20 movies like M. Butterfly, ordered by similarity : Carol(2015), Farewell My Concubine(1993), Cloud 9(2008), The Cakemaker(2017), A Single Man(2009), Professor Marston & the Wonder Women(2017), Boys Don't Cry(1999), Parting Glances(1986), Disobedience(2017), Boy Erased(2018), Happy Together(1997), The Rose Tattoo(1955) ...
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA|Canada
1993
100 Minutes
Jeremy Irons John Lone Ian Richardson Barbara Sukowa Annabel Leventon Shizuko Hoshi Richard McMillan Vernon Dobtcheff
diplomat opera singer lover intricate melodramatic beijing china opera house apartment deception unusual romance espionage culture clash betrayal gender identity transformation fall forbidden love 1960s
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling - but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
China|Hong Kong
1993
157 Minutes
Leslie Cheung Fengyi Zhang Gong Li Qi Lü You Ge Di Tong Da Ying Han Lei Zhi Yin
actor singer prostitute teacher headmaster bleak dark solemn moving china opera house school brothel beijing abuse opera friendship prostitution love forbidden love
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and will endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2009
99 Minutes
Colin Firth Julianne Moore Nicholas Hoult Matthew Goode Jon Kortajarena Paulette Lamori Ryan Simpkins Ginnifer Goodwin Teddy Sears Aaron Sanders Lee Pace
professor homosexual lover student friend male prostitute brooding emotional profound cheeky suburb house college beach gas station suicide grief friendship homosexuality teaching
An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.
Drama, History, Biography
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Luke Evans Rebecca Hall Bella Heathcote Connie Britton Monica Giordano JJ Feild Chris Conroy Oliver Platt Maggie Castle Alexa Havins Sharon Kubo
professor writer inventor lover wife emotional sultry powerful passionate intricate inspiring harvard university massachusetts house stage classroom womanhood comic books threesome marriage
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
USA
1999
119 Minutes
Hilary Swank Chloë Sevigny Peter Sarsgaard Brendan Sexton III Alison Folland Alicia Goranson Matt McGrath Rob Campbell Jeannetta Arnette
transsexual love interest friend criminal bleak emotional lincoln, neb. falls city, neb. bar apartment gender identity troubled youth violence growing up transformation forbidden love fall 1990s
A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska.
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 »
Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Romance
Ireland|UK|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Rachel McAdams Alessandro Nivola Anton Lesser Bernice Stegers Allan Corduner Nicholas Woodeson Liza Sadovy Clara Francis Mark Stobbart Caroline Gruber
photographer estranged father girlfriend emotional passionate rousing sultry new york city london jewish neighborhood grief judaism lesbianism reunion love sex discovery forbidden love transformation love
A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a female childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
Australia|USA
2018
115 Minutes
Lucas Hedges Nicole Kidman Joel Edgerton Russell Crowe Flea Joe Alwyn Xavier Dolan Troye Sivan Britton Sear Jesse LaTourette David Ditmore
gay man young man father mother therapist preacher emotional powerful somber uplifting house high school church office homosexuality homophobia family love religion self-discovery
The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Hong Kong|Japan|South Korea
1997
92 Minutes
Leslie Cheung Tony Leung Chang Chen Gregory Dayton
doorman male prostitute boyfriend gay man dreamy bleak touching buenos aires, argentina taipei, taiwan tango bar car apartment failed romance expatriates betrayal infidelity starting over isolation fall love
A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.
Drama
USA
1955
117 Minutes
Anna Magnani Burt Lancaster Marisa Pavan Ben Cooper Virginia Grey Jo Van Fleet Sandro Giglio Mimi Aguglia Florence Sundstrom Dorrit Kelton
widow truck driver daughter boyfriend husband melodramatic passionate brooding louisiana house church truck romance grief betrayal secret deception love transformation fall
A Sicilian seamstress who idolizes her husband must deal with several family crises upon his sudden death.
Drama, Romance, Gay & Lesbian
2018
119 Minutes
Max Hubacher Aaron Altaras Jessy Moravec Jürg Plüss Doro Müggler Andreas Matti Scherwin Amini Fabrizio Borsani Julian Koechlin
football player team member football coach friend lover moving emotional football field football game germany locker room coming out sports football career love gay couple discovery growing up love
Two young football players are caught between the politics of the game and their growing feelings for each other.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2016
111 Minutes
Mahershala Ali Shariff Earp Alex Hibbert Ashton Sanders Trevante Rhodes Janelle Monáe Naomie Harris Jaden Piner Jharrel Jerome Andre Holland Edson Jean
young man gay man african-american mother father lover brooding emotional intense miami beach house street car school growing up homosexuality acceptance love trust
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Drama
UK
1983
95 Minutes
gallery owner literary agent publisher wife best friend husband crafty gripping powerful melodramatic london pub apartment infidelity love triangle romance deception betrayal friendship love
An affair between a literary agent and his best friend's wife. The story unfolds in reverse-chronological order.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
2005
89 Minutes
Bárbara Mori Christian Meier Manolo Cardona Gaby Espino Beto Cuevas Bruno Bichir Angélica Aragón
woman husband lover brother wife passionate disturbing melodramatic bedroom mexico household infidelity romance relationships deception family marriage forbidden love discovery transformation
A young woman's search for passion turns to a reinvigorating romance with her husband's brother, but her decision sets in motion a series of events that threaten their ties.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
Kenya|South Africa|Germany|Netherlands|France|Norway|Lebanon|UK
2018
83 Minutes
Samantha Mugatsia Sheila Munyiva Neville Misati Nice Githinji Charlie Karumi Muthoni Gathecha Vitalis Waweru Mellen Aura Jimmy Gathu Nini Wacera Dennis Musyoka
best friend father lesbian love interest family member emotional touching cool tender passionate solemn nairobi kenya house bar forbidden love lesbianism secret love secret life forbidden love
"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
132 Minutes
Tom Arnold Jesse Bradford Bobby Cannavale Sarah Clarke Steve Coogan Laura Dern Maggie Gyllenhaal Lisa Kudrow Jason Ritter David Sutcliffe Hallee Hirsh
counselor filmmaker stepbrother boyfriend singer father intricate witty family home office nightclub love triangle adoption secret forbidden love bisexuality parenthood love transformation 2000s
Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.
Drama, Romance
India
1968
157 Minutes
Sunil Dutt Saira Banu Kishore Om Prakash Agha Mukri Sunder Ganga Praveen Paul
singer friend girlfriend music teacher amusing emotional lighthearted india house wedding love singing schemes deception wedding love 1960s
A simple man from a village falls in love with his new neighbor. He enlists the help of his musical-theater friends to woo the lovely girl-next-door away from her music teacher.
Comedy, Romance, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1993
105 Minutes
William Baldwin Kelly Lynch Sherilyn Fenn Joe Pantoliano Gail Strickland Cec Verrell Claire Callaway Tony Amendola
male prostitute pimp lesbian criminal nurse girlfriend charming offbeat witty engaging house bar hospital prison romantic dilemma relationships prostitution lesbianism love reconciliation
A lesbian hires a male escort to her sister's wedding. She thinks of a scheme to get her ex-girlfriend back: he dates and dumps the ex.