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Stranger by the Lake (2013)
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Original name: L'Inconnu du lac
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.
Style:
sexy, erotic, lgbt cinema, unusual plot structure, detective, homoerotic, suspense, talky, lyrical, queer horror ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
sex scene, male male relationship, gender, gay, outdoor sex, murder, police detective, male nudity, homosexuality, naked man, loneliness, lake, gay sex, male homosexuality, oral sex, gay friend, murder witness, anonymous sex, masturbation, gay cruising, ejaculation, gay erotica, deviant sex, explicit sex, bare chested male ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2013, 80s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, nebraska, paris france, russian
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, sexy, gay cinema and erotic films with plots about male nudity, lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay subtext and gay sex mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like Stranger by the Lake: Our Paradise (2011), Like a Brother (2005), Knife + Heart (2018), Berlin Drifters (2017), Monkey Tail (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Vassili is an aged prostitute with killer instincts. He finds an unconscious young man in the Forest of Boulogne and takes him home. Now lovers and accomplices, the two men become a couple in prostitution and steal from their clients. And yet, ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, emotional, sexual ...
Plot:
male prostitute, gay hustler, gay, naked man, nude young male, male pubic hair, male prostitution, older man younger man relationship, skinny dipping, oral sex, magician's assistant, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, lyon
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 54 min.
Story:
Sebastien is a small town boy who moves to Paris and begins to explore the gay night life there. When a friend from back home calls to announce he's coming to Paris, Sebastien confronts some unrequited feelings
Style:
homoerotic, sexual, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, gay interest, friendship, gay relationship, lgbt, lgbtq, gay sex, gay club, love and romance, youth, gay lead character, gay straight relations ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Mexico, Switzerland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the late 1970s, a Parisian TV executive seeks to restore her credibility with an ambitious production after it is initially disrupted by a serial killer.
Style:
slasher, queer horror, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lgbtq, nightmare, film producer, serial killer, male nudity, lesbian, gay porn, police inspector, homosexual, filmmaking, drug, murder ...
Time:
year 1979, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Kôichi is a Japanese man living alone in Berlin. He has no job and hardly any friends. One night Kôichi meets Ryota at a bar which is also a sex club. Ryota came to Berlin to visit a German guy whom he had "met" on a dating app. His high ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, serious, erotic, queer cinema
Plot:
gay erotica, erotica, one night stand, sex club, lgbt, voyeurism, gay, relationships, relationship problems, sexuality, social problems, sexual relations ...
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
It's Christmas Eve, 1986, and Borja is a precocious teenager with a passion for film. As his family comes together to celebrate the holiday, the combined forces of the suffocating Chilean heat, free-flowing drinks, and repressed desire ...
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homoerotic, sexy, erotic, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, gay interest, sex scene, teenager, gay brother, sexual attraction, male full rear nudity, naked man, teenage boy, male nudity, gay sex ...
Time:
year 1986, 80s
Place:
chile
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Young Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At University he was a favored student in a prestigious creative writing course, but a ...
Style:
sexual, realistic, serious, lgbt cinema, captivating ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay relationship, obsession, gay romance, gay sex, murder, betrayal, male pubic hair, gays and lesbians, love and romance, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alaska, england
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, Uruguay
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Set in Argentina in 1965, the story follows the tumultuous relationship between two men who became lovers and ultimately ruthless bank robbers in a notoriously famous footnote in the annals of crime history. After a large-scale hold-up that turns ...
Style:
sexy, homoerotic, erotic, intense, serious ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, lgbtq, gay romance, male nudity, glbt, couples, homoeroticism, sex, male pubic hair, gay relationship, gay interest ...
Time:
year 1965, 60s, 90s, 70s
Place:
uruguay, argentina, buenos aires argentina, south america, latin america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bruno is an architect who has a perfect life: A nice family and a good job. Anyway, Bruno has a deep sense of unease. He decides to leave his wife to be alone and have time to find him self. A business man offers him to build an iconic landmark in ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, psychological, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
gay, gay crush, gay club, gay interest, lgbtq, male nudity, masturbation, gay sex, bisexuality, husband wife relationship, gay father, male pubic hair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, santiago chile
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Here is the story of a beautiful, proud and tough loner, a sailor named Querelle, whose commanding officer Seblon worships and desires him from afar. Querelle turns on his drugs-smuggling partner and murders him. He then goes to a notorious brothel ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, controversial, art house, erotic drama ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, lgbtq, surrealism, gays and lesbians, lgbt, murder, male male relationship, male homosexuality, glbt, sexuality, psychology ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 20th century
Place:
europe, france
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
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
With a tour in Afghanistan behind him, war-torn Chris Jensen struggles to assimilate back to life in California. Drifting and living out of his car, he soon discovers that few are willing to deal with the remnants of a damaged career military man. ...
Style:
homoerotic, sexy, erotic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
gay relationship, closeted homosexual, hitman, lgbt, gay, male pubic hair, jealousy, gay sex, veteran, telephone call, war veteran, male nudity ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Antoine, a handsome boy in his 20s, falls for a straight best friend who does not reciprocate, and being a junkie exits the film quite early. Enter a girl, who seems to make him happy again, after he has tried living as a rent boy with men, having ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
male nudity, gay, unrequited love, gay anal sex, prostitute, lgbt, nightlife, love triangle, lifestyle, self discovery, couples, looking for love ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999
Place:
paris france, france
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:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Adapted from a 1964 novel of the same name, the film follows a day in the life of George Falconer, a British college professor reeling with the recent and sudden loss of his longtime partner. This traumatic event makes George challenge his own will ...
