Petunia (2012)

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29 Similar Movies To Petunia (2012)

A quirky New York family is forced to confront their own doubts about love, life, and the nature of interpersonal connections. Charlie (Tobias Segal), Adrian, and Michael (Eddie Kaye Thomas) are brothers who are unlearning everything their psychoanalytic parents have taught them as Petunia knits together their lives.

The family is changing as well as Michael’s pessimistic wife Vivian (Thora Birch) learns she is expecting. Adrian has a relentless sex addiction, while Adrian’s potential partner George (Michael Urie) is in a polyamorous relationship with fitness enthusiast Robin (Brittany Snow).

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1: Happy, Texas (1999)


When two escaped prisoners show up in the Texan hamlet of Happy, they are mistaken for the gay couple that will be hosting the Little Miss Fresh Squeezed beauty pageant. The two adopt the celebrity's character to complete the mission while enjoying the celebrity and using their talent as con artists. Naturally, given that they are heterosexual, their interest in the associated women grows. Banker Ally Walker has given up on finding true love and is skeptical of men. The…

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2: The Big Gay Musical (2009)


Adam & Steve: Just the Way God Made 'Me, an Off-Broadway musical, is currently in previews, and Paul (Daniel Robinson) and Eddie (Joey Dudding) are playing Paul and Eddie. Both the plot of the musical and the lives of the two major characters are followed in the film. Similar Movies to The Big Gay Musical (2009)

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3: G.B.F. (2013)


Three high school clique queens—theatre diva Caprice, Mormon princess 'Shley, and blonde fashionista Fawcett—start a social war over who will rule their group. Unassuming Tanner finds himself cast as the hottest new teen-girl accessory when he is outed as gay: The Gay Best Friend. Tanner is forced to choose between popularity and the actual friends he is leaving behind, including his own B.F.F. Brent, as the clique queens pounce and transform him into their ideal arm candy. Similar Movies to…

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4: Me Him Her (2016)


Brendan Erlick, the star of the well-liked police drama "Hard Justice," wants to come out to his parents. His initial move? Ask for assistance from Cory, his best friend, who is in Florida. Despite previously knowing he is gay, Cory nevertheless travels to Los Angeles, where his actions end up hurting Brendan rather than helping them. Cory goes off on a one-night affair with Emily, a lesbian coming out of a terrible relationship, as business management tells Brendan to stay…

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5: All Roads Lead to Rome (2016)


Maggie is a stiff single mother from New York City who teaches college writing. She makes the decision to travel to a Tuscan village that she frequently visited when she was younger in an effort to rekindle her relationship with her troublesome adolescent daughter Summer. Luca, a charming former lover who is still single and lives with his 80-year-old mother, Carmen, is there when Maggie arrives. Summer, who is missing her "bad boy" lover in New York City, and Carmen,…

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6: The Men Next Door (2012)


A 40-year-old gay man who is dating two equally charming men, a secure 50-year-old who came out later in life, and an adventurous 30-year-old who wasn't searching for a relationship, finds himself in this fast-paced comedy. He doesn't immediately realize that the two guys are actually father and son, though. And as they say, hilarity follows. Similar Movies to The Men Next Door (2012)

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7: The Thing About Harry (2020)


In his final year in the Political Science degree at college in Chicago, Sam Basili is still healing from the breakup with his last boyfriend, Malcolm, that breakup which resulted in him not only losing his beloved but his best friend. Sam, is not the sort for one-night stands, yet resolves never to date a buddy to prevent such double blows. With reference to relationships, Sam's best female friend since their first year, Stasia Cooper, conversely never considers herself to…

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8: Trick (1999)


Mark, a go-go dancer at a homosexual bar, and Gabriel, an office temp by day and aspiring Broadway composer by night, make eye contact. The same night, they cross paths once more in the metro and return to Gabriel's house for more sexual activity. First, Gabriel's friend Katherine, a budding actress, who is fixated on her part in a Salomé adaption set in a women's jail, and then Rich, Gabriel's roommate, who comes home with his girlfriend Judy and has…

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9: Bad Johnson (2014)


The penis of a charismatic womanizer mysteriously departs his body and becomes a human shape, earning him his comeuppance. Similar Movies to Bad Johnson (2014)

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10: Results (2015)


The proprietor of Austin's Power 4 Life gym, Trevor, meets with Danny, a wealthy and recently divorced guy, on a whim to discuss a fitness regimen. One of Trevor's personal trainers, Kat, is unwillingly given the task of working with Danny. Although she is well-liked by her clients, Kat can be volatile, and their shared sexual history complicates their connection with Trevor. Danny meets Kat at his mansion, where he leads a lonely and depressed life. Similar Movies to Results…

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11: Dear White People (2014)


An Ivy League institution sparks controversy when four black students attend a popular but insulting black-face party. This social satire follows their tales. The movie weaves a universal tale of finding one's own unique way in the world while exploring racial identity in acutely-not-post-racial America with its tongue firmly in cheek. Similar Movies to Dear White People (2014)

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12: Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List (2015)


Childhood friends and incoming NYU freshmen Naomi and Ely have been in love their entire lives, despite the fact that Ely isn't much into girls. The two had avoided conflicts in the past by enforcing a "No Kiss List," but their relationship is put to the test when they both develop feelings for the same person. As they grapple with the reality of growing up, the once-inseparable pair must determine whether their friendship is strong enough to bring them through…

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13: Love, Simon (2018)


A young kid named Simon Spier experiences a different kind of Romeo and Juliet scenario in this coming-of-age novel. By email, Simon is in love with a boy named Blue, but there's just one problem: Simon has no idea who he's talking to. Simon needs to identify the boy or Blue. He searches for himself along the journey as well. Similar Movies to Love, Simon (2018)

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14: Before the Fall (2017)


Elizabeth Bennet would be a guy in a modern-day adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" which is set in rural Virginia. Rich but ostensibly haughty lawyer Ben Bennet unintentionally criticizes Lee Darcy, a disconnected factory worker falsely accused of domestic abuse. Both guys have a strong antipathy for one another right away, which becomes a serious issue when Ben falls in love with Lee. Similar Movies to Before the Fall (of 2017)

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15: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)


Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an online ad to find the perfect dates (Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza) for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo. Similar Movies to Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

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16: Latter Days (2003)


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17: Big Eden (2000)


Big Eden is a tiny made-up community in northwest Montana that may have been created by Preston Sturges or Frank Capra. Cowboy and timber country. This is the tale of Henry Hart, a well-known New York artist who goes back to the place where he was up to take care of his elderly paternal grandfather. Henry must reconcile his feelings for Dean Stewart, his high school best friend and the subject of his unrequited love, as he returns to Big…

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18: Eating Out: The Open Weekend (2011)


With their friend Lilly, Zack and his new boyfriend Benji are traveling to a resort in Palm Springs that is only for men. Benji has suggested that he and Zack open up their relationship, only for the weekend, in view of the enormous smorgasbord of available guys that are certain to be waiting for them when they arrive. He argues that this will be a fantastic opportunity for them to explore together because he is not yet ready to put…

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19: The Mostly Un fabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005)


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20: Cloudburst (2011)


A lesbian couple makes their way up to Canada to get married after escaping from their nursing home. They pick up a young male hitchhiker along the route. Similar Movies to Cloudburst (2011)

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21: Almost Normal (2005)


A 40-year-old gay college professor named Brad Jenkins still feels uneasy in his own flesh. He runs out of his house after arguing with his mother, saying he is "going somewhere where [he] is more normal." An unexpected vehicle accident sends him back in time to his adolescence, while being gay is considered "normal" and being straight is frowned upon. Brad has to weigh whether to remain in the past and be "normal" or strive to return to his old…

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22: Alex Strangelove (2018)


Alex Truelove and Claire have been best friends since they were in high school. She and Alex share a moment where Alex soothes her after she learns that her mother is undergoing a cancer test. After their kiss, they start dating. Although Alex feels ashamed in front of his friends about continuing to be a virgin, he and Claire decide to book a hotel room and engage in their first-ever sexual encounter. Similar Movies to Alex Strangelove (2018)

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23: Sitcom (1998)


A seemingly typical nuclear family's father (François Martharee) brings home a little white rat one day. His wife (Évelyne Dandy) and kids quickly experience negative effects from the animal, which cause them to act out their deepest, most secret impulses. The mother seduces her son so she can "cure" him of his orientation, while the daughter Sophie (Marina de Van) purposefully flirts with death and engages in sadomasochism with her boyfriend (Stéphane Rideau). The son Nicolas (Adrien de Van) loudly…

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24: Longhorns (2011)


Beers, steers, and a few lesbians. This risqué and sexual comedy will give the phrase "ride 'me cowboy" a whole new meaning as it brings the 1980s back to life with a group of Texas frat boys, a lonely cabin in the Hill Country, and lots of alcohol. Similar Movies to Longhorns (2011)

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25: Beginners (2010)


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26: Paternity Leave (2015)


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27: Crazy Kind of Love (2013)


A woman relies on her carefree son and his awkward brother to keep their lives interesting while reevaluating her life as a newly single mother. She understands the secret to her happiness can be discovered where she least expects it and that there is only one sort of love worth living for—the crazy kind—when an improbable romance develops between the youngest son and the new girl in town. Similar Movies to Crazy Kind of Love (2013)

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28: Make the Yuletide Gay (2009)


Olaf "Gunn" Ununderstood, a college student who is openly gay and proud of it, retreats into the shadows in order to spend the holidays with his family. He maintains his composure while his oddball Midwestern-hearted parents attempt to introduce him to Abby, his high school girlfriend. Gunn, however, is forced to put on a front when his boyfriend, Nathan, unexpectedly knocks on their house in order to conceal their relationship. Will Gunn reveal the truth before it becomes clear under…

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29: You Should Meet My Son! (2010)


A conservative Southern mother who learns that her only son is gay is the subject of a fish-out-of-water comedy. She goes out to find him a marriage since she is determined that he won't live life alone. Similar Movies to You Should Meet My Son! (2010)

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