20 movies like Outrageous!, ordered by similarity : Saturday Church(2017), As Good as It Gets(1997), Living Out Loud(1998), Elling(2001), Freak Show(2017), A Taste of Honey(1961), Green Book(2018), The Perks of Being a Wallflower(2012), The Man of the Year(2003), My Art(2016), The History Boys(2006), Big Eden(2000) ...
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada
1977
100 Minutes
Craig Russell Hollis McLaren Richert Easley Allan Moyle David McIlwraith Gerry Salsberg Andrée Pelletier Helen Shaver Martha Gibson Helen Hughes Jonah Royston
hairdresser drag queen schizophrenic agent cab driver positive emotional touching toronto salon apartment nightclub unlikely friendship cross-dressing schizophrenia ambition underdog discovery 1970s
A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.
Musical, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Luka Kain Margot Bingham Regina Taylor Marquis Rodriguez Mj Rodriguez Indya Moore Alexia Garcia Kate Bornstein Jaylin Fletcher Stephen Conrad Moore Evander Duck Jr.
teen boy mother brother aunt drag queen transgender woman emotional profound tense powerful inspiring moving new york city high school apartment club stage homeless shelter transsexuality cross-dressing
A 14 year-old-boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
1997
138 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Helen Hunt Greg Kinnear Cuba Gooding Jr. Skeet Ulrich Shirley Knight Yeardley Smith Lupe Ontiveros
writer artist neighbor waitress psychiatrist dog quirky emotional new york city apartment diner romance friendship homosexuality confrontation obsessive-compulsive disorder redemption discovery love transformation
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Holly Hunter Danny DeVito Queen Latifah Martin Donovan Richard Schiff Elias Koteas
divorcée janitor singer massage therapist friend engaging playful touching new york city apartment building elevator nightclub divorce friendship life lessons self-discovery loneliness discovery love transformation
Judith Nelson quit her medical studies to marry. Years later, her husband, a physician, divorces her to be with another doctor. Deeply frustrated, she now lives alone in her luxury ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Norway
2001
84 Minutes
Per Christian Ellefsen Sven Nordin Per Christensen Jørgen Langhelle Marit Pia Jacobsen Hilde Olausson Ola Otnes
son mentally challenged person friend roommate amusing touching charming offbeat apartment mental institution restaurant oslo, norway friendship mental illness phobias poetry roommates adventure discovery transformation
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Sweden
2017
91 Minutes
Alex Lawther Abigail Breslin AnnaSophia Robb Bette Midler Laverne Cox Willa Fitzgerald Celia Weston Mickey Sumner Eddie Schweighardt John McEnroe Larry Pine
teen boy teen girl transfer student mother father bully emotional creative spirited endearing positive profound high school house classroom library locker room football field transsexuality bullying
Follows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
UK
1961
100 Minutes
teenager daughter mother sailor boyfriend gay/lesbian bleak emotional england household love friendship mother/daughter relationship emotional abuse pregnancy family dysfunction growing up love discovery 1960s
A pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support.
