20 movies like The Hanging Garden, ordered by similarity : We the Animals(2018), Little Sister(2015), Boy Erased(2018), The Hotel New Hampshire(1984), Carol(2015), Loveling(2018), Big Eden(2000), Moonlight(2016), A Taste of Honey(1961), Beach Rats(2017), Marilyn(2018), This Boy's Life(1993) ...
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|UK
1997
91 Minutes
Chris Leavins Kerry Fox Seana McKenna Peter MacNeill Christine Dunsworth Troy Veinotte Sarah Polley Joel Keller Joan Orenstein Jocelyn Cunningham Heather Rankin
gay man sister brother-in-law father mother alcoholic somber sad emotional nova scotia coming out homosexuality family dysfunction eating disorder depression homecoming growing up escape 1980s
William, a once obese and depressed adolescent, is able to move past his teenage years when he moves to the city and comes out as being gay. When he returns home though, he can't cope with his memories.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Raúl Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Isaiah Kristian Josiah Gabriel Michael Pemberton Amelia Campbell Giovanni Pacciarelli
brother mother father boy friend bleak brash emotional endearing moving house woods lake park upstate new york family dysfunction family relationships brother relationship growing up escape
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
Drama
2015
126 Minutes
Haruka Ayase Masami Nagasawa Kaho Suzu Hirose Kirin Kiki Shinobu Ohtake Ryô Kase Jun Fubuki
sister mother figure estranged father sibling half sister friend caregiver grandmother love interest romantic interest mother lighthearted emotional engaging endearing positive japan home family home family
After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1984
110 Minutes
Jodie Foster Beau Bridges Rob Lowe Paul McCrane Lisa Banes Jennifer Dundas Seth Green Nastassja Kinski
father mother son daughter brother sister offbeat quirky amusing emotional new hampshire hotel austria family dysfunction incest homosexuality extremism death coming of age discovery
A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire, her cellist companion, and a gerontologist.
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.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
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.
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.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2017
97 Minutes
Harris Dickinson Madeline Weinstein Kate Hodge Nicole Flyus Anton Selyaninov Frank Hakaj David Ivanov Harrison Sheehan Erik Potempa Neal Huff
teenager dying person father mother friend lover dreamy emotional moving intense brooklyn beach house street teenage rebellion teen romance death of father sex relationships summer love
A Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet with.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
2018
79 Minutes
Walter Rodríguez Catalina Saavedra Germán De Silva Ignacio Giménez Rodolfo García Werner Andrew Bargsted Josefina Paredes Germán Baudino
father mother ranch owner brother cross-dresser young boy tense emotional uneasy sad argentina farm car house woods cross-dressing gender identity hidden identity family parent/child relationship
Marcos, a shy young boy, lives with his family in rural Argentina. Gender roles are rigid, the family needs money, and he is expected to help keep the cattle herded. But Marcos finds time to slip away to secretly put on makeup and try on dresses.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1993
115 Minutes
Robert De Niro Ellen Barkin Leonardo DiCaprio Jonah Blechman Eliza Dushku Chris Cooper Carla Gugino Zachary Ansley
young boy stepfather mother friend recruiter emotional disturbing touching tense seattle wilderness school diner household domestic violence family dysfunction troubled youth unhappy marriage peer pressure alcoholism
The story about the relationship between a rebellious 1950s teenager and his abusive stepfather, based on the memoirs of writer and literature Professor Tobias Wolff.
Drama
Canada
2005
127 Minutes
Michel Côté Marc-André Grondin Danielle Proulx Pierre-Luc Brillant Émile Vallée Mariloup Wolfe Jean-Louis Roux Francis Ducharme
teen boy father mother brother intricate touching winsome quebec family home homosexuality mother/son relationship father/son relationship coming of age growing up quest 1980s
A young French-Canadian, growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging homosexuality with his father's conservative values and his own Catholic beliefs.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Drama
2015
79 Minutes
Soria Zeroual Zita Hanrot Kenza Noah Aïche Franck Andrieux Chawki Amari Yolanda Mpele Edith Saulnier Dalila Bencherif
daughter mother family teenager single mother cleaning lady brooding emotional endearing heartwarming intense home town relationships love family money emotion mother/daughter relationship discovery
After she is injured in a fall, Fatima writes her two daughters letters in Arabic to express things she has never been able to express in French.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
Italy|France|USA|Brazil
2017
132 Minutes
Armie Hammer Timothée Chalamet Michael Stuhlbarg Amira Casar Esther Garrel Victoire Du Bois Vanda Capriolo Antonio Rimoldi Elena Bucci Marco Sgrosso
gay man teenager young woman friend graduate student father dreamy emotional intense sultry engaging tender villa italy summer love secret love growing up forbidden love discovery 1980s
In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
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
UK|West Germany
1988
84 Minutes
Freda Dowie Pete Postlethwaite Angela Walsh Dean Williams Lorraine Ashbourne Debi Jones Marie Jelliman Sally Davies Nathan Walsh Susan Flanagan Michael Starke
father mother bride sister brother emotional sad dark england household bar wedding abuse grief family unhappy marriage aging growing up 1950s
The lives of an English working-class family are told out of order in a free-associative manner. The first part, "Distant Voices", focuses on the father's role in the family. The second part, "Still Lives", focuses on his children.
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
Romance, Drama
UK
2003
111 Minutes
Romola Garai Rose Byrne Henry Thomas Marc Blucas Bill Nighy Tara Fitzgerald Sinead Cusack Henry Cavill
father daughter sister american brother mother emotional charming england castle countryside poverty family father/daughter relationship writing marriage seduction love growing up 1930s
A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.