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Plot Summary:
Based on the homonymous novel by Pai Hsien-yung, the story takes place in Taipei in the 1970s, and follows a short period in the life of a young man called Li-Qing (nicknamed A-Qing). When A-Qing is expelled from his school because of "scandalous relations" with classmate Zhao Ying, his father kicks him out of the family home. A-Qing begins to hang out at a park called New Park, a gay cruising area and hangout for gay men, where he meets the novel's other primary characters.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 55 min
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Secret Crush On You (2022)
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Discover the secret of a nerdy young man who falls in love with a third-year senior. Because his dream is so far from reach, observing is the only thing he could do. “Kaojao told me I was falling in love. Som said I was seriously sick. Daisy said I was gay. But I think I’m a completely novice stalker.” But what happens when one auspicious day the world devises an opportunity for Toh to make himself known to Neua, the person he has been in love with for a long time. The unforeseen opportunity produces head-spinning chaos for Toh and the gang. Whether Toh keeps his love a secret that must be hidden or acts with daring and recklessness, the heart is not up to it and the opportunity is not easy to find. Will this work or will it fail? What will a beginner stalker do with his love?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
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Reminders (2019)
Plot Summary:
Miniseries featuring the leading characters of Love Sick the series and the cast of Love by Chance portraying brand new characters.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 31 min
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Mr. Cinderella (2021)
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Mr. Cinderella tells the story of Dung and Khoa. When Dung was a child, he used to be close and liked a little girl, he often called her "his cinderella" but then the girl moved house and Dung lost contact since then. Later, as an adult, Dung became a chef for a small restaurant, but then lost his job and was chased by a gang, and was fortunately saved by Doctor Khoa in a blood-soaked state. At this time, Dung accidentally discovered that Khoa was the "Cinderella" that he liked in his childhood. Will Dung overcome the thought barrier to come to Khoa's side? And did the appearance of Huynh - Khoa's ex-lover cause this relationship to fall apart?.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Romance, Drama
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 40 min
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Happy Ending Romance (2022)
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As a result of a troubling incident in his past, Jung Woo, a gifted writer, gives up his literary dreams to begin a life of anonymity, working a number of part time jobs. Throughout his hardships, Jung Woo is aided by his closest friend, Jung Hyun, a best-selling author who seems to have it all. One day, Jung Woo suddenly finds himself being approached by one of the country's most notable publishers, an offer Jung Woo outrightly declines. However, Tae Young, the young and tenacious CEO of the publishing firm, is not the one let go easily and becomes adamant about bringing Jung Woo and his talents back to the literary world. In an instant, the fate of the three young souls become intertwined and they begin penning their own love story.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min
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Long Time No See (2017)
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The renown hitman, ‘Flying Dagger’, bumps into ‘Wild Dog’, who happens to be a hired assassin for mobster ‘Black Leopard’. While both of them try to be incognito, they cannot help falling in love with each other. However, ‘Wild Dog’ has a secret that he couldn't confide to 'Flying Dagger.'. After all, ‘Flying Dagger’ and ‘Wild Dog’ reveal their secret identities to each other during the fight led by their bosses. They run into danger as gangsters brand them as traitors. Will they be able to overcome obstacles and keep their love?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 756
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 76 min
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Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City (1998)
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In this sequel to the controversial PBS mini-series, Mona Ramsey is on a cross-country trip that takes her to a brothel which may hold a secret about her past. Michael "Mouse" Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton go on a cruise where they meet up with lovers old and new. Back in San Francisco, Brian Hawkins becomes involved with a mysterious woman he spots from his window, while DeDe Halcyon Day becomes acquainted with a new friend who helps her discover her true inner feelings.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 330 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021)
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Tian needs a sudden heart transplant, and fate hands him the heart of Torfun; a volunteer teacher. He takes over her role as teacher and meets Chief forest officer Phupha, and their relationship begins to bloom.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, feel good, queer cinema
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We Best Love: No.1 for You (2021)
