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Dear Ex (2018)
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Dear Ex (2018)
Original name: 誰先愛上他的
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When Sanlian's ex-husband passes away, she discovers he has altered his insurance policy, cutting out their son in favor of a stranger named Jay.
Style: captivating, thought provoking, touching, humorous, social, independent film, visual, crying, queer cinema
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, psychotherapy, lgbt, lgbtq, love, teenager, love triangle, gay asian, cancer, grief, loss of father, loss of loved one, gay relationship, friendship, lgbtqi, society, adultery, family relations, dysfunctional family, woman, gay interest, boyhood, gay father, mother son relationship, infidelity ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: taiwan, thailand
Keyword: taiwanese, chinese

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, humorous, psychological and touching films with plots about gay, lgbt, lgbtq, gay interest, love, gay subtext and love and romance mostly in Romance, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Dear Ex: Leather (2013), Breaking Fast (2020), Eat with Me (2014), An Unusual Affair (2002), John Apple Jack (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Leather (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Birch, a young man living in the Catskill Mountains, reunites with his childhood friend from the city, Andrew.
Style: sexy, touching, psychological, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay sex, male nudity, homosexual, childhood friend, love and romance, gay couple, gay relationship, gays and lesbians, love story, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Breaking Fast (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
Style: psychological, captivating, tense, contemplative, touching ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, gay interest, gay love, gay muslim, muslim, lgbtq, life, male nudity, gay couple, escapades, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Eat with Me (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Tired of her bland marriage, Emma moves in with her son Elliot in his downtown LA loft. Elliot is a chef at a lackluster Chinese restaurant facing foreclosure. Also he’s gay – and Emma’s distaste and denial over this has made strangers of ...
Style: melancholic, psychological, humorous, touching, sexy ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay interest, restaurant, chef, food, husband wife relationship, gay couple, gay relationship, family relations, friendship, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
An Unusual Affair (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jochen Wenzel, a young teacher, married with two kids, one day surprisingly falls in love with a young male colleague, Tom Leuthner and they begin an unusual affair (= "Eine aussergewöhnliche Affäre"). While Ina, Jochen's wife, ...
Style: suspense, sincere, touching, captivating, queer cinema
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay lead character, love triangle, fall in love, extramarital affair, infidelity, husband wife relationship, adultery, gay father, homosexual, bisexual ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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John Apple Jack (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A playboy learns to love, while a virgin learns to live -- a queer romantic comedy set inside the restaurant industry... 'John Apple Jack' brings East and West together to create one sumptuously heart-warming dish. When John discovers his ...
Style: romantic, psychological, humorous, captivating, tense ...
Plot: lgbt, chef, gay interest, gay, lovers, gay lead character, waiter, interrupted wedding, homosexual, cooking, father son relationship, groom ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
The Men Next Door (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: This is a fast-paced comedy about a 40-year-old gay man who finds himself dating two equally lovable men - a secure 50-year-old who came out later in life, and an adventurous 30-year-old who wasn't looking for a relationship. What he ...
Style: humorous, captivating, realistic, touching, independent film ...
Plot: gay, couples, lgbt, love and romance, gays and lesbians, older man younger man relationship, gay love, male nudity, lgbtq, boyfriend, lgbtqi, gender ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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Baby Steps (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Taiwan, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Danny, a Taiwanese-American man, and his partner Tate want to have a baby, but the complex world of international surrogacy is further complicated by Danny's well-meaning but extremely meddlesome mother.
Style: psychological, melancholic, light, humorous, feel good ...
Plot: gay, gay couple, closeted gay, surrogate mother, gay relationship, gay love, painter, gay father, interracial relations, gay lead character, family relations, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: taiwan, bangkok thailand, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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Bromance (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When three friends go on a camping trip in a remote part of Argentina, sexual tensions quickly bubble to the surface. Once in virtual seclusion by the beach, Juli, also camping at the site, quickly recognises that that the boys seem to have a closer ...
