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Plot Summary:
A rock & roll romantic comedy centered on an eclectic group of Greenwich Village East residents, led by the intellectual slacker Dex and the passionate Bohemian rock-star-in-the-making, Max. Their grunge chic New York group's divergent backgrounds and views serve to highlight how the pursuit of love, in all its forms and manifestations remains the driving force behind our lives, regardless of age, race, culture, religion or sexual orientation. The journey is punctuated by an original, pulsating soundtrack and live band performances by the all girl group MaxiTit and its faithful lesbian following.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, light, sexy, unusual plot structure, lgbt cinema, contemplative
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What Now (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three best friends explore the world of online swipe dating in Los Angeles and quickly find out that anyone who judges you based on your salary or number of social media followers is someone who has their own soul-searching to do.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Suicide Kale (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jasmine and Penn, a new couple with an uncertain future, struggle through a lunch party after they stumble upon an anonymous suicide note in the home of the hosts.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, unusual plot structure, entertaining, 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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Alto (2015)
Plot Summary:
Frankie is head strong and passionate about her rock band and her Italian-American heritage. She is engaged to a good Italian man, and everything in her life is in order until she discovers a murder victim in the trunk of her rental car. Heather, her sister, convinces Frankie to attend the funeral where they meet Nicolette, the daughter of the new Brooklyn mafia don. When Nicolette shows up at a gig, it triggers a cascade of events that take Frankie towards an unexpected romance.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 710
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sexy, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, queer cinema
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Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012)
Plot Summary:
Kimjho Gwang-soo is one of the most recognized Korean gay activist as well as a filmmaker. This is his feature debut as a director and producer. A queer movie that delivers the goods—humorous and touching—and fulfills the director’s wish for a more “open” society. A story of two people that masquerade as a couple to hide their homosexuality and keep their real loves intact. Minsoo, who is gay and wants to escape from his meddling parents, and Hyojin, who is a lesbian and wants to adopt a baby, are both doctors working at the same hospital. To fulfill their wishes, they decide to fake their nuptials. Their marriage is surrounded by episodes, some are humorous and others full of pathos. Unlike other films dealing with similar subject matter, focusing on the darker side of the spectrum, the director’s choice to keep things lighter and brighter is also a virtue.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 507
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, light, humorous, contemplative, sex comedy, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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Good Kisser (2019)
Plot Summary:
Jenna agrees to a sexy weekend fling with her materialistic girlfriend Kate and the worldly Mia, but as the night unfolds, Jenna notices strange details about each of them, as the love triangle starts to crack.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Liberty's Secret (2016)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of a preacher becomes the centerpiece for a conservative political campaign but finds herself falling in love with a woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, sentimental, unusual plot structure, melancholic, contemplative, independent film, queer cinema
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Bus Palladium (2010)
Plot Summary:
Lucas, Manu, Philippe, Jacob et Mario s'aiment depuis l'enfance. Ils ont du talent et de l'espoir. Ils rêvent de musique et de gloire. Leur groupe de rock, Lust, connaît un succès grandissant, mais les aspirations de chacun rendent incertain leur avenir commun. L'arrivée de Laura dans leur vie va bousculer un peu plus ce fragile équilibre.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, atmospheric, sexy, serious, realistic, stylized, sexual, eighties
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Plot Summary:
The relationship between two best friends is forever changed during the course of one eventful night.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, humorous, melancholic, unusual plot structure
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Broken Gardenias (2014)
Plot Summary:
Jenni, an orphaned semi-savant, and a street hustler named Sam, steal a car and head to Los Angeles to find Jenni's father whom she hasn't seen or heard from since she was six years old.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, humorous, captivating, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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Idle Thoughts (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a demanding lover inspires her to write, an idle woman must fake the relationship in order to complete her new book.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, romantic, sexy, touching, humorous, melancholic, independent film
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Me, Myself & Her (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two women -- a restaurateur and an architect -- have a seemingly idyllic romantic relationship, until the latter encounters a man she had a fling with.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 901
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, tense, captivating, contemplative, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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Sexual Tension: Violetas (2013)
Plot Summary:
