20 movies like The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, ordered by similarity : Boy Erased(2018), Save Me(2007), Home Again(2012), Katie Says Goodbye(2016), Loveling(2018), Hearts Beat Loud(2018), The Confirmation(2016), The Decline of the American Empire(1986), Beach Rats(2017), Never Steady, Never Still(2017), American Honey(2016), The Mudge Boy(2003) ...
6.1/10
Drama
UK|Canada
2018
123 Minutes
Kit Harington Natalie Portman Jacob Tremblay Susan Sarandon Kathy Bates Thandie Newton Ben Schnetzer Amara Karan Chris Zylka Jared Keeso Emily Hampshire
closeted homosexual actor emotional moving canada homosexuality homophobia tabloid journalism discovery growing up 2010s
A decade after the death of an American television star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he shared with him, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
6.9/10
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
2007
96 Minutes
Chad Allen Robert Gant Judith Light Stephen Lang Robert Baker David Petruzzi Arron Shiver Colin Jones William Dennis Hurley Ross Kelly Paul Scallan
young man brother love interest counselor husband homosexual inspiring intense emotional new mexico rehabilitation clinic homophobia homosexuality christianity self-discovery drugs rehabilitation discovery forbidden love transformation
The views of a gay man (Chad Allen) conflict with those of the proprietors of a Christian facility that helps troubled residents.
6.6/10
Drama
Canada
2012
104 Minutes
Tatyana Ali CCH Pounder Lyriq Bent Dewshane Williams Eugene Clark Fefe Dobson Paul Campbell
immigrant migrant stranger friend moving emotional engaging endearing united states nigeria growing up moving new life starting over immigration growing up discovery adventure sacrifice 2010s
Three Jamaicans, who are deported from the U.S., Canada, and England, must make their way in a land that they are not familiar with.
Drama
2016
88 Minutes
Mireille Enos Olivia Cooke Mary Steenburgen Christopher Abbott James Belushi Keir Gilchrist Chris Lowell Nathan Corddry Natasha Bassett Bernardo Saracino Morse Bicknell
teenager young woman mother first love waitress mechanic young man bleak moving emotional diner arizona desert car garage truck trailer trailer park united states growing up
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.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2018
97 Minutes
Nick Offerman Kiersey Clemons Ted Danson Sasha Lane Blythe Danner Toni Collette Quincy Dunn-Baker Alex Reznik
single father daughter musician store owner singer heartwarming emotional touching moving creative record store house coffee shop bedroom recording studio father/daughter relationship band growing up musicians singing
A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.
6.4/10
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.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada
1986
100 Minutes
Dominique Michel Dorothée Berryman Pierre Curzi Rémy Girard Yves Jacques Daniel Brière Louise Portal Genevieve Rioux Gabriel Arcand
husband wife divorcée homosexual bachelor girlfriend cheeky sultry moving hedonistic montreal university country house gym infidelity monogamy sex passion party marriage
Sexual revelations emerge when a group of academics and their partners spend a weekend at a country retreat.
6.4/10
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.
6.1/10
Drama
Canada
2017
111 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Théodore Pellerin Mary Galloway Nicholas Campbell Jared Abrahamson Jonathan Whitesell Beverley Elliott Lorne Cardinal Eric Keenleyside Chilton Crane Sean Owen Roberts
mother son teenager father oil worker disabled person emotional heartwarming inspiring moving sad alberta, canada oil field house support group small town parkinson's disease mother/son relationship alienation struggle
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2016
162 Minutes
Sasha Lane Riley Keough Shia LaBeouf McCaul Lombardi Arielle Holmes Crystal B. Ice Garry Howell Kenneth Kory Tucker Raymond Coalson Isaiah Stone Dakota Powers
teen girl party girl young man manager enforcer traveler brooding emotional fascinating highway van hotel house party bedroom growing up travel sales dreams party
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2003
94 Minutes
Emile Hirsch Thomas Guiry Richard Jenkins Pablo Schreiber Zachary Knighton Ryan Donowho Meredith Handerhan Beckie King John D. Alexander Joshua J. Masters
teen boy father redneck mother chicken homosexual brooding emotional farm funeral bedroom street homosexuality death alienation rural life coming of age bereavement discovery growing up
The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Drama, Romance
Canada
2013
92 Minutes
Emmanuelle Vaugier Mark Deklin Shelley Long Barclay Hope Malcolm Stewart Chris Gauthier Kwesi Ameyaw Brent Stait Marion Landers
artist troubled woman young woman mother moving emotional inspiring engaging canada small town church inspiration art helping others church church renovations wedding moving love growing up
Uninspired and newly single painter Sarah is down on her luck and wants nothing more than to get away from her problems. When she decides to take a trip to visit her mom, she becomes ... See full summary »
7.9/10
Documentary, Drama, History, Biography, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Weber Paul Boneberg Ed Wolf Daniel Goldstein Guy Clark
lesbian gay man nurse woman bleak emotional moving sad san francisco aids homosexuality disease death epidemic sexually transmitted diseases transformation fall discovery 2010s
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
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.
6.0/10
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 »
8.1/10
Drama
Italy|Canada
1977
106 Minutes
Sophia Loren Marcello Mastroianni John Vernon Françoise Berd Tiziano De Persio Maurizio Di Paolantonio Antonio Garibaldi Alessandra Mussolini Nicole Magny Vittorio Guerrieri
housewife homosexual radio personality husband fascist stranger charming emotional passionate profound rome apartment street fascism political debate political repression homosexuality domestic life friendship forbidden love
Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938.
7.4/10
Drama
UK|Italy
1980
95 Minutes
Brinsley Forde Karl Howman Trevor Laird Brian Bovell Victor Romero Archie Pool Mel Smith Beverly Michaels Maggie Steed Bill Moody Stefan Kalipha
dj mc friend girlfriend neighbor cool disheartening emotional engaging gritty melancholy moving offbeat profound raw spirited uneasy london united kingdom black culture
The movie centres around Brindsley Forde's character Blue. He fronts a reggae sound system based in West London. The film captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths in troubled London in the early eighties.
7.3/10
Drama
USA|Germany
2018
114 Minutes
Laura Dern Elizabeth Debicki Laura Allen Jason Ritter Ellen Burstyn Common Frances Conroy John Heard Tina Parker Isabella Amara Isabelle Nélisse
journalist professor mother coach boyfriend emotional disheartening moving profound uneasy intense house farm childhood home school child abuse molestation going home past crimes repression
A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.
7.2/10
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.
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