Best movies like Afire
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Plot Summary:
A seaside vacation takes an unexpected turn when Leon and Felix show up at Felix's family's holiday home to discover Nadja, a mysterious woman, already there. As an ever-encroaching forest fire threatens their well-being, relationships are tested and romances are kindled.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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Shame (2010)
Plot Summary:
This year, seventy year old grumpy Johan is married with his wife Dora for fifty years. But unfortunately, Johan finds there is nothing to celebrate. Something seems missing... Something that's been out of place for all those years. He spends his daily life routine complaining and bullying and only after the moment he meets sixteen year old Yorgos, a Greek shop employee, he starts to realize he may only have a very short time left to stop denying his true feelings and identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags:
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These Peculiar Days (2019)
Plot Summary:
Eight friends travel to a cabin in the woods to celebrate their high school graduation.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, disturbing, independent film
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Bittersweet (1995)
Plot Summary:
Finnish movie.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Love Me Not (2012)
Plot Summary:
A sweet and daring portrait of blurred sexuality and love complications, this independent feature tells the story of Dennis and Aggie, pals since primary school and roommates for five years. He works in a painting studio while she’s a photographer and aspiring filmmaker. Both are gay, but inseparable as friends. Matters become tense, however, when Dennis announces an arranged marriage and Aggie finds herself increasingly jealous.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, light, sincere, humorous, contemplative, crying, queer cinema
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Checking In (2014)
Plot Summary:
In any Hotel, there are stories. Each guest there has one, a past, a conflict, as well as hope. Set in a hotel over the course of 24 hours, 'Checking In', tells five stories, each allowing us an insight into some of these guests. What happens when an Asian wedding goes awry? Can a one-night stand be more than just that? Will a singer regain her inspiration? And can you really get away with stealing the complimentary soap!? These are just some of the stories you will find when you 'check in'.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Seven and a Match (2001)
Plot Summary:
Seven college friends re-unite in the house where they used to spend summers. Some things have changed, some have stayed the same.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 303
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: hilarious, independent film, gay cinema
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Outing - Engaged by Mistake (2013)
Plot Summary:
In their village of Puglia (Southern part of Italy on the Adriatic side) Federico and Riccardo have been best friends since childhood. Federico is a penniless playboy, while Riccardo is a young fashion designer. To pursue his dream, Riccardo trades his home for Milan. When Frederick discovers that the Puglia Region provides funding in support of business activities, he convinces Riccardo to come back and open a fashion house. But there is a problem: funding is only available to common law couples, and so Federico and Riccardo must pretend to be a gay couple, and enlist the help of the local newspaper editor, a journalist and Richard’s despotic girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, semi serious
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Rainbow Boys: The Movie (2005)
Plot Summary:
Adapted from the American novel "Rainbow Boys" by Alex Sanchez, this Thai coming of age tale is chock full of cute young Asian boys! Nat the official school gayboy is in love with his best friend Tat. Tat is in love with school basketball hunk Ek, and Ek is supposedly in love with his girlfriend Da. Unfortunately Nat's love is unconsummated and Da finds herself without Ek as he struggles to come to terms with growing desires for men. Meanwhile, Ek and Tat form a bond that carefully steers towards a relationship despite the complications of homophobic school bullies and disgruntled uncomprehending parents.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand, Singapore
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, queer cinema, flamboyance
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The Perfect Secret (2019)
Plot Summary:
Seven friends - three women and four men - meet for dinner. Everyone should put their cell phone on the table. No matter what message comes in - anyone can read it and listen to the phone calls. However, this leads to a lot of chaos.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, talky, surprise ending, captivating
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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2013)
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Introverted Weichung has been married to Feng for nine years. They have one son together, and Feng would like to have another child with him. One day Stephen, an old friend who now organises weddings, appears and encourages Weichung to return to the gay life he had previously. Anxious not to lose his wife, Weichung tentatively begins seeing a flight attendant behind Feng’s back.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, psychological, light, touching, emotional, realistic, semi serious, queer cinema
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Isaac (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two childhood friends, Denis and Nacho, meet again years after having an intense relationship as teenagers. Now with their respective partners, the couples grow close and end up fulfilling each other's needs while breaking rules to discover their truths in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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A Reunion (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two estranged friends travel across the country to attend their college reunion, and face their complicated past along the road.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: homoerotic
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The Farewell Party (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends at a Jerusalem retirement home build a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend. When rumors of the machine begin to spread, more and more people ask for their help, and the friends are faced with an emotional dilemma.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, tragicomedy, semi serious, existential, dark comedy, humorous, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
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4 Nights in the Hamptons (2014)
Plot Summary:
A married couple of 6 years invites an old friend and his new, free spirited girlfriend to their Hamptons Summer home for a long weekend. Emotions and desires are stirred but in ways none of them expected.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sexy, light, humorous, contemplative, independent film
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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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Coming In (2014)
Plot Summary:
Notoriously hip Berlin based hairdresser Tom Herzner falls in love with beauty parlor owner Heidi, turning both of their worlds upside down. So far so good. Only one problem: Tom is gay.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 761
