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LUZ (2020)
6K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Ruben and Carlos become cellmates in a minimum-security prison. While Ruben struggles to learn the ropes of daily life and where he falls in the complex hierarchical prison system, Carlos becomes a mentor and then eventually a lover. The two men develop feelings for one another they can't easily express. As time moves on and one of them is released before the other, there are questions looming as to whether what they had was real or simply out of the need for human connection.
Style:
psychological, romantic, emotional, suspense, talky, lgbt cinema, tension, queer cinema, gay cinema
Plot:
gay sex, gay, gay erotica, prison, gay latino, lgbt, gay relationship, erotica, gay slur, sexual tension, male nudity, love, fall in love, gay lead character, homoeroticism, drug, gay interest, bisexual man, relationships, first love, lovers, family relations, love and romance, love affair, young lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to LUZ
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out queer cinema, gay cinema, psychological and touching films with plots about gay, lgbt, lgbtq, gay interest, male nudity, gay kiss and gay subtext mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like LUZ: Free Fall (2013), Cicada (2020), The Falls (2012), From Zero to I Love You (2019), The Falls: Testament of Love (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
24K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness -- and what ...
Style:
emotional, homoerotic, sexual, sexy, disturbing ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, homosexuality, gay relationship, gays and lesbians, male male relationship, gay slur, forbidden love, infidelity, gay straight relations, love affair ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ben is a young bisexual man. He comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of color struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben's past crawls to the surface.
Style:
sexy, erotic, emotional, talky, touching ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, male male relationship, gay, gay sex, gay lead character, sex scene, two males in bed, bisexual man, interracial relations, bisexual, young lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
62%
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:
54%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Darryl Stephens plays Pete Logsdon-just a guy in Philadelphia who happens to have a history of getting involved with married men. His father, played by veteran Richard Lawson and his soon-to-be step mom, Leslie Zemeckis, are on him to find someone ...
Style:
captivating, romantic, entertaining, noir, queer cinema
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, homosexual, lgbtq, relationships, love affair, couple relations, in love, fall in love, love and romance, romantic relationship ...
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The Falls: Testament of Love is a continuation of the story of RJ Smith and Chris Merrill, two Mormon missionaries that fell in love during their mission in a small town in Oregon. The boys haven't spoken in five years, but when an unexpected ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, closeted homosexual, gay sex, lgbt, mormon, impossible love, young lovers, secret relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, utah, seattle, salt lake city utah
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Womanising Juan must quickly find a flatmate after his brother moves out. In moves Gabriel (the blonde of the title), Juan's stoic and very handsome co-worker, who is recently widowed and struggling to support his young daughter. What starts ...
Style:
disturbing, erotic, bleak, surprise ending, suspense ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, closeted homosexual, homosexuality, male homosexuality, lgbt, gay relationship, homosexual, gay erotica, gay interest, gay romance, male male relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
This third and final film of the Falls trilogy revisits former Mormon missionaries Chris and RJ, six years after they first fell in love and were disciplined for it, as they formulate a plan to be together at long last.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, lgbt cinema, sexy, light ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay husband, gay wedding, gay interest, homosexuality, love, lgbtq, gay love, mormon, gay marriage, religion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, salt lake city utah, portland oregon, oregon, utah
Similarity:
53%
4K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, talky, touching, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay relationship, gay romance, gay teenager, lgbtq, gay couple, gay student, male male relationship, lgbt, gay sex, gay love ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa, akron ohio, ohio, florida
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Lucas travels to visit his sister to a remote town in southern Chile. In front of the ocean and the fog, he meets Antonio, a boatswain in a local fishing boat. When an intense romance grows between them, their strength, their independence and their ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, cute, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
gay interest, lgbtq, gay romance, male nudity, gay love, gay lead character, forbidden love, gay sex, gay relationship, lgbt, tenderness, sexual attraction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Cuba
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Cuba is not a country for young gays. Teen rent boy Reinier falls in love with a mate in the slum soccer field at their neighbourhood in Havana. Although obsessed with moneymaking to hold up his baby, teen wife and wife's granma, gambler ...
Style:
realistic, erotic, sincere, serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, male prostitution, gay slur, gay relationship, gay love, gays and lesbians, male prostitute, lgbt, gay sex, gay latino, two males in bed, gay erotica ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
cuba, havana cuba
Similarity:
51%
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:
51%
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:
51%
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:
50%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Cyprus, Greece, Italy
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Ex-championship diver Victoras whiles away his days on the Greek coast, toiling away at a factory with only his dreams, medals and grandmother for company. When a phone call summons him to Germany, a simple road trip is the answer - that is until he ...
