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In My Skin (2018)
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In My Skin (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Coming-of-age story of 16-year-old Bethan, who we follow as she deals with the comical but painfully real anxieties and insecurities of teenage life, along with the stark reality of a home life that is far removed from what she projects to her friends.
Style: psychological, ironic, rough, compassionate, emotional, queer cinema
Audience: teen drama
Plot: bipolar disorder, double life, sick mother, lgbtq, lesbian, parents and children, coming of age, school, life is a bitch, lie, 16 year old, alcoholic father, hidden truth, woman, aspiration, lgbtqi, house, teenage life, buried truth
Time: contemporary
Place: england

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, captivating, humorous and psychological films and TV series with plots about lgbtq, lgbt, lesbian, lgbtqi, gay couple, family relations and woman mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like In My Skin: Pure (2019), Shameless (2011), Flowers (2016), Everything Sucks! (2018), Vida (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Pure (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Marnie is not OK. She's had x-rated thoughts for the last 3672 days and she doesn't know why or what they mean. When she jumps on a coach to London, she doesn't know a soul, not even herself, but in the city she will build a new life.
Style: funny, psychological, light, ironic, humorous ...
Audience: date night
Plot: sexual relations, mental health, sexual fantasy, mental illness, new life, lesbian, coworker relationship, friendship, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, female protagonist, aspiration, illness ...
Place: london
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Shameless (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. ...
Style: offbeat, emotional, entertaining, biting, realistic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: dysfunctional family, youth, gay teenager, gay, bipolar disorder, family problems, teenage life, life is a bitch, siblings relations, juvenile delinquency, drinking problem, family relations ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: chicago, usa, idaho
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Flowers (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dark comedy about the eccentric members of the Flowers family. Maurice and Deborah are barely together but yet to divorce. They live with Maurice's batty mother and their maladjusted twin children.
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological, funny ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, marital problem, eccentric family, family relations, family problems, relationship problems, life is a bitch, kids and family, family life, parents and children, immigration, aspiration ...
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93%
Everything Sucks! (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: It's 1996 in a town called Boring, Oregon, where high school misfits in the AV and drama clubs brave the ups and downs of teenage emotions in the VHS era.
Style: touching, humorous, stylized, cult classic, colorful ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: lgbt, teenager, relationships, interracial friendship, coming of age, high school, school, misfit, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, road trip, lesbian ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
Place: oregon
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88%
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Vida (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn't be more different or distanced from each other are forced to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and surprising truth about their ...
Style: psychological, rough, humorous, touching, erotic ...
Plot: lesbian, u.s. mexico border, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbt, lesbian couple, lesbian threesome, lgbtq, group sex, sister sister relationship, family relations, death of mother ...
Place: indiana, los angeles
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Atypical (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.
Style: light, sincere, humorous, hilarious, teen ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, family friendly, teen drama
Plot: autism, coming of age, teenager, lesbian relationship, lesbian, social problems, high school, teenage protagonist, penguins, asperger's syndrome, family relations, lgbt ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: connecticut
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86%
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Generation (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.
Style: entertaining, captivating, sex comedy, humorous, queer cinema ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: sexual awakening, first sexual experience, sexuality, teenager, schoolboy, sexual attraction, high school student, gay, high school, teenage sex, masturbation, sexual relations ...
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85%
Never Have I Ever (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.
Style: funny, light, humorous, sweet, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: popularity, school, teenage girl, friendship, social misfits, coming of age, girl, teenage protagonist, teenager, family relations, teenage life, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
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85%
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Sort Of (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Fluid millennial Sabi Mehboob straddles various identities from bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. Sabi feels like they’re in transition in every ...
Style: sitcom, queer cinema
Plot: lgbtq, coming of age, transgender, lgbtqi, transsexual, gender, lgbt, woman, gay, dating, interracial relations, millennial ...
Place: toronto ontario canada
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Sex Education (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 1755 min.
TV show
Story: Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Style: sexy, sex comedy, feel good, light, captivating ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbt teen, teenage sexuality, sex education, youth, classmate, school, teenage life, sex therapy, teenage sex, couples ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Special (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: A gay man with mild cerebral palsy decides to rewrite his identity as an accident victim and finally go after the life he wants.
Style: humorous, captivating, ironic, psychological, sex comedy ...
Plot: cerebral palsy, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, gay lead character, lgbtqi, lifestyle, deception, irony, woman, glbt, dance teacher ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
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Ginny & Georgia (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Angsty and awkward fifteen year old Ginny Miller often feels more mature than her thirty year old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller. After years on the run, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and ...
Style: funny, humorous, captivating, light, teen ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: daughter, teenager, mother daughter relationship, family relations, teen romance, drastic change of life, changing lives, coming of age, new life, mother and daughter, neighbor, woman ...
Time: 2020s
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Irma Vep (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 428 min.
TV show
Story: Mira is an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as “Irma Vep” in a remake of the French silent film classic, “Les Vampires.” Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, humorous
Plot: gay interest, lgbt, lesbian, female protagonist, bisexual, feminism, movie actress, career, actress, escape from reality, fantasy becomes reality, relationship problems ...
