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Plot Summary:
Danny, a Taiwanese-American man, and his partner Tate want to have a baby, but the complex world of international surrogacy is further complicated by Danny's well-meaning but extremely meddlesome mother.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Taiwan, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, melancholic, anime, queer cinema
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The Invisible Thread (2022)
Plot Summary:
The teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary film about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags:
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Shared Rooms (2016)
Plot Summary:
A new romantic comedy feature film that brings together three interrelated tales of gay men seeking family, love and sex during the holiday season.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 877
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, sincere, sexy, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, humorous, lgbt cinema, contemplative, independent film
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It Gets Better (2012)
Plot Summary:
Saithan, a retired post-op transsexual, retreats to the beautiful mountains of northern Thailand and falls in love with a local mechanic. Saithan wonders if Fai will look into her heart rather than her male past. Tonmai has inherited a gay cabaret bar from his father. He plans to sell off the bar, but falls in love with Tonlew, a tomboy ladyboy who works as company driver. Now, Tonmai questions if is he is gay or straight. Din is a high school boy whom his father recently found out to be a ladyboy. His father sends him upcountry to be ordained as a novice monk hoping it may make him straight. However, Din falls in love with a senior monk at the monastery, but must keep his feelings in check. In a world where some believe what they are told to believe, others search for their own truth. When the search leads to love, can circumstances demand that this truth be denied? Experience the journeys of these three loving souls in this courageous and heartfelt film.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, art film, unusual plot structure, gay cinema
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The Adopters (2019)
Plot Summary:
Martín, a TV host of 42, has the urgent need of becoming a father. Leonardo, an agronomist of 45 and Martín’s partner for the past ten years, has doubts since he himself was adopted by his parents.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Family Commitments (2015)
Plot Summary:
The happy gay couple David and Khaled would love to marry publicly - if there weren't Khaled's homophobic father Faisal, David's pseudo orthodox Jewish acting mother Lea and a possible paternity and gallery insolvency.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, rough, feel good, entertaining, contemplative, queer cinema
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Steam Room Stories: The Movie! (2019)
Plot Summary:
Failing cosmetics magnate Sally Fay (Traci Lords) will stop at nothing to possess the waters of the Steam Room to help lift her sagging empire. What she doesn’t count on is the Steam Room Guys banding together to thwart her evil plans.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 349
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, sexy, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, entertaining, queer cinema
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Sublet (2020)
Plot Summary:
A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: art house, psychological, sentimental, sexy, humorous, captivating, contemplative, social, cute, crying
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Together With Me (2017)
Plot Summary:
This story takes place before the events of Bad Romance The Series. It is focused on Korn and Knock and how they met and all the obstacles they had to go through before they officially became a couple.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, sincere, touching, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, entertaining, dorama
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Breaking Fast (2020)
Plot Summary:
Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, touching, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, contemplative, cute, queer cinema
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Eat with Me (2014)
Plot Summary:
Tired of her bland marriage, Emma moves in with her son Elliot in his downtown LA loft. Elliot is a chef at a lackluster Chinese restaurant facing foreclosure. Also he’s gay – and Emma’s distaste and denial over this has made strangers of mother and son. But now, as Emma indulges herself with the encouragement of a saucy new friend, and Elliot confronts his fears of intimacy, mother and son find ways to communicate with food where words fail. Stars Sharon Omi, Teddy Chen Culver, Nicole Sullivan (MADtv) and a surprise moment with George Takei.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, touching, humorous, melancholic, unusual plot structure, queer cinema, gay cinema
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The Surface (2015)
Plot Summary:
Evan, an orphaned 22-year-old who grew up in the foster care system, buys a vintage 8mm camera in a yard sale from an elderly man, ends up with reels of the man's old home movies, and begins to live vicariously through these home movies.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, contemplative, queer cinema
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Before the Fall (2016)
Plot Summary:
It's a classic case of opposite attraction: Handsome Ben Bennet (Ethan Sharrett) is a gay, affluent, stylish attorney at the top of the genteel social set in southern Virginia, while Lee Darcy (Chase Conner) is a rough-hewn welder with a secret that he nightly tries to blot out with an excess of liquor.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, sexy, captivating, psychological, sincere, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, independent film, queer cinema
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About Us (2017)
Plot Summary:
The Love Story between Matheus and Diego is portrayed in the film script Diego writes when he becomes a filmmaker.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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Coming Home (2020)
Plot Summary:
Mitsuomi Kozuka quits his job due to his boss. He decides to return to his hometown for the first time in 10 years. The town is located in the countryside. There, Mitsuomi Kozuka meets Yamato Kumai. Yamato Kumai is the stepson of old man Kumai. The old man runs a farm near the home of Mitsuomi Kozuka's parents.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sincere, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, melancholic, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Sebastian (2017)
Plot Summary:
