urban ...
Time:
september 11 2001
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
One summer, Dídac travels by bike along the Danube with his family, starting where the river first emerges in Germany. As they journey downstream, he begins seeing a mysterious boy, Alexander, who appears and disappears in the water. Dídac feels ...
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, atmospheric, emotional, psychological
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay cruising, gay interest, coming of age, self discovery, summer, memory, longing, identity, family drama, loss of innocence, bittersweet, cycling ...
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Buddy, a young gay man leaves his small-town home in rural Upstate New York to make a new life in New York City.
Style:
independent film, realistic, romantic, art house, explicit ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, coming of age, self discovery, slice of life, sexual awakening, young adult, city life, character study, intimate, friendship, happy ending ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Lukas is Sugar, Clemens is Orange. Together, they are two ten-year-old boys who are inseparable. More than just playmates, they share a unique bond which seems predestined to last a lifetime. Until, that is, powerful emotions come to the fore and a ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, heartfelt, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
childhood friend, coming of age, friendship, reconciliation, young love, gay, identity, misunderstanding, memory, nostalgia, longing, healing ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Jason Gould satirizes coming out in Hollywood in Inside Out, starring Alexis Arquette and papa Elliot Gould. Lane Janger's Just One Time was a festival favorite recently expanded into a feature film that turns the tables on a groom-to-be and ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, humorous, touching, romantic ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, youth, self discovery, friendship, teenage life, couples, sexual relations, closeted homosexual, gay love, introspection ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Justin is an ad executive whose father sends him on his first solo run to a place in Texas. While driving to his appointment Justin swerves to avoid a rabbit in the road and his car gets stuck in a ditch that just happens to be in front of the home ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, captivating, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
farm, gay, family relations, father son relationship, ranch, love affair, self discovery, parents and children, unlikely couple, jazz, gay relationship, lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
64%
62
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
This year, seventy year old grumpy Johan is married with his wife Dora for fifty years. But unfortunately, Johan finds there is nothing to celebrate. Something seems missing... Something that's been out of place for all those years. He spends ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, existential, reflective, art house
Plot:
lgbt, repression, mature, regret, identity crisis, identity, loneliness, lgbtq, sexuality, bittersweet, marriage crisis, gay love ...
Similarity:
64%
143
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Laurent is seeking a path in life after living his childhood and teenage years in laziness. He has a conflictual relationship with Rodolphe, his father, and both are too emotional to express their mutual affection. Despite the women of his life ...
Style:
emotional, sensitive, poignant, reflective, melancholic
Plot:
father son relationship, character study, intimate, family drama, bittersweet, relationships, introspection, coming of age, regret, male protagonist, nostalgia, slice of life ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s
Place:
france
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young girl learn to accept love and change, after being sent to live with her uncle in Indiana.
Style:
psychological, touching, contemplative, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
acceptance, small town, uncle niece relationship, friendship, husband wife relationship, death, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, love, family relations, personal growth, family drama ...
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
A story of a young man running from the truth about his childhood returns in order to correct his past but ends up discovering a side of himself that he suppressed.
Style:
serious, captivating, dramatic, atmospheric, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay, lgbt, lgbtq, black lgbt, nudity, african american, sex scene, identity, coming of age, self discovery, nude, african american protagonist ...
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Five women, Anikha, Isha, Gauri, Kullante and Aami, undergo life-changing experiences with regard to love.
Style:
anthology, emotional, poignant, sensitive, realistic ...
Plot:
love, slice of life, character study, bittersweet, everyday life, intimacy, urban, longing, social realism, hopes, desire, female empowerment ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Anthonlogy of four gay-themed stories centered around the idea of first-time crushes.
Style:
anthology, realistic, sentimental, romantic, captivating ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, self discovery, teenage love, friendship, family relations, gender, coming of age, youth, love and romance, addiction, seduction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, iowa
Similarity:
55%
9K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
A pair of high school sweethearts face challenges in their relationship when they take different directions in life.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, young love, young adult, high school, first love, bittersweet, nostalgia, slice of life, teen angst, breakup, heartbreak, longing ...
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four diverse gay men navigate art, sex and love in one sublime night.