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What's the feeling of being suppressed? Zhou Shu Yi knows about that too well. Since after fifth grade, he has been suppressed by Gao Shi De, falling from forever No.1 to forever No.2. Thus, after Grade 12, he thinks he doesn't have to bear this anymore because they will go to different universities. However, future doesn't come in his way. At university, he meets Gao Shi De in the PK contest held by his favorite swimming club. Not only does he fail to win in front of his secretly-loved senior but he also almost drowns himself because of cramp. What's worse is that the senior is seeing Gao Shi De. He wonders why Gao Shi De is everywhere?.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, dorama, psychological, tear jerker, queer cinema
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Make It Right The Series (2016)
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Follows the adventures and love lives of high school students. Fuse is a gentle and sensitive boy who is heartbroken because of his girlfriend who cheated on him, so he tries to get over her by getting drunk with his friends at a party. There he meets his friend, Tee and ends up sleeping with him that night. How is he going to cope with his new feelings for another boy and just how many boys who struggle with the same feelings are there at his school? • Adapted from the novel with the same title.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, yaoi, unusual plot structure, gay cinema
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SOTUS (2016)
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The "Gear" is one of the engineering mechanical devices in the cogwheel system (as in a clock). Having one signifies that one is a student of the Faculty of Engineering. However, to get one, all engineering freshmen must first undergo the SOTUS (acronym for Seniority, Order, Tradition, Unity, and Spirit) system. Arthit (Perawat Sangpotirat), one of the third year seniors, often abuses his power over the freshmen by making them do things against the rules. Freshmen students are practically powerless to complain or resist any orders given by their seniors. Arthit was seemingly unstoppable, until Kongpob (Prachaya Ruangroj) stood up against the abuses by the former. Continual encounters between the two developed from animosity to something much more affectionate.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, touching, sweet, disturbing, yaoi, lgbt cinema
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2Moons: The Series (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of six university students facing new challenges like: studying hard, making new friends and enemies, and unexpectedly falling in love with the least likely person.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 713
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing
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his ~I didn't think I would fall in love~ (2019)
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Nagisa is 17 years old and attends second grade in high school. He is apart from his parents and lives alone in the seaside town of Fujisawa in Kanagawa. He is passionate about surfing and works at a bathhouse in a hostel on the island Enoshima linked to Fujisawa. Shun is the same age as Nagisa and visits Fujisawa for spring break. They meet and develop a relationship more than friendship. However, the surfing equipment store owner's daughter, Chika, has been secretly in love with Nagisa.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspense, suspenseful, dorama
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My Beautiful Man (2021)
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Kazunari Hira is in the 3rd grade of high school. He suffers from a stuttering problem and he doesn't have any friends. Without any dreams, his only hobby is to take pictures of daily life around him. On the first day the new semester, he finds himself in an uncomfortable situation. His classmate Sō Kiyoi happens to save him from the situation. This causes Kazunari Hira to fall in love with Sō Kiyoi. His classmate is popular and he purses a dream that nobody knows about. By chance, Kazunari Hira learns about Sō Kiyoi's dream. This becomes a secret between the two of them.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological
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Where Your Eyes Linger (2020)
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Friendship evolves into something more between two high school students: a playful chaebol heir and the diligent bodyguard who's always by his side.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Short, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: dorama, sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing
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2gether: The Series (2020)
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A student named Tine wants to get rid of a gay admirer. His friends recommend getting a pretend boyfriend – Sarawat. But Sarawat plays hard to get, until he finally agrees. The two become close and intense emotions soon erupt. Are they just pretending or already have feelings for each other?.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, dorama, queer cinema
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Still 2gether (2020)
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Is there any need to wait ten years to see if the love between Sarawat and Tine lasts? In these special episodes, we will see the progression of their relationship. We'll learn more of how Sarawat persuaded Tine, from feigned to direct, up until Sarawat could be with the one he had pined after for years, while Tine was just discovering this connection. We'll look into their future lives after they've both begun their first long-term relationship. Finally, we will see the lives of the other couples as they continue to love and care for each other. Man and Type, Phukong and Mil, Green and Dim; how will their relationships grow after all this time? (Source: Shannon0l0 at mydramalist).
