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Plot Summary:
A wry interweave film about baby making and how as time marches on the decision gets more intense and less romantic.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, talky, independent film
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Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012)
Plot Summary:
Dramatisation of Kenny Everett's struggle to achieve personal and professional fulfilment.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic
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Producing Adults (2004)
Plot Summary:
Longtime couple Venla and Antero come to a serious impasse. After years with Antero, Venla wants to start a family, but her boyfriend, worried that parenthood will stifle his speed-skating career, secretly gets a vasectomy. Determined to have a child, Venla seeks help from a female fertility doctor, a decision that breeds new possibilities for the prospective mother when she falls in love with the doctor.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, sincere, realistic, queer cinema
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Do I Love You? (2002)
Plot Summary:
'Do I Love You?' is a romantic philosophical comedy about life and the questions it throws at you.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: independent film, queer cinema
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Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Plot Summary:
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sexy, controversial, mind blowing, psychological, sincere, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative, tense
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Mother Earth (2010)
Plot Summary:
TIERRA MADRE is based on the true story of Aidee Gonzalez, a woman determined to raise her children with her female partner in the Mexican border town of Tecate. Aidee works hard as an exotic dancer providing for her family. One day her girlfriend shares her desire to have a child of her own, and convinces Aidee to go on the hunt for a male to conceive a child.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, touching, psychological, sincere, captivating, suspense, humorous, crying, hispanic
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Two Mothers (2013)
Plot Summary:
The unexpected difficulty of becoming mothers through the means of artificial insemination slowly erodes the relationship between Katja and Isabella.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: captivating, lgbt cinema, independent film, entertaining, queer cinema
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Hush! (2001)
Plot Summary:
Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first - Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted - but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history of psychiatric problems, abortions and casual sex, asks Katsuhiro to conceive a child with her.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 738
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, gay cinema
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Anchor and Hope (2017)
Plot Summary:
Eva and Kat enjoy a carefree existence on their houseboat on a London canal. Until Eva's dream of becoming a mother is reignited by the death of their pet. Kat just wants to get a new cat. But when Kat's best friend, Roger, visits from Barcelona, they decide in a moment of drunkenness that he can be Eva's sperm donor. But what are the consequences for the lesbian couple, the biological father, the child and their relationships with one another?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, touching, humorous, melancholic, art house, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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Goldfish Memory (2003)
Plot Summary:
A small group of friends experience relationships which grow and stumble, involving everything from straight, gay, lesbian, and bisexual relationships. The speed with which these relationships last leads to the Goldfish memory effect, the belief that a Goldfish only has a 3 second memory is a metaphor for the transient nature of the characters relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, erotic, clever, offbeat, realistic, talky, sexual
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Married/Unmarried (2001)
Plot Summary:
Obsession and doubt control four friends' relationship.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, serious, captivating, semi serious
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Twenty-One (1991)
Plot Summary:
Katie is a free spirited independently minded 21-year-old. The film follows her as she reflects on the men in her life. Along the way we meet her drug addict boyfriend Bobby, her lover Jack, close friend Baldy, and her father.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 527
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: manga, independent film, sincere, sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Between Two Women (2003)
Plot Summary:
Set in Northern England, this powerful tale of suppressed sexuality offers poignant and sharply observant social commentary, interlaced with a tender romance. Vetern actress Barbara Marten tugs at the heart as Ellen Hardy, a working-class mother unhappily married to Geoff and struggling with her feelings for another woman - her 10-year-old son's vivacious teacher, Kathy Thompson.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, sentimental, touching, emotional, period piece, deep, independent film, realistic, gloomy, sexual
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Boys Life 2 (1997)
Plot Summary:
Compilation of four short films about homoerotic situations involving young men. In "Trevor", by Peggy Rajski, a teenager faces homophobia and falls in love for the first time. Tom DeCerchio directed "Nunzio's Second Cousin", telling the story of a gay cop who forces a gay-basher to come to his house and have dinner with his family. In "Alkali, Iowa", by Mark Christopher, a young gay man finds out some of his father's past secrets. And "Must Be the Music", by Nickolas Perry, follows four teenagers looking for love in nightclubs.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 487
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: independent film, anthology, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sketch comedy, sexy, unusual plot structure, sweet
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Sonja (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sonja is struggling to deal with her parent separation, and find her feelings for her best friend might not just be a phase.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, touching, sexy, lgbt cinema, sexual, queer cinema
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The Sacred Family (2005)
Plot Summary:
It's Easter in the beach house of a Chilean well-to-do and nowadays family. A self-centered and successful father, a disoriented mother and a son overshadowed by his successful father. The three of them, wait for the arrival of the son's first official girlfriend; a disturbing and rebellious young lady who will invade the house with her powerful sexual load and other "gifts", breaking loose an emotional cataclysm with no stepping back.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sexual, sexy
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Chutney Popcorn (1999)
Plot Summary:
Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile. Reena offers to be a surrogate mother for her sister's baby, hoping to improve her relationship with their mother, who disapproves of Reena's sexual orientation. Reena has second thoughts when her girlfriend Lisa feels left out.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: multicultural, independent film, clever, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, queer cinema
