Movies Like Mambo Italiano

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Beginners

2011·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Mike Mills

Themes: coming out, lgbtFans also likedRomance & Comedy

The Sum of Us

1994·1h 40m·★ 7.3·Geoff Burton

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Romeo & Juliet

2013·1h 58m·★ 5.8·Carlo Carlei

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Call Me by Your Name

2017·2h 12m·★ 7.8·Luca Guadagnino

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Romeo and Juliet

1968·2h 18m·★ 7.6·Franco Zeffirelli

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Playing by Heart

1998·2h 1m·★ 6.9·Willard Carroll

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Blind Date

1987·1h 35m·★ 6.0·Blake Edwards

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Green Book

2018·2h 10m·★ 8.2·Peter Farrelly

Themes: gay theme, lgbt

The Imitation Game

2014·1h 53m·★ 8.0·Morten Tyldum

Themes: gay theme, lgbt

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018·2h 15m·★ 7.9·Bryan Singer

Themes: gay theme, lgbt

Twinless

2025·1h 40m·★ 7.3·James Sweeney

Themes: gay theme, lgbt

Rita

2024·1h 53m·★ 5.5·Jerry Lopez Sineneng

Themes: gay theme, lgbt

The Lion in Winter

1968·2h 14m·★ 7.8·Anthony Harvey

Themes: gay theme, based on play or musical

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974·1h 33m·★ 8.0·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

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Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

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Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2

2020·1h 24m·★ 5.8·Paul Hoen

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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How Good Is Mambo Italiano?

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