Repressed sexuality movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant repressed sexuality movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out queer cinema, psychological, realistic, crying, serious and touching films and TV shows about / with repressed sexuality, gay, lgbt, sex scene, friendship, bare chested male, lgbtq, female nudity, cigarette smoking and bare breasts plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as repressed sexuality: Orpheus' Song (2019), Clair Obscur (2016), Coming Out (1989), Boulevard (2014), The Devils (1971), The Power of the Dog (2021), Thelma (2017), Cecil B. DeMented (2000), It's in the Water (1997), The Country Teacher (2008).

List of repressed sexuality movies

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Orpheus' Song (2019)
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Two best friends from Berlin win a trip to Greece. On their excursion, they get lost on an island. They wander in the woods until they find an abandoned village where they encounter a mysterious creature, who calls himself Hercules. They spend the ...
Style: captivating, sexy, melancholic, psychological, cute ...
Plot: gay, sexual tension, lgbt, male objectification, narcissism, repressed sexuality, gay love, bodybuilding, greek, friendship, gay lead character, male nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: greece, berlin germany
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 6.5
 3K
Clair Obscur (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Turkish writer-director Yesim Ustaoglu offers a parallel study of two women — a psychiatrist with a long-time live-in partner and a wife in a conservative, nearly tyrannical household — in this study of the possibilities and limitations that ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, sexual, art house
Plot: psychiatrist patient relationship, small town, female psychiatrist, repressed sexuality, psychiatric patient, small town life, women, abusive relationship, troubled marriage, relationship problems, female protagonist, family relations ...
Place: turkey
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 7.0
 2K
Coming Out (1989)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: East Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by 'accident' he stumbles into a gay bar, meets and promptly ...
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: gay, gay cruising, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, love triangle, gay teenager, lgbtq, teacher, sexuality, gay interest, erotica, passion ...
Time: 80s
Place: germany, east germany, berlin germany, east berlin, europe
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 5.8
 9K
Boulevard (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Nolan Mack, a soft-spoken bank employee, undoubtedly loves his wife Joy, though their cavernous empty house only underscores how disconnected they’ve always been from each other. Nolan finds himself drifting from his familiar present-day life in ...
Style: sincere, realistic, serious, independent film, touching ...
Plot: gay, closeted homosexual, older man younger man relationship, male prostitute, bare chested male, unrequited love, lgbt, secret life, self discovery, life turned upside down, friendship, self loathing ...
Place: usa
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 7.8
 18K
The Devils (1971)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A dramatised historical account of the rise and fall of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft following alleged demonic possessions of sexually repressed nuns.
Style: disturbing, controversial, surreal, psychological, bleak ...
Audience: adult
Plot: religion, surrealism, inquisition, priest, nun, nunsploitation, witch, politics, torture, clergy, witchcraft, convent ...
Time: 17th century, year 1971, medieval times, year 2016, middle ages
Place: france, europe, london, england
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The Male Gaze: The Heat of the Night (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Israel, Belgium, Spain, Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When darkness falls, temperatures rise in these six stories about late night confessions, intimacy for sale, high speed hookups and full moon frissons. But when the sun comes up and reality reveals itself, will it have all been worth it?
Style: sentimental, touching, compassionate, thought provoking, poignant ...
Plot: male male relationship, gay, lgbt, dating, repressed sexuality, friendship, against the odds, friendship between men, generation gap, competition, life philosophy, young heroes ...
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The Power of the Dog (2021)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: New Zealand, UK, Canada, Australia
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A domineering, magnetic rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.
Style: psychological, mindfuck, costume drama, serious, disturbing ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: cowboy, mother son relationship, homosexuality, male full rear nudity, power relations, male nudity, brother brother relationship, animal cruelty, homosexual subtext, gay, brothers, alcoholic ...
Time: 2020s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: australia, montana
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 7.0
 36K
Thelma (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Norway, France, Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable, and often dangerous, supernatural abilities.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, twisted ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, university, bird, teenage girl, faith, supernatural power, female student, hysteria, lesbian attraction, lesbian relationship ...
Time: year 2017, year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: scandinavia, indiana, oslo norway, eastern europe
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Cecil B. DeMented (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage film makers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film.
