20 movies like Paris Is Burning, ordered by similarity : Saturday Church(2017), Philadelphia(1993), Maybe... Maybe Not(1994), Small Town Gay Bar(2006), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994), Buena Vista Social Club(1999), Parting Glances(1986), As Good as It Gets(1997), Flawless(1999), Go Fish(1994), Trick(1999), Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist(2008) ...
8.2/10
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
USA
1990
78 Minutes
André Christian Freddie Pendavis Willi Ninja Pepper LaBeija Junior Labeija Shari Headley Paris Duprée Dorian Corey
drag queen gay man performer friend spirited emotional new york city apartment gay bar stage drag queens prejudice poverty homophobia race relations underdog 1990s
A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
6.4/10
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.
7.7/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1993
125 Minutes
Tom Hanks Denzel Washington Jason Robards Antonio Banderas Joanne Woodward Mary Steenburgen Ron Vawter Robert Ridgely Charles Napier Roger Corman John Bedford Lloyd
lawyer gay man wife husband homophobe boyfriend tender emotional profound office library courtroom apartment philadelphia homophobia worker's rights law friendship court battles aids
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Comedy, Romance
1994
93 Minutes
Til Schweiger Katja Riemann Joachim Król Rufus Beck Armin Rohde Nico van der Knaap Antonia Lang Martina Gedeck Kai Wiesinger Christof Wackernagel Heinrich Schafmeister
ladies' man girlfriend gay man drag queen nymphomaniac friend amusing tender spirited witty germany city apartment closet party sexual identity unrequited love roommates homophobia infidelity
Thrown out by his girlfriend (Katja Riemann), a womanizer (Til Schweiger) moves in with an appreciative gay friend (Joachim Król).
7.0/10
Documentary
USA
2006
83 Minutes
gay man drag queen bar owner lesbian mayor preacher gutsy inspiring tense patriotic mississippi small town gay bar religious gathering street office fred phelps homophobia hate crime acceptance
The story of community in the Deep South that is forced to deal with the struggles of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression.
7.4/10
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
Australia
1994
102 Minutes
Terence Stamp Hugo Weaving Guy Pearce Bill Hunter Sarah Chadwick Mark Holmes Julia Cortez Ken Radley Alan Dargin June Marie Bennett Rebel Russell
drag queen transsexual mechanic wife performer campy offbeat bus desert australia outback homophobia road trip performance friendship show business quest transformation 1990s
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
7.7/10
Documentary, Music
Germany|USA|UK|France|Cuba
1999
101 Minutes
singer guitarist pianist musician spirited emotional havana apartment recording studio new york city amsterdam cuba aging performance revitalization musicians ry cooder underdog discovery rise
Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
7.1/10
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1986
90 Minutes
Richard Ganoung John Bolger Steve Buscemi
gay man boyfriend ex-lover friend brooding witty emotional new york city apartment aids romance love triangle separation homosexuality city life love temptation transformation 1980s
As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael must face Robert's true motives for leaving while dealing ... See full summary »
7.7/10
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.
6.5/10
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1999
112 Minutes
Robert De Niro Philip Seymour Hoffman Barry Miller Chris Bauer Skipp Sudduth Wilson Jermaine Heredia Nashom Benjamin Scott Allen Cooper Rory Cochrane Daphne Rubin-Vega Wanda De Jesus
retiree security guard music teacher gay man transvestite emotional touching new york city apartment hospital homophobia prejudice singing stroke unlikely allies physical therapy discovery transformation 1990s
An ultraconservative security guard suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons, with the drag queen next door.
