Movies like Shared Rooms (2016)
The best movies like Shared Rooms (2016) are The Last Straight Man (2014), More Than Only (2017) and Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015). If Shared Rooms hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedCousins (2019)7.7/10 from 370 votes
- NewestNorwegian Dream (2023)Released 2023
The 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 thisMore Than Only (2017)
A young gay man finds how to love himself and accept love from another, despite the disapproval of his father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015)
Ibrahim, a young German of Turkish descent, leads a double life, living with his tradition-bound family and spending his days looking for a respectable job. But outside his parent's apartment, Ibo (as he's called by his family and friends) is a confident gay man who works in a sex shop and is on the hunt for Mr. Right.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBreaking 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 thisThe 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
Is It Just Me? (2010)
A socially shunned columnist finds his romantic match online, but messaging under the wrong account causes his sleazy roommate’s picture to be forwarded, creating an identity mix-up.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisCousins (2019)
Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end as soon as the charitable aunt communicates the arrival of another nephew, Mario, just out of jail. The clash of reality between the cousins ends up causing unusual situations, and an unexpected attraction among the boys.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPlan B (2010)
After his girlfriend Laura leaves him for another man, Bruno plans to come between the new lovers. But his plan takes an unexpected turn, causing Bruno to question his own sexuality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisGoing 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 thisRole/Play (2010)
A recently outed soap opera actor crosses paths with a recently divorced gay marriage activist, forcing them to confront the price of fame and the fickle nature of celebrity within the gay community.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Mario (2018)
Mario is a promising young footballer in Switzerland on his way to the top, closing in on the success he and his father always dreamed of. But when the talented striker Leon joins the team, they'll get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love, as rumours and prejudice threaten their careers and everything they've managed to build.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisNorwegian Dream (2023)
Robert moves from the Polish countryside to work on a fish processing factory on the coast of Norway. There he falls in love with Ivar who is openly gay and a member of the workers union. Robert is hiding his sexual orientation from the other Polish immigrant workers. When Ivar helps the Polish to start a strike for better working conditions at the factory, Robert has to choose between money or love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
4 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 thisTaekwondo (2016)
Fernando is on vacation with his friends at a country house in Ezeiza. They relax by the pool, drink, smoke, and reveal their deepest secrets while displaying a playful freedom, as if they were children at summer camp.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Falls (2012)
RJ and Chris were both born and raised in the Mormon Church. Both have pretty girlfriends, were Eagle Scouts at a young age and have perfect academic records. Now, it’s their turn to serve a mission and experience the Mormon rite of passage. Unknown to them, serving a mission will not only open the doors to strangers’ households – where they preach the Gospel – but it will open up secrets in their own lives — and feelings that they’ve long kept buried.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLatter 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 thisBromance (2016)
When three friends go on a camping trip in a remote part of Argentina, sexual tensions quickly bubble to the surface. Once in virtual seclusion by the beach, Juli, also camping at the site, quickly recognises that that the boys seem to have a closer relationship than what she would consider 'normal'. The line between friendship and love fade further for two of the boys in particular as their desire becomes too much to bear. When what started as a simple getaway quickly becomes tinged with sex, romance, and conflict, everyone is forced to confront who they really are for the very first time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Front Cover (2016)
One man does all he can to veil his Asian heritage; the other takes great pains to hide his sexual orientation. Both of these things begin to change when Ryan is hired to prepare film star Ning for a fashion shoot, and the men develop a bond.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Fag (2019)
Thomas, a 17-year-old high school student, finds himself attracted to Esteban, another boy from his school. The rumor of Thomas's homosexuality is spreading fast, and he begins to suffer the gaze of others.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Monster Pies (2013)
Mike has felt alienated and alone for as long as he can remember, until a new boy arrives at his school - awakening feelings and a world of possibilities he'd never before dared to dream of.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisFree Fall (2013)
A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness – and what it means to fall in love with another man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRock Haven (2007)
The coastal California community of Rock Haven is the perfect place for cute eighteen-year-old Brady and his loving mother to begin a fresh start. Their mission: to spread the word of the Lord. But while roaming the beach one day, Brady meets Clifford, a young man who is the complete opposite of him: outgoing and athletic as well as incredibly handsome. Their initial encounter stirs up feelings of homo desire that Brady has been suppressing. Once Clifford makes it clear that their attraction is mutual, Brady's conflicting feelings of religious obligation and natural impulse go into overdrive, and the two young men must navigate their confusion, lust and beliefs in order to come to a mutual understanding.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Center of My World (2016)
A strange family: 17-year-old Phil lives with his mother and twin sister in an old mansion on the outskirts of town. When he returns from summer camp, the mood in the mansion has soured somehow. Phil doesn’t worry about it, hanging out with his best friend Kat instead. When he starts to feel attracted to a mysterious new student at school, Phil is plunged into emotional turmoil only exacerbated by the trouble at home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRetake (2016)
A lonely, middle-aged man hires a male prostitute to recreate a road trip from his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Shed My Skin (2016)
The adolescent Milan discovers his own suspected homosexuality at the age of 17, and the consequences for him and his family, but also the liberation as he understands why he has been so down and rebellious.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
I Do (2012)
A gay Brit living in New York is deprived of his immigration status, and risks losing his family and life in the U.S. He marries his lesbian best friend to remain in the country and stay with his family, but things get complicated when he meets the love of his life and is forced to make an impossible choice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Love or Whatever (2012)
Corey had it all - a successful career, bags of charm and, most of all, a bright future with his boyfriend. But, when his other half commits the ultimate betrayal and dumps him for a woman, he embarks upon a wild journey of self-discovery. Soon, he meets a potentially perfect new guy but first he needs to make some life-changing choices.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Almost Love (2019)
Adam and Marklin’s 5-year relationship has gone from a passionate flame to a simmer, forcing them to reconcile with each other’s shortcomings while their friends endlessly search for love in New York City.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Shared Rooms?
The closest matches to Shared Rooms are The Last Straight Man (2014), More Than Only (2017) and Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Shared Rooms?
People who watched Shared Rooms most often go on to The Last Straight Man (2014), More Than Only (2017) and Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015).
What is the highest-rated movie like Shared Rooms?
Cousins (2019), rated 7.7/10 by 370 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Shared Rooms?
Norwegian Dream (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Shared Rooms?
Yes: The Last Straight Man (2014), More Than Only (2017) and Breaking Fast (2020).
How are movies similar to Shared Rooms chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Shared Rooms, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.