Style: cynical, satirical, absurd, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Plot: filmmaking, showbiz, misfit, satire, kidnapping, dark humor, hostage, heroin, perversion, actor's life, lifestyle, nothing goes right ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: maryland, baltimore, usa
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It's in the Water (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When hordes of gays and lesbians come out "of the closet" in the fictional town of Azalea Springs, Texas, intolerant residents go into a panic about the water supply.
Style: independent film, semi serious, realistic, offbeat, humorous ...
Audience: date night
Plot: lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbt, lesbian sex, aids, friends in love, lgbtq, erotica, lesbian teen, lesbian interest, glbt ...
Time: 90s
Place: texas, usa
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The Country Teacher (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, France, Germany
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A gifted and well-qualified young teacher takes a job teaching natural sciences at a grammar school in the country. Here he makes the acquaintance of a woman and her troubled 17-year old son. The teac... read more read more...her has no romantic ...
Style: realistic, touching, sincere, serious, sexual ...
Plot: gay, unrequited love, starting over, introspection, friendship, couples, self control, hopes, youth, love and romance, human nature, teachers and students ...
Time: 21st century
Place: eastern europe, prague, europe, czech republic
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Unfaithful Women (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A television survey says over sixty percent of women in Chile are unfaithful. True or not, this movie presents some interesting answers.
Style: serious, realistic, humorous, erotic, sexual
Plot: cheating wife, sex with stepson, couple relations, couples, family problems, family relations, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, breakup, extramarital affair, social issues, adultery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chile, latin america, south america
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The Blonde One (2019)
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: homoerotic, disturbing, bleak, erotic, surprise ending ...
Plot: gay, gay love, homosexuality, closeted homosexual, homosexual, male homosexuality, gay erotica, gay relationship, male male relationship, lgbt, gay interest, sexual tension ...
Time: 2000s
Place: argentina, buenos aires argentina
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 4.3
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Forbidden Sun (1988)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Olympic gymnastics coach Francine Lake and her twelve gorgeous students train on the Island of Crete. The rigors of training preclude most sexual activity with the locals, thus the girls spend their evenings in quiet frustration.
Style: independent film
Plot: rape, revenge, extramarital affair, female nudity, flirting, sexual frustration, repressed sexuality, rape and revenge, bare breasts, suicide attempt, language barrier, culture clash ...
Place: crete
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The Seventh Juror (1962)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually ...
Style: noir, neo noir, crying, psychological thriller, french noir
Plot: lawyer, bureaucracy, judge, witness, jury, repressed sexuality, judgment, narration, shakespeare's othello, trauma, voice over narration, dead body ...
Time: 60s
Place: france
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 7.0
 5K
Plan B (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Bruno's plan to win back his ex-girlfriend hits a snag when he becomes attracted to her boyfriend.
Style: humorous, psychological, lgbt cinema, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot: gay relationship, gay, bisexual, lgbt, gay love, lgbtq, love triangle, revenge, sexuality, rivalry, seduction, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina
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Come Fly with Me (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Three air-hostesses combine their work crossing the Atlantic with searching for a rich handsome man to marry
Style: rom com, detective
Audience: chick flick
Plot: aviation, stewardess, bike, screwball, jewelry, pilot, travel, female friendship, millionaire, repressed sexuality, trafficking, airline ...
Time: year 1963, 60s
Place: vienna, new york, paris france
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 6.7
 2K
Save Me (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A sex and drug addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction", where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
Style: serious, sincere, touching, realistic, heartfelt ...
Plot: gay, gay relationship, lgbt, gay interest, forbidden love, friendship between men, lgbtq, self discovery, gay sex, religions or cults, love and romance, hopes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new mexico, usa
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Consequences (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia, Austria
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After being sent to a youth detention centre, 18-year-old Andrej has to fight for his place within the group of inmates while getting closer to Željko, their informal leader, and struggling to keep his repressed secret in the dark.
Style: lgbt cinema, realistic, suspense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: male nudity, closeted homosexual, gay, closeted gay, troubled youth, bare chested male, gay interest, lgbtq, homophobic slur, bisexual, bisexual man, teenage boy ...
Time: 2000s
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Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same ...
Style: anime, yuri, semi serious, surreal, stylized ...
Plot: sexuality, lesbian, bisexual, swordplay, incest, cross dressing, female sexuality, metaphysics, girl heroine, sword and sorcery, corpse, duel ...
