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Moffie (2019)
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Moffie (a derogatory Afrikaans term for a gay man) follows the story of Nicholas van der Swart: from a very young age, he realises he is different. Try as he may, he cannot live up to the macho image expected of him by his family, by his heritage. Set during the South African border war against communism, this is a long-overdue story about the emotional and physical suffering endured by countless young men.
Style:
sexy, psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, contemplative, political, independent film, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, lgbtq, gay slur, closeted gay, gay lead character, gay love, gay soldier, gay, military, homosexuality, soldier, homosexual, forbidden love, gay teenager, volleyball, first gay sexual experience, skinny dipping, conscription, afrikaans, military training, young lovers, military service, homoeroticism, violence ...
Time:
80s, 2000s, year 1981
Place:
south africa, africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, touching, sexy and psychological films with plots about gay, lgbt, gay interest, gay lead character, gay love, gay kiss and lgbtq mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres. Some movies like Moffie: Burning Blue (2013), Firebird (2021), Eismayer (2022), Westerland (2012), Kanarie (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Following two fatal aircraft accidents aboard an Aircraft Carrier, a government agent is placed aboard the ship. His mission is to determine what may be at the root of these mishaps and prevent the inevitable third chain breaking accident which ...
Style:
emotional, lgbt cinema, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, forbidden love, lgbtq, gay teenager, couple relations, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, lgbt, fighter pilot, love affair, life turned upside down ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Estonia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
Style:
homoerotic, erotic, art house, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, lgbtq, gay lead character, forbidden love, cold war, gay soldier, gay sex, closeted homosexual, gay interest, aerial combats, gay romance ...
Time:
70s
Place:
estonia, afghanistan, soviet union, moscow russia, ussr
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Vice Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared trainer and model macho in the Austrian Military and lives as a gay man in secret. When he falls in love with a young, openly gay soldier, his world gets turned upside down. Based on real events.
Style:
homoerotic, independent film, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, gay, gay romance, homosexuality, homoeroticism, closeted homosexual, gay anal sex, gay soldier, gay sex, military training, homosexual ...
Place:
austria
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In the midst of a freezing winter on the island of Sylt, Cem comes across Jesús, who is on the verge of committing suicide. The two young men become fast friends, with their friendship unexpectedly threatening to develop into something more. Cem ...
Style:
sexy, touching, tense, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
mental illness, eating disorder, male nudity, lovers, couple relations, young lovers, love, gay subtext, gay, love and romance, gay interest, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
100%
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779
Genre: Drama, Musical, War
Country: South Africa
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with ...
Style:
sexy, melancholic, touching, sentimental, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay interest, male nudity, apartheid, gay relationship, gay slur, male homosexuality, choir, homosexuality, gay lead character, military service ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Luke and Jonah, two high school sweethearts, spend their final days together over the course of a long, quiet summer in the rural American South, contemplating their uncertain future and the uncertain future of America.
Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, touching, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay relationship, gay lead character, lgbtq, teenage boy, small town, coming of age, gay couple, homosexual, young lovers, lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alabama
Similarity:
100%
504
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
The Love Story between Matheus and Diego is portrayed in the film script Diego writes when he becomes a filmmaker.
Style:
sexy, romantic, psychological, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay interest, gay subtext, male nudity, gay couple, gay love, depression, gay lead character, young lovers, lovers, gay, photographer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
100%
917
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
20-year-old Will is on his stag-do when, handcuffed to a lamppost, he is rescued by Michael. The attraction between the two men is immediate. But back at Michael's apartment, Will is sent into a tailspin of shame and confusion.
Style:
sexy, touching, melancholic, romantic, contemplative ...
Plot:
gay, one night stand, sex scene, homosexuality, gay interest, male homosexuality, lovers, gay relationship, gay lead character, male nudity, naked in public, young lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves. After being caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets ...
Style:
sexy, melancholic, touching, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay subtext, gay relationship, gay sex, gay lead character, gay muslim, gay club, refugee, coming of age, gay love, immigrant ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, iran
Similarity:
100%
131
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Shy teenager Andrés lives in the Argentine city of La Plata and cycles between school, work and home listening to punk rock. One night he finds out that his idol, the lead singer of his favorite band, has committed suicide. His religious mother is ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, psychological, romantic, touching ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay teenager, gay youth, gay, grandmother grandson relationship, coming of age, gay couple, gay lead character, young lovers, friends, lovers, gay love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Kosovo, Albania
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Bekim and Anita are getting married, but Anita is unaware that Bekim is still in love with his best friend Nol.
Style:
sexy, touching, sentimental, romantic, melancholic ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay, gay interest, gay sex, gay couple, closeted gay, gay lead character, gay love, gay slur, gay relationship, lovers, homosexual ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
kosovo
Similarity:
100%
608
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, humorous, melancholic, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay sex, homosexual, male nudity, gay couple, youth, gay lead character, young lovers, childhood friend, gay interest, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
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:
lgbt cinema, romantic, captivating, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay love, gay couple, gay asian, gay relationship, homosexual, lgbt, gay interest, gay lead character, first love, gay romance ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 2000s, 2020s
Place:
taiwan, asia, taipei, ontario canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two young professional soccer players share a hotel room the night before their first big game. Out of nowhere, one kisses the other. The impact of this 'pass' reverberates through the next ten years of their lives - a decade of fame and ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, touching, sentimental, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, gay slur, gay athlete, gay love, gay lead character, football, homosexuality, closeted gay, male objectification, male homosexuality ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach ...
