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Plot Summary:
Adam, an awkward teen, spends a summer with his older sister, who is part of New York City's lesbian and trans activist scene. He meets the girl of his dreams but can't figure out how to tell her he's not the trans man she thinks he is.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: controversial, queer cinema
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God Made Man (2020)
Plot Summary:
Leading double lives and seeking redemption, a transgender man, a drag queen and a corrupt lawyer collide in this urban purgatory.
IMDB Rating:
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Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film, queer cinema
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Fun Down There (1989)
Plot Summary:
Buddy, a young gay man leaves his small-town home in rural Upstate New York to make a new life in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, queer cinema
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Ma saison super 8 (2005)
Plot Summary:
A cinematic homage to the Front Homosexual d'Action Révolutionnaire, the first gay rights movement in France, AllesandroAvellis' compassionate drama tells the tale of a young activist living in Paris when homosexuals had no place in society. The year is 1968; Marc is adrift in the city after failing in his efforts to gain national acceptance for gay rights. One day, during a park pick-up, he meets Andre, a small town factory worker still exploring his sexuality but convinced that he will one day marry and start a family. Over the course of the next three years, Marc and Andre continue their heated affair as Marc continues to advocate fiercely for gay rights while butting heads with his close-minded father, a Paris police officer.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: period piece, queer cinema
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Everything Will Be Fine (1998)
Plot Summary:
Nabou, an Afro-German slacker, desperatly wants to win back her club kid ex-girlfriend Katja. Nabou becomes a housekeeper for Katja's neighbor, Kim, who is a workaholic that is striving to become a partner in an advertising agency. A refreshing romantic comedy with the ingredients of a classic lesbian feature: whimsical sexiness, mistaken identity, and general madness and mayhem.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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Yours Emotionally (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two Brits, Ravi and Paul travel to India where they meet Murthy and Anna an older gay couple that have managed to form a partnership and live together for over 20 years. When Ravi meets and falls for Mani an Indian national who is betrothed to be married. He turns to the older couple for advise and help but traditions die hard in India. Written by [email protected].
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India, UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Open Up to Me (2013)
Plot Summary:
At first glance Maarit looks like any other woman in her early forties. There is, however, something strange under the surface. She radiates sexual energy that is hard to define.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 762
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, serious, realistic, sexual, queer cinema
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So Damn Easy Going (2022)
Plot Summary:
Eighteen-year-old Joanna needs her ADHD meds to keep her mind in order. When she can no longer afford her medication, she must get creative in her hunt for money. In the midst of this, she meets charming and confident Audrey.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 874
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, queer cinema
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Saint-Narcisse (2020)
Plot Summary:
Dominic’s fetish is… himself. Nothing turns him on more than his own reflection. That’s why discovering that he has a twin brother, raised in a remote monastery by a depraved priest, causes him major consternation. Fate brings the two young men back together again, and their fraternal relationship is torn between sex, revenge and redemption.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 934
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, romantic comedy, queer cinema
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Bromance (2016)
Plot Summary:
When three friends go on a camping trip in a remote part of Argentina, sexual tensions quickly bubble to the surface. Once in virtual seclusion by the beach, Juli, also camping at the site, quickly recognises that that the boys seem to have a closer relationship than what she would consider 'normal'. The line between friendship and love fade further for two of the boys in particular as their desire becomes too much to bear. When what started as a simple getaway quickly becomes tinged with sex, romance, and conflict, everyone is forced to confront who they really are for the very first time.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, light, humorous, lgbt cinema, contemplative, queer cinema
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At the End of the Day (2018)
Plot Summary:
A conservative professor at a Christian college finds himself in a gay support group to stop their launch of an LGBT homeless youth shelter in their small town.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 540
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: social, independent film, queer cinema
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Floored by love (2005)
Plot Summary:
A lesbian couple contemplating marriage and a family with a gay teen son taking in an unexpected visitor from the past find their lives not so far apart.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 157
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Kept Boy (2017)
Plot Summary:
A story of love, greed - and moisturizer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 543
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, erotic, queer cinema
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Desire Will Set You Free (2015)
Plot Summary:
Desire Will Set You Free is a feature film that explores life in contemporary Berlin with an often critical and sometimes humorous eye. Based on a true story, the plot follows the relationship of an American writer of Israeli/Palestinian descent and a Russian aspiring artist working as a hustler, offering access to the city's vibrant queer and underground scenes while examining the differences between expatriate and refugee life. Our characters travel through Berlin's layered history and unique subcultural landscape; on their adventures they discover influences and remnants of the Weimar Republic, WWII, the Bowie years, and punk.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, psychological, sexy, humorous, erotic, queer cinema, gay cinema, cult film
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Queer as Folk (2022)
Plot Summary:
