Movies Like Under the Rainbow

If you liked Under the Rainbow (2023), a comedy and drama movie directed by Bryan Marciano, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedy
Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by…
2
Parting Glances (1986)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.
3
Marry Me, Dude (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Yassine asks his best friend Fred to marry him in order to avoid deportation...
4
Saltburn (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and comedy
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling…
5
Flow (1996)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.
6
The Boys in the Band (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.
7
Going Places (1974)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeoisie holds dear, whether it’s cars, peace of mind…
8
The Opposite of Sex (1998)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.
9
Fitting In (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
A teenage girl gets diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have sex and propels her into exploring unusual methods to have a sex life, challenging her relationships with everyone in her life…
10
Alex Strangelove (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama
Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A…
11
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and comedy
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
12
Lola and the Sea (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Just when Lola, 18 years old and transgender, learns that she can finally have surgery, her mother, who is her only financial support, passes away. Abiding by her mother’s last wishes, Lola and her father, who are…
13
My Old Ass (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedy
An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s "old ass" starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't…
14
Tom at the Farm (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
A young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother.
15
Being 17 (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
Damien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father, a pilot, is on a tour of duty abroad with the French military. At school, Damien is bullied by Thomas, who lives in the farming community up in the…
16
Sauvage (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Léo, a 22-year-old homeless sex worker searches for genuine love on the streets of Strasbourg.
17
Moonlight (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his…
18
SubUrbia (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
19
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and comedy
In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.
20
I Love You, I Don't (1976)
★ 5.8/10Also drama
The petite waitress Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for love. She develops a crush on the garbage truck driver Krassky, although her sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay.