Movies like Different
If Different's mix of dance, lgbt teen and gay theme stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Different's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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In a Heartbeat
2017 · Directed by Beth David · 4 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: lgbt teen, gay theme, short film
A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.
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Beautiful Thing
1996 · Directed by Hettie Macdonald · 92 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: lgbt teen, gay theme
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
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Giant Little Ones
2019 · Directed by Keith Behrman · 93 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme, earnest
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
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The Thing About Harry
2020 · Directed by Peter Paige · 86 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: lgbt teen, gay theme
Two high school enemies, uber-jock Harry and out-and-proud Sam, are forced to share a car ride to their Missouri hometown for a friend's engagement party on Valentine's Day.
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But I'm a Cheerleader
2000 · Directed by Jamie Babbit · 85 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: lgbt teen · From the same decade (2000s)
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends.
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The Boys in the Band
2020 · Directed by Joe Mantello · 122 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme
At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.
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Test
2013 · Directed by Chris Mason Johnson · 89 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme
San Francisco, 1985. Two opposites attract at a modern dance company. Together, their courage and resilience are tested as they navigate a world full of risks and promise, against the backdrop of a disease no one seems…
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Alex Strangelove
2018 · Directed by Craig Johnson · 99 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme
Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated.
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Behind the Candelabra
2013 · Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 118 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
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Saved!
2004 · Directed by Brian Dannelly · 92 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: lgbt teen · From the same decade (2000s)
Mary is a good Christian girl who goes to a good Christian high school where she has good Christian friends and a perfect Christian boyfriend.