Place: france, paris france
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80%
One Day at a Time (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the "help" of her old-school mom.
Style: sitcom, feel good, captivating, humorous, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lesbian, feminism, lgbt, family drama, single mother, depression, lgbtq, living together, gay, parents and children, eccentric family, lgbtqi ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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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
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79%
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Baby (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Inspired by a true story, this series follows a group of Roman teenagers as they defy society in their search for identity and independence.
Style: erotic, romantic, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: teenage prostitute, friendship, sex with a minor, society, drug use, family crisis, school, party, high school student, teenager, gay, group of friends ...
Place: rome italy
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Cindy la Regia: The High School Years (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 32 min.
TV show
Story: Cindy, a sharp and restless teenager, grows up happily in the high society of San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo León. When she and her longtime friends enter coeducational high school for the first time, Cindy questions the role of ...
Style: thrilling, satirical, captivating, semi serious, psychological
Plot: student, school, coming of age, satire, teenage girl, teenage life, lifestyle, society, teenage protagonist, teenager, hometown, high school ...
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78%
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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
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78%
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High School (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: A story about finding your own identity—a journey made even more complicated when you have a twin whose own struggle and self-discovery so closely mimics your own. Told through a backdrop of ‘90s grunge and rave culture, the series weaves ...
Style: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, teen comedy
Plot: lesbian, satire, society, social issues, social problems, schoolgirl, lifestyle, female protagonist, women, school, relationships, lgbtqi ...
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Brassic (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in northern suburbia. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, on the brink of adulthood, their dealing and stealing is ...
Style: realistic, talky, humorous, funny, dark comedy
Plot: unemployed, friendship, youth, gang, scheme, marijuana, bipolar disorder, lifestyle, money, escapades, psychiatrist, friend ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: england
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Anyone But Me (2008)
Genre: Short, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Anyone But Me is a live-action, web television drama that first aired in 2008. The show is in serial short-format webisodes, each lasting between six and fifteen minutes, following the lives of a group of teenagers in New York City and Westchester ...
Style: touching, sexual, emotional, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: lesbian, lesbian daughter, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lesbian friend, lesbian teen, lgbt, lgbtq, friends, youth, lesbian couple ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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A League of Their Own (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. There, she meets other women who also dream of playing pro baseball and makes connections that open up her world. Rockford local Max Chapman ...
Style: exciting, retro, emotional, historical drama, queer cinema
Plot: baseball, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, woman, friend, transgender, transsexual, gender, sport competition, friends, sapphic ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
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75%
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Skins (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A wild ride through the lives of a group of high school friends stumbling through the mine field of adolescence... and stepping on most of the mines as they go.
Style: realistic, sincere, touching, sexy, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: teenage sexuality, teenage sex, teen drug use, troubled teen, teenager, high school, friendship, youth, teenage life, social relations, friends, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: baltimore, usa
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74%
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Shrill (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Annie is a fat young woman who wants to change her life — but not her body. Annie is trying to start her career while juggling bad boyfriends, a sick parent, and a perfectionist boss.
Style: motivational, ironic, captivating, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot: overweight, writers, overweight woman, self acceptance, lgbtq, journalism, changing lives, female protagonist, lifestyle change, female journalist, blog, coping ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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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
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74%
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Better Things (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.
Style: sincere, light, humorous, sitcom, touching ...
Plot: single mother, dating, family relations, mother daughter relationship, family values, female protagonist, lgbtq, parents and children, family life, motherhood, mischievous children, relationship vs career ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Prisoners Wives (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Behind every prisoner, there's a wife, girlfriend or mother doing time on the outside. For some it's a nightmare, for others a liberation. Prisoners' Wives - it's time to tell their stories.
Style: emotional, realistic, serious, touching, captivating ...
Plot: prison, couples, family relations, social relations, parents and children, housewife, female protagonist, imprisonment, aspiration, strong female presence, couple relations, coping
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Back to 15 (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Unhappy at work and in her personal life, Anita discovers a way to travel back to age 15. What will she change in her past?
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling, satirical, semi serious
Plot: female protagonist, coming of age, social problems, getting home, self discovery, homecoming, introspection, grownups, adolescence vs adulthood, satire, school, bisexual woman ...
Time: 2000s
Place: brazil, paris france, sao paulo brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: After joining forces with a veteran bounty hunter, sixteen-year-old fraternal twin sisters Sterling and Blair dive into the world of bail skipping baddies while still navigating the high stakes of teenage love and sex.
Style: detective, feel good, queer cinema
Audience: teen drama
Plot: teenager, lesbian, female protagonist, bisexuality, teenage life, mother daughter relationship, sapphic, lgbt, twins, lgbtq, choice, religion ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Queer as Folk (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Both Queer as Folk and Queer as Folk 2 were written by Russell T Davies. The first series was ...
Style: controversial, sensual, sexual, erotic, realistic ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: gay, lgbt, homosexual, first gay sexual experience, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, lgbt teen, gay teenager, unrequited love, gay relationship, gay interest, gender ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: manchester, northern england, england, europe
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