Style:
sexy, melancholic, psychological, unusual plot structure, touching ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay subtext, homosexual, lgbtq, lgbt, love, gay sex, gay relationship, male nudity, love and romance, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Darryl Stephens plays Pete Logsdon-just a guy in Philadelphia who happens to have a history of getting involved with married men. His father, played by veteran Richard Lawson and his soon-to-be step mom, Leslie Zemeckis, are on him to find someone ...
Style:
captivating, romantic, entertaining, noir, queer cinema
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, homosexual, lgbtq, relationships, love affair, couple relations, in love, fall in love, love and romance, romantic relationship ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Evan, an orphaned 22-year-old who grew up in the foster care system, buys a vintage 8mm camera in a yard sale from an elderly man, ends up with reels of the man's old home movies, and begins to live vicariously through these home movies.
Style:
psychological, touching, contemplative, sexy, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
gay interest, relationships, gay relationship, lgbt, couples, love and romance, older man younger woman relationship, gay couple, love, family relations, couple relations, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hungary
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A coming of age story, in flashback, of a group of high school students graduating in 2011. Each will take a different path from here on.
Style:
realistic, emotional, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, youth, coming of age, grownups, graduation, friendship, flashback, self discovery, nostalgia, bittersweet, identity, classmate ...
Similarity:
51%
38
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
'Apart' follows several entangled lives in Los Angeles: Mario, a young man who feels rejected by an older man named Saleheddine; John, a jaded hustler and drug dealer who keeps happiness at bay, and who works closely with Christine, the ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
gay, drug dealer, gay relationship, interracial relations, couple relations, multiple storylines, character study, breaking up with girlfriend, heartbreak, isolation, loneliness, loss ...
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Siddhu, a simple guy, falls for Nisha and gets attached to her. A series of events leads to their separation and Siddhu becomes a Rockstar. Why did they separate? What went wrong between them?
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
breakup, separation, heartbreak, relationships, rock star, regret, loss, longing, bittersweet, sacrifice, music industry, ambition ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Set in the late 1980s, this critically acclaimed indie classic from 1992 portrays a gritty side of gay life in Los Angeles. Ethan (Paul Marius), a 27-year-old photographer, believes he has no need for love or commitments, and is living his life ...
Style:
independent film, reflective, melancholic, intense, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, sexuality, jealousy, friendship, acceptance, self discovery, character study, identity, loneliness, heartbreak, realism ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
los angeles, palm springs california, california
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Madhumati, a 19-year-old Indo-American girl, whose visit to Vizag for a family wedding takes an unforeseen turn after a clash with her mother. Meanwhile, Madhusudhan, a separated and unemployed man, grapples with his failing marriage to Lekha. Their ...
Style:
romantic drama, contemplative, realistic, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
slice of life, complex characters, character study, intimate, separation, self discovery, everyday life, loneliness, minimalism, slow burn, identity, regret ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
It's a simple love story. Antonio likes Claudie. But Claudie is not so simple ... Claudie is a young woman who stumbles into reality. Little by little, we discover the life of her and those around her. Her friends, her family, her past ... And ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, contemplative, realistic, poignant ...
Plot:
love story, self discovery, intimate, everyday life, coming of age, slice of life, intimacy, personal growth, friendship, male protagonist, bittersweet, identity ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"The Journey of Jared Price" is a gay-themed coming-of-age 2000 film written, produced and directed by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black. Black won the Oscar award for Best Original Screenplay for "Milk". The Journey of ...
Style:
sentimental, sincere, touching, emotional, erotic ...
Plot:
gay teenager, lgbtq, gay, gay interest, making love, gay couple, fall in love, self discovery, couple relations, youth, couples, teenage life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, southern california, santa monica california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Four gay friends live in L.A. and deal with today's issues, boyfriends, aids, your boyfriend's children, making it in the movie biz, etc.
Style:
emotional, comedy drama, realistic, heartfelt, queer cinema
Plot:
gay african american, gay, lgbtq, lgbt, sexuality, friendship, male friendship, social issues, community, city life, gay interest, personal growth ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Lorenzo is a teenager who lives in Patagonia. One day his family receives in his house to Caíto, the son of some friends who are going through a serious family situation and can not take care of him. He is a complicated kid and has difficulty ...
Style:
independent film, sexy, lgbt cinema, semi serious, cute ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gay teenager, teenage protagonist, coming of age, male friendship, male male relationship, teenager, boys love, friendship between boys, teen angst ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
36%
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