Movies Similar to I Am Jonas

El caso Matías(1985)

In 1965, a man named Matías is taken to a psychiatric hospital, after being found at the streets, "in the company of homosexuals and in a state of intoxication by alcohol and drugs". His documentation says he's 41 years old and born in Poland. He says his mother was an aristocrat. His arrival will have a profound impact on the institution and, especially, on one of the doctors.

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Manderley(1981)

This is the story of three homosexuals who decide to spend the summer together at the cottage that the parents of one of them have in Santander. The film shows naturally a series of attitudes then considered shocking and even unnatural.

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Le Crime d'amour(1982)

To emerge from anonymity, a young man assumes responsibility for a crime he did not commit.

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Rubber Dolphin(2018)

A gay love story set in a one-bedroom apartment in Tel Aviv. They meet, they have sex, they fall in love. Will it last until the morning comes?

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Sauvage(2018)

Léo, a 22-year-old homeless sex worker searches for genuine love on the streets of Strasbourg.

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The Harvesters(2018)

South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love.

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Rafiki(2018)

Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.

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Just One Time(1998)

A man wants his girlfriend to have a sexual relationship with another girl, just one time.

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Boys Life 7(2010)

A compilation of four gay shorts from Sundance includes a story of a disturbed black teen trying to seduce a much older AIDS prevention counselor; and a story of high school seniors pondering end of school and the end of their secret love. 4 Shorts: First Date (2006), Raw Love [Amor crudo] (2008), Spokane (2004), The Young and Evil (2008).

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Fly by Night(2011)

A young man who lives in the big city with his brother spends his nights having sex with other men for money. When one customer doesn't have enough money to pay, they arrange to meet the next night.

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Liminal Girl(2024)

Amidst the pandemic, a woman embarks on a treacherous journey through the wilderness to reach her brother while grappling with her mental state.

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Sofia Was(2024)

Sofia was forced to leave her home and is now homeless. The young woman spends her days wandering the alleys of the University of São Paulo campus, where she offers her services as a tattoo artist. One ethereal night, her wanderings mingle with memories of an unfulfilled love. Wrapped in a dark, melancholy atmosphere, the film contemplates the fragility of a youth left behind. In a story that transcends borders, the life of an impenetrable fictional Sofia is imbued with the experiences of the actress of the same name who plays her. As enigmatic as an oracle, the original Portuguese title evokes the impermanence and ambiguity that haunt Sofia. She is carried away by perpetual motion, her future forever unknown.

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Heart of the Beholder(2005)

Based on the true story of a family who opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980. The family was ruined by a corrupt prosecutor who had been blackmailed by a religious group because the family refused to remove Martin Scorsese's controversial film, "The Last Temptation of Christ", from their stores.

4.6

White Night(2012)

Flight attendant Won-gyu left Korea 2 years ago with painful memories and now comes back. Won-gyu meets Tae-joon, who is a quick service delivery man and has a special night with him.

5.8

The Pass(2016)

The night before their debut game, two professional soccer players share a kiss. In a sporting world where image is everything, this surprising ‘pass’ sets the men up for a contrasting decade of fame and failure, full of secrets and denial.

6.4

Birder(2023)

A birdwatcher invades a nude queer campground on a remote lake in the New Hampshire wilds. He wears whatever he needs to ensnare the locals in his dark fetish in this nightmarish erotic thriller. Consent has never been more deadly.

3.2

Doesn't Fall Far(2020)

A Father and a Son each have a secret. When both secrets come to light in the span of an evening, the two men must decide how to move forward in an attempt to salvage their relationship.

6.3

Father & Son(2015)

A story about a gay dad who has raised his surrogate son alone after the death of his partner. The kid, weary of being bullied, seeks to break out on his own. He takes up with a guy who it turns out has a crush on the kid's dad.

6.5

Love Next Door 2(2015)

A young man attempts celibacy for 30 days but struggles to fight temptation when his attractive co-worker asks to stay with him.

5.1

Dear June(2023)

After June and Charlie break up, Theo finds a scrapbook containing their fondest memories together, and he becomes obsessed with their relationship. He convinces June to try and win Charlie back by recreating moments from the book. Dear June follows the intricacies of a relationship going downhill and explores how straight men view and tokenize sapphic relationships.

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