Style:
touching, sexy, sweet, romantic drama, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
gay, surfing, homosexuality, gay relationship, homosexual, gay romance, gay slur, lgbtqi, gay love, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, first gay sexual experience ...
Time:
2000s, 70s
Place:
california, idaho, southern california, new jersey, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A secret love affair between a southern Baptist preacher and a young drifter challenges the equilibrium of a growing church.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, melancholic, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
lgbtq, gay lead character, sex talk, infidelity, gay interest, religion, gay couple, lovers, love, fight, homosexual, church ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, arkansas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
15-year-old Tom (Simon Royer) is going to spend another calm summer with his parents and younger sister at their summer house. But by fate, another family comes to spend some time with them, with their 17-year-old son Félix (Marin Lafitte). In the ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, unusual plot structure, sentimental, psychological ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, first gay sexual experience, gay relationship, gay teenager, lgbtq, homoerotic friendship, friendship between boys, love, gay love, gay friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A promising young filmmaker is thrown into emotional disarray over the impending release of his second feature, when he is introduced to a magnetic French musician called Noah.
Style:
sexy, semi autobiographical, psychological, melancholic, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
lgbtq, gay interest, gay, gay relationship, gay couple, gay love, gay subtext, male full rear nudity, kinky sex, lgbt, gay lead character, sex talk ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Fernando is on holiday with his closest male friends in a beautiful country house in a suburb of Buenos Aries. On their own without their girlfriends in a “men only” environment, the hunky young studs bask in the hot sun, play in the pool, smoke ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sincere, humorous, disturbing, sweet ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gay interest, homoeroticism, gay, lgbtq, gay relationship, male bonding, male nudity, closeted gay, homosexuality, closeted homosexual, gay slur, gay friend ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina, argentina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, Brazil, France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Matias and Jeronimo know each other since childhood. Their friendship takes a new turn during the holiday before starting high school when they both experience their sexual awakening.
Style:
lgbt cinema, captivating, light, sincere, cute ...
Plot:
gay, friendship, male male relationship, male homosexuality, gay lead character, friendship between boys, gay love, homoeroticism, closeted gay, closeted homosexual, puberty, homosexuality ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The Falls is a feature film about two missionaries that fall in love while on their mission. RJ travels to a small town in Oregon with Elder Merrill to serve their mission and teach the words of Joseph Smith. Living together and sharing the ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, touching, captivating, sentimental, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay relationship, closeted homosexual, missionary, lgbt, love, religion, forbidden love, male nudity, gays and lesbians, homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, idaho
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The coastal California community of Rock Haven is the perfect place for cute eighteen-year-old Brady and his loving mother to begin a fresh start. Their mission: to spread the word of the Lord. But while roaming the beach one day, Brady meets ...
Style:
psychological, serious, touching, sincere, sensual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
gay, first gay sexual experience, gay teenager, forbidden love, gay relationship, lgbt, gay love, male nudity, teenage life, male pubic hair, repressed homosexual, homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, immigration, homosexuality, gay relationship, syrian refugee, gay romance, gay lead character, gay sex, architect, forbidden love ...
Place:
finland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Eastern Cape, South Africa. A lonely factory worker, Xolani, takes time off his job to assist during an annual Xhosa circumcision initiation into manhood. In a remote mountain camp that is off limits to women, young men, painted in white ochre, ...
Style:
tense, psychological, melancholic, touching, art house ...
Plot:
gay teenager, gay, gay romance, gay interest, closeted homosexual, unrequited love, machismo, lgbt, gay slur, lgbtqi, lovers, frustration ...
Time:
year 2017, 21st century
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A lonely, middle-aged man hires a male prostitute to recreate a road trip from his past.
Style:
sexy, road movie, melancholic, romantic, touching ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay interest, road trip, gay lead character, lovers, motel, gay sex, gay couple, couples, gay, homosexual, photograph ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco, seattle, arizona, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa, France, Greece, Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, ...
Style:
sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
gay love, coming of age, gay, lgbt, teenage boy, religion, gay crush, male prostitute, gay interest, lgbtq, prostitution, gay lead character ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa, cannes
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of Peter Wildeblood, a thoughtful and private gay journalist whose affair with a handsome serviceman he met in Piccadilly – during the time homosexuality was a crime – turned Queen's evidence against him in one of ...
Style:
sexy, tense, psychological, suspenseful, romantic ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay interest, male homosexuality, lgbt, gay, gay sex, gay couple, gay lead character, lovers, homosexuality, prison, gay slur ...
Time:
year 1952, 1950s, year 1955, year 1954, 50s
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
513
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Portugal, 1975. A time of rough changes. A young gay artist trapped in a small seaside town ran by communist winds. Al Berto, the writer, embodies an entire moving generation. He and his friends exude youth, eccentricity and hope for the future - ...
Style:
sexy, touching, sentimental, unusual plot structure, melancholic ...
Plot:
gay interest, lgbt, gay couple, gay, lovers, male objectification, love and romance, love interest, society, love affair, couple relations, gay love ...
Time:
year 1975
Place:
portugal
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
American CIA Field Operative, Johnnie Allen, is assigned to Denmark for his first mission. An American spy highly placed in the Kremlin is to be spirited out of Russia, and it is Johnnie's job to get him safely to Antwerp where the agent will ...
Style:
sexy, unusual plot structure, contemplative, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
gay, gay crush, gay relationship, gay couple, gay sex, gay slur, lgbtq, gay interest, homosexual, gay lead character, nude, male homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, germany, denmark
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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touching, unusual plot structure, psychological, contemplative, sentimental ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, coming of age, physical disability, gay slur, gay lead character, love, gay relationship, gay couple, love and romance, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
36%
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