Movies and TV shows like Tales of the City

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Tales of the City (2019)
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Tales of the City (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.
Style: sincere, romantic, sentimental, touching, erotic, feel good, saga, sensual, lgbt cinema, queer cinema
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, apartment building, lesbian, transgender, lesbian love, friendship, lgbtqi, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, getting home, blackmail, filmmaking, old woman, neighbor neighbor relationship, gay interest, gay couple, gender, buddy, urbanization, gay subtext, gay relationship, gay best friend ...
Time: contemporary
Place: san francisco

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, touching, sexy and sentimental films and TV series with plots about lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gay couple, gays and lesbians, gay interest and love and romance mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Tales of the City: The L Word: Generation Q (2019), Banana (2015), Euphoria (2019), Queer as Folk (2000), Hollywood (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The L Word: Generation Q (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: In this sequel to The L Word, we continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter, Alice Pieszecki and Shane McCutcheon, along with a new generation of diverse, self-possessed LGBTQIA+ characters experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks ...
Style: sexy, romantic, erotic, touching, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: lgbt, lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, feminist, lifestyle, female friendship, lgbtq, gay, love and romance, lesbian sex ...
Place: los angeles
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100%
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Banana (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Witty, heartfelt and unique interlinked stories covering different aspects of LGBT life, featuring the most exciting emerging talent.
Style: realistic, sentimental, captivating, psychological, controversial ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gender, gays and lesbians, lesbian, couple relations, self discovery, haunted by the past, lgbtq, lgbt, love, multiple storylines, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, manchester, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.3
 235K
Euphoria (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
Style: captivating, thought provoking, realistic, depressing, serious ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: mental illness, teenager, drug addict, high school, addiction, sex, coming of age, youth, sexuality, lgbt, teenage life, friends ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.5
 22K
Queer as Folk (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story: Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an ...
Style: touching, emotional, realistic, sincere, sexual ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lgbt, gay, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, homosexual, gay love, friendship, homosexuality, gay lead character, lesbian, lifestyle, sexual activity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, pittsburgh, idaho, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Hollywood (2020)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 347 min.
TV show
Story: A group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood try to make it big — no matter the cost.
Style: funny, colorful, social, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: hollywood, gay, racial discrimination, follow your dream, aspiring actor, male prostitute, film industry, gay sex, lgbtq, male prostitution, sexploitation, sexual harassment ...
Time: 1940s, post world war two, 20th century
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100%
 7.5
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When We Rise (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 341 min.
TV show
Story: The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, suspense, lgbt cinema ...
Plot: gay, gay rights, lesbian, civil rights, women's rights, lgbtq, racial prejudice, friendship, family relations, protest, surrogate family, homosexual ...
Time: 60s
Place: san francisco, idaho
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.9
 3K
Eastsiders (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
TV show
Story: What happens after the world ends? Written and directed by award winning playwright Kit Williamson, "EastSiders" explores the aftermath of infidelity on a gay couple in Silverlake. When Cal (Kit Williamson) finds out Thom (Van Hansis) has ...
Style: touching, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, realistic ...
Plot: gay, gay relationship, gay couple, infidelity, gay sex, lgbt, friends, up and down relationship, lgbtq, dishonesty, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, drag queen ...
Time: 21st century
Place: indiana, los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 330 min.
TV show
Story: In this sequel to the controversial PBS mini-series, Mona Ramsey is on a cross-country trip that takes her to a brothel which may hold a secret about her past. Michael "Mouse" Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton go on a cruise where they meet ...
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, sexual, emotional ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, lgbtq, lesbian, buddy, glbt, transgender, gay interest, lesbianism, gay subtext, love and romance, lifestyle ...
Time: 70s
Place: san francisco, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Venice the Series (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Venice: The Series is a web series co-produced by and starring American actress Crystal Chappell, and is inspired in part by the "Otalia" storyline on the daytime drama Guiding Light. The series has been broadcast since 2009, and is ...
Style: realistic, emotional, touching, serious, sincere ...
Plot: lesbian, lesbianism, gender, family relations, love and romance, gays and lesbians, lifestyle, family life, parents and children, strong female presence, lesbian love, lgbt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Queer as Folk (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story: The lives of a diverse group of friends in New Orleans are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.