The lives of a diverse group of friends in New Orleans are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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The Coffee Shop (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Coffee Shop takes place in a gay owned, rainbow-friendly New York restaurant and coffee house where love is constantly tossed into the blender.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, sexy, feel good, humorous, lgbt cinema, melancholic, sexual, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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BearCity 3 (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a continuing losing streak that started at the altar, Roger tries to claw out of financial ruin and into the arms of Tyler. But Jay, Ty's hunky fire chief partner is not letting that flame blaze. Meanwhile, fireworks explode when Fred's obsessive tinkering on their bear documentary conflicts with Brent's baby prep and the unwavering due date of their newborn. Mama bear Michael faces major challenges and finds that love comes in all colors, shapes and sizes.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, independent film, queer cinema
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Butterfly (2004)
Plot Summary:
Flavia is a thirtysomething married teacher. She has suppressed the memory of her adolescent lesbian fling with Jin and is stuck in a stifling marriage. A chance encounter in a supermarket with the playful and seductive singer Yip reawakens dormant feelings and she begins to think back on her teenage affair with Jin.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: uplifting, 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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Fourplay (2012)
Plot Summary:
A feature anthology of short tales of sexual intimacy set in four American cities.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, sexual, sexy, independent film, hispanic, queer cinema
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Boy Meets Girl (2014)
Plot Summary:
BOY MEETS GIRL is a funny, tender, sex positive romantic comedy that explores what it means to be a real man or woman, and how important it is to live a courageous life not letting fear stand in the way of going after your dreams.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, melancholic, enigmatic, sweet, semi serious, romantic comedy, realistic, social, sex comedy
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The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Plot Summary:
Cheryl, a young black lesbian, works a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical "mammy" roles relegated to black actresses during that period. This was the first feature film directed by a black lesbian.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, queer cinema, masterpiece, black cinema, fake documentary
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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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Out at the Wedding (2007)
Plot Summary:
After telling her fiancé, Dana, that her entire family is dead, Manhattanite Alex whisks off to her childhood home in South Carolina to serve as bridesmaid at her high-maintenance, estranged sister Jeannie's wedding. As she tries not to steal Jeannie's thunder by telling her family that a) she's engaged, and b) the man she's going to marry is a Jewish African American, things get a little mixed up.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 844
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, queer cinema
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That's Not Us (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three twenty-something couples, one gay, one lesbian, and one straight, travel to a beach house to enjoy the last days of summer, but what should be a fun and carefree weekend becomes an exploration of what it takes to sustain a healthy relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, romantic, lgbt cinema, romantic comedy, independent film
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Signature Move (2017)
Plot Summary:
A secret new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her complicated relationship with her recently widowed mother. In this coming-of-age Muslim melodrama, Zaynab copes by taking up Lucha-style wrestling.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, humorous, captivating, melancholic, independent film, soap opera, unusual plot structure
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Her Story (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two trans women in Los Angeles have given up on love, when suddenly chance encounters give them hope. Violet is drawn to Allie, a reporter who approaches her for an interview, while career-driven Paige meets James, the first man she’s considered opening up to in years. Will they risk letting what they are stand in the way of being loved for who they are?.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, queer cinema
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Different for Girls (1996)
Plot Summary:
Karl Foyle and Paul Prentice were best mates at school in the Seventies. But when they meet again in present-day London things are definitely not the same. Karl is now Kim, a transsexual, and she has no desire to stir up the past while she's busy forging a neat and orderly new life. Prentice, on the other hand, has charm but is a social disaster stuck in a dead-end job. His main talent is for getting them both into trouble. Amid the squabbles, they start to fall in love. One night, Kim invites Prentice to a romantic dinner at her flat. Prentice, finding the seduction unexpectedly effective, freaks out. He proceeds to make a public display of both of them and winds up in court. Humiliated and angry, Kim runs away. Only she can save Prentice now, but will true love triumph for a new made woman and an aging punk?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, sentimental, clever, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, romantic, thought provoking
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Duck Butter (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two women, who are dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating and relationships, decide to make a pact to spend 24 hours together hoping to find a new way to create intimacy.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, psychological, humorous, captivating, erotic, romantic, sexy, romantic comedy, independent film, queer cinema
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Gray Matters (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sam and Gray are such a well-matched pair that it is difficult to believe they are brother and sister rather than husband and wife. They both share a love of 1940s movies and dancing, and when they meet Charlie, they have something else in common: They both fall in love with her. Sam must deal with unexpected feelings of jealousy, while Gray struggles to come to terms with her sexual orientation.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, touching, humorous, clever, realistic, semi serious, independent film, stylized, erotic
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Better Than Chocolate (1999)
Plot Summary:
Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila, and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim, only hours before they move in. What could be a nonissue becomes increasingly complicated -- since Maggie's family is unaware of her sexual orientation, and Maggie is not open to sharing that information.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sexy, sexual, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, erotic, sex comedy, romantic drama, offbeat