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Opponent (2023)
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Original name: Motståndaren
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 increase their chances of asylum, he breaks a promise to his wife and joins the local wrestling club. As the rumors start to resurface, Iman’s fear and desperation begin to take a hold.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling
Plot:
gay interest, closeted homosexual, homoeroticism, snow, wrestling, wife, fear, husband wife relationship, bare chested male, life is a bitch, social problems, family problems, gay, hotel, bus, lgbt, gay subtext, family relations, machismo, refugee, men's locker room, group shower, male in shower, dressing room, shower room ...
Place:
iran, eastern europe
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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 gay interest, lgbt, gay, gay subtext, male nudity, bare chested male and family relations mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres. Some movies like Opponent: Drifter (2023), Pornomelancholia (2022), The Goddess of Fortune (2019), Retablo (2017), Twilight's Kiss (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Brazil, Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
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Place:
mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
gay interest, gay wedding, gay relationship, gay couple, gay, gay marriage, lgbt, family relations, love, husband wife relationship, friendship, adaptation ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama
Country: Peru, Germany, Norway
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Segundo sees silence as his only option for dealing with his father Noé’s secret. The 14-year-old lives with his parents in a village high up in the mountains. Noé is a respected artisan and Segundo’s role model. With loving eye for detail, he ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, father son relationship, gay, teenage boy, gay father, lgbt, father son estrangement, small town, painter, gay slur, family tradition, machismo ...
Time:
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Place:
europe
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65%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, queer cinema
Plot:
gay interest, lgbt, closeted homosexual, gay, gay relationship, lgbtq, closeted gay, gay asian, family relations, elderly lovers, elderly man, couple relations ...
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Mathew Devassy, a retired bank manager decides to enter local panchayat elections. Unexpectedly, his wife Omana, shocks everyone by filing for divorce, claiming that Mathew is a homosexual.
Style:
psychological, political, thrilling, captivating, romantic drama
Plot:
relationships, problem, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, political activism, family relations, social problems, social issues, politician, politics, political unrest, closeted homosexual ...
Place:
india
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61%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Guatemala
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, serious, queer cinema
Plot:
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Place:
guatemala
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
gay, down syndrome, lgbt, gay parent, problem, social issues, lifestyle, adoptive father, family relations, foster child, foster parent, social problems ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, experimental, anthology ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay interest, father son relationship, nude young male, male pubic hair, gay love, desire for fame, family problems, lgbtq, gay lead character, teenager, gay youth ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ralphie is an Uber driver and aspiring bodybuilder who is inducted into a libertarian masculinity cult and loses his grip on reality when his repressed desires are awakened.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
gay interest, gay, gay sex, gay anal sex, family relations, marital problem, relationships, lifestyle change, changing lives, pregnant wife, lifestyle, male protagonist ...
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52%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
black and white, independent film
Plot:
gay interest, college student, college life, gay, lgbt, gay crush, male nudity, bare chested male, friendship between men, sauna, snow, homoeroticism ...
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Elizabeth and her husband are basking in the glow of being new parents. When Elizabeth starts a mommy blog to document the experience, her baby Evan is kidnapped and she realizes danger lies much closer than she thought.
Style:
thrilling, tense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
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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 ...
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50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, touching, suspense, captivating, queer cinema
Plot:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
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Country: Philippines
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, sensual, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay, gay teenager, gay interest, gay crush, gay lead character, lgbt, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, spa, korean american, immigrant ...
Place:
los angeles, korea
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
homoerotic, captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
male male relationship, gay sex, lgbt teen, coming of age, grownups, social problems, life is a bitch, social issues, adolescence vs adulthood, homosexual subtext, brother brother relationship, suicide attempt ...
Place:
paris france, alps
Similarity:
44%
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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992
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Finland, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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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:
43%
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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:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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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:
42%
149
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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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:
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514
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, erotic, tense ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, love affair, society, life is a bitch, gay interest, male pubic hair, bare chested male, male nudity, lgbtq, coming of age, age difference ...
Time:
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Place:
england
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518
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere, tense ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, friendship, gay, introspection, youth, betrayal, parents and children, teenage life, estrangement, lgbt, gay interest, self harm ...
Place:
ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The plot follows a middle-aged, closeted homosexual banker from a wealthy family, who falls in love with a much younger heterosexual man.
Style:
social, independent film, gay cinema
Plot:
gay, male nudity, closeted homosexual, male prostitute, lgbt, gay interest, gay crush, gay seduction, female pubic hair, gay subtext, gay slur, banker ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
lgbt cinema, gay cinema
Plot:
gay muslim, gay, gay son, gay slur, closeted gay, closeted homosexual, gay interest, homosexuality, gay club, lgbt, gay arab, brother brother relationship ...
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
35%
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