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Plot Summary:
A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: gay cinema, queer cinema
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Green Plaid Shirt (1996)
Plot Summary:
the lives of two ordinary men who find love together only to lose it. In an era of easy sex and open relationships they have only two rules: dont fall in love with others and no jealousy. Still rules are made to be broken. Eventually a single act of forgiveness restores their love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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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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Fireworks (2023)
Plot Summary:
June 1982, Sicily. While Italians dream of winning the World Cup, two adolescents dream of living their love story without fear. Gianni, 17, is bullied because of his homosexuality but his life changes when he meets by accident Nino, 16, a captivating and innocent boy. The profound friendship they develop will without embarrassment turn into love, as they start working together for Nino's father, shooting fireworks. When their bond is discovered by their families, the consequences are as violent as the times and mores are conservative. The two teenagers are separated by force but ready to challenge everything and everyone, convinced their love can defeat death.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 842
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags:
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Rivers Wash Over Me (2009)
Plot Summary:
After his mother dies, Sequan, a sensitive teenager from Brooklyn, moves in with relatives living in a small town plagued with secrets hidden deep within its lush, rural Alabama terrain. Sequan finds refuge in a friendship with a troubled girl who astutely hones in on his true sexuality and introduces him to her cute brother.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: gay cinema
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First Love (2007)
Plot Summary:
This is a story about coming of age, coming out and a gay marriage that is sprinkled with both love and comedy, at the centre of which is a teenager who doesn’t yet know what he wants.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Silent Youth (2012)
Plot Summary:
Silent Youth is a film for misfits, dreamers and lovers. It's the classic story of a coming out, but it focuses on the moments one tends to quickly forget: the first approach, the creaking of the chair while sitting across from each other, not knowing what to say. And it's about the silence.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, contemplative, independent film, queer cinema, gay cinema
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A Touch of Fever (1993)
Plot Summary:
The story of two young hustlers, Tatsuro and Shin, and her two female friends. Everything seems to work, until the day Shin declares he's in love with Tatsuro.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 363
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: gay cinema, queer cinema
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True Love (2004)
Plot Summary:
Seven short stories about growing up gay in America and searching for true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 439
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anthology, queer cinema
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His (2020)
Plot Summary:
Shun and Nagisa first meet and fall in love during their first year of high school. While Shun is graduating from university, Nagisa tells him that he doesn't see a future for them. Despite Shun's strong feelings, they go their separate ways. Years later, Shun is now a store owner, living alone in a rural area. Out of the blue, Nagisa arrives with his six-year-old daughter, Sora. Spending time together, Shun realizes he still harbors feelings for Nagisa. Can Nagisa reconcile with his feelings for Shun, which have been there all along?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 698
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, dorama, queer cinema, gay cinema
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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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Off Shore (2011)
Plot Summary:
Andi has come to Fuerteventura to see his estranged father Chris, who left the family years ago to live on the island and hasn't been heard from since. The local surfer clique welcomes Andi with open arms and he quickly falls for surfing instructor Tina, forming at the same time a reluctant friendship with a mysterious surfer. But his relationship to his father, whom Andi has never met before, is strained. Soon old wounds start to rip open again and a long-kept family secret threatens to turn Andi's world upside down.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, suspenseful
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Silhouette of Your Voice (2017)
Plot Summary:
Sugihara Kohei, a college student who has distanced himself from others unconsciously because he is hard of hearing and it keeps causing one misunderstanding after another. One day his classmate Taiichi stumbles into him and notices his delicious bento. Kohei gives Taiichi part of his lunch, to Taiichi's delight, but leaves without saying a word to Taiichi. Taiichi only later finds out from others that Kohei is hard of hearing. Taiichi has a bright personality to the point of foolishness, and he tells Kohei, "It's not your fault that you can't hear!" Those words save Kohei, and he begins to change. Taiichi and Kohei begin a relationship that's more than friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, sincere, romantic, sexy, melancholic
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Coming Out (1989)
Plot Summary:
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 falls in love with a young man. Transformed by this love he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: East Germany
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, sexual, crying, sexy
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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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The First Time - Bedingungslose Liebe (2011)
Plot Summary:
