Movies like East Side Story (2006)
The best movies like East Side Story (2006) are Big Eden (2000), The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) and 4 Moons (2014). If East Side Story hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBoys (2014)7.7/10 from 759 votes
- NewestMascarpone (2021)Released 2021
Big Eden (2000)
Henry Hart is a young gay artist living in New York City. When his grandfather has a stroke, Henry puts his career on hold and returns home to the small town of Big Eden, Montana, to care for him. While there, Henry hopes to strike up a romance with Dean Stewart, his high-school best friend for whom he still has feelings. But he's surprised when he finds that Pike, a quiet Native American who owns the local general store, may have a crush on him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood and professional success. At various stages of life's disarray, these young men share humorous and tragic relationships and always have each other to rely on.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this4 Moons (2014)
Four interwoven stories about love and self-acceptance: An eleven year-old boy struggles to keep secret the attraction he feels towards his male cousin. Two former childhood friends reunite and start a relationship that gets complicated due to one of them’s fear of getting caught. A gay long lasting relationship is in jeopardy when a third man comes along. An old family man is obsessed with a young male prostitute and tries to raise the money to afford the experience.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDog Tags (2008)
Raised in a single parent family by his mother Nate Merritt, develops a friendship with a gay man whilst on leave from the US marines.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Latter Days (2004)
Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this4th Man Out (2015)
After a night of drinking, Adam Hutcherson stumbles out of the closet to his three straight buddies. A disruption to their dynamic which they now must try and overcome through alcohol, Tinder dates and forgiveness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBoys (2014)
Two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeautiful Thing (1996)
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Last Straight Man (2014)
Lewis is a closeted gay man throwing a bachelor party for his straight best friend and secret crush, Cooper. After a night of drunken sex together, the two men decide to meet in the same hotel suite on the same night each year to hook up and catch up. Over the course of twelve years, we see four additional nights that depict how the two men grow and how their friendship changes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisTrick (1999)
Gabriel is a young, aspiring musical composer whose life seems stuck in the First Act. When his new musical number gets a critical reception, a theatre colleague, Perry, tells Gabriel that he needs to get a life before he can write about one – so he heads straight for his local gay bar.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJeffrey (1995)
Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEdge of Seventeen (1999)
1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTeenage Kicks (2016)
Miklós is at the age when everything feels high-stakes. He is coming to terms with his own sexuality, and when his best friend Dan reveals that he has a new girlfriend, this puts an end to their plans to run away together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Broadway Damage (1997)
A quirky, romantic comedy about the complexity and frustration of finding a true love in the gay community. Marc is a struggling actor who finds an apartment in NYC by searching the obituaries. He lives with his out-of-work, eccentric fag-hag Cynthia. His best friend, Robert, is secretly in love with Marc, while Marc falls head over heels for flighty studio musician David. Things heat up as Marc's desire for David keeps him waiting by the phone, while Cynthia gets financially cut off from her rich parents and Robert struggles to express his feelings for Marc.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Just Friends (2019)
Joris is trying to come to terms with his broken family relationships on the 10th anniversary of his father’s death when he meets the free-spirited, Yad. Also dealing with family issues, Yad has returned home to The Netherlands after living on his own. Joris and Yad spark an instant connection and decide they want to be more than “just friends,” but fear their families could threaten their relationship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe One (2011)
Hunky Daniel couldn’t have it better: great parents, a successful career, and his beautiful fiancée Jen. But in his seemingly perfect life, there is one temptation; he has a thing for his adorable, openly gay former college classmate, Tommy. After a few drinks, Daniel succumbs to his repressed desires sending these two into a torrid affair they will never forget! Funny how love and lust have a way of messing up even the best laid plans of man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
The Lost Coast (2008)
Mark, Jasper and Lily are high school friends now in their early twenties. Mark is gay, living with Lily (his high school girlfriend), while Jasper is straight and soon to be married. A cynical and bitter trio barely connected by their past friendship, they reunite for the annual public Halloween celebration in San Francisco's Castro district.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Breaking Fast (2020)
Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJust a Question of Love (2000)
After his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBack Soon (2007)
Back Soon is a story of love, loss, identity and hope. It follows the relationship between aspiring actor Logan Foster and reformed drug dealer Gil Ramirez, two men who find themselves inexplicably drawn together despite their disparate backgrounds, and the fact that they both regarded themselves as straight. However, their bond is soon threatened by Gil's mysterious past and a startling revelation about the true nature of their connection. Neither man is prepared for this, nor the impact it will have on their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2010)
Nelson and Angelo, a gay couple, decide to come out to their parents. However, when they do so, their parents find it difficult to cope with the news.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Going Down in La-La Land (2011)
A fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPoster Boy (2004)
The gay son of a conservative senator who is also the poster boy for his father's re-election unknowingly befriends a gay activist bent on destroying the hypocritical campaign.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008)
As Noah and Wade prepare to marry in Martha's Vineyard, the personal problems of their friends - and the unexpected arrival of rapper Baby Gat - threatens to permanently end their relationship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
The Big Gay Musical (2009)
Paul and Eddie have just begun previews for the new Off-Broadway musical "Adam and Steve - Just the Way God Made 'Em." Their lives strangely mirror the characters they are playing. Paul is looking for the perfect man and Eddie is dealing with how his sexuality and faith can mix.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Mascarpone (2021)
Antonio is a 30 year old family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he's suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically: he needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Antonio finds a room in an apartment owned by Denis and starts to work in a bakery owned by Luca, while attending pastry school. Through this process he discovers that it was wrong of him to give up his independence for the sake of his relationship in the past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSublet (2020)
A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDorian Blues (2005)
Dorian realizes he is gay in his final year of high school. He meets another gay youth locally, but remains confused. He starts therapy, then resorts to confession in the Church, and finally comes out to his brother. Dorian then decides to come out to his father; he gets kicked out of the house.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Stonewall (1995)
A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Falsettos (2017)
Jewish family man Marvin leaves his wife and son for a male lover during the height of the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York City.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like East Side Story?
The closest matches to East Side Story are Big Eden (2000), The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) and 4 Moons (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after East Side Story?
People who watched East Side Story most often go on to Big Eden (2000), The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) and 4 Moons (2014).
What is the highest-rated movie like East Side Story?
Boys (2014), rated 7.7/10 by 759 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like East Side Story?
Mascarpone (2021) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like East Side Story?
Yes: Big Eden (2000), The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) and Dog Tags (2008).
How are movies similar to East Side Story chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside East Side Story, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.