Most Similar Movies to Paris Is Burning (1990)


If you are looking for movies like Paris Is Burning (1990), you might like movies tagged with keyword : drag queen, gay man, performer, friend, spirited, emotional, new york city, apartment, gay bar, stage, prejudice, poverty, homophobia, race relations, underdog, 1990s .


To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), Saturday Church (2017), Philadelphia (1993), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), Maybe... Maybe Not (1994), Flawless (1999), The Object of My Affection (1998) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)

To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)

6.6/10 Comedy, Drama

Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.

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Saturday Church (2017)

Saturday Church (2017)

6.4/10 Musical, Drama, Gay & Lesbian

A 14 year-old-boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.

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Philadelphia (1993)

Philadelphia (1993)

7.7/10 Drama

When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

7.4/10 Comedy, Music

Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.

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Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)

Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)

5.0/10 Comedy, Romance

Thrown out by his girlfriend (Katja Riemann), a womanizer (Til Schweiger) moves in with an appreciative gay friend (Joachim Król).

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Flawless (1999)

Flawless (1999)

6.5/10 Comedy, Crime, Drama

An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons, with the drag queen next door.

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The Object of My Affection (1998)

The Object of My Affection (1998)

6.0/10 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A pregnant New York City social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.

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The Bounceback (2013)

The Bounceback (2013)

6.8/10 Drama, Romance

'Godfather of hipsterdom' Gavin McInnes goes on a stand-up comedy tour with his best friend from high school and things go from bad to worse to downright catastrophic.

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Blondie of the Follies (1932)

Blondie of the Follies (1932)

6.5/10 Comedy

Two young women find their friendship strained when one wins a role in a Broadway show, and the other's boyfriend begins to fall for her.

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Trick (1999)

Trick (1999)

7.8/10 Romance, Gay & Lesbian

An unfulfilled man (Christian Campbell) meets another (John Paul Pitoc) who shares his passion, but obstacles and insensitive friends hinder them.

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As Good as It Gets (1997)

As Good as It Gets (1997)

7.7/10 Comedy, Romance, Drama

A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

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Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

7.7/10 Documentary, Music

Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.

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Benjamin Smoke (2000)

Benjamin Smoke (2000)

7.5/10 Documentary

This highly unorthodox documentary follows the crooked path of Benjamin (no last name). He lives in a hidden neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia called "Cabbagetown." Drag-queen, speed-freak, all-around renegade, Benjamin left the straight (in every sense of the word) world behind a long time ago.

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The Boy Downstairs (2017)

The Boy Downstairs (2017)

5.7/10 Romance

A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her boyfriend's apartment building.

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Parting Glances (1986)

Parting Glances (1986)

7.1/10 Drama, Gay & Lesbian

As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael must face Robert's true motives for leaving while dealing with their circle of eccentric friends, including Nick, who is living with AIDS.

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The Birdcage (1996)

The Birdcage (1996)

7.1/10 Comedy

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.

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Small Town Gay Bar (2006)

Small Town Gay Bar (2006)

7.0/10 Documentary

The story of community in the Deep South that is forced to deal with the struggles of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression.

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Outrageous! (1977)

Outrageous! (1977)

6.8/10 Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian

A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.

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