20 movies like The Night of the Iguana, ordered by similarity : Get on the Bus(1996), There Will Be Blood(2007), Ikiru(1952), Gia(1998), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), The Killing of Sister George(1968), After Louie(2017), Hotel(1967), Page 3(2005), The Happy Prince(2018), Viridiana(1961), The Detective(1968) ...
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1964
125 Minutes
Richard Burton Ava Gardner Deborah Kerr Sue Lyon James Ward Grayson Hall Cyril Delevanti Mary Boylan Gladys Hill Billie Matticks Emilio Fernandes
tour guide widow artist underage girl bus driver guardian dark fiery mexico hotel bus lust seduction alcoholism breakdown religion fall temptation 1960s
A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1996
120 Minutes
Richard Belzer De'aundre Bonds Andre Braugher Thomas Jefferson Byrd Gabriel Casseus Albert Hall Hill Harper Harry Lennix Bernie Mac Wendell Pierce Roger Guenveur Smith
gang member actor cop bus driver charming emotional powerful bus washington, d.c. race relations protest politics quest discovery underdog 20th century
A disparate group of African-American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March.
Drama
USA
2007
158 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Paul Dano Kevin J. O'Connor Ciarán Hinds Dillon Freasier Sydney McCallister David Willis David Warshofsky Colton Woodward Russell Harvard
businessperson landlord son preacher god twin dark gritty small town california mansion farm oil field greed family religion oil business alcoholism rise fall
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
1952
143 Minutes
Takashi Shimura Miki Odagiri Kyôko Seki
bureaucrat co-worker writer mayor prostitute sad emotional dark office japan illness politics death alcoholism loneliness meaning of life transformation fall 1950s
A rigid clerk (Takashi Shimura) resolves to do something of lasting importance after learning that he is dying of cancer.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
1998
120 Minutes
Angelina Jolie Elizabeth Mitchell Kylie Travis Mercedes Ruehl Faye Dunaway Louis Giambalvo Mila Kunis Eric Michael Cole John Considine Johnny Green Nick Spano
model restaurant owner makeup artist agent bleak intense new york city philadelphia hospital addiction fame fashion drugs aids rise fall temptation 1980s
A 1970s supermodel (Angelina Jolie) embodies glamour but uses drugs to dull the pain of loneliness and despair.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Drama
USA
1968
137 Minutes
Beryl Reid Susannah York Coral Browne Ronald Fraser Patricia Medina Hugh Paddick Cyril Delevanti
actress older woman television producer executive lesbian lover disheartening dark melodramatic television studio london england club apartment acting lesbianism nervous breakdown abuse alcoholism fame
The life of a soap opera actress begins to unravel as she fears her character will be written out of the series.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Alan Cumming Zachary Booth Sarita Choudhury Patrick Breen Justin Bond Wilson Cruz Everett Quinton Anthony Johnston David Drake Joey Arias
artist activist friend lover aids victim profound cool creative emotional endearing raw artist's studio new york city apartment artistic struggle aids activism dating homosexuality relationships
After Louie explores the contradictions of modern gay life and history through Sam, a man desperate to understand how he and his community got to where they are today.
Drama
1967
124 Minutes
Rod Taylor Catherine Spaak Karl Malden Melvyn Douglas Richard Conte Michael Rennie Merle Oberon Kevin McCarthy
hotel owner hotel manager thief duke duchess guest frenetic melodramatic new orleans hotel lobby hotel room office louisiana scandal blackmail schemes financial troubles drunken driving robbery
The manager (Rod Taylor) of a posh New Orleans hotel handles a hostile takeover, a scandal and a thief (Karl Malden).
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
India
2005
139 Minutes
Konkona Sen Sharma Atul Kulkarni Boman Irani Bikram Saluja Tara Sharma Sandhya Mridul Rehaan Engineer Jai Kalra Soni Razdan Nassar Abdulla
reporter makeup artist editor roommate socialite friend engaging wild rousing india party newsroom apartment office celebrities gossip show business integrity media social climbing
A look at Mumbai's socialite party circle world through the eyes of a Page 3 journalist.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama, History
UK|Belgium|Italy|Germany
2018
105 Minutes
Rupert Everett Colin Firth Emily Watson Colin Morgan Edwin Thomas Tom Wilkinson John Standing Anna Chancellor Julian Wadham André Penvern Joshua McGuire
writer dying person gay man lover artist dark witty amusing sad paris france london forbidden love gay couple death failure irony hard times forbidden love fall
The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.
