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Plot Summary:
Bob & Rose is a British television drama, originally screened in six one-hour episodes on the ITV network in the UK in autumn 2001. It was produced for the network by the independent Red Production Company, and was that company's first prime-time drama for the ITV network. Bob & Rose was the inspiration for Jules & Mimi, the fictional British television show featured in Sex and the City.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 530
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, emotional, clever, realistic, queer cinema
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Pulling (2006)
Plot Summary:
Pulling is a BBC comedy series, produced by Silver River Productions and broadcast on BBC Three, about three single female friends who live in Penge, south-east London. It was co-written by Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly and stars Sharon Horgan as Donna, Tanya Franks as Karen, Rebekah Staton as Louise and Cavan Clerkin as Karl. Pulling was the last comedy show developed by Harry Thompson before his death. The first series of six episodes was first shown in 2006 on BBC Three, then repeated on BBC Two in early 2008. A second six-episode series of Pulling aired on BBC Three from 23 March to 27 April 2008 and a final one-hour episode aired on BBC Three on 17 May 2009. In Australia, series one and two was first aired back-to-back on ABC2 each Thursday at 10pm from 5 March 2009 although the final one-hour episode is yet to be screened by the network. Repeats have been screening on rotation through UKTV. In 2007, the series was BAFTA nominated for Best Situation Comedy while Horgan won a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Actress in 2008. In the same year, it was announced that Pulling had been cancelled by BBC Three.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, sitcom, dark comedy
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I Will Survive (1999)
Plot Summary:
Marga is having a streak of bad luck. Through her friendship with Rosa, she tries to regain her self-confidence, but love interests again create conflict. It is while developing a relationship with a handsome gay sculptor ten years her junior: Iñaqui, that she starts to improve. However, Marga and Iñaqui go beyond friendship, but are frustrated by their limitations. Ultimately, the two may have to settle for an "impossible" love relationship, as their unique best road to happiness.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 856
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: erotic, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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William and Mary (2003)
Plot Summary:
William and Mary is an ITV romantic comedy drama set in London, England, starring Martin Clunes as William Shawcross, an undertaker, and Julie Graham as Mary Gilcrest, a midwife. Its title refers to its two principal characters and is a cultural reference to the reign of the English monarchs William and Mary. It was shown in three six-part series in 2003-2005. It was also screened on Seven's best of-Scottish and English-oriented 7TWO.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 930
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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The Line of Beauty (2006)
Plot Summary:
Nick Guest comes to London to live with his college friend's family, the Feddens. A short stay becomes permanent, and Nick positions himself in the family's plentiful lives of parties and politics during the Thatcher years. Over the course of three episodes spanning four years in the mid-eighties, we follow Nick's two homosexual love affairs in a time of promiscuity and carelessness, until the AIDS crisis and a bout of scandal threaten life as he has come to know it.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 177 min
Plot tags: retro, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, saga, queer cinema
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Girl Seeks Girl (2008)
Plot Summary:
Chica Busca Chica (Girl Seeks Girl) is Spain's answer to THE L WORD, and features luscious ladies, unabashed romanticism, and clever plot twists. Nines, who bartends at the local dyke bar, hops into bed with adorable Monica but flees when things get serious. Enter the ravishing, bi-curious Carmen, who mesmerizes Nines, but also happens to be Monica's roommate. And Carmen has a boyfriend. Is there any happy ending to a love triangle this complicated?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Short, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, witty, soap opera, campy
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Gavin & Stacey (2007)
Plot Summary:
Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Essex. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island, South Wales. They’ve spoken on the phone every day at work for months but they’ve never actually met… until now.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, captivating, dark comedy, clever
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What About Brian (2006)
Plot Summary:
Serial monogamist Brian O'Hara hits his mid-30s and suddenly realizes he's the last bachelor standing in his circle of friends. Not averse to the happily ever after his friends have achieved, Brian wonders whether he'll ever find Mrs. Right. The fact that he's in love with his best friend's girlfriend doesn't help his chances.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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200 American (2003)
Plot Summary:
Conrad is a gay man living in NYC. He's also CEO of an ad agency and by nature a control freak. Although Conrad is still in love with Martin (his ex), he hires a young Aussie hustler named Tyler, first for a night and then to work for his company. Things get increasingly complicated as Conrad tries to rekindle things with Martin. Meanwhile Tyler (who's daytime name is Ian) falls for Michael his new supervisor.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 845
