Best movies like Straight Up
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Plot Summary:
A gay brainiac with OCD struggles with accepting his sexuality, and starts a purely romantic, no sex relationship with an actress.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, independent film, romantic comedy, indie film, queer cinema
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Me Him Her (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three very different people in their twenties try to figure out love, sex, identity and friendship in Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, sincere, captivating, disturbing, romantic, romantic comedy, independent film, queer cinema, teen comedy
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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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Pooltime (2010)
Plot Summary:
A 40-something gay man has an intimate pool party for his three best middle-aged gay buddies, wondering privately if that special someone might be among them.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Coffee Date (2006)
Plot Summary:
Todd's life takes a turn when his friendship with a homosexual causes everyone in his life to start questioning his sexuality.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, romantic comedy, romantic, offbeat, realistic, semi serious
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Slash (2016)
Plot Summary:
Freshman Neil's Vanguard stories are all he cares about...until he meets the older Julia, who pushes him to put his own fan fic online. When the website's moderator takes a special interest in Neil's work, it opens up a whole new universe.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, sex comedy, humorous, sexy, gay cinema, weird, hot, 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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Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006)
Plot Summary:
After Marc dumps him, Kyle unites with Gwen and Tiffani to land sexually confused art model Troy by pretending to be straight. However, Marc wants Troy, too, and members from a notorious "ex-gay" group are slipping for the both of them.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, erotic, sex comedy, independent film, sexy, witty
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Is It Just Me? (2010)
Plot Summary:
Frustrated by his ongoing failure to meet Mr. Right, Blaine stumbles upon what might be his perfect match in an online chat room-Xander, a sweet, hunky guy who's recently moved to LA. Smitten, Blaine then finds that he's been chatting to Xander under his go-go dancer roommate's profile, setting in motion a convoluted comedy of errors with romance as the ultimate objective.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, ironic, witty, offbeat, sexual, crying
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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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The 10 Year Plan (2014)
Plot Summary:
Myles and Brody are best friends with two very different ways of finding love. Displeased with their current love lives, they make a pact to be together if neither finds love in ten year’s time. Now two months shy of their deadline, both friends set off to do whatever it takes to avoid ending up as each other’s last resort.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, romantic comedy, captivating, queer cinema, gay 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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The Love Patient (2011)
Plot Summary:
A heart broken ad exec pretends to have cancer to trick his ex-boyfriend into falling in love with him again. When the brash Paul (Benjamin Lutz), realizes his ex-boyfreind, the sensitive souled Brad (John Werskey), is dating one-time Bowflex model, Ted (Jackson Palmer) he comes to terms that he has lost him for good. Grasping for straws, Paul concocts an outrageous scheme to win back his sympathy – he stages his own cancer diagnosis. Things seem to be going in Paul’s favor until his mother moves into his house, clears out the furniture and puts in a home-care hospital facility. Additionally, she has the rest of the family move in, most notably Paul’s rich bitch sister who senses his scheme from the very start.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, independent film, queer cinema
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Love Love You (2015)
Plot Summary:
One man was in love with the new one, but another one was in love with the old one. Finally, their love could be ending with the word “us” or not. The proof of true love between Gump and Nai, after they already opened-mind to be in relationship together. Their love was very smooth until Gump was requested (with order) by his mom to take care and help Sunz who’s just broken-hearted and be the nephew of mom’s friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Shut Up and Kiss Me (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ben is 35, facing the unsatisfying suburban dating world, and looking for more then just sex. Nightmarish attempts with video dating, bad gym run-ins, and his uproarious friends signing him up with online match-making sites have got him nowhere. Meanwhile, Ben has his eye on the hot neighborhood stud, Grey, who runs by his house everyday as he waters his lawn. He finally gets the nerve to talk to him and the chemistry is instant. But what happens when you meet someone who doesn't share the same beliefs about relationships that you do? Funny and touching, Shut Up and Kiss Me deals with sexual monogamy and dating in today’s gay world.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, heartbreaking, independent film, queer cinema
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Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)
Plot Summary:
After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations. When the rivals are forced into a staged truce, their icy relationship begins to thaw and the friction between them sparks something deeper than they ever expected.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, gay cinema
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Trick (1999)
Plot Summary:
The misadventures of two young gay men, trying to find a place to be alone, one night in Manhattan. Gabriel, an aspiring writer of Broadway musicals, meets Mark, a muscled stripper, who picks him up on the subway. They spend the night trying to find somewhere to be alone... forced to contend with Gabriel's selfish roommate, his irritating best friend, and a vicious, jealous drag queen in a gay dance club. The sun rises on a promising new relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: romantic, romantic comedy, sexy, feel good, witty, sex comedy, independent film, lgbt cinema, clever, touching
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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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Make the Yuletide Gay (2009)
Plot Summary:
The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: semi serious, touching, humorous, captivating, realistic, sexual, surprise ending, crying, double entendre, sexy
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The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ethan Green (Daniel Letterle) has no problem finding guys who want to sleep with him or even date him, but finding someone to settle down with is a different story. Given three choices -- a sexy teenager, a hunky jock, or his ex-boyfriend who is about to get married -- will he find a Mr. Right, or is he destined to an unfabulous existence. Based on a popular gay-themed comic strip.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, funny, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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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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Gerontophilia (2013)
Plot Summary:
Lake is in a straight relationship with Desiree but finds himself becoming attracted to men at the pool. When he cannot control his desires any longer, he starts working at an adult home and starts a relationship with a much older man.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, sad, lyrical, humorous, realistic, semi serious, road movie, erotic, queer cinema
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Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
Plot Summary:
Billy, a struggling young gay photographer (who likes Polaroids), tired of being the "other man", falls in love with Gabriel, a waiter and aspiring musician who is probably straight but possibly gay or at least curious. Billy tries to get Gabriel to model for his latest project, a series of remakes of famous Hollywood screen kisses, featuring male couples, while also trying to win his affections.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, semi serious, erotic, witty, entertaining, independent film, lgbt cinema, anamorphic, feel good
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All Over the Guy (2001)
Plot Summary:
A contemporary romantic comedy exploring the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, romantic, clever, witty, entertaining, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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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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Love or Whatever (2012)
Plot Summary:
Corey had it all - a successful career, bags of charm and, most of all, a bright future with his boyfriend. But, when his other half commits the ultimate betrayal and dumps him for a woman, he embarks upon a wild journey of self-discovery. Soon, he meets a potentially perfect new guy but first he needs to make some life-changing choices. Sexy and genuinely funny (including a hilarious star turn from The Brady Bunch's Jennifer Elise Cox), Love or Whatever is the freshest, funniest gay comedy around.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 743
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious, light, feel good, offbeat, 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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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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My Fake Boyfriend (2022)
Plot Summary:
A young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, romantic comedy, gay cinema, queer cinema
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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