Top 20 movies like Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Castro

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Castro

Now known internationally as the world's first "gay hometown," San Francisco's Castro District was a quiet, working-class neighborhood of European immigrants only a few decades ago. In this documentary, the story of the Castro's transformation is told by those who lived it, young and old, straight and gay. It's a tale of social upheaval, exuberant street culture, political assassination, and the inspiring coming-of-age of an entire community an ongoing saga even today.

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Castro is of 1 hour(s) and 26 minute(s). It is Produced By:  KQED. It was released on 1997-03-15. It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.

Genres: DocumentaryTV Movie

1. The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron

The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron

“The first rockstar”, “Crazy, evil and dangerous”. This is how Rupert Everett introduces us to the British romantic poet Lord Byron. Between 1809 and 1810, his daring and eccentric personality led him on a journey from Portugal to Istanbul, through high society gatherings, Turkish baths and brothels. He leaps from one adventure to another, passing from one lover to another, causing scandal with his wild behavior. Ironic and entertaining narrator Rupert Everett accurately recounts Byron’s feats in this episodic, on-the-road period piece produced by Channel 4.

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2. A Christmas to Treasure

A Christmas to Treasure

The passing of a beloved old neighbor reunites six friends for a hometown holiday treasure hunt, where sparks fly once again between brand strategist Austin and his former best friend Everett.

It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.

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3. Strictly Confidential Confessions of Men (Strictly Confidential Confessions of Men)

Strictly Confidential Confessions of Men

Men having sex with men. MSM refers to any man who has sex with a man, whether he identifies as gay, bisexual or heterosexual MSM is a documentary that redefines social attitudes towards men having sex with men. Stigmatization, discrimination and rejection social activities are a few of the reasons, which may explain the vulnerability of the HIV/AIDS in the Philippines. This documentary focuses on behavioral attitudes of MSM and a documentary on how to fully enjoy the pleasure of men to men sex safely. The documentary is based on interviews and personal contacts done by MSM themselves. Strictly Confidential The phenonmenon of men having sex with men dissected and exposed!

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4. The Truth About Alex

The Truth About Alex

Brad Stevens and Alex Prager are best friends. They are both popular high school students and key members of the football team. Brad is up for nomination to West Point, and Alex is a talented pianist who’s counting on his football skills to land him a university scholarship. But their lives are turned upside down when one day Alex admits that he is gay.

It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.

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5. Homosexuals (Homofile)

Homosexuals

With a focus on the everyday life of a gay couple, and featuring interviews with a number of gay people, the film gives an account of the difficulties faced by this minority.

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6. Alfredo Doesn't Like Goodbyes (Alfredo Não Gosta de Despedidas)

Alfredo Doesn't Like Goodbyes

Based on family interviews and records of his trajectory, the director André Medeiros Martins performs an analysis of his mother's life history while documenting his own journey through self-knowledge. André is an artist obsessed with sex and who tries to find the reasons for these obsessions in stories about his late mother. From the exhibition of his works and reports from family members, he creates this auto-fictional documentary.

It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

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7. Gemmel & Tim

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In 2017 and 2019, Gemmel “Juelz” Moore and Timothy “Tim” Dean , two gay black men, died of a meth overdose at the West Hollywood apartment of white businessman, activist & political donor Ed Buck . The parallel stories of these two men, are intimately told by the friends who loved them, grieve their loss, and who hope to protect others from similarly tragic fates.

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8. The Feelings Are the Same (Følelserne er de samme)

The Feelings Are the Same

Interview-based documentary about the conditions for gays and lesbians in Danish society.

It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.

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9. I Am My Own Woman (Ich bin meine eigene Frau)

I Am My Own Woman

The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped start the German gay liberation movement. Documentary with some dramatized scenes. Two actors play the young and middle aged Charlotte and she plays herself in the later years.

It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.

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10. When I dance

When I dance

Four dancers from Israel, Spain and Italy decide to take part in a cultural project and investigate the stories of some refugees from Pakistan living in camps outside Berlin. A reflection about the possibility of the body to tell stories, deleting social and ethnic distinctions, and connecting people from different groups.

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11. Mama's Boy

Mama's Boy

Traveling back to the places where he grew up, Dustin Lance Black explores his childhood roots, gay identity and close relationship with his mother, who overcame childhood polio, abusive marriages and Mormon dogma, while becoming Black’s emotional rock and, ultimately, the inspiration for his activism. With a wealth of personal photographs and candid memories from Black’s family, colleagues, and friends, this documentary embraces the personal to tell a universally hopeful tale of resilience and reconciliation through the power of love and shared stories.

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12. A Dream of the Mediterranean (Haave Välimerestä)

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A documentary about Göran Schildt and his relationship with the Mediterranean.

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13. Christmas on Cherry Lane

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Three couples at different parts of life navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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14. 刺蔣 (刺蔣)

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A documentary of 24th April, 1970 assassination of Chiang Ching-kuo.

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15. Town Destroyer

Town Destroyer

Controversy erupts over a New-Deal-era mural of the namesake of San Francisco’s George Washington High School. The thirteen-panel artwork "The Life of Washington" by Victor Arnautoff offers a view of the Founding Father both celebratory and critical, referencing his involvements in slavery and Native American genocide.

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16. A Morte de Narciso (A Morte de Narciso)

A Morte de Narciso

Documentary about the work of photographer Alair Gomes, one of the first artists to introduce male nudity in Brazilian photography.

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17. Ditadura Gay (Ditadura Gay)

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18. Drugs in the Tenderloin

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Drugs in the Tenderloin is a documentary shot guerilla style by Robert Zagone in 1966; It captures the Tenderloin as it transformed into a center for young queers and drug users.

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19. Mondo Topless

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Mondo Topless is a 1966 pseudo documentary directed by Russ Meyer, featuring Babette Bardot and Lorna Maitland among others.

It has an average vote of 4.85 on TMDB.

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20. Passage (Passage)

Passage

Gabrielle and Yoan are 18 years old. Even though they both grew up in Temiscamingue, their aspirations are opposite. While Yoan wants to leave the area to break away from his loneliness and explore his homosexuality, Gabrielle is torn at the thought of going over a hundred kilometers away from home to carry on with her studies.

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