Movies Like The Boys in the Band

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

The Boys in the Band: Something Personal

2020·28m·★ 7.2·Joel Kazuo Knoernschild

9 shared cast incl. Jim Parsons & Zachary Quinto

Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

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Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

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The Normal Heart

2014·2h 13m·★ 7.9·Ryan Murphy

Both star Matt Bomer & Jim Parsons

Billy Elliot

2000·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Stephen Daldry

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All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

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Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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Joyland

2022·2h 7m·★ 7.6·Saim Sadiq

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Paradise Now

2005·1h 30m·★ 7.4·Hany Abu-Assad

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Walk on Water

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Eytan Fox

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Maybe... Maybe Not

1994·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Sönke Wortmann

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Perhaps Love

2021·1h 53m·★ 6.2·Cho Eun-ji

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Undress Me

2012·15m·★ 5.8·Victor Lindgren

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Cavafy

1996·1h 25m·★ 5.7·Yannis Smaragdis

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Clueless

1995·1h 37m·★ 6.9·Amy Heckerling

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