Best tv shows like The L Word
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Plot Summary:
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, sincere, erotic, lgbt cinema, dark, dramatic, grindhouse, sentimental, touching
Best tv shows and movies like The L Word (2004):
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Faking It (2014)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about two best friends who love each other -- in slightly different ways. After numerous failed attempts to become popular, the girls are mistakenly outed as lesbians, which launches them to instant celebrity status. Seduced by their newfound fame, Karma and Amy decide to keep up their romantic ruse.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, sitcom, teen, light, disturbing, not serious, teen comedy, queer cinema
Similar in 75%
Lip Service (2010)
Plot Summary:
Lip Service was a British television serial drama portraying the lives of a group of lesbians living in Glasgow, Scotland. Production on the show, which stars Laura Fraser, Ruta Gedmintas and Fiona Button, began in summer 2009 in Glasgow. The show debuted on BBC Three on 12 October 2010. Filming on a second series was confirmed in late 2010, with filming beginning on 30 May 2011. The second series aired on BBC Three from 20 April 2012. In January of 2013, shows creator, Harriet Braun, announced that BBC Three cancelled the series without explanation.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, sexy, semi serious, erotic, sexual, dark, deep, sensual, talky
Similar in 86%
Vida (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn't be more different or distanced from each other are forced to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and surprising truth about their mother’s identity.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, erotic, touching, humorous, sensual, hispanic, queer cinema
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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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South of Nowhere (2005)
Plot Summary:
South of Nowhere is an American teen drama television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aimed primarily at teenagers, it first aired on November 4, 2005 and was one of six original series on The N. The second half of the third and final season aired October 10, 2008 and the final episode aired on December 12, 2008. Live webisodes were also created to accompany each episode in the season 2 storyline, and were seen exclusively through The N's website on the Click. The show follows the lives of the members of the Carlin family as they adjust to moving from Ohio to Los Angeles, California. One of the main focuses include the relationship between Spencer Carlin and her bisexual friend, Ashley Davies. The close friendship between Ashley and Spencer led Spencer to question her own sexuality, a subject which created controversy before the show first aired. It was the first series on The N to deal with such a subject relating to the primary characters, and the first television show ever to have non-heterosexual teenagers as the top-billed characters.South of Nowhere has received outstanding reviews from TV Guide, The Boston Tribute, New York Post, New York Daily News, Entertainment Weekly, and Variety.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, humorous, serious, teen, cult classic, captivating, queer cinema, corny
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The Fosters (2013)
Plot Summary:
Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus. Their lives are disrupted in unexpected ways when Lena meets Callie, a hardened teen with an abusive past who has spent her life in and out of foster homes. Lena and Stef welcome Callie and her brother, Jude, into their home thinking it's just for a few weeks, until a more permanent placement can be found. But life has something else in store for the Fosters.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, melancholic, teen, sincere, sex comedy, anime, hispanic, controversial, semi serious
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Masters of Sex (2013)
Plot Summary:
William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sexual, sexy, erotic, realistic, captivating, sad, dramatic, soap opera, costume drama, sensual
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The L Word: Generation Q (2019)
Plot Summary:
In this sequel to The L Word, we continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter, Alice Pieszecki and Shane McCutcheon, along with a new generation of diverse, self-possessed LGBTQIA+ characters experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, erotic, sentimental, sincere, touching, sensual, queer cinema
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Tipping the Velvet (2002)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1890s, Tipping the Velvet tells the lesbian love affair between male impersonator music hall star Kitty Butler and Nan Astley.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 177 min
Plot tags: costume drama, touching, sexy, serious, realistic, stylized, erotic, historical drama, romantic, emotional
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Claire of the Moon (1992)
Plot Summary:
Claire of the Moon is set in the 1990s in the Pacific Northwest. Claire Jabrowski, a famous heterosexual author, decides to attend a retreat for all-female writers. Claire's rommate at the retreat is Dr. Noel Benedict, author of a book called The Naked Truth. The movie culminates in a sexual encounter between the two authors.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexual, independent film, erotic, serious, realistic, contemplative, talky, sexy, queer cinema
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Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Plot Summary:
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 316000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: humorous, clever, offbeat, realistic, erotic, sexy, captivating, melancholic, funny, epic
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Gentleman Jack (2019)
Plot Summary:
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part of her plan is to help the fate of her own family - by taking a wife.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, thought provoking, psychological, period piece, costume drama, funny, dramatic, controversial, deep, suspense
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Show Me Love (1998)
Plot Summary:
Åmål is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she has never done *it*. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her but is too shy to do anything about it. For different reasons, Elin ends up at Agnes' birthday party as the only guest. They have a girl's night out together but after that Elin desperately avoids Agnes, refusing to even consider her own homosexuality.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sexual, heartbreaking, teen, sentimental, emotional, cult classic, realistic, touching, lgbt cinema, art house
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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
Plot Summary:
Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething art gallerist.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, feel good, humorous, romantic comedy, independent film, realistic, talky, sex comedy, offbeat
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The Four-Faced Liar (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Four Faced Liar is a story of love and lies for four twenty-somethings looking to find themselves in New York City... A story of love and lies for four twenty-somethings looking to find themselves in New York City. A pair of best friends and a seemingly perfect couple meet at a local Irish pub tucked in the winding streets of the West Village. Through their chance meeting, the four bond and over time all of their relationships with one another morph into love, betrayal and heartbreak for all.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, sexual, sensual, clever, offbeat, independent film
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Loving Annabelle (2006)
Plot Summary:
Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of her dorm and English teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues her relentlessly and until the end the older woman manages to avoid the law.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: erotic, touching, emotional, semi serious, sexy, heartbreaking, lgbt cinema, romantic, romantic drama, steamy
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If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
Plot Summary:
The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Edith loses her lover, Abby, to a stroke. Linda and Amy struggle with feminist issues in 1972. And, in 2000, Kal and Fran try to have a baby with the help of sperm donor.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, sexual, psychological, disturbing, erotic, lgbt cinema, multicultural, sensual, sentimental, sincere
Similar in 78%
Bloomington (2010)
Plot Summary:
A former child actress attends college in search of independence and ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor. Their relationship thrives until an opportunity to return to acting forces her to make life-altering decisions.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sexual, sexy, touching, erotic, serious, realistic, romantic drama, independent film, gay cinema, queer cinema
Similar in 77%
Elena Undone (2010)
Plot Summary:
The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, touching, sexual, sexy, erotic, romantic drama, steamy, independent film, serious
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I Can't Think Straight (2008)
Plot Summary:
I Can't Think Straight is a 2007 romance movie about a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian descent, Tala, who is preparing for an elaborate wedding. A turn of events causes her to have an affair and subsequently fall in love with another woman, Leyla, a British Indian. The movie is distributed by Enlightenment Productions. It was released in different theatres between 2008 and 2009. The DVD was released on 4 May 2009. The movie is directed by Shamim Sarif and stars Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth. The two actresses star in another movie with lesbian characters, namely The World Unseen, released in 2008.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, sincere, realistic, contemplative, romantic, erotic, sexy, eros, humorous
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The World Unseen (2007)
Plot Summary:
A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, erotic, romantic, deep, historical drama, independent film, bleak, queer cinema
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A Perfect Ending (2012)
Plot Summary:
This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield the results she expects, a perfect ending is still in reach.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, sexy, serious, realistic, sincere, erotic, deep, independent film, sexual, crying
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Eloïse's Lover (2009)
Plot Summary:
A sensuous and ethereal story of two young women falling in love for the first time. Young, beautiful Àsia lies in a coma, her mother and boyfriend keeping constant vigil by her side. In flashback we see what led up to her accident, her life studying architecture at university, the somewhat overbearing relationship she has with her mother and her passionless relationship with Nathaniel.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, romantic, sexy, erotic, crying, sexual, queer cinema
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Below Her Mouth (2016)
Plot Summary:
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, sensual, romantic, psychological, captivating, eros, erotic drama, queer cinema, hot
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Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
Plot Summary:
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Spain
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexual, psychological, emotional, heartbreaking, sexy, touching, atmospheric, realistic, art house
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Kiss Me (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mia (Ruth Vega Fernandez) and Frida (Liv Mjönes), both in their thirties, meet each other for the first time at their parents' engagement party. Mia's father, Lasse (Krister Henriksson), is about to get married to Frida's mother, Elizabeth (Lena Endre), which will make Mia and Frida stepsisters. Lasse's daughter, Mia, has not visited her father in years and arrives with her boyfriend, Tim (Joakim Nätterqvist), with whom she is about to get married. As Mia and Frida get to know one another, strong emotions begin to stir between them. Their relationship will turn everything upside down for everyone close to them with dramatic consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, serious, erotic, heartbreaking, lgbt cinema, eros, romantic drama, steamy, touching
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High Art (1998)
Plot Summary:
A young female intern at a small magazine company becomes involved with a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both of whom seek to exploit each other for their respective careers, while slowly falling in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, emotional, sincere, independent film, sensual, depressing, sexual, lgbt cinema, eros
Similar in 87%
Carol (2015)
Plot Summary:
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sexy, serious, emotional, heartbreaking, atmospheric, realistic, erotic, costume drama, romantic, intense
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Imagine Me & You (2005)
Plot Summary:
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, sentimental, stylized, semi serious, erotic, light, sexual, romantic comedy, cute
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Room in Rome (2010)
Plot Summary:
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for two young and recently acquainted women to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, sexual, atmospheric, sensual, sincere, realistic, serious, stylized, minimal cast