5.6/10
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1994
85 Minutes
V.S. Brodie Guinevere Turner T. Wendy McMillan Migdalia Melendez Anastasia Sharp Betty Jeannie Pejko
lesbian ex-boyfriend ex-girlfriend mother girlfriend playful melodramatic chicago bar apartment bookstore new love sexual repression homosexuality relationships lesbianism forbidden love temptation discovery 1990s
Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely, whom Max likes, but Ely is frumpy, homely, and older. Nor do they have much in ... See full summary »
Romance, Gay & Lesbian
1999
90 Minutes
Christian Campbell John Paul Pitoc Tori Spelling Steve Hayes Kevin Chamberlin Brad Beyer Lorri Bagley Coco Peru
gay man songwriter go-go dancer roommate friend actress amusing witty endearing new york city apartment subway nightclub sex ambition nightlife romance friendship love adventure
An unfulfilled man (Christian Campbell) meets another (John Paul Pitoc) who shares his passion, but obstacles and insensitive friends hinder them.
6.6/10
Gay & Lesbian, Romance
USA
2008
89 Minutes
Michael Cera Kat Dennings Alexis Dziena Ari Graynor Aaron Yoo Rafi Gavron Jay Baruchel Zachary Booth Jonathan B. Wright Jeremy Haines Sammy Marc Rubin
teenager girlfriend gay/lesbian friend college student ex-girlfriend witty dreamy emotional wild amusing new york city nightclub train station big city ex-boyfriends music homosexuality jealousy alcohol
High school student Nick O'Leary, member of the Queercore band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg when she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes.
7.8/10
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
France|UK|Germany|USA
1996
102 Minutes
Jeffrey Friedman Antonio Banderas Susie Bright Quentin Crisp Matt Crowley Tony Curtis Richard Dyer Antonio Fargas Harvey Fierstein Whoopi Goldberg Farley Granger
gay/lesbian hollywood icons engaging profound confident hollywood, calif. hollywood prejudice cinema history homosexuality lesbianism aids love quest transformation underdog 1990s
A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
6.8/10
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.
7.5/10
Documentary
USA
2000
73 Minutes
Peter Sillen Tim Campion Brian Halloran Coleman Lewis Bill Taft
gay man drag queen bluesman singer-songwriter drug addict fascinating engaging striking atlanta concert stage neighborhood georgia apartment music culture blues homosexuality benjamin smoke drug addiction adventure
This highly unorthodox documentary follows the crooked path of Benjamin (no last name). He lives in a hidden neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia called "Cabbagetown." Drag-queen, speed-freak, ... See full summary »
7.7/10
Documentary
UK|USA
2008
90 Minutes
high-wire artist police officer girlfriend friend fascinating suspenseful incredible france new york city skyscraper world trade center daunting task aspirations friendship crime quest underdog 1970s
A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".
7.6/10
Comedy, Gay & Lesbian
UK|USA
1982
133 Minutes
Julie Andrews James Garner Robert Preston Lesley Ann Warren Alex Karras John Rhys-Davies Graham Stark Peter Arne Sherloque Tanney Michael Robbins
soprano performer gangster ex-boyfriend girlfriend bodyguard witty charming paris nightclub hotel apartment restaurant cross-dressing homosexuality poverty cabaret investigation performance quest
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
7.6/10
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
Taiwan|USA
1993
107 Minutes
Winston Chao May Chin Mitchell Lichtenstein Sihung Lung Ah-Leh Gua Tien Pien
gay man landlord artist boyfriend father mother amusing madcap offbeat emotional manhattan, n.y. apartment banquet hall wedding marriage of convenience homosexuality cultural differences immigration wedding family
To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
8.2/10
Documentary
Sweden|UK|Finland
2011
86 Minutes
Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman Dennis Coffey Mike Theodore Dan DiMaggio Jerome Ferretti Steve Rowland Willem Möller Craig Bartholomew Strydom
musician fan south african man traveler family member friend uplifting emotional intense concert stage south africa michigan airplane apartment street music search travel mystery hope
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
7.5/10
Documentary, Drama, History
USA
1984
87 Minutes
Allen Ginsberg Harry Hay Frank Kameny Audre Lorde Donna Smith
allen ginsberg activist professor gay man lesbian spirited powerful greenwich village stonewall inn new york city homosexuality homophobia riots civil rights protest underdog discovery 1920s
The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.
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