Style:
sexy, touching, sincere, emotional, visually appealing ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, depression, homosexuality, loneliness, gays and lesbians, lgbt, broken heart, lgbtq, homosexual, grief, death, glbt ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, year 2009, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, cuba, usa, london ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, suspense, psychological, sentimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
acrobat, gay interest, male nudity, male male relationship, erection, gay erotica, naked man, male pubic hair, gay sex, hand job, circumcised penis, explicit sex ...
Place:
canada, montreal
Similarity:
67%
24K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness -- and what ...
Style:
emotional, homoerotic, sexual, sexy, disturbing ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, homosexuality, gay relationship, gays and lesbians, male male relationship, gay slur, forbidden love, infidelity, gay straight relations, love affair ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
50%
37K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of New Yorkers caught up in their milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality. The characters converge in a weekly Brooklyn social/artistic/sexual salon "Shortbus", loosely ...
Style:
sexual, explicit, erotic, sexy, sensual ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
sex, gay, lgbtq, group sex, lgbtqi, male nudity, glbt, explicit sex, orgy, swinger, sexual intercourse, gender ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
Similarity:
50%
899
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A suspenseful, psychological thriller, "Truth" exposes the hidden demons buried deep inside each and every one of us. After a chance encounter over the Internet, Caleb (Sean Paul Lockhart, "Milk", "Judas Kiss", ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gay relationship, captivity, gay couple, jealous boyfriend, gay, borderline personality disorder, uncover truth, manipulation, bare chested male, child abuse, insanity, gay love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, lgbt, nude young male, male pubic hair, gay youth, gay erotica, blackmail, gay sex, extortion, gay relationship, lgbtq, sexual blackmail ...
Place:
illinois, chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Paul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he'd rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul's behavior changes - ...
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 ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.
Style:
sincere, serious, sexy, lgbt cinema, homoerotic ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, adolescence vs adulthood, lgbtq, gay interest, youth, gay love, parents and children, gay relationship, lgbt teen, male homosexuality, gay brother ...
Time:
2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, buenos aires argentina, latin america, russia ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, summer, gay love, love, homosexual, gay relationship, gay romance, homosexuality, first love, gay interest, father son relationship ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 2010s, 2000s, year 2017
Place:
italy, nebraska, mediterranean sea, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
An embittered husband, paralyzed and in a wheelchair, buttonholes a complete stranger and begins to tell him the story of his marriage. The stranger would like to escape, but cannot. For one thing he grows fascinated by the story. For another he is ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, psychological, sexual, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, femme fatale, infidelity, sexual perversion, writers, husband wife relationship, male nudity, fatal attraction, destructive relationship, couples, passionate interest, bdsm ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
eastern europe, europe, france, paris france
Similarity:
100%
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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 ...
Style:
psychological, serious, sincere, lgbt cinema, suspense ...
Plot:
obsession, lgbtq, gay, gay teenager, lgbt, gay interest, unrequited love, gay seduction, gay crush, male nudity, teacher student relationship, teachers and students ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Sebastian meets Andreas for the first time, he knows they belong together. While Sebastian defies gender norms — flouting convention in his androgynous fluidity — straight-identifying Andreas becomes unable to accept his attraction to ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, emotional, avant garde ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gender, transsexual, gay interest, skinny dipping, naked man, male nudity, gay cruising, male pubic hair, gay, transgender, transsexuality, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
stockholm sweden, indiana, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sergio is a brooding, alienated man who works as a trash collector in Lisbon by day and roams the city streets by night seeking rough, anonymous sex with men. One night he meets an man who seems to be the embodiment of his tormented fantasies, and ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, erotic, art house, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
fetish, peeping tom, gay, gay sex, gay lead character, erotica, lgbt, sadomasochism, anonymous sex, male rape, sex, garbage collector ...
Time:
90s
Place:
lisbon portugal, portugal
Similarity:
15%
32K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S/M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from ...
Style:
disturbing, sexy, controversial, homoerotic, sexual ...
Plot:
serial killer, gay, undercover cop, murder, police investigation, gay sex, violence, brutality, pretending to be gay, gay club, working undercover, undercover ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, new york state, san francisco, canada
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ben is a young bisexual man. He comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of color struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben's past crawls to the surface.
Style:
sexy, erotic, emotional, talky, touching ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, male male relationship, gay, gay sex, gay lead character, sex scene, two males in bed, bisexual man, interracial relations, bisexual, young lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
50%
810
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A first person narrative of a gay serial killer explores violence, sexuality, and imagination.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, independent film, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
gay, naked man, lgbt, serial killer, lgbtq, homosexuality, male nudity, male prostitution, nudity, male pubic hair, gay interest, gay straight relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A routine trick propels a tall, dark, cynical hustler into a series of life-changing encounters in this drama. But this amicable and sexually efficient rent boy begins to look at himself differently when he finds himself lost in a maze-like ...
Style:
realistic, lgbt cinema, psychological, sexual, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, male prostitution, gay interest, gay romance, male prostitute, prostitution, gays and lesbians, gender, lgbt, gay sex, male nudity, prostitute ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
27%
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