Movies like Leo's Room (2010)
The best movies like Leo's Room (2010) are The Way He Looks (2014), Sublime (2022) and I Don't Want to Go Back Alone (2011). If Leo's Room hooked you with its drama and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Way He Looks (2014)7.9/10 from 1,017 votes
- NewestThe Lost Boys (2023)Released 2023
- In SpanishSublime (2022)Also in Spanish
The Way He Looks (2014)
Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSublime (2022)
When 16-year-old Manu realises that he has fallen in love with his bandmate Felipe, turbulent emotions start brewing beneath the surface. How do you avoid losing a friendship once its very foundation has shifted?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI Don't Want to Go Back Alone (2011)
The arrival of a new student in school changes Leonardo's life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his friend Giovana while figuring out the new feelings he's having towards his new friend, Gabriel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
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 & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisGeography Club (2013)
A coming-of-age movie that tells a story unfolding in every high school around the country -- a story of kids hiding their true identities in plain sight, even as they feverishly pursue their hearts' desires.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEsteros (2016)
Childhood friends Matías and Jerónimo reach adolescence and experience sexual attraction to each other, before being separated by circumstances. Later, as young adults, they meet again, and the film follows themes of complicated relationships and sexual tensions, as well as issues of homophobia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
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 thisCome Undone (2000)
Story of two gorgeous, young French boys who begin a passionate relationship that boils over and threatens to destroy both their lives. Shy 18-year-old Mathieu is on summer vacation in the south of France. He spends his days lazily sunning himself at the beach, until he spies the handsome Cédric and falls in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & 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
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 thisHeartstone (2016)
A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thór and Kristján experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend. When summer ends and the harsh nature of Iceland takes back its rights, it's time to leave the playground and face adulthood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLooking: The Movie (2016)
Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face the unresolved relationships he left behind and make difficult choices about what’s important to him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Best Friend (2018)
Lorenzo, a quiet teenager lives in a small town at the edge of the world in beautiful Patagonia. He’s a good student and a curious and smart person, more skilled in music and literature than sports. Lorenzo’s father decides to host Caito, the son of a friend from Buenos Aires who had to go to hospital for a long stay. Caito has obviously a different family background and seems to be a tough kid. Lorenzo finds Caito very intriguing in many ways as they start spending a lot of time together…
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
Dream Boy (2008)
The story of Nathan, a young teenager who tries to flourish in a romantic relationship with neighbour Roy. The two young men will have to face the brutal reality of the rural south of the United States in the late 1970s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMario (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 thisYoung Hunter (2020)
Ezequiel is home alone while his parents are away. He bears the burden of desiring other boys and keeping it a secret—until he meets "Mono," an attractive skater who represents something more than the desire and experimentation he was seeking.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShelter (2007)
Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach suddenly finds himself drawn into a relationship he didn't expect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHidden Away (2014)
At the age of 14 the world around you changes at a dizzying speed. But what if actually it's you that changing? What if these changes take you away from what up until now, has been your world? Ibrahim and Rafa are going to suffer these changes for themselves, experiencing first love in a way they never could have imagined. And having to keep it Hidden away.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNorth Sea Texas (2011)
A teen boy living in a small town on the Belgian coast finds his ordinary life take an unexpected turn when a handsome traveler blows through town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThose People (2015)
On Manhattan's gilded Upper East Side, a young gay painter is torn between an obsession with his infamous best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign pianist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
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 thisFrom Beginning to End (2009)
Two brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lost Boys (2023)
In a youth correctional facility, Joe is preparing his return to society. But William’s arrival turns his desire for freedom into desire of another kind. Behind fences and cell walls, passions begin to play havoc with the need for liberty.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & 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 drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGreen Butterflies (2017)
Mateo is an intelligent boy who falls in love with Daniel, but when everyone reveals that relationship, Mateo is at a crossroads, and he will have to decide between fighting his adversities or giving up everything, even his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisParis 05:59 / Théo & Hugo (2016)
Théo and Hugo meet in a club and form an immediate bond. Once the desire and elation of this first moment has passed, the two young men, now sober, wander through the empty streets of nocturnal Paris, having to confront the love they sense blossoming between them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHawaii (2013)
Eugenio spends the summer looking after his aunt and uncle’s house - a place that once belonged to him - while seeking inspiration for a screenplay he is writing. Martín, currently unemployed, offers to handle various repairs around the house. The two met long ago as children but had not seen each other since. However, their renewed connection is built on deception: Martín has nowhere to sleep but lies to Eugenio about it, while Eugenio seems interested in Martín as something more than just a friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisHide Your Smiling Faces (2014)
Tommy and his older brother Eric live in the midst of vast remote forests. The death of their friend pushes them close to the edge. Eric doesn’t know how to channel his energy. All at once, nature’s vastness feels stifling.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Leo's Room?
The closest matches to Leo's Room are The Way He Looks (2014), Sublime (2022) and I Don't Want to Go Back Alone (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Leo's Room?
People who watched Leo's Room most often go on to The Way He Looks (2014), Sublime (2022) and I Don't Want to Go Back Alone (2011).
What is the highest-rated movie like Leo's Room?
The Way He Looks (2014), rated 7.9/10 by 1,017 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Leo's Room?
The Lost Boys (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Leo's Room?
Yes: Sublime (2022), Esteros (2016) and My Best Friend (2018).
How are movies similar to Leo's Room chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Leo's Room, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.