Movies Like Looking: The Movie (2016)

Looking: The Movie is a 2016 drama, romance, tv movie film from Andrew Haigh with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Heartstopper Forever and Holding the Man.

Drama Romance TV Movie

Heartstopper Forever

2026

It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.

7.3

MagicScore

Holding the Man

2015

Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.

7.7

MagicScore

Young Hearts

2024

14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.

8.6

MagicScore

Esteros

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.

6.5

MagicScore

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.

6.2

MagicScore

Anjaana Anjaani

2010

Akash and Kiara are trying to find luck in their life after several failed attempts to be successful in their careers and in love. Fed up, they both decide to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. However, both land up on the same bridge at the same time.

6.0

MagicScore

Test

2013

San Francisco, 1985. Two opposites attract at a modern dance company. Together, their courage and resilience are tested as they navigate a world full of risks and promise, against the backdrop of a disease no one seems to know anything about.

6.7

MagicScore

Milk

2008

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

7.2

MagicScore

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

We Were Here

2011

A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

Shelter

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.

7.7

MagicScore

#12

Boys

2014

Two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.

7.7

MagicScore

#13

From 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.

6.6

MagicScore

#14

No Night Is Too Long

2002

A chance meeting, a stolen kiss and a sudden flare of passion sets a handsome young university student on a journey of betrayal, heartbreak and murder.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

A Moment in the Reeds

2018

Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, and when Leevi's father has to return to town on business, the two young men establish a connection and embark on a romance set against the idyllic Finnish summer. However, looming over this chance encounter, is the father's imminent return to the lake house, the continuation of Leevi's studies abroad as well as Tareq's complex relationship with his family in Syria.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Gone, But Not Forgotten

2003

Questions about the identity of an amnesiac threaten his romance with the park ranger who rescued him.

5.2

MagicScore

#17

Little Ashes

2008

About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

Cherry Magic! THE MOVIE

2022

Still able to read minds, Adachi's blissful new relationship with his dreamy colleague faces a major challenge when they're forced to go long-distance.

7.7

MagicScore

#19

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.

8.0

MagicScore

#20

A Frozen Flower

2008

A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Looking: The Movie?

The top films similar to Looking: The Movie by MovieMagicScore are Heartstopper Forever (7.3), Holding the Man (7.7), Young Hearts (8.6). Each shares drama/romance/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Looking: The Movie worth watching?

Looking: The Movie holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 228 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Looking: The Movie?

Looking: The Movie (2016) is a drama, romance, tv movie film directed by Andrew Haigh, starring Jonathan Groff, Frankie J. Alvarez, Murray Bartlett.

Where can I find more recommendations like Looking: The Movie?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

Keep exploring

Movies like Heartstopper Forever Movies like Holding the Man Movies like Young Hearts Movies like Esteros Movies like Where Are You Going, Habibi?Movies like Anjaana Anjaani

About movies like Looking: The Movie

This ranked list pairs Looking: The Movie (2016), a drama and romance and tv movie film from Andrew Haigh, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jonathan Groff take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

← Back to Looking: The Movie