Top 20 movies like Single Man Problems: Volume One
Top 20 Movies like Single Man Problems: Volume One
- 1. Bella and Bernie
- 2. Let's Eat Together, Aki and Haru
- 3. Consequences
- 4. When I'm Sixty-Four
- 5. José
- 6. My Sorry Life
- 7. Maybe... Maybe Not
- 8. To Be or Not to Be
- 9. Irreversible
- 10. Love Is All You Need?
- 11. Shed My Skin
- 12. We All Lie My Darling
- 13. An Eye for an Eye
- 14. Kill or Be Killed
- 15. Masturbation: Putting the Fun Into Self-Loving
- 16. A Boy Like That
- 17. What's Left Inside
- 18. The Secret of Magdalena
- 19. New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
- 20. Next Door Man
1. Bella and Bernie
Two 16 year old carefree confidantes, Bella and Bernie, tentatively explore independence and sexuality while trying to dodge the ever watchful eye of Mrs. Judge, Bella's mother. The evangelical Mrs. Judge has concerns over Bella's friendship with the vibrant Bernie, wary of Bernie's secret family history repeating itself in Bella. As Bella learns more about Bernie, and herself, she will realize that choice is fickle, sometimes coming down to those who make the choice and those who must live with the consequences.
2. Let's Eat Together, Aki and Haru (アキはハルとごはんを食べたい)
A heartwarming story between roommates Aki and Haru, two college students who have different personalities and worries but share a love for food.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. Consequences (Posledice)
After being sent to a youth detention centre, 18-year-old Andrej has to fight for his place within the group of inmates while getting closer to Željko, their informal leader, and struggling to keep his repressed secret in the dark.
It has an average vote of 6.189 on TMDB.
4. When I'm Sixty-Four
When widowed cabbie Ray and retired teacher Jim meet by chance, they discover they long for the same things from life: adventure, challenge and love. Together Ray and Jim discover that being 64 means a new beginning: it's time to try the things they never dared in their youth.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
5. José (José)
José lives with his mother in Guatemala: a tough life in one of the world's most dangerous, religious, and impoverished countries. José is her youngest and favorite child, and her life is going to church and selling sandwiches. He spends his days on crowded buses and in the streets delivering food. Resigned and aloof, in free moments he plays with his phone and looks for random sex. When he meets Luis, José is thrust into a dimension of passion and pain and self-reflection that was previously unimaginable.
It has an average vote of 5.56 on TMDB.
6. My Sorry Life (愛のくだらない)
TV producer Kei and her recently retired comedian boyfriend Yoshi are working to conceive their first child as they consider marriage approaching mid-thirties—a process complicated by the fact that Kei has continued taking contraceptives. Annoyed by Yoshi relaxing into domestic life and slacking off at his part-time job, Kei has finally worked around her male colleagues’ obstruction to spearhead an innovative web series guest hosted by rotating everyday people. She invites Shiori, a young trans man working for her office’s delivery service and moonlighting as a bartender at an LGBTQ-inclusive space, to kick off the program. However, as Kei pushes forward, she reaches a breaking point.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
7. 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.
8. To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
It has an average vote of 7.849 on TMDB.
9. Irreversible (Irréversible)
A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.
It has an average vote of 7.223 on TMDB.
10. 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.
11. Shed My Skin (Aus der Haut)
The adolescent Milan discovers his own suspected homosexuality at the age of 17 and the consequences for him and his family but also the liberation as he understands why he has been so down and rebellious.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
12. We All Lie My Darling
Five Sydney-based youngsters navigate life, experience friendship, seek love, delve into their sexuality, and face the challenges of being a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
13. An Eye for an Eye
Joseph, a young gay male, finds himself the random target of a hate crime and is severely beaten. He retreats into his own world and loses all faith upon hearing that he has permanently lost sight in one eye. In a loving, albeit misguided attempt to help him reclaim his life, Joseph's mother Rachel and best friend Derrick present him with a very unexpected present for his birthday, a face-to-face encounter with his attacker and a chance for revenge.
14. Kill or Be Killed
After his mother's departure, 13-year-old David is headed down a dangerous path. Neglected by his alcoholic father Paul, who blames David for his failed marriage, David takes solace in shoplifting, playing violent video games and doing drugs. One day, David forms an unexpected and intense friendship with Edward, the new kid in town. David and Edward's friendship is tested after they have an intimate encounter that reveals David's closely guarded secrets.
15. Masturbation: Putting the Fun Into Self-Loving
Dr. Sigmund Wiston, along with the help of his trusty sidekick Billy, teaches the students of the 1950s how to put more excitement into self-loving.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
16. A Boy Like That
Harold, a middle-aged Mexican theatre acting coach, travels to New York and finds himself obsessing over a precocious teenage boy named Felix, who he believes is the reincarnation of his first childhood love.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
17. What's Left Inside
Broken up with on the eve of a global lockdown, a man is pushed to the brink of madness by his isolation... only to discover he may not be as alone as he initially thought.
18. The Secret of Magdalena (El Secreto de Magdalena)
Miranda, a lesbian photographer from Guayaquil living in Buenos Aires returns to Ecuador for an exhibition of her work. Magdalena, a simple girl after a big fight with her boyfriend decides to go party with Monica, her best friend, little she knew that night she would meet Miranda, a woman that will change the way she concieve her life.
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
19. 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.
20. 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.