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, homoerotic, light, humorous, crying, gay cinema
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Plan B (2009)
Plot Summary:
Bruno's plan to win back his ex-girlfriend hits a snag when he becomes attracted to her boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, lgbt cinema, atmospheric, captivating, romantic comedy, sincere, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Taekwondo (2016)
Plot Summary:
Fernando is on holiday with his closest male friends in a beautiful country house in a suburb of Buenos Aries. On their own without their girlfriends in a “men only” environment, the hunky young studs bask in the hot sun, play in the pool, smoke pot, and drink, most often semi-clad or naked. In this freewheeling and testosterone-infused environment, they talk of their desires and strengthen their individual bonds.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, sweet, captivating, disturbing, lgbt cinema, independent film, queer cinema, gay cinema
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More Scenes from a Gay Marriage (2014)
Plot Summary:
Leigh has made a film about how Darren and Joe met and fell in love. Due to its exaggerated nature, personal complications ensue.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 884
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: independent film, queer cinema
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Single All the Way (2021)
Plot Summary:
Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter convinces his best friend Nick to join him for the holidays and pretend that they’re now in a relationship. But when Peter’s mother sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer James, the plan goes awry.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Fire Island (2022)
Plot Summary:
A group of queer best friends gather in the Fire Island Pines for their annual week of love and laughter, but when a sudden change of events jeopardizes their summer in gay paradise, their bonds as a chosen family are pushed to the limit.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, humorous, horror comedy, buddy comedy, romantic comedy, queer cinema
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Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ibrahim falls in love with Alexander, a blond, blue eyed German criminal and show wrestler who is straight - an impossible friendship that surpasses the both of them.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, lgbt cinema, psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, crying, buddy comedy, independent film
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Loev (2015)
Plot Summary:
When hot shot, Wall Street dealmaker Jai thinks of putting some pleasure into his 48 hour business trip to Mumbai, Sahil, his young, music-producer friend, drops everything, including his reckless boyfriend Alex, to help him execute the perfect getaway. Hiking the hills and canyons of Maharashtra, amidst half-attempted conversations and sudden silences, business calls and old jokes, the friends discover there is more than just time-zones keeping them apart. Things take another turn when Alex shows up with a new male-companion at his side, throwing up old conflicts and bringing unanswered questions to the fore.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, psychological, light, touching, homoerotic, gay cinema, queer cinema
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More Than Friendship (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mia, Lukas and Jonas always where like one heart and soul since their earliest childhood. Until three years ago when everything changed. Friendship became love that is well beyond all conventions. A Part of the society feels provoked by such kind of companionship and meets them with some lack of understanding to say the least. Even their parents aren't really fond of the situation. Once a year, the trio makes a trip. During which they try to let emotion flow as they come, not having to fear the reactions of others. Now there is the time again for such a trip. And that is where the film starts. After renting a mobile home the journey starts as usual. Only one thing different this time, Jonas was diagnosed with cancer in terminal state a few months ago. The three of them know that this might very well be the last trip they will ever make. Regardless, Mia and Lukas try their best for Jonas not to think of the inevitable. Sadly the vow to spend the last trip only in joy, fails.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sexy, suspense, lgbt cinema, crying, queer cinema
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The Thing About Harry (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two high school enemies, uber-jock Harry and out-and-proud Sam, are forced to share a car ride to their Missouri hometown for a friend's engagement party on Valentine's Day. Things take a turn when Sam learns Harry has come out.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, lgbt cinema, psychological, romantic comedy, uplifting, neurotic, crying, romantic, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Cousins (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end as soon as the charitable aunt communicates the arrival of another nephew, Mario, just out of jail. The clash of reality between the cousins ends up causing unusual situations, and an unexpected attraction among the boys.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, emotional, touching, realistic, homoerotic, queer cinema, gay cinema
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I Used to Go Here (2020)
Plot Summary:
Following the launch of her new novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin is invited to speak at her alma mater by her mentor and former professor. After accepting the invitation, Kate finds herself deeply enmeshed in the lives of an eccentric group of college students.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, sincere, feel good, humorous, contemplative, funny
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Friends & Lovers (1999)
Plot Summary:
Friends for ten years, a group of twenty-somethings head for the ski slopes as guests of Ian's father. (Ian and dad are estranged because dad worked too many hours when Ian was a lad.) Dad has something to say, but Ian won't listen. Meanwhile, David is gay and virginal; Ian's business partner, Keaton, is unhappy that his sister Jane is pregnant with no plans to tell the father; Lisa is everybody's pal and no one's lover; John, stuck in adolescence, is always on the make. He brings German-born stunner, Carla, and promptly loses her affection to Hans, a fast-talking ski instructor. David meets Manny: they have chess in common. Soon, surprises abound as relationships take new turns.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sexy, melancholic, humorous, realistic, independent film, sentimental, clever, touching, offbeat, witty
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13 Semesters (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Momo leaves his small home town to go to university, he is full of enthusiasm and confidence, but slowly the pressures of study and campus living begin to grind him down. Half way through his course he finds himself at a crossroads with both his relationship and studies.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, atmospheric, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Love in Thoughts (2004)
Plot Summary:
A posthumous look at the last days of Guenther's life as he, his best friend, and his sister let loose on a four-day binge of alcohol, drugs, and sex.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, disturbing, stylized, rough, realistic, sexual, crying, sexy, vintage