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, offbeat, sexual, queer cinema
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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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Mr. Right (2009)
Plot Summary:
Louise thought she’d met the man of her dreams. But it all went wrong when she introduced him to her gay friends... Harry hates being a TV producer and dreams of leaving his job to travel the world. He loves Alex, an aspiring actor who is struggling to create an identity for himself as a performer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, realistic, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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Chicken Tikka Masala (2005)
Plot Summary:
Jimi (Chris Bisson), the Chopra family's only son, gets caught off guard when his high-handed parents (Saeed Jaffrey and Jamila Massey) announce an arranged marriage to Simran (Jinder Mahal), a lovely girl from a respectable family. Problem is, Jimi's gay, so to hide his homosexuality, he spins an ever-more elaborate web of deceit -- but how long can he conceal the truth?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 553
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, India
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, realistic, independent film, queer cinema
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Just One Time (1998)
Plot Summary:
When the fiancee of a fireman reluctantly agrees to participate in a menage a trois with another woman, she does so on the condition that he reciprocate the favor with another man, which ultimately puts their impending marriage in jeopardy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 781
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: art house, independent film, clever, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, crying
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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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The Art of Being Straight (2008)
Plot Summary:
A sexy, comedic drama about two college friends questioning their careers and sexuality in east Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, uplifting, clever, sexual
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Kiss the Bride (2007)
Plot Summary:
In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding he's surprised - especially that Ryan is marrying a woman!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, queer cinema
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Noah's Arc (2005)
Plot Summary:
Noah's Arc is an American cable television dramedy. The series, which predominantly features gay black and Latino characters, focused on many socially relevant issues, including same sex dating, same-sex marriage, same-sex parenthood, HIV and AIDS awareness, infidelity, promiscuity, homophobia, gay bashing. It ran from October 19, 2005, to October 4, 2006. After its cancellation, a film was produced entitled Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom, which was released theatrically in 2008.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sincere, sitcom, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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Violet Tendencies (2010)
Plot Summary:
A woman tries to distance herself from her gay friends in an effort to land a straight boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, clever, realistic, not serious, independent film, queer cinema
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When Shall We Kiss? (2011)
Plot Summary:
The chronicles of the lives of young urban adults in Budapest.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hungary
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Cold Feet (1997)
Plot Summary:
Follow the lives and loves of a group of thirtysomethings in a heart-warming comic drama as they try to find true love - or at least keep their relationships on track. In this wry and funny look at a generation which is as confused as it is liberated by the choices it faces, will the chill in their feet put out the passion that burns in their hearts?.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sincere, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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NY-LON (2004)
Plot Summary:
Michael and Edie are worlds apart. He's a Londoner, a city high flyer; she's a New Yorker, immersed in the indie music scene. One chance look, one coincidence in a million, and both their worlds are changed forever. Can you have a relationship when you are 3000 miles apart, from completely different backgrounds, and separated by a common language? A transatlantic cast comes together to tell this story of long distance love, the story of Edie, Michael, their friends, their worlds.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 513
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Love Soup (2005)
Plot Summary:
Bittersweet comedy drama about the eternal search for the perfect partner.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 565
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, captivating, sincere, feel good, semi serious, sitcom
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Borders of Love (2004)
Plot Summary:
