Best movies like The Living End
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Plot Summary:
Luke is a gay hustler. Jon is a movie critic. Both are HIV positive. They go on a hedonistic, dangerous journey. Their motto: "Fuck the world".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film, road movie, erotic, neo noir, surreal, disturbing, controversial, aesthetic, humorous, realistic
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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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Kill the Monsters (2018)
Plot Summary:
Three men struggle to save their relationship while traveling across country in search of a doctor they believe will make one of them well.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, tense, light, romantic, sexy, touching, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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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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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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Leather Jacket Love Story (1997)
Plot Summary:
Kyle is 18, an aspiring poet hoping to find inspiration by moving to the arty Silver Lake neighborhood of LA, and maybe love too. On day one, he finds a funky coffee shop, where he hopes to do some writing, but instead meets an older hunk.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 508
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy, gay cinema, queer cinema, cult film
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The Fluffer (2001)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Rebel is a charismatic heterosexual man who makes his living acting in gay porn. His live in girlfriend Babylon is a stripper so she understands the reality of working in the sex industry. Sean McGinnis doesnt. He is a 22-year-old kid who comes to Los Angeles to get into movies and gets sidetracked when he sees a Johnny Rebel video and becomes instantly obsessed. Sean becomes further drawn into the porn scene when he becomes a cameraman for Johnnys company and triggers off a series of events that will change all their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: melancholic, intense, satirical, semi serious, sexual, humorous, realistic, crying, independent film, erotic
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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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Tumbledown (2013)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by true events, Todd Verow’s Tumbledown is an explosive cocktail- an emotional rollercoaster ride through the dark sides of sexuality. A complicated love triangle develops after hunky Jay meets bartender Nick and invites him to spend the weekend with him and his partner in their country cabin. Soon, copious amounts of sex, drugs and alcohol lead to a dark obsession and even darker complications. Always bold and never less than riveting, Tumbledown is sure to leave you breathless.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, melancholic, contemplative, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Retake (2016)
Plot Summary:
A lonely, middle-aged man hires a male prostitute to recreate a road trip from his past.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sexy, road movie, melancholic, romantic, touching, erotic, unusual plot structure, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Role/Play (2010)
Plot Summary:
A recently outed soap opera actor crosses paths with a recently divorced gay marriage activist, forcing them to confront the price of fame and the fickle nature of celebrity within the gay community.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, soap opera, queer cinema
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Just Say Love (2009)
Plot Summary:
Physical attractions appear to be the obvious explanation for two people to become a pair. But are they really the reflection of something sublime, everlasting or dare we say, spiritual? Do relationships start in the bedroom or in the heart? In this male love story, the bliss described by Joseph Campbell and sages throughout the millennia is a practical option for finding happiness. As the camera delves into the character’s minds and actions we find fulfillment on both a physical and spiritual level.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 579
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: touching, contemplative, serious, realistic, crying, double entendre, queer cinema
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Totally F***ed Up (1993)
Plot Summary:
Life really sucks for a group of gay and lesbian teenagers living in Los Angeles. Their parents kicked them out, they're broke and bored, their lovers cheat on them, and they're harassed by fag-bashers. If things are going to be this way, maybe suicide isn't a bad idea; at least not in the mind of Andy, our major protagonist, who gives the film its title by describing himself as "totally fucked up".
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: erotic, intense, dark comedy, cult classic, aesthetic, experimental, avant garde, clever, touching, realistic
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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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Evening Dress (1986)
Plot Summary:
Menage begins as a comedy of sorts, but be warned: it develops into a very dark, very confusing probe into the seamier aspects of Parisian life. Gerard Depardieu plays a crude but charismatic thief, whose own gayness does not prevent his commiserating with those of the opposite sex. Miou-Miou and Michel Blanc are young, impoverished lovers who fall under Depardieu's influence. He gains their confidence by introducing them to kinky sex, then sucks them into a vortex of crime. Director Bertrand Blier, who in most of his films has explored the awesome power (rather than pleasure) of sex, nearly outdoes himself in Menage (aka Tenue de Soiree).
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, 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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Jeffrey (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jeffery, a young gay man in New York, decides that sex is too much and decided to become celibate. He immediately meets the man of his dreams and must decide whether or not love is worth the danger of a boyfriend dying.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, witty, sexual, sexy, independent film, satirical, sentimental, feel good, realistic
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Boys Life 4: Four Play (2003)
Plot Summary:
The latest installment in this series of gay short films.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, anthology, independent film, mockumentary, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Long-Term Relationship (2006)
Plot Summary:
Tired of the unsatisfying singles scene, Glenn (Matthew Montgomery) answers a personal ad and meets Adam (Windham Beacham), a handsome Southern man seeking a long-term relationship. The two hit it off immediately, but their initial attraction is soon put to the test. Glenn's gay friends say he'd be happier playing the field again, but his straight pals encourage him to work at the budding relationship in director Rob Williams's romantic comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 985
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic, romantic, romantic comedy, sexual, sexy, 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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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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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
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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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Savage Nights (1992)
Plot Summary:
Jean is young, gay, and promiscuous. Only after he meets one or two women, including Laura does he come to realize his bisexuality. Jean has to overcome a personal crisis and a tough choice between Laura and his male lover Samy.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: sexy, sexual, anthology, sensual, cult classic, erotic drama, steamy, sincere, serious, realistic
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Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
Plot Summary:
Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who loves to explore the home's garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two "yuppies" who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John's "companion," who is physically attracted to Bobby and immediately tries to seduce the blind man; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, touching, realistic, witty, clever, feel good, humorous, semi serious, hispanic
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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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The Trip (2002)
Plot Summary:
When 19-year-old gay-rights activist Tommy and 24-year-old Alan first meet in 1973, they find themselves on the opposite sides of the political coin.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, political, feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, road movie, crying
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Nowhere (1997)
Plot Summary:
The third film in a trilogy by writer-director Gregg Araki. Described as "90210 on acid", the film tells the story of a day in the lives of a group of high school kids in Los Angeles and the strange lives they lead.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: surreal, independent film, stylized, futuristic, erotic, disturbing, cult classic, sexual, mind bending, slasher
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The Doom Generation (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embark on a sex and violence-filled journey through an America of psychos and quickiemarts.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: erotic, disturbing, dark comedy, surreal, art house, cult classic, artsy, teen, black comedy, gothic
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It's My Party (1996)
Plot Summary:
A gathering of friends. A gift of love. A celebration of life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, emotional, independent film, philosophical, depressing, sincere, realistic, semi serious