What are the rules that determine how attraction and desire are set free? Glances, unexpected smiles, confiding in unknown women. Long cherished fantasies, intimate friendships and unexpected meetings. In Volume 2 of the Sexual Tension diptych, Marco Berger and Marcelo Mónaco take us on a journey through the twists and turns of female seduction: two guests of a hostel become roommates (and more); a keen shop assistant helps a woman uncertain about what dress to buy; the outset of a great passion between two girls during a picnic, even though one of them has a boyfriend. In the film we also find a conversation about Woody Allen between a waitress and a woman, which goes too far; and two high-class escorts who discover that they are attracted to each other, when they are in bed with a client. The film finally shows what could happen, but never did happen, and will probably never happen, to two thirty-year-old women. Maybe it would be better not to have sex with people we love. Sex.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, USA, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sexy, humorous, melancholic, anthology, unusual plot structure, 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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I Hate New Year's (2020)
Plot Summary:
Rising music star Layne heads home to Nashville for New Year's Eve to break her writer's block, but sometimes you find inspiration - and love - where you least expect it.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 257
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspense, suspenseful, queer cinema
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Butch Jamie (2007)
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The film follows the story of Jamie, a struggling butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film. The main plot is a romantic comedy between Jamie's male alter-ego, "Male Jamie," and Jill, a heterosexual woman on set. The film's subplots include Jamie's bisexual roommate Lola and her cat actor Howard, Lola's abrasive butch German girlfriend Andi, and Jamie's gay Asian friend David.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, offbeat, realistic, semi serious, independent film, queer cinema
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Mango Kiss (2004)
Plot Summary:
"Mango Kiss" is a story about Lou whose world turns upside-down when she falls in love with her best friend Sassafras. They journey to San Francisco and stumble into the wild world of role-playing and non-monogamous S/M dykes. Comedy ensues as these wholesome girls get in over their heads.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, sexy, independent film, sexual, queer cinema
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April's Shower (2003)
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, touching, realistic, talky, semi serious
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Satisfaction (1988)
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, romantic, sexy, unusual plot structure
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Farewell Song (2019)
Plot Summary:
A female duo band "Haruleo" hires a handsome roadie Shima. Contrary to their success, adding a male leads them to the love-triangle. They set out on their final tour after deciding the break-up.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 603
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, romantic drama, unusual plot structure
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Ava's Impossible Things (2016)
Plot Summary:
When her mother makes a shocking request, sheltered Ava struggles with reality, escaping into a dream world where she summons up old friends and long forgotten desires.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, unusual plot structure
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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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Lily Fever (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story revolves around the budding relationship between Kim Kyung Ju and Jang Se Rang who meet when Kyung Ju can’t find her passport and has to go to her friend’s house to try and find it. When she arrives, the friend is leaving and tells Kyung Ju she can just go inside, but to be mindful of her houseguest, Se Rang.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, sincere, touching, unusual plot structure, lgbt cinema, contemplative, yuri
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Love Is Not Perfect (2012)
Plot Summary:
Elena is a beautiful, 35-year-old accomplished woman who has an unhealthy obsession with perfection. Elena's well-ordered life is thrown into chaos, however, when she meets Adriana, an 18-year-old seductive young woman who offers passion and excitement, and Hector, an older man who offers Elena stability and security. Elena quickly realizes though that Adriana is too immature and too young for her, so she tries to end their romance, but for Adriana the rejection is just another game to play.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, light, touching, lgbt cinema, contemplative, erotic, unusual plot structure
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Plot Summary:
A queer lady holiday movie that follows the lives of three very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set right before Christmas through New Years.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 867
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, non-linear, independent film, romantic comedy, queer cinema
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Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together (2011)
Plot Summary:
Jamie is moving in two weeks from Chicago to New York hoping to become a Broadway actress. Her best friend Jessica is bummed because she's not-so-secretly in love with Jamie. As moving day gets closer, Jessica tries to make Jamie jealous by dating other girls. But Jessica's plan backfires, in a way she could never imagine. Set in working class Chicago and infused with musical dance numbers, "Jamie and Jessie are Not Together" is a love letter to those gray areas of love and lust and to the young romances we will never forget.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, queer cinema
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The Venus Effect (2021)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about Liv, who is at the beginning of her 20s. She is very close to her parents and working in the family greengrocer business when, against all expectation, she falls in love with a spirited and somewhat older rainbow girl, Andrea. Andrea claims to be suffering from stress. But in reality, she is heartbroken and has sought refuge at her uncle’s apple plantation. Liv’s encounter with Andrea becomes the catalyst for a divorce, the loss of a friendship and an identity crisis that ultimately shatters their love. But in a rebellion against her parents, Liv realises that love is mutable and that a family may assume many forms.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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The Feels (2017)
Plot Summary:
A lesbian bachelorette weekend goes awry when one of the brides admits she's never had an orgasm.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, sincere, humorous, sweet, captivating, romantic comedy, 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