Yabancı Damat, is a popular Turkish TV series distributed by Erler Film with 106 episodes in total. It deals with the relationship between a young Greek man Niko and a Turkish girl Nazlı, and the problems encountered in an intercultural marriage. Its comedic tone and play on historic Greco-Turkish antagonism made it a huge hit in both Turkey and Greece, as well as making stars out of the leading actors. The episodes are shot in Turkey and Greece. The music is Turkish and Greek. The series ran from November 12, 2004 through June 15, 2007 on the Turkish channel Kanal D Friday evenings at 20:00 hrs. The Greek channel Mega TV broadcast it from July 4, 2005. The first season was shown on a daily basis at 23:00 hrs, the second season was shown every Monday at 21:00. The third season was split, half of the episodes where shown Saturdays of 2007 at 21:00 and the other half episodes are shown in 2008, every Saturday at 17:00. The series used to have great success, especially when the first season was shown. The ratings of the third season are very low, so the channel decided to move the series in the evening schedule. The Bulgarian channel bTV broadcasts it since August 29, 2009 daily at 17:00 hrs. with the title Brak s chujdenets. The series was also dubbed into Arabic with the title Al-Gharib and aired in March 2009 on MBC+ Drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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French Film (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jed prepares to interview French cineaste and self-appointed expert on the nature of love - Thierry Grimandi. The worldly and somewhat jaded Jed is dead-set on dismissing the auteur's musings as pompous and, well French, until his own relationship with Cheryl starts to fall apart and he is forced to re-evaluate the illusive subject. Soon everyone is talking about love: his relationship counsellor, drinking buddy Marcus and Marcus' girlfriend Sophie Beginnings, endings, tricks...could the French be on to something?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, clever
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Mad Love (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mad Love is an American television series that aired on CBS from February 14 to May 16, 2011. The sitcom was planned as a mid-season replacement during the 2010–11 television season. On May 15, 2011, Mad Love was officially cancelled by CBS.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, melancholic, sincere, touching, captivating, sweet, romantic comedy
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Coupling (2003)
Plot Summary:
Coupling is a 2003 American remake of the British television sitcom of the same title, which aired on NBC.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sexy, realistic, witty, sitcom, biting, sexual, suspense
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The Love Boat (1977)
Plot Summary:
The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24, 1977, until May 24, 1986. The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain. It was part of ABC's popular Saturday night lineup that included Fantasy Island until that show ended in 1984. The original 1976 made-for-TV movie on which the show was based was itself based on the nonfiction book The Love Boats by Jeraldine Saunders, a real-life cruise director. Two more TV movies would follow before the series began its run. The executive producer for the series was Aaron Spelling, who produced several successful series for ABC from the 1960s into the 1980s. In 1997, the episode with segment titles "Hidden Treasure", "Picture from the Past", and "Ace's Salary" was ranked No. 82 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. The Love Boat ran for 10 seasons, including specials.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, retro, anthology, romantic comedy, slapstick
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Queer as Folk (1999)
Plot Summary:
Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Both Queer as Folk and Queer as Folk 2 were written by Russell T Davies. The first series was re-shown on More 4 between 14 and 18 October 2007, as part of Channel 4's 25th-birthday celebrations. Queer as Folk was produced by the Red Production Company for Channel 4. The title of the programme comes from a dialect expression from some parts of Northern England, "there's nowt so queer as folk", meaning "there's nothing as strange as people"; which is a word play the modern day English synonym of "queer", meaning homosexual. Davies had originally titled the series this, although at the suggestion of Channel 4 executives for a period during its development and pre-production it was known as Queer as Fuck, before it reverted to the former name.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: controversial, sensual, sexual, erotic, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, sex comedy
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Queer as Folk (2000)
Plot Summary:
Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the most critical health and political issues affecting the community. Sometimes racy, sometimes sensitive and always straight to the heart.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, sincere, realistic, sexual, sexy, erotic, dramatic, controversial, sensual
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Emma (2009)
Plot Summary:
Emma Woodhouse seems to be perfectly content, a loving father whom she cares for, friends, and a home. But Emma has a terrible habit - matchmaking. She cannot resist finding suitors for her friends, most of all Harriet Smith. Emma is desperate for Harriet to find happiness, but every suitor she finds for her friend ends up attracted to Emma herself. But is Emma so focused on Harriet's happiness that she is not considering her own happiness in love?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: costume drama, period piece, witty, feel good, light, sweet, touching, humorous, historical drama, clever
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Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we're all involved in it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath in north-west London, the film investigates the minutiae of seven couples. What makes us tick?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching, suspenseful, controversial, sex comedy, sexual, cute, erotic