Style: queer cinema
Plot: gay, transgender, gender, transsexual, african, male nudity, tragedy, lesbian couple, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, trans woman ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
We Are Who We Are (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 462 min.
TV show
Story: Plot unknown.
Style: inspirational, sincere, thought provoking, touching, sweet ...
Audience: chick flick, teen drama
Plot: lgbt, gays and lesbians, coming of age, forbidden love, lesbian mother, lesbian teen, lgbtq, sexual orientation, gay, lesbian, desire for fame, lgbtqi ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: italy, venice
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.7
 71
Triads (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Jason Height is a hot young gay man who's recently found himself displaced on the west coast. During his many sexual exploits in Palm Springs he stumbles into a three-way relationship with a couple who appear to be on the outs after years ...
Style: sexy, melancholic, unusual plot structure, romantic, psychological ...
Plot: gay, love and romance, gay relationship, youth, love affair, love triangle, gay interest, gay love, gays and lesbians, lovers, young lovers, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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20%
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Cucumber (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Original drama series from Russell T Davies exploring the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life, beginning with the most disastrous date night in history.
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, emotional, erotic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, homosexuality, gay couple, gay interest, gays and lesbians, couple relations, life turned upside down, gender, lgbtq, lgbt, fear of commitment, gay lead character ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, manchester
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 7.7
 99
Coming Out (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
TV show
Story: The explosive lives, loves and losses of an intermingled group of Montréalers are explored as they confront the subject of difference. Managing a modern relationship can be a mess. Single? Attached? Married? Divorced? Open? Closed? The most common ...
Style: sexy, unusual plot structure, melancholic, romantic, psychological ...
Plot: gay couple, gay, gay interest, gay relationship, gay lead character, lgbt, love and romance, fall in love, couples, society, gay love, homosexual ...
Time: 21st century
Place: montreal, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 7.5
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Lip Service (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Lip Service was a British television serial drama portraying the lives of a group of lesbians living in Glasgow, Scotland. Production on the show, which stars Laura Fraser, Ruta Gedmintas and Fiona Button, began in summer 2009 in Glasgow. The show ...
Style: realistic, sincere, sexy, semi serious, erotic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian couple, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, love and romance, lesbianism, lifestyle, lgbtq, ex couple relations, lesbian sex ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scotland, saudi arabia, europe, glasgow scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Starting From Now (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 5 min.
TV show
Story: "Starting From Now" is a lesbian web series that explores the lives of four inner-Sydney women as they struggle to work out who they are, find a place where they belong, and maybe even find someone to love along the way. After building ...
Style: sentimental, suspense, suspenseful, touching, anime ...
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, friendship, love, lesbian romance, lgbtq, forbidden love, romantic friendship, lesbian relationship, female friendship, unrequited love ...
Place: idaho
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Theory of Love (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Third is a filmology major and a member of the Savage team along with his best friends Too, Bone, and Kai, but he has a secret. Third has been secretly in love with his Kai for years. For three years he has kept his…
Style: sexy, dorama, sincere, romantic, psychological ...
Plot: gay, gay asian, gay relationship, youth, gay interest, gay love, lgbtq, lovers, couples, love, gays and lesbians, homosexual ...
Time: 21st century
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 6.2
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Summertime (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A gay couple living in San Francisco takes in two strangers traveling from Italy to start a new life in America, discovering each other and forming the most unlikely of relationships along the way.
Style: sincere, psychological, light, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: gay, gay couple, summer vacation, gay interest, love, friendship, summer, couples, friends, love and romance, society, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco, italy, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Through a Boy's Eyes (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 76 min.
Story: When a boy becomes a young man, the way he sees the world can change not just his perceptions of those around him, but how others see him. As burgeoning desires come to the surface, there is the choice of either embracing and acting upon them, or ...
Style: melancholic, sexy, touching, sentimental, romantic ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, friendship, sexual identity, family relations, gay subtext, gay interest, gay relationship, gay couple, love and romance, love, gay love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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After Louie (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: As an AIDS activist and member of ACT UP in the 1980s and 90s, Sam witnessed the deaths of too many friends and lovers. Battlewounded and struggling with survivor's guilt, Sam now resents the complacency of his former comrades and derides what ...
