Movies like The Commitment
If The Commitment's mix of adoption, fatherhood and gay theme stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Commitment's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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My Policeman
2022 · Directed by Michael Grandage · 113 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme · Also drama and romance
In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when…
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Heartstopper Forever
2026 · 110 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme · Also romance and drama
It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.
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Looking: The Movie
2016 · Directed by Andrew Haigh · 85 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme · Also drama and romance · From the same decade (2010s)
Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face the unresolved relationships he left behind and make difficult…
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Behind the Candelabra
2013 · Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 118 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: gay theme · Also drama and romance · From the same decade (2010s)
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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Moonlight
2016 · Directed by Barry Jenkins · 112 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: 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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Nowhere Special
2020 · Directed by Uberto Pasolini · 96 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: adoption
John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth.
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Gabriel's Inferno: Part III
2020 · Directed by Tosca Musk · 102 min8.3
Why you'll like itAlso romance and drama
The final part of the film adaption of the erotic romance novel Gabriel's Inferno written by an anonymous Canadian author under the pen name Sylvain Reynard.