Style:
road movie, emotional, psychological, touching, talky ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, road trip, gay lead character, closeted gay, true love, gay love, male male relationship, lgbt, dog, man dances with a man, gay romance ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
germany, italy, alps, greece, athens greece
Similarity:
50%
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:
50%
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:
50%
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:
50%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four diverse gay men navigate art, sex and love in one sublime night.
Style:
sexy, melancholic, psychological, unusual plot structure, touching ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay subtext, homosexual, lgbtq, lgbt, love, gay sex, gay relationship, male nudity, love and romance, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A successful male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.
Style:
captivating, psychological, enigmatic, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay african american, homosexuality, male male relationship, gay teenager, gay sex, gay lead character, male prostitution, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, gay bar ...
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Follows the relationship of 27-year-old journalist Mitchell Crawford and 21-year-old bicycle messenger Raheim Rivers, who meet at a gay bar in Greenwich Village during the summer of 1993.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic, queer cinema
Plot:
gay interest, lgbt, gay, fall in love, gay subtext, gay lead character, gay love, male male relationship, couple relations, relationship problems, relationships, gay african american ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two men in a gay men's rugby club must conceal an adulterous affair they unwittingly fall into before it leads to the collapse of the delicate social and political fabric of the club.
Style:
captivating, psychological, art house, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, gay interest, rugby, gay crush, gay sex, gay romance, affair, bare chested male, male nudity, lgbt, gay athlete, gay erotica ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As an AIDS activist and member of ACT UP in the 1980s and 90s, Sam witnessed the deaths of too many friends and lovers. Battlewounded and struggling with survivor's guilt, Sam now resents the complacency of his former comrades and derides what ...
Style:
sexy, touching, psychological, melancholic, romantic ...
Plot:
gay, relationships, gay couple, lgbt, male nudity, lovers, love, love affair, activism, gay relationship, love and romance, homosexual ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Truth follows the loves, losses, fights, jealousies and broken hearts of a group of friends. It centers around the sweet, bright-eyed and emotionally vulnerable Faybien (RayMartell Moore). Comfortable with his gayness but saddled with self-esteem ...
Style:
humorous, romantic, tense, psychological, light ...
Plot:
gay, black lgbt, lgbt, gay african american, gay relationship, gay couple, infidelity, african american, love and romance, young lovers, society, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bruno is an architect who has a perfect life: A nice family and a good job. Anyway, Bruno has a deep sense of unease. He decides to leave his wife to be alone and have time to find him self. A business man offers him to build an iconic landmark in ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, psychological, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
gay, gay crush, gay club, gay interest, lgbtq, male nudity, masturbation, gay sex, bisexuality, husband wife relationship, gay father, male pubic hair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, santiago chile
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.
Style:
homoerotic, sexy, lgbt cinema, erotic, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay romance, lgbt, gay relationship, gay love, migrant worker, gay interest, gay lead character, gay couple, village life, sheep, homosexuality ...
Time:
year 2017, 2000s, 2010s, 90s
Place:
yorkshire, northern england, indiana, britain, romania ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, Todd Verow’s Tumbledown is an explosive cocktail- an emotional rollercoaster ride through the dark sides of sexuality. A complicated love triangle develops after hunky Jay meets bartender Nick and invites him to spend the ...
Style:
melancholic, romantic, touching, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay relationship, gay couple, male nudity, gay, male pubic hair, rape, love triangle, hiv, love, love and romance, homosexual ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Antonio is a 30 yo family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he's suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically: he needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Antonio ...
Style:
touching, talky, romantic, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay couple, homoeroticism, gay sex, gay, gay love, gay relationship, gay marriage, gay lead character, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, breakup ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
40-year-old Daniel has been suspended from active police work and is under internal investigation for violence. When Sara, his internet love affair, stops answering his texts he decides to drive north in search of her, starting on what is apparently ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, touching, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay club, gay, gay lead character, sex scene, male nudity, lgbt, drag queen, male male relationship, police officer, gay bar, road trip ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
northeast brazil
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
David's turning 50 and having a Mid-life Crisis! He isn't sure his "perfect husband" loves him, and if he's chosen the right career. Aging is something he never thought about, but now he is faced with making the rest of his ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, queer cinema
Plot:
gay romance, gay, lgbt, midlife crisis, love and romance, middle aged man, gay straight relations, couple relations, relationships, love affair, love story, love interest ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Young Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At University he was a favored student in a prestigious creative writing course, but a ...
Style:
sexual, realistic, serious, lgbt cinema, captivating ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay relationship, obsession, gay romance, gay sex, murder, betrayal, male pubic hair, gays and lesbians, love and romance, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alaska, england
Similarity:
48%
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