Style: romantic, melancholic, psychological, sexy, touching ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay couple, gay relationship, relationships, gay interest, male nudity, love affair, love, lgbtq, activism, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Falling for Angels (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
TV show
Story: In this riveting anthology series, modern-day relationships are explored through the lens of each distinct neighborhood in Los Angeles including Silver Lake, Bel Air, Leimert Park, Boyle Heights, Koreatown, and Malibu.
Style: humorous, romantic, contemplative, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay relationship, gay couple, love and romance, fall in love, lovers, love, youth, society, homosexual, young lovers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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19%
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Transparent (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
Style: semi serious, humorous, sitcom, captivating, heartfelt ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lesbian, transgender, gay interest, eccentric family, secret, dark humor, family secret, family life, life turned upside down, dysfunctional family, disorder, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, indiana, idaho, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Clayton & Claudia (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story: Claudia Noon is a struggling booker for a local talent agency in Dallas. While working hard to find her actors work, an old crush from her high school years, Kent Bergman, shows-up at the agency looking for representation. It is obvious that Kent ...
Style: romantic, unusual plot structure, melancholic, touching, sexy ...
Plot: gay, love and romance, gay relationship, gay couple, lgbt, gay love, homosexual, love affair, couple relations, gay lead character, gay interest, young lovers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Paths (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Andreas and Martin share all the ups and downs of everyday life, and their son is maturing. A cautious approach to the traces of a long relationship. The love story of two people. Not about how they come together, not a phase they go through, but ...
Style: melancholic, romantic, sexy, unusual plot structure, sentimental ...
Plot: lgbt, gay interest, gay couple, gay, lgbtq, carpenter, breakup, gay relationship, love and romance, love, homosexual, love affair ...
Time: year 2017, 21st century
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 7.1
 502
Proud (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: "Fiertés" retraces the fight for the rights of sexual minorities in France through the intimate story of three generations and three destinies of men.
Style: touching, sexy, sincere, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot: gay, gay sex, gay teenager, lgbt, gay interest, gay lead character, love and romance, lgbtq, gay marriage, youth, closeted gay, escapades ...
Time: year 1981
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 8.6
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POSE (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.
Style: atmospheric, light, visual, educational, entertaining ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbtq, female impersonator, transsexual, transgender, lgbtqi, desire for fame, dance school, socialite, success, showgirl ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
9%
 7.7
 884
Anne Plus (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
TV show
Story: The weekend Anne (24) moves into her own place she unexpectedly runs into her ex-girlfriend Lily, and a lot has happened since they broke up four years ago. Over the weekend, Anne reflects on the relationships she has had throughout her student ...
Style: touching, talky, emotional, psychological, romantic ...
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, coming of age, student, lgbtq, love and romance, lesbian romance, love affair, couple relations, lovers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: netherlands
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 8.4
 616
The Outs (2012)
Genre: Short, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: A web series centered around a broken couple, Jack and Mitchell. It depicts the events before, during, and after the break-up. An interesting turn of events follows in this romantic drama portrayed in a non-linear fashion.
Style: witty, emotional, realistic, semi serious, clever ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, friendship, affair, socially awkward, best friend, looking for love, love and romance, city life, gender, lgbtq, gay man straight woman relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brooklyn new york city, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Naked As We Came (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Love, loss and hope are tumultuously explored amidst a tranquil backdrop and asks us all the question: What is your dream?
Style: realistic, touching, semi serious, sentimental, sincere ...
Audience: adult
Plot: gay, gay interest, broken family, sick mother, reconciliation, gay sex, family relations, gay lead character, lgbtq, death of mother, dead mother, cancer ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 7.2
 264
After Forever (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: After Forever is the story of Brian and Jason, a 50-ish New York City gay couple, who have it all until they don't.
Style: dramatic, emotional, suspenseful, captivating, tear jerker
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbtq, death of lover, gay subtext, grief, gay lead character, marriage, death, gay culture, gay marriage, death of loved one ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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