Top 20 movies like Palhaços
Top 20 Movies like Palhaços
- 1. Maybe... Maybe Not
- 2. Polaroid
- 3. I Don't Care
- 4. Transamerica
- 5. Cal
- 6. Love Is All You Need?
- 7. Friday's Child
- 8. Ghosts
- 9. Frida
- 10. Shortbus
- 11. Breakfast on Pluto
- 12. Imagine Me & You
- 13. Threads of Man
- 14. Silent Youth
- 15. Spencer
- 16. New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
- 17. Next Door Man
- 18. Our Father
- 19. DAU. Katya Tanya
- 20. Daddy
1. Maybe... Maybe Not (Der bewegte Mann)
The heterosexual man Axel is thrown out of his girlfriends home for cheating and ends up moving in with a gay man. Axel learns the advantages of living with gay men even though they are attracted to him and when his girlfriend wants him back he must make a tough decision.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
2. Polaroid (Polaroid)
Giuseppe, 33, is still struggling to build his life in a small Italian town where he has to hide his homosexuality. With a Polaroid in hand, he decides to leave for Berlin to find Peter, a summer love he has never forgotten. The shock of a cosmopolitan city is nothing compared to the moment he realizes that the German artist has a "normal" family. For him this represents the possibility of 'losing' himself and meeting Marco, who takes him around all night to arrive at dawn to the conviction that love is the only strength to find one's identity. "Polaroid" is one of five short film segments in an omnibus feature titled "A Quintet".
3. I Don't Care
Luka Bartholomew cares for his bed-ridden mother in the run-down resort town of Porthpunnet. On his thirtieth birthday his mother hires a carer to give him a day off. On a wintry beach he meets Dan,another young man who lives in a camper van and shares his interest in art. Initially he sees Dan as a kindred spirit until Dan proves to be gay and makes a violent pass at him. Disillusioned and drunk,Luka meets middle-aged biker Phil,who gives him a pillion ride and offers to help him leave town. But by now Luka knows where his priorities lie.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
4. Transamerica
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
It has an average vote of 7.038 on TMDB.
5. Cal
Twenty-year-old Cal returns from France to Britain after receiving news that his mother is ill. His finds his home city of Bristol facing hard economic times brought on by the global economic crisis, with poverty and crime on the rise and rioting and looting almost a nightly occurrence. It is not a warm homecoming as his sick mother remains stubbornly homophobic and wants nothing to do with the now openingly gay Cal while his battered Auntie Jane, now living in a run down council house, dulls her stagnation with welfare funded booze and disturbing attempts to sexually seduce her nephew. Navigating his way across this new landscape he meets a young student who needs his help. However his act of kindness brings him into contact with a lawless drug dealing pimp and a race against time to make peace with his mother and get out of town as quickly as possible. An intense tale of a family mired in poverty, angry and lost but still searching for love, respect and acceptance.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
6. Love Is All You Need?
Set in a world where homosexuality is the norm, a small Indiana town is rocked to its core when Jude, the star quarterback of the local university football team, strikes up a love affair with Ryan, a sports journalism major. When the straight couple is outed, the community’s powerful religious leader begins a vitriolic crusade against all heterosexuals.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
7. Friday's Child (Fredagsbarn)
Rune is 14 years old and lives in the suburbs; he is different from the other boys. One day after having a fight with his dad he leaves home to hang out at the docks and be by himself. But he is not the only one there; the slightly older Benjamin is also at the docks painting graffiti on an abandon factory. Intrigued and curious Rune goes over to say hi.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
8. Ghosts (Gespenster)
Nina, an end-of-teenage orphan with mental problems, starts a new job as a garden cleaner when she meets Toni. They fell in love with each other, but soon Toni starts betraying Nina. In the meantime, Francoise is picked up at a psychic department of a Berlin hospital by her husband, Pierre. After seeing Nina, Francoise believes that she has found her kidnapped daughter Marie, but neither Toni nor Pierre believe her. Nina is unsure about what to think...
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
9. Frida
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
It has an average vote of 7.419 on TMDB.
10. Shortbus
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
11. Breakfast on Pluto
In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.
It has an average vote of 7.189 on TMDB.
12. Imagine Me & You
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.
It has an average vote of 7.575 on TMDB.
13. Threads of Man
A sweet and almost theatrical story of an elderly tailor reminiscing about youth before his own death. A pompous director calls Lester in to get a suit made, is he up to the task? Also, will the most important film of the directors life starring the most beautiful man in the world be made?
14. Silent Youth (Silent Youth)
Silent Youth is a film for misfits, dreamers and lovers. It's the classic story of a coming out, but it focuses on the moments one tends to quickly forget: the first approach, the creaking of the chair while sitting across from each other, not knowing what to say. And it's about the silence.
It has an average vote of 4.926 on TMDB.
15. Spencer
Spencer is the story of a young bisexual man who is struggling to reconnect with life after a series of tragic and complicated relationships.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
16. New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
In a world where men hide their true love and feelings, where a mother turns a blind eye to her son's identity, and where religion dictates that a man may only lie with a woman — is everything we see truly what it seems to be? The latest release from New Queer Visions takes a look at representations of boys and men, how desires are hidden from those around them, and how self-belief conquers doubt. The short films are: Adult ; Hello, Stranger ; Little Potato ; Juan Gabriel is Dead ; The Guest ; Contestant #4 .
It has an average vote of 3.7 on TMDB.
17. Next Door Man (Ο άνδρας της διπλανής πόρτας...)
Alkis, a young gay man, is upset when Tonia, his ex-girlfriend, moves in next door to him with her new husband. Her marriage is not going well and she makes a play for Alkis. He rebuffs her but is worried that her next target will be Babis, his boyfriend.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
18. Our Father
When their father dies, two young men discover a stack of love letters although they knew of no one in his life. Tensions rise when they begin to suspect that the writer of the letters was another man.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
19. DAU. Katya Tanya (DAU. Katya Tanya)
Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya. But then the First Department interferes: the state security services see this relationship as unacceptable for a Soviet woman.
It has an average vote of 3.778 on TMDB.
20. Daddy
Colin McCormack thinks he has it all - a great job, a steady stream of hot younger guys, and a best friend whose devotion he takes for granted. But when a charming and mercurial intern sweeps him off his feet, Colin sees a chance for something more: A family of his own. What he discovers instead is a shattering secret that may cost Colin everything -- and everyone -- he holds dear.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.