Movies like Fireflies 2018
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Fireflies (2018)
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Original name: Luciérnagas
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, USA, Greece, Dominican Republic
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.
Style:
lgbt cinema, psychological, sentimental, touching, unusual plot structure, melancholic, tropical, crying, queer cinema
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gay interest, exile, gay love, friendship, closeted gay, gay lead character, self discovery, migration, melancholy, solitude, machismo, iranian, love, youth, family relations, love and romance, city, society, gay slur, gay subtext, identity, heartbreak ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico
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Most similar movies to Fireflies
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, unusual plot structure, touching and queer cinema films with plots about gay, lgbt, gay interest, gay lead character, love and romance, love and youth mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Fireflies: Boy Crush (2007), Henry Gamble's Birthday Party (2015), Blackbird (2014), Label Me (2019), Do You Take This Man (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Henry Gamble's Birthday Party takes place over 24 hours at the birthday pool party of 17-year-old preacher's kid Henry Gamble. The party guests include adults and teenagers from his church, as well as Henry's "secular" ...
Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, psychological, homoerotic, touching ...
Plot:
lgbt, lgbtq, gay, lgbt teen, teenage boy, gay teenager, masturbation, friendship between boys, teenage protagonist, birthday, birthday party, coming of age ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, melancholic, unusual plot structure, touching ...
Plot:
gay interest, lgbt, gay lead character, gay relationship, lovers, gay romance, gay couple, closeted gay, young lovers, gay african american, gay, baptist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Sex is power, and Waseem, a Syrian gay-for-pay hustler seeking asylum in Cologne, wields it like a shield. Keeping his johns at an emotional arm’s length while satisfying their most carnal desires in order to eke out a living, he meets his match ...
Style:
sexy, contemplative, psychological, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay interest, gay, sex work, gay lead character, homosexuality, gay couple, gay sex, gay relationship, gay love, male male relationship, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a gay couple's impending wedding hits a snag, the grooms must rely on their friends and family to see them through.
Style:
psychological, contemplative, unusual plot structure, tense, touching ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay couple, gay marriage, gay relationship, lgbt, lgbtq, childhood friend, marriage, homosexual, dishonesty, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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:
unusual plot structure, sincere, contemplative, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
gay couple, gay interest, summer vacation, gay, couples, love, friendship, summer, love and romance, friends, society, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, italy, new york
Similarity:
100%
542
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Marcos and his family work as ranch hands. While his father and brother handle the heavier tasks, Marcos stays home, close to his mother. Each one has their future laid out before them, yet Marcos bides his time waiting for Carnival, the one moment ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, contemplative, tense, sincere ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay lead character, gay friend, gay love, homosexual rape, abuse, lgbtq, gay teenager, lgbt, gay relationship, male rape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A young Romanian gendarme, Cristi, tries to find the balance between two apparently opposing parts of his identity: that of a man working in a macho hierarchical environment and that of a closeted gay person who tries to keep his personal life a ...
Style:
sexy, touching, romantic, talky, psychological ...
Plot:
gay subtext, gay interest, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, gay, gay slur, police officer, gay lead character, closeted gay, gay couple, lgbt, gay bashing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
romania, bucharest
Similarity:
100%
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712
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jack an 18-year old hustler and his boyfriend Tom are an item, close and very much in love. Otherwise, Jack is impulsive and explosive with few redeeming qualities. Ken, a married man who hasn't come out of the closet, takes Jack from NYC to ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, romantic, touching, melancholic ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay relationship, gay lead character, male escort, gay, gay teenager, gay rape, gay interest, lovers, young lovers, prostitution, escort ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, miami
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: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face the unresolved relationships he left behind and make difficult choices about what’s important to ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, contemplative, psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, group of friends, love, gay wedding, ex lover, one night stand, gay club, friendship between men, lgbtq, nightlife, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
567
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:
sexy, romantic, melancholic, psychological, sentimental ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay interest, gay, lgbtq, gay couple, gay relationship, gay lead character, homosexual, breakup, carpenter, love and romance, confined ...
Time:
year 2017, 21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Explore hidden desires on a sleepover, fall in love with the handyman and be seduced by a stranger on the beach as you discover why Love Is the Drug. Boys On Film 17 includes nine complete films: Nicholas Colia's "Alex And The ...
Style:
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:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Boys On Film presents the tenth volume in the world's most successful short film series. All boundaries will be broken as Boys On Film X promises to take it further than ever before, showcasing eight of the most sexy, unique and brilliant new ...
Style:
sentimental, romantic, tense, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, gay lead character, love and romance, escapades, young lovers, society, gay couple, friendship, gays and lesbians, gay love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An epic love story spanning decades is sparked by a chance encounter between two men in provincial Mexico. Based on a true story, ambition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate and make the treacherous journey to New ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, touching, melancholic, contemplative, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, gay interest, gay love, gay couple, immigrant, migration, restaurant, teacher, longing, couple relations, hopes ...
