Movies Like Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know

If you liked Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know (2023), a drama and thriller movie directed by Renato Turnes and Máté Konkol, here are 19 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Notes on Blindness (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and documentary
After losing sight in 1983, John Hull began keeping an audio diary, a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating the interior world of blindness. Following on from the Emmy Award-winning short film of…
2
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to…
3
THINGS ARE GOOD (2024)
Also drama
University project based on a pre-written script. This is an extended "directors cut" version re-edited by Scarlett J. Stribley. Two estranged friends reunite and reminisce on the bridge where they first met.
4
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
5
American Gigolo (1980)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and…
6
Naked Lunch (1991)
★ 7/10Also drama
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede…
7
The Other Side of the Wall (2017)
★ 7/10Also documentary
Honduran immigrants living in Mexico, teenage siblings Rocío and Ale must take over care of their two younger siblings after their mother is sentenced to prison on dubious grounds. Tensions grow between the pair as the…
8
Great Freedom (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he…
9
And the Band Played On (1993)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
10
Foreigner (2025)
Also drama
Kaio is not from this planet. On a Saturday night, he goes out with his Earthling friends and tries to deal with his feeling of not belonging.
11
La frontière (2022)
Also drama
Oliver and Chris, a couple in crisis, meet another couple, Tommy and Greta, radiating happiness. The latter offer them to come and stay in the guest house they have just opened. Oliver and Chris hesitate and then…
12
3670 (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Despite the close bonds among fellow defectors, Cheol-jun—a young North Korean defector—felt isolated while hiding his gay identity. Finally, he takes his first step into South Korea's vibrant gay community and forms…
13
Gods and Monsters (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from…
14
Ozon: Remastered & Uncut (2022)
★ 6/10Also drama
He thrilled you with 'Swimming Pool', tickled you with '8 Women' and beguiled you with 'Young and Beautiful'. Dive into the the erotic twists and transgressive turns of the early short films of auteur director François…
15
Shem (2004)
★ 4.7/10Also drama
Daniel, an arrogant, restless young Londoner is bored with his meaningless life. He seeks sympathy from his old Jewish grandmother, who sends him on a mission to Europe to find the grave of her father who disappeared…
16
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller
Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.
17
#BKKY (2017)
★ 4.8/10Also drama and documentary
Jojo, a 17-year-old girl from Bangkok, is about to graduate from high school. After her friend Q reveals a secret to her, the two girls grow close and spend all their time together. Jojo's father wholeheartedly…
18
Happy Endings Sleepover (2019)
★ 4.8/10Also drama
American CIA Field Operative, Johnnie Allen, is assigned to Denmark for his first mission. An American spy highly placed in the Kremlin is to be spirited out of Russia, and it is Johnnie's job to get him safely to…
19
After School (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
As they are going to visit their former teacher, Micky, who is seriously ill, three men who were buddies back in their high school years are reunited. Moreover, they go back to the old cram school, reminiscing about…