Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Out in the Dark List

• The Way He Looks - Focuses on a blind student navigating love and friendship, exploring LGBTQ+ themes.
• Call Me by Your Name - A coming-of-age love story set in Italy, exploring LGBTQ+ relationships.
• God's Own Country - A powerful love story set in rural England, dealing with personal struggles and identity.
• Brokeback Mountain - A classic tale of forbidden love between two cowboys over several years.
• Weekend - Depicts a brief relationship between two men over one weekend, exploring intimacy and connection.
• The Handmaiden - A story of love and deception, featuring a complex lesbian romance set in Korea.
• Tangerine - A raw and compelling story about trans women and their struggles in contemporary America.
• Carol - A romantic drama about a love affair between two women in the 1950s.
• Pride - Based on real events, this film highlights solidarity between LGBTQ+ activists and miners.
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire - A visually stunning romance between an artist and her subject, exploring love and freedom.
• Boys - A coming-of-age story centered around a teenage boy's exploration of his sexuality.
• Love, Simon - A teenager's journey to come out while navigating high school life.
• Stonewall - A dramatization of the events leading up to the Stonewall riots and the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
• The Half of It - A modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac focusing on friendship and unrequited love within an LGBTQ+ context.
• My Own Private Idaho - A road movie about two friends who discover their identities against the backdrop of street life.
• Moffie - Set in South Africa during apartheid, exploring the struggles of a young gay conscript.
• The Normal Heart - A powerful portrayal of the early days of the AIDS crisis and LGBTQ+ activism.
• By Hook or by Crook - A quirky film about friendship and identity, centered around two transgender friends.
• Kissing Jessica Stein - A romantic comedy exploring the complexities of relationships and sexual orientation.
• The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson - A documentary about the life of a prominent figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
• A Fantastic Woman - The story of a transgender woman dealing with grief and social prejudice in Chile.
• The Birdcage - A comedy about a gay nightclub owner and his drag queen partner dealing with family dynamics.
• Paris is Burning - A documentary on drag culture and the LGBTQ+ community in New York during the 1980s.
• Boy Erased - A biographical drama about a young man grappling with his sexuality and conversion therapy.
• Frida - A biopic that showcases Frida Kahlo's complex personal relationships and sexual identity.
• The Favourite - A darkly comedic story of love and power among women in the British court.
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - A road movie about two drag queens and a transgender woman traveling across Australia.
• Happiest Season - A holiday romantic comedy about a woman who plans to propose to her girlfriend at a family gathering.
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower - A coming-of-age film that touches on themes of friendship, love, and mental health.
• Shelter - A romantic drama about a young surfer discovering his identity and love in California.
• The Grown-Ups - A narrative about the complexities of relationships and identities set over a weekend.
• Your Name - An anime film exploring love and identity through a supernatural twist between two characters.
• I Killed My Mother - A semi-autobiographical film about a young man’s turbulent relationship with his mother and his identity.
• Elisa and Marcela - A historical drama focusing on the love story between two girls in late 19th century Spain.
• Carmen and Lola - Follows the love story between two girls from different cultural backgrounds in Spain.
• Supernova - A touching story about a gay couple facing the challenges of one partner’s illness.
• Devotion - Exploring themes of love, struggle, and identity through the eyes of its LGBTQ+ protagonists.
• Beach Rats - A coming-of-age film dealing with a boy's struggles with his sexual identity in Brooklyn.
• Boy Meets Girl - Tells the story of a transgender woman and her romantic endeavors in contemporary America.
• The Last Match - Set against a complex backdrop of love and loyalty amidst the grind of competition.
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post - A drama about a teenager sent to a conversion therapy camp dealing with her sexuality.

Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Small Town Gay Bar List

• Paris is Burning - Explores the ball culture of New York City and the lives of its participants.
• The Birdcage - A comedy that addresses LGBT themes and features a gay bar.
• Weekend - A romantic drama focusing on a brief encounter between two men.
• Boys Don't Cry - Based on a true story, it highlights issues of gender identity and the challenges within small communities.
• Milk - Explores the life of Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist and politician.
• Queer as Folk - A series exploring the lives of gay men in a close-knit community.
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - A road movie featuring drag queens, focusing on acceptance and LGBTQ+ identity.
• Tangerine - Takes place in Los Angeles and follows the lives of transgender sex workers.
• Boy Erased - A coming-of-age story about a gay man facing conversion therapy in a small town.
• Call Me by Your Name - Explores themes of first love, sexuality, and a summer romance in Italy.
• The Normal Heart - Examines the early days of the AIDS crisis and its effects on the gay community.
• Love, Simon - A romantic comedy-drama about a gay teenager coming out in high school.
• Pose - Shows the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in the drag ball culture.
• Southern Comfort - Documentary that tells the story of a trans man and his community in a conservative environment.
• The Imitation Game - While primarily about Alan Turing, it also touches on the struggles of being gay in society.
• By Hook or by Crook - A film about two friends who steal from a gay bar to achieve their dreams.
• But I'm a Cheerleader - A satirical comedy about conversion therapy that highlights LGBTQ+ issues.
• The Half of It - A coming-of-age story about a shy, introverted Chinese-American student.
• Carol - A romantic drama set in the 1950s that focuses on a lesbian relationship.
• Laurie Anderson: Landfall - A documentary that combines personal narrative and reflection on human experience.
• The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson - Explores the life of a prominent figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
• Pride - A historical dramedy based on the alliance between LGBTQ+ activists and striking miners.
• The Last Match - A documentary exploring the complexities of the LGBTQ+ experience.
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower - A coming-of-age film that discusses friendship and sexuality.
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show - A cult classic musical that celebrates LGBTQ+ culture and identities.
• Shelter - Focuses on young gay love and self-discovery in a beach town.
• A Fantastic Woman - A drama about a transgender woman dealing with loss and societal attitudes.
• Latter Days - Explores the contrast between the life of a Mormon missionary and his love for a gay man.
• The Atticus Institute - A horror/thriller that touches on social dynamics and prejudice.
• My Own Private Idaho - A road movie following the lives of two street hustlers with complex relationships.
• Love, Victor - A coming-of-age series focused on a young gay man's life and challenges.
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Follows a teenager sent to a conversion therapy center after being caught with another girl.
• Disclosure - A documentary about the representation of transgender individuals in media.
• The Front Runner - Based on a true story about a politician's downfall due to his sexuality.
• The Boys in the Band - A drama about a group of gay friends that confronts issues of identity and relationships.
• God's Own Country - A love story between two men set in rural England.
• The Gifted - Examines family dynamics and acceptance within the context of being different.
• The Road to Redemption - Follows a young man grappling with his own identity while finding acceptance.