Drama
Spain|Mexico
1961
90 Minutes
Silvia Pinal Francisco Rabal Fernando Rey Margarita Lozano Victoria Zinny Teresa Rabal Jose Manuel Martin Luis Heredia
nun mother superior uncle beggar benefactor shocking raw unrestrained disheartening spain estate seduction corruption religion guilt sex temptation fall forbidden love transformation
Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.
Gay & Lesbian, Crime, Drama
USA
1968
114 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Lee Remick Jacqueline Bisset Ralph Meeker Jack Klugman Horace MacMahon Lloyd Bochner William Windom Tony Musante Al Freeman Jr. Robert Duvall
detective wife widow lieutenant psychiatrist bleak gritty new york city police station apartment police corruption murder case marital problems false accusations conspiracy investigation discovery quest wretched excess 1960s
Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
Ireland|UK
2019
86 Minutes
middle-aged man homosexual family married man gripping gritty engaging intense dublin docks ireland discovery homosexuality loss of job loss of hope vulnerability discovery escape fall temptation
Colm, mid-40s has a comfortable life: a managerial job in Dublin's docks, two teenage children, and a kind, loyal wife in Claire. After the death of his father, a destructive figure, Colm's emotional life cracks open, and his downward spiral continues when he is made redundant. Drinking heavily and unable to confide in Claire, Colm finds himself drawn to Jay, a 19-year-old who dabbles in ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Zooey Deschanel John Fedevich Bijou Phillips
journalist young boy musician rock star mother groupie touching tender amusing bus concert stage hotel hospital tour bus musicians music road trip romance drugs jealousy
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
Israel|Germany
2017
105 Minutes
Sarah Adler Zohar Strauss Tim Kalkhof Sandra Sade Roy Miller Stephanie Stremler Tagel Eliyahu Tamir Ben Yehuda Eliezer Shimon
baker married man widow lover son family member solemn emotional creative moving passionate bakery jerusalem berlin house kitchen love infidelity homosexuality loss
A German pastry maker travels to Jerusalem in search of the wife and son of his dead lover.
Drama, History, Biography, Music, Gay & Lesbian
UK|USA
2018
135 Minutes
Rami Malek Lucy Boynton Gwilym Lee Ben Hardy Joseph Mazzello Aidan Gillen Tom Hollander Allen Leech Mike Myers Aaron McCusker Dermot Murphy
musician band frontman band member band manager singer gay man brash wild unrestrained sultry tense creative stage backstage hotel stadium family home mansion stardom freddie mercury
The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
Drama
Ireland|UK
1994
98 Minutes
Albert Finney Brenda Fricker Michael Gambon Tara Fitzgerald Rufus Sewell Patrick Malahide David Kelly Mick Lally
conductor bus driver newcomer sister coworker passenger touching endearing dublin bus theater family home homosexuality theater middle age secret siblings forbidden love discovery 1960s
Alfred Byrne (Albert Finney) is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin, Ireland in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
88 Minutes
Adam Beach Evan Adams Irene Bedard Gary Farmer Tantoo Cardinal Cody Lightning Simon Baker Michelle St. John Robert Miano Molly Cheek Monique Mojica
native american basketball player abusive husband mother charming calm indian reservation idaho phoenix bus family identity alcoholism fire dark secrets father/son relationship mystery growing up 1980s
Arnold rescued Thomas from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
1978
103 Minutes
Alan Alda Jane Fonda Maggie Smith Michael Caine Bill Cosby Walter Matthau Elaine May Richard Pryor Gloria Gifford Sheila Frazier Herbert Edelman
mother father businessperson actress gay/lesbian doctor airy amusing lighthearted los angeles beverly hills hotel divorce infidelity homosexuality show business competition prostitution transformation quest 1970s
Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany
2007
89 Minutes
Nina Hoss Devid Striesow Hinnerk Schönemann Burghart Klaußner Barbara Auer Christian Redl Wanja Mues Michael Wittenborn
estranged wife blackmailer abusive husband businessman thrilling suspenseful brooding engaging germany office car estrangement abuse blackmail schemes fall wretched excess temptation 2000s
Yella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to dramatic conclusion, Yella's life takes an odd shift.