Movies like Winter Boy
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Winter Boy (2022)
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Original name: Le Lycéen
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Lucas is a 17-year-old gay teenager coping with the sudden and unexpected death of his father in an accident that may or may not have been suicide. He views his life as a wild animal in need of taming. Between a brother settled in Paris and a mother with whom he now lives alone, Lucas will have to fight to rediscover hope and love.
Style:
homoerotic, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
male male relationship, gay sex, lgbt teen, coming of age, life is a bitch, grownups, social problems, social issues, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage boy, homosexual subtext, brother brother relationship, gay interest, suicide attempt, male nudity, lgbt, gay subtext, boyhood, sex, school, student, priest, mental institution, church, naked man ...
Place:
paris france, alps
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and queer cinema films with plots about lgbt, gay, gay interest, gay subtext, male nudity, life is a bitch and coming of age mostly in Drama, Musical and Romance genres. Some movies like Winter Boy: Days (2020), Here and There (2011), Fanfic (2023), Astrakan (2022), Drifter (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Kang lives alone in a big house, Non in a small apartment in town. They meet, and then part, their days flowing on as before.
Style:
homoerotic, psychological, slow cinema, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
massage, male nudity, society, lgbt, gay, gay sex, gay interest, acupuncture, friendship, class differences, youth, disorder ...
Place:
taiwan, bangkok thailand
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
One summer evening in a small town in France, two teenage boys, Clarinet and Piano, say goodbye. For twelve years, they rejoin each other at irregular intervals in the same town, discussing their ambitions as they drift apart. Michaël ...
Style:
queer cinema
Plot:
male homosexuality, gay, musician, lgbt, lgbt teen, grownups, male male relationship, young love, love and romance, classical music, village life, small town ...
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two high school students form an intense connection as they navigate the challenges of discovering and expressing their truest selves.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, transsexuality, relationships, problem, grownups, adolescence, teenage protagonist, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, self discovery, life is a bitch, relationship problems ...
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100%
195
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Samuel is a wild-looking twelve-year-old orphan who has been placed with a nanny, Marie, for several weeks. Marie, who is struggling between her feelings and her need for money, is married to Clément with whom she has two sons, Alexis and Dimitri. ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
society, adolescence vs adulthood, life is a bitch, faith, social problems, grownups, social issues, male nudity, family relations, nanny, coming of age, new family ...
Similarity:
54%
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689
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Moritz follows a boyfriend to Berlin and is soon abandoned by him. Alone in the big city, he embarks on a journey through a wide range of queer experience. Only through a new circle of queer friends does he develop his own ideas of sexuality and ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, gay interest, male nudity, lgbt, gay lead character, life is a bitch, relationship problems, introspection, self discovery, social problems, bare chested male, male pubic hair ...
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Similarity:
54%
149
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Seven short films in which gay youths and young men negotiate society, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. In several, teen boys come out, perhaps first to a close friend - how will the friends react? For some youths, coming out risks violence. ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay youth, youth, gay love, teenager, gay interest, friendship between men, gay culture, teenage life, male male relationship, social problems ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, France, Netherlands
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot:
gay interest, male nudity, gay, older man younger man relationship, gay erotica, male prostitute, homelessness, life is a bitch, relationships, couple relations, problem, rent boy ...
Place:
sao paulo brazil, brazil
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Brazil, Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lalo is a sex influencer: he posts photos of his naked body and homemade porn videos for his thousands of social media followers. Lalo directs his own life, but in private, when out of character, he seems to live in constant melancholy.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
porn star, gay, gay interest, male nudity, erection, sex worker, porn industry, porn actor, social issues, social problems, life is a bitch, gay porn ...
Place:
mexico
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52%
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619
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Two brothers reconnect after the death of their parents.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, controversial, gay cinema ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, male male relationship, death of mother, loss of father, loss of mother, gay brother, brother brother relationship, gay sex, gay couple, gay incest, lgbt ...
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52%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A portrait of a woman, composed of 17 moments from her life.
Style:
serious, touching, erotic, realistic, queer cinema
Plot:
male pubic hair, love and romance, starting over, family problems, couples, sexy woman, gay, gay interest, male nudity, gay subtext, lgbt, hotel ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In a youth correctional facility, Joe is preparing his return to society. But William’s arrival turns his desire for freedom into desire of another kind. Behind fences and cell walls, passions begin to play havoc with the need for liberty.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, romantic, psychological
Plot:
gay interest, gay teenager, gay relationship, gay, gay arab, teenage boy, gay love, fall in love, juvenile detention, gay couple, homosexuality, love and romance ...
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51%
992
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Finland, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
gay sex, gay interest, double life, prostitution, male prostitute, bare chested male, aspiring writer, gay, male nudity, male pubic hair, prostitute, sex worker ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot:
gay interest, closeted homosexual, homoeroticism, wrestling, husband wife relationship, bare chested male, fear, snow, wife, family problems, life is a bitch, social problems ...
Place:
iran, eastern europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In the dark middle ages young unruly Goldmund is sent to a monastery by his father to atone for the sins of his mother, who abandoned them. It is there that he meets Narcissus, a brilliant, scholarly novice, who is introverted and aloof. A unique ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, captivating
Plot:
monastery, gay, homoerotic friendship, male male relationship, monk, lgbt, gay interest, friendship, friends, lifestyle, faith, male female relationship ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
germany
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Choosing between the love of a good man and the love of God is a tough call especially for vicar Peter Simmons. His tranquil life is rudely interrupted when he rashly proposes marriage to Jason his Samoan boyfriend, in church. As the news breaks ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot:
gay marriage, gay, religion, lgbt, drag, gay couple, social issues, lifestyle, relationships, gay love, gay crush, social problems ...