Alex is an Argentinian student in Toronto for just one week. They both know that the relationship ends when he catches his flight back home. But they’re falling for each other and it’s the kind of relationship that changes them, unlocks things hidden deep inside.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, romantic, sexy, melancholic, queer cinema
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Finding Me: Truth (2011)
Plot Summary:
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 issues, Faybien's love life is put into an emotional spin when his ex, Lonnie, returns with an interest in reigniting their relationship. You'd think that he'd get a sympathetic ear from his friends, but they already have their own issues. Reggie's in love with bisexual, non-committal Greg; high-strung queen bee Amera is certain her boyfriend is cheating on her; and the always-meddling muscle queen Jay is busy confronting his rough trade boyfriend's girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, light, romantic, sexy, humorous, melancholic, gay cinema, queer cinema
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More Than Only (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young gay man finds how to love himself and accept love from another, despite the disapproval of his father.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, sexy, touching, humorous, captivating, melancholic, crying, independent film, queer cinema
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John Apple Jack (2013)
Plot Summary:
A playboy learns to love, while a virgin learns to live -- a queer romantic comedy set inside the restaurant industry... 'John Apple Jack' brings East and West together to create one sumptuously heart-warming dish. When John discovers his sister's fiance is Jack, his childhood crush, passions ignite and his life spirals out of control... losing his job, his playboy reputation and his underwear, all while rushing to the altar to finally confess his love!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, tense, sexy, humorous, captivating, romantic comedy, independent film, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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The Men Next Door (2012)
Plot Summary:
This is a fast-paced comedy about a 40-year-old gay man who finds himself dating two equally lovable men - a secure 50-year-old who came out later in life, and an adventurous 30-year-old who wasn't looking for a relationship. What he doesn't find out right away is that the two men are, in fact, father and son. And as they say, wackiness ensues.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 841
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, realistic, touching, independent film, offbeat, queer cinema
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Leather (2013)
Plot Summary:
Birch, a young man living in the Catskill Mountains, reunites with his childhood friend from the city, Andrew.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, touching, humorous, captivating, melancholic, independent film, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Lazy Eye (2016)
Plot Summary:
Passions re-ignite and secrets revealed when a graphic designer reconnects with the great, lost love of his life for a weekend tryst at a house in the desert near Joshua Tree.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, humorous, psychological, light, sincere, unusual plot structure, contemplative, cute, erotic, gay cinema
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Turtle Hill, Brooklyn (2013)
Plot Summary:
TURTLE HILL, BROOKLYN is a funny, sincere, slice of life about a couple just trying to figure it out. Mateo and Will invite their friends over for Will's 30th birthday. After a few surprise visitors, they get through the day, but realize that doubting your partner isn't nearly as scary as doubting yourself.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, romantic, touching, humorous, captivating, entertaining, queer cinema, gay cinema
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A Skeleton in the Closet (2020)
Plot Summary:
Manuel goes back to his hometown for his parents’ wedding anniversary, but he actually wants to ask money to move to Denmark with his boyfriend. Last time he saw his family, he came out of the closet. Since then, their relationship became tense. Manuel’s plans get ruined when his boyfriend dumps him.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, entertaining, contemplative, queer cinema
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All the Others Were Practice (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jôrge is about to meet the man who will be his husband. But with so many guys to choose from, how will he know which one is his perfect match, and which ones are just practice? Meet Jôrge in the fast-paced independent comedy with a huge heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, humorous, captivating, melancholic, independent film, unusual plot structure, gay cinema, 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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Unlike Father, Unlike Son (2015)
Plot Summary:
A macho dad learns to accept the real identity of his gay son before it gets too late.
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Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: light, psychological, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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People You May Know (2016)
Plot Summary:
'People You May Know' tells the story of four friends in their 40s in Los Angeles. All them will have to confront a new reality when Delia gets pregnant from Joe, her best friend who happens to be gay.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 982
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, humorous, melancholic, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Do You Take This Man (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a gay couple's impending wedding hits a snag, the grooms must rely on their friends and family to see them through.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 698
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, touching, unusual plot structure, disturbing, contemplative, queer cinema
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Driving Not Knowing (2015)
Plot Summary:
An estranged poet attempts to rekindle a complex relationship with a strung-out musician during a weekend in rural nowhere; their toxic past, however, won't be so easily forgotten.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, unusual plot structure, melancholic, independent film, gay cinema
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After Louie (2017)
Plot Summary:
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 he sees as the younger generation's indifference to the politics of sex, and of death. An unexpected intimacy with a much younger man challenges Sam's understanding of contemporary gay life. Through this unconventional romance, he is forced to deal with the trauma that so informs his past, their present, and an unknown future.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, queer cinema