Style: sexy, contemplative, light, humorous, psychological ...
Plot: gay, gay interest, lgbt, friendship, love triangle, beach, lgbtq, youth, love, love and romance, latinx lgbt, boys love ...
Place: argentina
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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That's Not Us (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Three twenty-something couples, one gay, one lesbian, and one straight, travel to a beach house to enjoy the last days of summer, but what should be a fun and carefree weekend becomes an exploration of what it takes to sustain a healthy relationship.
Style: psychological, sexy, humorous, contemplative, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay interest, lesbian, lgbtq, couples, couple relations, lgbtqi, love, love and romance, friendship, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Finding Me: Truth (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Truth follows the loves, losses, fights, jealousies and broken hearts of a group of friends. It centers around the sweet, bright-eyed and emotionally vulnerable Faybien (RayMartell Moore). Comfortable with his gayness but saddled with self-esteem ...
Style: melancholic, humorous, light, sexy, psychological ...
Plot: gay, gay african american, black lgbt, lgbt, infidelity, african american, gay relationship, gay couple, love and romance, homosexual, love, gay interest ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Sublet (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.
Style: art house, humorous, sentimental, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay sex, gay interest, writers, gay love, male nudity, gay lead character, lgbtq, beach, gay couple, gay relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, palestine, middle east, tel aviv israel, israel ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
The Invisible Thread (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary film about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay couple, gay father, gay relationship, coming of age, gay parent, gay interest, friendship, love, family values, teenage boy ...
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60%
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Cousins (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end ...
Style: sincere, captivating, emotional, realistic, touching ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, friendship, religion, boys love, gay erotica, forbidden love, gay sex, cousin, male pubic hair, gay slur, gay relationship ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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The One (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Providing the romantic comedy genre with a decidedly queer twist, THE ONE is an effortlessly charming tale which proves that love is never simple! Hunky Daniel couldn’t have it better: great parents, a successful career and his beautiful fiancée ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, sincere, touching, humorous ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: gay, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, gay husband, first gay sexual experience, gay father, love triangle, repressed homosexual, marital problem, marriage, friendship between men, wedding ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Before the Fall (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: It's a classic case of opposite attraction: Handsome Ben Bennet (Ethan Sharrett) is a gay, affluent, stylish attorney at the top of the genteel social set in southern Virginia, while Lee Darcy (Chase Conner) is a rough-hewn welder with a secret ...
Style: lgbt cinema, sexy, captivating, unusual plot structure, humorous ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay interest, gay couple, gay lead character, gay romance, lgbtq, gay love, love, unrequited love, hiking, gay best friend ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: virginia, usa, appalachia
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55%
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Lazy Eye (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Passions re-ignite and secrets revealed when a graphic designer reconnects with the great, lost love of his life for a weekend tryst at a house in the desert near Joshua Tree.
Style: lgbt cinema, humorous, sincere, light, psychological ...
Plot: gay, gay interest, gay couple, infidelity, gay subtext, unrequited love, lgbtq, lgbt, gay lead character, friendship, fall in love, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, mojave desert
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54%
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Sorry Angel (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A university student and an older, HIV-positive writer strike up a romance in 1993.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Plot: gay, aids, gay relationship, lgbt, older man younger man relationship, gay cruising, gay father, gay sex, lgbtq, love, male nudity, introspection ...
Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: paris france
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53%
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Shared Rooms (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: A new romantic comedy feature film that brings together three interrelated tales of gay men seeking family, love and sex during the holiday season.
Style: touching, psychological, thought provoking, humorous, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: all male cast, gay interest, nudist, gay, sex talk, gay couple, lgbtq, gay lead character, homosexual, christmas, teenager, holiday ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Loose Cannons (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell ...
Style: touching, feel good, semi serious, uplifting, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gay son, gay interest, lifestyle, lgbtq, family secret, father son relationship, family disapproval, love affair, parents and children, family life, closeted homosexual ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Paternity Leave (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Four years into his first stable relationship, a man finds out that he is pregnant with his partner's baby.