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, romantic, sexy, touching, captivating, melancholic
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HIStory (2017)
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HIStory (pronounced "his story") is a Taiwanese streaming drama anthology series created by Ting Fei Chang for the online streaming service Line TV. Each season presents stand-alone stories with different plots and main characters focusing on the theme of boys' love, also known as BL.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: yaoi, sentimental, touching, disturbing, dorama, anthology, suspenseful, queer cinema
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The DL Chronicles (2005)
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The DL Chronicles is a series of short stories about men of color who lead double sex lives. Episode; Wes introduces us to Wes Thomas, an upwardly mobile real estate banker who is overwhelmed by the demands of his marriage, career, and closeted attraction to men. When Wes' sexy but ambivalent brother- in-law stops in for an unexpected stay, he is directly faced with temptation and ultimately falls for the forbidden fruit.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, anthology, queer cinema
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Addicted (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ever since he was young, Bai Luo Yin has been living with his careless father, Bai Han Qi and his grandmother. When he turned 16 years old, his biological mother Jiang Yuan is re-marrying, and her partner is the party’s high ranking official Gu Wei Ting. Because of his mother’s death, Gu Wei Ting’s son, Gu Hai, has been harboring a deep grudge towards his father. Due to the random hand of fate, the 2 brothers with wildly conflicting emotional backgrounds have been placed in the same class. With time, they slowly developed a different kind of feeling. Bai Luo Yin’s classmates, You Qi and Fa Xiao Yang Meng, have been instrumental in the relationship.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, light, sincere, touching, lgbt cinema, yaoi, unusual plot structure, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Semantic Error (2022)
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Choo Sang-woo is the epitome of an inflexible and strict rule-abiding person. Jang Jae-young is like a semantic error in the perfect world of Choo Sang-woo. Will Sang-woo be able to work with Jae-young as an artist and engineer?.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, homoerotic, queer cinema
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Tonhon Chonlatee (2020)
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Chonlatee, a shy kind hearted boy, has secretly had a crush on Tonhon, the guy next door, since he was a kid. P‘Ton has always taken care of him as if they were real brothers. But Chonlatee can only watch P‘Ton and his girlfriend from afar. That is until fortune favors him and P‘Ton updates his status to single. Chonlatee then decides to change his look to win P‘Ton‘s heart.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 646
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, emotional, talky
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Red Balloon (2017)
Plot Summary:
Chen is a serious top student in school, both in studies and sports. He thought everything will be smooth-going... until he meets Wan, a carefree student. He dislikes him at first, but later he develops feelings for him. When Chen's dad, who is a gang leader, finds this out, the boys face opposition from their family too. On top of that, doubts come from friends, classmates and themselves too. Will they be able to love bravely?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, contemplative, unusual plot structure, gay cinema
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4 Moons (2014)
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Four stories about love and self-acceptance: An eleven year-old boy struggles to keep secret the attraction he feels towards his male cousin. Two former childhood friends reunite and start a relationship that gets complicated due to one of them’s fear of getting caught. A gay long lasting relationship is in jeopardy when a third man comes along. An old family man is obsessed with a young male prostitute and tries to raise the money to afford the experience.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, disturbing, lgbt cinema, queer cinema
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Young Royals (2021)
Plot Summary:
Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: disturbing, romantic, captivating, psychological, feel good, emotional, saga, queer cinema
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Heartstopper (2022)
Plot Summary:
Charlie, a highly strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...? Based on Alice Oseman's bestselling graphic novel series HEARTSTOPPER.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, disturbing, cute, teen, feel good, queer cinema, gay cinema, fun
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Love, Victor (2020)
Plot Summary:
Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, captivating, light, saga, sweet, gay cinema, queer cinema, teen comedy
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Theory of Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
Third is a filmology major and a member of the Savage team along with his best friends Too, Bone, and Kai, but he has a secret. Third has been secretly in love with his Kai for years. For three years he has kept his….
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: sexy, dorama, psychological, sentimental, sincere, romantic, touching, melancholic
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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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Man in an Orange Shirt (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two love stories, sixty years apart, charting the challenges and huge change to gay lives with Michael and Thomas from WW2 to Adam and Steve to the present day.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, psychological, touching, erotic, retro, lgbt cinema, queer cinema, period drama
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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