Place:
new zealand, pacific ocean
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young gay man determined to reinvent his life leaves everything behind on his quest for self-realization.
Style:
non-linear, psychological, tense, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay love, gay lead character, gay, gay son, gay relationship, male nudity, gay couple, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, gay club, gay youth ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two high school boys from different social worlds experience romantic feelings for each other. Edmar, a high-performing Filipino student, and Pili, a Native Hawaiian student-athlete, learn that navigating self-growth and teenage love in Hawaiʻi is ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, f word
Plot:
gay, gay interest, lgbt teen, lgbt, gay subtext, relationships, teenage love, gay lead character, gay teenager, love affair, gay couple, love interest ...
Place:
hawaii
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Based on the coming-of-age young adult novel by American author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Set in El Paso, Texas in 1987, the film follows two Mexican-American teenagers, Aristotle "Ari" Mendoza and Dante Quintana, their friendship, and their ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, lgbt teen, gay lead character, gay interest, gay teenager, lgbt, teenage protagonist, introspection, self discovery, friendship between men, friends, problem ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
texas, el paso texas
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Nathan, 16, lives alone with his father Stephane. A newcomer in high school, he is invited to a party and falls in love with Louis, a boy in his class. They find themselves out of sight and kiss each other, but someone takes a picture of them. Soon, ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, realistic, captivating, disturbing, cute ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay interest, gay love, gay bashing, gay teenager, gay youth, gay lead character, gay romance, gay relationship, homosexuality, lgbtq ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Boys On Film surprises and delights with films exploring relationships, dark desires, and confronting hidden secrets. Volume 13: Trick & Treat features 10 new award-winning shorts, including: Anna Österlund Nolskog's "Boygame" ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, relationships, gay interest, lgbt teen, lgbtq, relationship problems, teenage life, love interest, multiple storylines, life is a bitch, forbidden love ...
Similarity:
48%
781
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ro is an investment banker who likes beer, sports, and his girlfriend Elia… and he also likes Cris.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, lgbt cinema, gay cinema
Plot:
bare chested male, relationships, love triangle, relationship problems, love affair, love interest, problem, gay interest, male male relationship, male nudity, gay, gay relationship ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Emiliano looks at his life with the eyes of a film director, mixing the objective reality with the processes of the artistic creation. The story he is filming flounders with his daily life, until his world is trapped in the lens of his camera. ...
Style:
erotic, disturbing, captivating, psychological, queer cinema
Plot:
bisexual, gay interest, naked man, filmmaker, gay, male masturbation, erection, dancer, male pubic hair, movie business, male homosexuality, gay sex ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The life of a disciplined high school athlete begins to unravel when his queer identity competes against the idea of who he was supposed to be.
Style:
semi autobiographical
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay athlete, male nudity, gay crush, gay sex, teenage boy, coming of age, bare chested male, lgbtq, gay interest, male pubic hair, coach ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
This modernist musical about love and loss in Paris centers around a young couple, Ismael and Julie, who in the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice. When tragedy strikes, these ...
Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, sexual, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
lgbtq, lgbt, gay, gay relationship, male male relationship, bare chested male, gay sex, male nudity, exploring sexuality, death, sexual relations, couple relations ...
Time:
90s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Luana is a 12-year-old girl struggling to grasp the world collapsing around her, as her parents separate and her estranged Grandfather falls ill. It takes one unlikely person to help her find her way.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, independent film
Plot:
social problems, grownups, adolescence, female protagonist, society, life is a bitch, teenage life, social issues, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage protagonist, teenager, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the winter of 2013, Yong-jun and Jae-sung, a member of the Korean People’s Army, are caught having sex by a superior. After that, Yong-jun decides to defect from North Korea to the South leaving Jae-sung behind. Yong-jun risks his life to step ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
gay sex, lgbt, gays and lesbians, gay, male homosexuality, tragic love, life is a bitch, relationship problems, love affair, love interest, couple relations, unrequited love ...
Place:
south korea, north korea
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Marianne Winckler, a well-known author, goes to live in northern France to research for her new book on the subject of job insecurity. Without revealing her true identity, she gets hired as a cleaner, working with a group of other women. In this new ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
social issues, research, society, social problems, politics, dialectical materialism, hardship, city, working class, female friendship, ferry, journalist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Boys On Film comes of age with uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes striving for their own identities and fighting for the right for us all to be ourselves. Volume 18: Heroes includes ten complete films: Dean ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, gay interest, coming of age, lgbt, gay lead character, desire for fame, homosexual history, gay stereotype, social problems, lifestyle, longing, social relations ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
School friends who pass the time stealing copper electric wires and steel, betting cash in online computer games and doing sexual services to gay patrons. Krys’ best friend Joef is the leader of the pack and he is turning eighteen and is leaving ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
lgbt, gay, male nudity, gay interest, gay lead character, male male relationship, relationships, gays and lesbians, boys love, rain, student, laptop ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
In the small Central California town where they grew up, two estranged gay brothers struggle to reconnect after the recent death of their father.
Style:
homoerotic, lgbt cinema, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, gay relationship, outdoor sex, male nudity, gay sex, death of father, gay slur, gay brother, lgbtq ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
46%
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