Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to The Stranger by the Shore List

• Call Me by Your Name - Both explore a deep, emotional summer romance between young men.
• The Handmaiden - Features intense relationships and beautiful cinematography centered around LGBTQ+ themes.
• Blue is the Warmest Color - Explores a passionate love story between two women with emotional depth.
• Moonlight - A coming-of-age story that tackles identity and love in a poignant manner.
• Your Name - An anime with elements of connection and longing intertwined with love.
• A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe - Focuses on deep emotional connections and the complexity of love.
• The World is Still Beautiful - A romantic fantasy series that dives into the beauty of love in a fantastical setting.
• Our Dining Table - A sweet portrayal of love and companionship through food and connection.
• Given - A poignant story surrounding music and the complexities of young love.
• Yuri!!! on ICE - An anime that delves into a romantic relationship between figure skaters.
• Peacock - Explores LGBTQ+ themes and emotional connections in a unique storytelling method.
• The Duke of Death and His Maid - A romantic fantasy with themes of love that transcends boundaries.
• Love is Love - A collection of stories that explore various facets of love, including LGBTQ+ themes.
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? - Explores love and daily life with a focus on food and relationships.
• Junjou Romantica - A classic yaoi series exploring love and relationships between men.
• Shimanami Tasogare - An exploration of LGBTQ+ themes through the lives of the characters in a small town.
• Kase-san and Morning Glories - A sweet love story between two girls, beautifully crafted with a soft narrative.
• Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto - While comedic, it parallels themes of unique relationships and admiration.
• Boy Erased - A coming-of-age story involving LGBTQ+ themes and familial relationships.
• Moffie - Explores the struggles of a young gay man during apartheid South Africa.
• And Then We Danced - A romantic drama that explores a coming-of-age narrative intertwined with dance and love.
• Love Stage!! - A romantic comedy involving two male leads discovering love in unexpected circumstances.
• Boys - Focuses on the connection and relationship between two boys during a summer camp.
• Sakura no Petal - Explores emotions and relationships in a beautifully animated style.
• Giant Little Ones - A coming-of-age story that explores sexuality and friendships.
• 5cm per Second - Highlights themes of distance and longing across relationships.
• Scum's Wish - Explores complex relationships and unrequited love in a raw manner.
• My Own Private Idaho - A film that combines friendship and love with rich, emotional storytelling.
• The Way He Looks - A heartfelt story about self-discovery and love between two boys.
• Cucumber - A series focusing on gay relationships and the love lives of queer men.
• Heartstopper - A warm and touching coming-of-age story featuring young love and acceptance.
• The King’s Affection - Historical drama focusing on love and identity with a queer theme.
• Wandering Son - Explores gender identity and the deep emotional connections between its characters.
• Love, Simon - A high school coming-of-age story about accepting one's sexuality and finding love.
• Happiest Season - A romantic comedy that navigates LGBTQ+ relationships and family dynamics.
• How to Make Out - A humorous take on young relationships and LGBTQ+ themes.
• Brokeback Mountain - A classic love story exploring the complexities of a same-sex relationship.
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire - An intense and visually stunning film about forbidden love.
• The Half of It - A coming-of-age story about love and friendship with LGBTQ+ representation.

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.