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Plot Summary:
Sü fled Trump’s America to start her life over again in Canada, changing careers, countries—and genders! The first two changes go swimmingly. The third.... leaves her unemployed and crashing with her ex, a dumpster-diving eco-assassin. Thrown into sketchy employment, “alternative” community, and a new identity, can Sü claw her way back to her old life? Or, to her horror, will she adapt and thrive?.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Belle al bar (1994)
Plot Summary:
Leo has a marriage crisis. Fortunately he has to go to another town for work. In the new town he's followed by a mysterious person. One day he has collapses and gets first aid from the mysterious person. He awakes at home and realizes that the mysterious person is his cousin Giulio, who he has never met for many years, and has become... ...Giulia, a very charming girl.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags:
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Vance and Pepe (2011)
Plot Summary:
In this mockumentary special based on characters from "The House of Venus Show", Vance and Pepe, two hosts of a renowned reality makeover series, find out their show has been canceled. Desperate for work, they devise a plan to use their 'fame' to find new careers in the porn industry.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: parody, mockumentary, queer cinema
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Successful People (2016)
Plot Summary:
Chet & Laura, a songwriting duo in their tenth year of trying to make it, start to realize their chances of success may have already passed them by.
IMDB Rating: 9.3
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Being Brendo (2012)
Plot Summary:
Everything from BDSM to drag queens, gay bashings to gay-bies. In 'Being Brendo', being gay is just the beginning.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Joe vs. Carole (2022)
Plot Summary:
When Carole Baskin, a big cat enthusiast, learns that when fellow exotic animal lover Joe "Exotic" Schreibvogel is breeding and using his big cats for profit, she sets out to shut down his venture, inciting a quickly escalating rivalry. But Carole has a checkered past of her own and when the claws come out, Joe will stop at nothing to expose what he sees as her hypocrisy.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 408 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Sugar Highs (2022)
Plot Summary:
Three roommates who can’t make rent would rather get high than work menial jobs. So they set out to find sugar daddies to pay their bills.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Sinchronicity (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sinchronicity is a six-part drama series broadcast on BBC Three in the United Kingdom. Set in Manchester, the programme is narrated by Nathan and focuses on the love triangle of him, Fi, and Jase. The programme is executive produced by Julian Murphy, who was an executive producer on Channel 4's As If and Sugar Rush and Sky One's Hex. Stylistically similar to As If, following a non-linear narrative, it also features ex-cast members Paul Chequer, Jemima Rooper and Mark Smith and, as such, can be seen as its spiritual successor. The theme tune is "Boys Will Be Boys" by the Ordinary Boys. The show was filmed in high definition and was re-run on BBC HD in mid-October 2006.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 452
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Twenty (2017)
Plot Summary:
A lesbian musician struggles to break her patterns of whirlwind romances while serving as the shoulder to lean on for a group of eclectic friends, who offer little in return.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Ingredients (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tops is a young man who has been fascinated by cooking since childhood. He finds happiness in cooking delicious and tasty food with great care. Marwin is young, romantic, playful, and charming. He loves and is dedicated to music and dreams of becoming a world-class musician. His interest in music is so strong that he didn't take care of himself until he came to live with Tops. When the difference between the two becomes the perfect combination, chaos ensues, and the two find themselves deciding between their dreams and each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Comedy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags:
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Brothers (1984)
Plot Summary:
Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him navigate being openly homosexual in 1980s Philadelphia.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 409
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Mama's Cake (2020)
Plot Summary:
"Mom's Cake", the main axis is mom's family tables, where guests are of different ages, moods and beliefs, gather to come closer, to meet, to remember, to smile, but also to quarrel and to disagree.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Adam (2019)
Plot Summary:
Adam, an awkward teen, spends a summer with his older sister, who is part of New York City's lesbian and trans activist scene. He meets the girl of his dreams but can't figure out how to tell her he's not the trans man she thinks he is.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: controversial, queer cinema
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Barbelle (2017)
Plot Summary:
Barbelle follows the story of a newly famous Toronto based pop-star duo, Veronica Vale and Alice O'Hara, whose meteoric rise to stardom has led to a blitzkrieg on their personal lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags:
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The Big Gay Sketch Show (2006)
Plot Summary:
A sketch-comedy series featuring a cast of up-and-coming comics performing live skits, musical numbers and political satire.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 458
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: parody, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, sketch comedy, offbeat, spoof, live comedy, queer cinema
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High School (2022)
Plot Summary:
