Movies like Canary
If Canary's mix of homophobia, choir and south africa stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Canary's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Directed by Bryan Singer · 135 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: male homosexuality, 1980s, gay theme · Also music and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics.
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The Imitation Game
2014 · Directed by Morten Tyldum · 113 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: homophobia, male homosexuality, gay theme · From the same decade (2010s)
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and…
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Velvet Goldmine
1998 · Directed by Todd Haynes · 123 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: 1980s, gay theme · Also drama and music
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
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Philadelphia
1993 · Directed by Jonathan Demme · 126 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: homophobia, 1980s, gay theme
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
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Moonlight
2016 · Directed by Barry Jenkins · 112 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: homophobia, male homosexuality, gay theme · From the same decade (2010s)
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his…
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Better Man
2024 · Directed by Michael Gracey · 135 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: 1980s · Also music and drama
Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the…
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Rocketman
2019 · Directed by Dexter Fletcher · 121 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme · Also music and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
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Love, Simon
2018 · Directed by Greg Berlanti · 110 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: male homosexuality, gay theme · From the same decade (2010s)
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate…
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Dallas Buyers Club
2013 · Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · 117 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: homophobia, 1980s · From the same decade (2010s)
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
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Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Directed by Ang Lee · 134 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: homophobia, gay theme
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
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Get On Up
2014 · Directed by Tate Taylor · 139 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: 1980s · Also drama and music · From the same decade (2010s)
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Zulu
1964 · Directed by Cy Endfield · 138 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: south africa
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.