Comedy, Drama
USA|China
2018
130 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Mahershala Ali Linda Cardellini Sebastian Maniscalco Dimiter D. Marinov Mike Hatton P.J. Byrne Joe Cortese Maggie Nixon Von Lewis Jon Sortland
pianist driver bodyguard bouncer musician emotional touching amusing creative moving stage club car jail bar racism unlikely friendship unlikely allies travel music
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Romance, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
103 Minutes
Logan Lerman Emma Watson Ezra Miller Mae Whitman Kate Walsh Dylan McDermott Melanie Lynskey Joan Cusack Paul Rudd Nina Dobrev Adam Hagenbuch
teen boy friend teen girl stepbrother teacher family member touching brooding endearing pittsburgh high school household adolescence friendship fitting in coming of age underdog growing up 1990s
An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Brazil
2003
112 Minutes
Murilo Benício Cláudia Abreu Natália Lage Jorge Dória José Wilker Agildo Ribeiro Perfeito Fortuna André Gonçalves Amir Haddad Moska André Barros
vigilante hairdresser thug teen girl friend cop gritty gutsy amusing bleak slum brazil bar salon apartment unexpected success vigilantism love triangle marriage pregnancy
Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
UK
2006
109 Minutes
Richard Griffiths Frances de la Tour Stephen Campbell Moore Samuel Barnett Dominic Cooper James Corden Jamie Parker Russell Tovey Samuel Anderson Sacha Dhawan Andrew Knott
student headmaster gay/lesbian teenager friend teacher emotional profound england university education sex literature coming of age friendship loneliness discovery pursuit transformation sacrifice
An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
119 Minutes
Arye Gross Eric Schweig Tim DeKay Louise Fletcher George Coe O'Neal Compton Corinne Bohrer Veanne Cox
gay man grandfather native american artist friend emotional charming touching small town montana new york city homosexuality coming out romance homecoming family small-town life love discovery 2000s
Big Eden is a small, fictional northwestern Montana town.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
91 Minutes
Souléymane Sy Savané Red West Diana Franco Galindo Lane 'Roc' Williams Mamadou Lam Carmen Leyva
cab driver cynic daughter charming inspiring emotional north carolina winston-salem, n.c. suicide attempt depression friendship regret money discovery underdog transformation 2000s
Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
99 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Seth Rogen Anna Kendrick Bryce Dallas Howard Philip Baker Hall Anjelica Huston Serge Houde Andrew Airlie
cancer patient therapist mother father best friend victim heartwarming emotional hilarious hysterical apartment family home doctor's office nightclub cancer friendship dating mortality struggle relationships
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Nick Robinson Josh Duhamel Jennifer Garner Tony Hale Katherine Langford Alexandra Shipp Logan Miller Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Keiynan Lonsdale Joey Pollari Miles Heizer
teen boy teenager family member friend love interest amusing cheeky emotional endearing heartwarming positive house high school coming out growing up teen romance family relationships friendship growing up
Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1970
120 Minutes
Cliff Gorman Leonard Frey Peter White Kenneth Nelson Frederick Combs Reuben Greene Robert La Tourneaux Laurence Luckinbill Keith Prentice
host gay man guest old friend closeted homosexual father dark campy tense touching apartment bedroom party bathroom living room homosexuality sexual identity friendship celebration homophobia
Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK
2005
135 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Liam Neeson Stephen Rea Brendan Gleeson Gavin Friday Laurence Kinlan Ruth Negga Eva Birthistle Liam Cunningham Bryan Ferry Ian Hart
orphan priest rocker police officer magician transsexual intricate offbeat unrestrained uplifting northern ireland london club park foster home irish republican army sexual identity glam rock magic prostitution
In the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding.
Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
China|India|Hong Kong|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Kathryn Prescott Betty Gilpin Dennis Quaid Marg Helgenberger Abby Ryder Fortson Henry Lau Ian Chen Conrad Coates Jake Manley Daniela Barbosa Kevin Claydon
dog pet owner family member young girl grandfather grandmother endearing emotional touching heartwarming moving charming farm michigan house stable park bedroom dog pets
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2017
121 Minutes
Jonathan Dayton Emma Stone Steve Carell Andrea Riseborough Natalie Morales Sarah Silverman Bill Pullman Alan Cumming Elisabeth Shue Eric Christian Olsen Fred Armisen
billie jean king tennis player journalist family member husband friend brooding emotional inspiring press conference tennis court locker room gym apartment house tennis gender bias gender equality sexual identity stress
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
94 Minutes
Ben Stiller Naomi Watts Adam Driver Amanda Seyfried Charles Grodin Adam Horovitz Maria Dizzia Ryan Serhant Dree Hemingway Matthew Maher Brady Corbet
filmmaker wife middle-aged man middle-aged woman couple friend amusing charming cheery classroom club apartment subway new york city street middle age age difference acceptance youth friendship
A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.