The Opposite of Sex

Prayers for Bobby

Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.

Prayers for Bobby

2009 · Movie

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

7.3

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

2003 · Movie

6.5

In & Out

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.

In & Out

1997 · Movie

6.8

Swan Song

An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

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An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958 · Movie

6.4

3 Generations

A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact.

3 Generations

2016 · Movie

6.1

Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.

Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

2006 · Movie

A Streetcar Named Desire

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951 · Movie

6.3

Cookie's Fortune

Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.

Cookie's Fortune

1999 · Movie

6.2

SubUrbia

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

SubUrbia

1997 · Movie

Death at a Funeral

A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.

Death at a Funeral

2007 · Movie

Unpregnant

After discovering she can’t legally get an abortion in Missouri without her parents’ permission, teenager Veronica convinces her former best friend Bailey to take a road trip to Albuquerque to seek the procedure.

Unpregnant

2020 · Movie

7.0

Boy Erased

Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.

Boy Erased

2018 · Movie

7.5

The Shack

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.

The Shack

2017 · Movie

7.1

Giant Little Ones

Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.

Giant Little Ones

2019 · Movie

6.2

To Save a Life

Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood friend of his commits suicide. Jake wonders what he could've done to save his friend's life. A youth minister tells him that Jake needs God. So Jake becomes a Christian. However, things begin to spin out of control. Jake is going to realize just what it means to be a Christian and how, to save a life.

To Save a Life

2009 · Movie

6.7

Lez Bomb

A closeted young woman brings her girlfriend home for Thanksgiving, only to have her coming-out efforts thwarted by the unexpected arrival of her male roommate.

Lez Bomb

2018 · Movie

6.8

Thunder Road

A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.

Thunder Road

2018 · Movie

7.4

Hamlet

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.

Hamlet

1948 · Movie

6.1

Little Sister

After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters. Her parents are happy enough to see her, but her brother is living as a recluse in the guesthouse since returning home from the Iraq war.

Little Sister

2016 · Movie

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