Style: light, humorous, feel good, captivating, cult classic ...
Plot: pregnant man, gay relationship, gay, gay lead character, child, gay parent, lgbt, gay interest, family relations, television, friendship, birth ...
Place: nashville tennessee
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50%
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Cas (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Pepijn and George’s steady, seven-year relationship is shaken up after they allow a young student named Cas to sleep on their couch until he finds a place of his own. Gradually, both men fall head over heels for Cas’ laconic charm and it forces ...
Style: captivating, psychological, lgbt cinema, humorous, sexy ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay interest, gay relationship, gay couple, jealousy, gay love, gay lead character, gay youth, breakup, rejection, journalist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: amsterdam
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
Style: disturbing, sincere, captivating, social, touching ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gay relationship, gay love, gay couple, gay asian, homosexual, gay interest, first love, gay bashing, self discovery, gay slur, chinese culture ...
Time: 80s, 2000s, year 1987, 2020s
Place: taiwan, asia, taipei, ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Kimjho Gwang-soo is one of the most recognized Korean gay activist as well as a filmmaker. This is his feature debut as a director and producer. A queer movie that delivers the goods—humorous and touching—and fulfills the director’s wish for a ...
Style: captivating, humorous, contemplative, psychological, light ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay asian, gay, lesbian, lgbt, marriage, gay couple, gay slur, gay friend, family relations, friends, love and romance, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents ...
Style: humorous, realistic, touching, emotional, talky ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
Plot: gay, gay couple, marriage, wedding, immigrant, love triangle, sexuality, lgbt, lgbtq, family drama, glbt, generation gap ...
Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: new york, taiwan, asia, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Fire Island (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A group of queer best friends gather in the Fire Island Pines for their annual week of love and laughter, but when a sudden change of events jeopardizes their summer in gay paradise, their bonds as a chosen family are pushed to the limit.
Style: captivating, satirical, semi serious, disturbing, horror comedy ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay interest, lgbtq, vacation, friendship, lgbtqi, friends, satire, gay romance, stoner, friendship between men ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
All the Others Were Practice (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Jôrge is about to meet the man who will be his husband. But with so many guys to choose from, how will he know which one is his perfect match, and which ones are just practice? Meet Jôrge in the fast-paced independent comedy with a huge heart.
Style: melancholic, captivating, psychological, romantic, humorous ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, love, love and romance, gay couple, gay relationship, lovers, fall in love, escapades, couple relations, gay lead character, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Ibrahim falls in love with Alexander, a blond, blue eyed German criminal and show wrestler who is straight - an impossible friendship that surpasses the both of them.
Style: sexy, touching, lgbt cinema, unusual plot structure, contemplative ...
Plot: gay, friendship, gay relationship, gay friend, gay interest, gay lead character, gay slur, gay son, gay couple, reconciliation, lgbt, closeted gay ...
Time: 2000s, year 2014
Place: berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Single All the Way (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter convinces his best friend Nick to join him for the holidays and pretend that they’re now in a relationship. But when Peter’s mother sets him up on a blind date ...
Style: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, gay cinema ...
Plot: gay, holiday, christmas, lgbt, gay interest, gay relationship, gay romance, lgbtq, interracial love relationship, father son relationship, friendship, dating ...
Place: new hampshire
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Dream On (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The course of true love does not run smoothly for two young lads at Norman's Cozy campsite on the Welsh coast in the mid 80s. Two English holiday-makers, Paul, an innocent northerner from Rochdale, and George, a jack the lad, nervy young man ...
Style: light, sentimental, touching, sincere, psychological ...
Plot: gay, gay interest, teenage boy, lgbt, runaway, family relations, domineering mother, coming of age, gay relationship, summer vacation, best friend, mother son relationship ...
Time: 80s, year 1988
Place: wales
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 5.9
 448
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 ⇓
44%
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