The film tells the story of two boys and how they deal with the discovery of love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, crying, unusual plot structure, gay cinema, queer cinema
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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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Beneath the Skin (2015)
Plot Summary:
After his family falls apart Joshua is forced to move to Canada to live with his estranged father. It is there he meets Jay, a local tattoo artist. The two becomes closer despite the negativity that surrounds them.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: homoerotic, psychological, sexy, touching, contemplative, unusual plot structure, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Seashore (2015)
Plot Summary:
A lonely beach on the southernmost coast of Brazil is the scene for two friends, on the brink of adulthood, to explore their understanding of themselves and one another. Martin (Mateus Almada) has been sent by his father to retrieve what appears to be an inheritance-related document from the family of his recently deceased and estranged grandfather. Tomaz (Mauricio Jose Barcellos) accompanies him, seemingly hoping to regain some of their former closeness. The two boys shelter themselves in a glass house, in front of a cold and stormy sea.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, realistic, talky, sincere, atmospheric, captivating, lgbt cinema, queer cinema, gay cinema
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My Best Friend (2018)
Plot Summary:
Lorenzo is a teenager who lives in Patagonia. One day his family receives in his house to Caíto, the son of some friends who are going through a serious family situation and can not take care of him. He is a complicated kid and has difficulty adapting to the new home. Despite the differences, a unique friendship arises between them. Each has much to learn from the other. Caito, still with his things, has that share of rebellion that Lorenzo needs to break the strict molds in his head and to let his most repressed instincts and passions flow. Home life becomes chaotic but vital and engaging. Caíto is much more than a troublesome boy: he is someone who forces Lorenzo's parents to reopen a dark chapter of their past that they would rather not remember.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, romantic, semi serious, lgbt cinema, cute, crying, sexy, tragicomedy, enigmatic, queer cinema
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Beautiful Something (2015)
Plot Summary:
Four diverse gay men navigate art, sex and love in one sublime night.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, light, sincere, touching, unusual plot structure, melancholic, independent film, queer cinema
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Alex Strangelove (2018)
Plot Summary:
Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A magical house party throws Alex into the presence of Elliot, a hunky college guy, who pegs Alex as gay and flirts hard. Alex is taken aback but after a series of setbacks on the girlfriend front he takes the plunge and learns some interesting new facts about himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: teen, psychological, humorous, lgbt cinema, crying, teen comedy, gay cinema, queer cinema
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G.B.F. (2013)
Plot Summary:
The bitter fight for supremacy between the three most popular girls at North Gateway High takes an unexpected turn when their classmate, Tanner, is outed and becomes the school’s first openly gay student. The trio races to bag the big trend in fashion accessories, the Gay Best Friend, while Tanner must decide whether his skyrocketing popularity is more important than the friendships he is leaving behind.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, sweet, semi serious, erotic, lgbt cinema, sex comedy, realistic, independent film
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Blue Gate Crossing (2002)
Plot Summary:
An is-she-or-isn't-she gay comedy focused on a Taiwanese teen, the boy she might like, and the girl she may love.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, realistic, touching, humorous, semi serious, romantic drama, gay cinema, queer cinema
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The Way He Looks (2014)
Plot Summary:
Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, cute, romantic, sweet, sexual, serious, realistic, lgbt cinema, romantic drama, spectacular
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Eternal Summer (2006)
Plot Summary:
Three high school students experience the perks and pitfalls of love in director Leste Chen’s sensitive tale of friendship and yearning.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sexy, realistic, touching, serious, captivating, erotic, atmospheric, lgbt cinema, contemplative
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Beautiful Thing (1996)
Plot Summary:
A pair of teenage boys growing up in a working-class neighbourhood of Thamesmead, in south-east London, become aware of their homosexuality. While both were vaguely aware they might be gay, neither had ever acted on their impulses. Once they decide that they're attracted to each other, neither is sure just what to do.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, sweet, lgbt cinema, sincere, semi serious, independent film, realistic, thought provoking, social
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Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, touching, captivating, social, realistic, disturbing, lgbt cinema, crying, independent film
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Heartstone (2016)
Plot Summary:
A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thor and Christian experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend. When summer ends and the harsh nature of Iceland takes back its rights, it's time to leave the playground and face adulthood.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, thought provoking, lgbt cinema, social, crying, depressing, epic, psychological, queer cinema
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Summer of 85 (2020)
Plot Summary:
What do you dream of when you're 16 years old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, thought provoking, captivating, sincere, aesthetic, stylized, novela, cute, sexy, independent film