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The Catholic School (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Three well-off young men—former students at Rome’s prestigious all-boys Catholic high school San Leone Magno—brutally tortured, raped, and murdered two young women in 1975. The event, which came to be known as the Circeo massacre, shocked and ...
Style: suspense, psychological, disturbing, period piece
Audience: teen drama
Plot: rape and murder, sex with friend's mother, male pubic hair, sexualized violence, raped woman, male nudity, violence, catholic school, lgbt, graphic violence, massacre, strong violent content ...
Time: 70s, year 1975
Place: rome italy
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The Remains of the Day (1993)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties ...
Style: period piece, costume drama, emotional, romantic, breathtaking ...
Plot: nazi, aristocracy, butler, nazism, housekeeper, master and servant, class differences, master servant relationship, love, domestic servant, estate, older man younger woman relationship ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 1950s, victorian era ...
Place: england, britain, europe
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 4.7
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Luciferina (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Argentina
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After receiving bad news, Natalia, a young novice, returns home, where her sister Ángela asks her to travel with her and her friends to a mysterious place.
Style: scary, bleak, disturbing, psychotronic, suspense
Plot: demonic possession, satanism, exorcism, sister sister relationship, violence, female protagonist, deadly creature, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, demon, supernatural power, paranormal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina
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Miss Leslie's Dolls (1973)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Three attractive University students and their equally attractive teacher seek refuge in a house on a dark and stormy night. The house is occupied by the strange “Miss Leslie” and her strangely lifelike “dolls”.
Style: grindhouse, lgbt cinema, crying, psychotronic, independent film ...
Plot: mental disorder, sexual repression, serial killer, folk horror, mystery woman, traumatic memory, mental patient, occultist, trauma, dead body, bare chested male, rural setting ...
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75 (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A car crash victim, humiliated housewife and two repressed teens are connected by their relationships with hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against ...
Style: suspense, psychological, tense, existential, freeze frame ...
Audience: kids
Plot: double life, strong female character, social problems, doctor patient relationship, friendship between men, secret, secret life, organized crime, drug use, social realism, introspection, car accident ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: america, usa, midwest, ohio, kentucky ...
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 5.5
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Sexy Baby (1968)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Feminist drama about Sue, an attractive student proud of her sexuality who knows how to play by her own rules and make it in life, and her supportive repressed best friend Ruth, who doesn't know men as well as Sue, which leads to tragedy.
Plot: self confidence, lesbian interest, lesbian, lesbianism, female nudity, rape, lesbian relationship, dysfunctional marriage, bare breasts, self acceptance, manipulative woman, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town (1975)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Abigail Leslie has been away for years but has now returned to the small town of Baypoint, where her sexual appetite made her infamous. Abigail is a woman who is serious about her carnal pursuits, and upon her return she immediately re-establishes ...
Style: erotic, sensual
Plot: oral sex, implied incest, threesome, sex, lesbian sex, female masturbation, lesbian threesome, nudity, female pubic hair, menage a trois, lesbian cunnilingus, orgasm ...
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 5.6
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Artemis 81 (1981)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 185 min.
Story: Paranormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented by alien angel Helith, and the forces of evil, represented by Helith's evil brother Asrael. Ranging from Oxford to Denmark, a North Sea ferry to an ...
Style: dark, psychotronic, lovecraft
Plot: writers, barbie, ferry, contamination, murder, fog, repressed sexuality, conversation, doll, musical performance, tarot card, tree ...
Time: future
Place: britain
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1982)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Two back-to-back stories that deals with two "taboo" themes, the celibacy of the clergy in the episode of Renato Pozzetto and the homosexuality in the one with Nino Manfredi.
Plot: gays and lesbians, lgbt, repressed sexuality, satire, football player, amnesia, homosexual, gay son, grandfather grandson relationship, gay athlete, catholic, gay teenager ...
Place: milan italy, rome italy
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Flexing with Monty (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Monty is a bodybuilder. His gym is the very heart of his existence. He is aggressively male, outrageously narcissistic and a bigot. Sharing this strange world is Monty's cerebral and emotionally wounded younger brother, Bertin. One stormy day, ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, thought provoking, disturbing, light ...
Plot: brother brother relationship, father son relationship, nun, mother son reunion, exorcism, self loathing, sexual abuse, drug abuse, boxing, patricide, martyr, orphan ...
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