Time:
year 1994, 21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An estranged poet attempts to rekindle a complex relationship with a strung-out musician during a weekend in rural nowhere; their toxic past, however, won't be so easily forgotten.
Style:
touching, romantic, sentimental, unusual plot structure, sexy ...
Plot:
gay, love, poetry, love and romance, gay couple, gay interest, society, youth, family relations, gay relationship, young lovers, homosexual ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Boys On Film showcases short works from around the world that challenge genre, initiate discussion and explore issues of sexuality in beautiful ways. Volume 11: We Are Animals contains eight complete films: Dominic Haxton's "We Are ...
Style:
melancholic, unusual plot structure, sexy, touching, romantic ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay teenager, gay interest, gay slur, lgbt teen, gay lead character, gay couple, gay relationship, couple relations, love, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
30%
3K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.
Style:
psychological, unusual plot structure, disturbing, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot:
aids, gay, gay interest, closeted homosexual, christmas, homosexuality, hiv, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, stand up comedian, gay slur, homosexual ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
texas, dallas texas
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
What We Have is is the tale of Maurice, a prisoner of his past who is unable to connect with the people in his new Northern Canadian small town, a community that is only too ready to welcome this European misfit into their arms.
Style:
sentimental, touching, melancholic, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay teenager, lgbt, gay lead character, tutor, male nudity, lgbtq, gay couple, love and romance, gay relationship, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
29%
150
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This three-part anthology follows people from different generations as they explore the depths of love, grief and longing in Chiang Mai.
Style:
touching, psychological, sexy, unusual plot structure, romantic ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, family relations, love and romance, gay couple, couples, society, gay relationship, love, gays and lesbians, young lovers, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
From the cliffs of the Isle of Wight to an abandoned swimming pool in Lambeth, Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia presents an eclectic mix of ten UK-set short films including: Harry Wootliff's "I Don't Care" starring Iwan Rheon; Ben ...
Style:
touching, psychological, melancholic, sexy, sentimental ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, gay lead character, gay couple, love and romance, gay relationship, fall in love, couple relations, society, young lovers, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
29%
208
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
"Nowhere" is a drama about Adrian and Sebastian, a Colombia couple living together in New York City. When Sebastian is faced with immigration complications, Adrian must learn to overcome his fear of rejection from his family back in ...
Style:
melancholic, tense, romantic, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Plot:
gay love, lgbt, lgbtq, immigration, gay, gay couple, society, hopes, violence, fall in love, gay lead character, starting over ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A collection of six gay-themed short films about relationships and the pain of love, including: REQUITED (directed by Sal Bardo), BOYS LIKE YOU (directed by Daniel Armando), WE ONCE WERE TIDE (directed by Jason Bradbury), REVOLUTION (directed by ...
Style:
sexy, unusual plot structure, romantic, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay lead character, gay interest, homosexual, gay relationship, love and romance, gay couple, love affair, fall in love, couple relations, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Desire is mysterious. Desire is overwhelming. Desire is tragic. Desire is FURIOUS. The many permutations of that strange thing called desire are on full display in this stunning collection of 5 short films.
Includes: Loris Is Fine [Loris sta bene] ...
Style:
psychological, sexy, melancholic, romantic, touching ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gays and lesbians, gay lead character, gay couple, love and romance, youth, gay love, gay interest, homosexual, love affair, young lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
28%
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:
28%
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:
sentimental, romantic, touching, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay subtext, friendship, family relations, sexual identity, gay interest, love and romance, gay couple, gay relationship, love affair, homosexual ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Mark commits to falling back in love with Jonah, he is forced to look at himself with unprecedented courage and honesty.
Style:
cute, sexy, contemplative, psychological, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, relationships, gay interest, relationship problems, lgbtq, breakup, drug, love, gay couple, couples, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
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:
sentimental, psychological, unusual plot structure, sexy, touching ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, love and romance, gay couple, gays and lesbians, lovers, lgbt, couple relations, gay love, gay lead character, youth, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
NIGHT BUG (dir. by Kim Tae-Yong) Han-Jae meets gay men at a bar in Jongno District, Seoul. He first meets them through an internet site. Once they get drunk, Han-Jae steals their money. He is accompanied by Hoon and pretends he is his boyfriend. ...
Style:
touching, unusual plot structure, sincere, psychological, romantic ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gays and lesbians, boyfriend, asian, gay lead character, love and romance, gay relationship, gay couple, homosexual, love, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
25%
92
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
An independent documentary film maker conducts an interview with former porn star Kayden Daydream, who now lives in a run down bedsit struggling with drug addiction, alcoholism and mental health issues. The former sex icon, Quinn, A.K.A Kayden, ...
Style:
touching, psychological, melancholic, unusual plot structure, romantic ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, homosexual, gay interest, gay teenager, boy, love and romance, gay couple, gay relationship, fall in love, gay love, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
25%
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