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Nighthawks (1978)
Plot Summary:
A gay man is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night. A respectable geography teacher by day; by night, hanging out in London's gay bars, looking for a long-term relationship, but usually encountering only one-night stands. Ron Peck later talks about his experiences of growing up as a gay man, the attitudes to homosexuality in Britain, and his journey towards making this film in the 1991 movie "Strip Jack Naked: Nighthawks II".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 681
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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The Last Summer of the Rich (2014)
Plot Summary:
Vienna's high society parties with sex, drugs, alcohol and young models. Hanna von Stezewitz stands in the center of it all. She's young, attractive and rich, head of a corporate group and one of Vienna's most important financers.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, romantic, sexual
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The Ring Thing (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Sarah accidentally proposes to her girlfriend in Provincetown, the mixup turns their loving relationship into a minefield of marital exploration.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, sexy, touching, melancholic, queer cinema, documentary filmmaking
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T11 Incomplete (2020)
Plot Summary:
A visiting home health aide and recovering alcoholic, strives to rebuild her broken life, only to have it fall apart once again when she falls in love with her young, paraplegic patient then betrays her trust.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, emotional, talky, queer cinema
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Lip Service (2010)
Plot Summary:
Lip Service was a British television serial drama portraying the lives of a group of lesbians living in Glasgow, Scotland. Production on the show, which stars Laura Fraser, Ruta Gedmintas and Fiona Button, began in summer 2009 in Glasgow. The show debuted on BBC Three on 12 October 2010. Filming on a second series was confirmed in late 2010, with filming beginning on 30 May 2011. The second series aired on BBC Three from 20 April 2012. In January of 2013, shows creator, Harriet Braun, announced that BBC Three cancelled the series without explanation.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, sexy, semi serious, erotic, sexual, dark, deep, sensual, talky
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My Mother Likes Women (2002)
Plot Summary:
"Sofia introduces her three adult daughters to her new lover who is their age and happens to be a woman. The women, in particular Elvira find it extremely difficult to accept their mothers sudden apparent sexual reversal. The news pushes the neurotic Elvira to the point of nervous breakdown. Sol, the youngest daughter, writes a lude rock song about it and performs in front of them at a concert. The daughters plot together on how to get their mothers new girlfriend, a native Czech, and brilliant pianist, out of her life. Their plot goes terribly wrong and turns the film from a light-hearted comedy, into mildly amusing drama.".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, light, captivating, entertaining, clever, sexual
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An Unexpected Love (2003)
Plot Summary:
Kate Mayer seems to have it all: a nice suburban house, two loving children and a devoted husband. But Kate is anything but happy. She is disappointed not only with her marriage, but with her entire life. In her pursuit of happiness, this frustrated mother files for divorce and gets her first-ever job, working in a small real estate agency. To complicate matters, Kate finds herself strongly attracted to her kindhearted boss, Mac. The surprising twist? Mac happens to be a woman. Will Kate have the courage to risk following her heart? It's one woman's emotional journey of self-discovery.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 926
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, emotional
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More Sex & the Single Mom (2005)
Plot Summary:
Single, divorced lawyer Jess Gradwell returns in this sequel as she tries to raise her new three-year-old son, Jake, while dealing with her teenage daughter, Sara's, growing carnal desires with a photographer she meets while planning her high school graduation. It all comes to a head when Jess' former flame and father of Jake, Alex Lofton, returns never knowing he has a son out of his and Jess' lustful fling and wants to be a part of her life again, despite Jess not wanting anything to do with Alex.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 349
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious, sexy, sexual
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Bar Girls (1994)
Plot Summary:
The life and loves of gay women hanging out at a local tavern are examined in this slice of life film.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 592
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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The Killing of Sister George (1968)
Plot Summary:
When June Buckridge (Beryl Reid) arrives at her London flat and announces 'They are going to murder me', her long-time lover and doll-cuddling flat mate Alice 'Childie' McNaught (Susannah York) realises that things are going to change. For June is referring to her character 'Sister George', a lovable nurse she portrays in a popular daytime serial. To make matters worse, the widowed executive at the BBC responsible for the decision to kill off Sister George - Mercy Croft (Coral Browne) is also a predatory lesbian who is after Childie and will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: sexual, dark comedy, independent film, sadistic, soap opera, serious, realistic, witty, biting, erotic
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The Trouble with Men and Women (2005)
Plot Summary:
A bitter-sweet romantic tale set in London, depicting the sentimental education of a young man who is absurdly confused about women.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, witty, talky
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The Best Day of My Life (2002)
Plot Summary:
The Best Day of My Life is the story of a dysfunctional family as seen through the eyes of young Chiara (Maria Luisa De Crescenzo) who is about to receive her first communion. The family includes matriarch Irene (Virna Lisi) and her three grown up children.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, sentimental, captivating, serious, emotional, gloomy, sexual, sexy
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Swimming (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two girl friends in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina find their relationship changing as they encounter new arrivals to the town.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 943
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Bloomington (2010)
Plot Summary:
A former child actress attends college in search of independence and ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor. Their relationship thrives until an opportunity to return to acting forces her to make life-altering decisions.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sexual, sexy, touching, erotic, serious, realistic, romantic drama, independent film, gay cinema, queer cinema