Movies like Keep Coming Back

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   I Carry You with Me

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 111 min · Drama

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   An epic love story spanning decades is sparked by a chance encounter between two men in provincial Mexico. Based on a true story, ambition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: boys' love (bl) and gay theme
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   Memories of a Teenager

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 93 min · Drama

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   After the suicide of his best friend and the fire of a local dance called Cromañón, including recitals, illegal parties in an abandoned warehouse and high school, a year passes by in the life of Zabo who writes everything he feels and lives in his blog, "Memories of a teenager".

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: gay theme and lgbt

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   Yo no moriré de amor

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 91 min · Drama

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   At 18, Claudia doesn't want to be a hero. Her mother's illness erupts like a silent storm, forcing a redefinition of roles in a family long estranged. Torn between the duty to care for her mother and the desire to live like any other girl her age, Claudia searches for a way to navigate this new reality, which will transform the bonds between the entire family.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared coming of age movie style

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   Moonlight

   Strong story similarity

   2016 · 112 min · Drama

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   The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: boys' love (bl) and coming of age
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   Skiff

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 106 min · Drama

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   Fifteen-year-old Malou is struggling with herself; while her mother is mostly absent and her rowing teammates bully her, the one person she can rely on is her brother Max. When Malou develops feelings for Max’s girlfriend Nouria, her life is dragged in an unstoppable current. Malou has to face her true self, may it be at the expense of her brother.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: coming of age and festival chéries chéris
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   Maspalomas

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 115 min · Drama

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   After breaking up with his partner, 76 year-old Vicente leads life the way he likes it in Maspalomas: he spends his days lying in the sun, partying, and looking for pleasure. An unexpected accident obliges him to return to San Sebastián and to the daughter he abandoned years ago. Vicente will have to live in a retirement home where he finds himself driven back into the closet and to conceal a part of himself that he thought was long resolved. In this new environment, Vicente must ask himself if he has enough time left to make his peace with others… and with himself.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: festival chéries chéris and gay theme
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   This Is Not Berlin

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 115 min · Drama

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   Seventeen-year-old Carlos doesn't fit in anywhere, not in his family nor with the friends he has chosen in school. But everything changes when he is invited to a mythical nightclub where he discovers the underground LGBTQ nightlife scene: punk, sexual liberty and drugs.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared theme: lgbt

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   The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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   2012 · 103 min · Drama

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   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: boys' love (bl) and coming of age
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 97 min · Drama · Other

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   Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: boys' love (bl) and gay theme
   • shared coming of age movie style

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    Rest in Peace

    Strong story similarity

    2024 · 105 min · Drama

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    A debt-ridden father takes advantage of an unforeseen situation to disappear and live off the grid under a false identity. But a chance event occurs and the temptation to want to know his family resurfaces.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era

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