A story about finding your own identity—a journey made even more complicated when you have a twin whose own struggle and self-discovery so closely mimics your own. Told through a backdrop of ‘90s grunge and rave culture, the series weaves between parallel and discordant memories of sisters growing up down the hall from one another. Based on the autobiographical book High School by musicians Tegan and Sara.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: teen comedy
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Sort Of (2021)
Plot Summary:
Fluid millennial Sabi Mehboob straddles various identities from bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. Sabi feels like they’re in transition in every aspect of their life, from gender to love to sexuality to family to career.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, queer cinema
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Glamorous (2023)
Plot Summary:
Aspiring influencer Marco lands a dream job with a makeup mogul and begins a dazzling journey of self-discovery amid work chaos and romantic challenges.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: queer cinema, teen comedy
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From Here on OUT (2014)
Plot Summary:
A gay writer makes a low budget gay spy movie, with lots of laughs along the way.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, erotic
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Vicious (2013)
Plot Summary:
Freddie and Stuart are an old couple who have been together for decades and bicker constantly. Their lives are turned upside down by their new upstairs neighbor Ash, who is sure to cause trouble in their mundane lives.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, not serious, sitcom, entertaining, colorful, realistic, atmospheric, hilarious, queer cinema
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Queer as Folk (2022)
Plot Summary:
The lives of a diverse group of friends in New Orleans are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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She's Gotta Have It (2017)
Plot Summary:
Nola Darling struggles to define herself and divide her time among her friends, job and three lovers. A new take on Spike Lee's film, in 10 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: erotic, sincere, humorous, captivating, semi serious, sensual, queer cinema
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Almost Adults (2016)
Plot Summary:
Follows two best friends in their final year of college while they transition into adulthood. One embraces her sexuality and tries to catch up on everything she has missed during her teenage years, while the other ends a long term relationship with her boyfriend and discovers her life isn't going as planned. Both struggle to keep their friendship together as they begin growing apart.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sweet, romantic, touching, independent film, queer cinema
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Homo Promo (1991)
Plot Summary:
How did Hollywood pitch movies about gays and lesbians between 1956 and 1977? Here are theatrical trailers for 27 mainstream and art-house films, presented chronologically from "Tea and Sympathy" to "Outrageous!" More than half are films released between 1968 and 1972. Half are dramas and half are comedies, with farce dominating the films released after 1971. At least three advertise X-rated films: "The Killing of Sister George," "Midnight Cowboy," and Visconti's "The Damned." There's no voice-over commentary for this compilation, but it does include advertisements for snacks and one warning against public displays of affection aimed at "her" to control "him.".
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Heading Out (2013)
Plot Summary:
Heading Out is a British sitcom created by and starring comedian Sue Perkins. It was first broadcast on BBC Two on 26 February 2013. Heading Out tells the story of Sara, a veterinarian who is given an ultimatum by her friends to tell her parents that she is gay. Perkins had the idea for the sitcom for around ten years, before she developed the confidence to write it. Heading Out was commissioned for a full series in April 2012 and production began in September. The show was not commissioned for a second series.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom, sincere, humorous, witty, not serious, realistic, queer cinema
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Her Story (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two trans women in Los Angeles have given up on love, when suddenly chance encounters give them hope. Violet is drawn to Allie, a reporter who approaches her for an interview, while career-driven Paige meets James, the first man she’s considered opening up to in years. Will they risk letting what they are stand in the way of being loved for who they are?.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, queer cinema
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Transparent (2014)
Plot Summary:
An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, sitcom, erotic, exciting, clever, mumblecore, sensual, heartfelt
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Hunting Season (2012)
Plot Summary:
Hunting Season is an American LGBT-themed comedy-drama web series created by Jon Marcus. Following the romantic and sexual exploits of Alex (Ben Baur) and his small group of friends in New York City, the story was inspired by and largely based on the 2005–08 blog The Great Cock Hunt and the 2008 novel of the same name published by Kensington Books.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, contemplative, erotic, sex comedy, queer cinema
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Take My Wife (2016)
Plot Summary:
Follows real life couple Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher as they share their lives as stand up comics who are balancing work, relationships, and the breaking down of gender barriers.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, light, sexy, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, queer cinema
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Twenties (2020)
Plot Summary:
Hattie, a queer African American woman, hangs out with her two straight best friends Mari and Nia, in Los Angeles as they try to figure out life, love and the professional world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, queer cinema
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Work in Progress (2019)
Plot Summary:
Abby is a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, sincere, romantic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, queer cinema