Movies Like Benjamin (2019)

Benjamin is a 2019 comedy, drama, romance film from Simon Amstell with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with My Beautiful Man: Eternal and Brokeback Mountain.

Comedy Drama Romance

My Beautiful Man: Eternal

2023

As college graduation nears, Hira struggles with Kiyoi's growing fame as an actor, while Kiyoi just wants an equal relationship. Can their love survive?

8.0

MagicScore

Brokeback Mountain

2005

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

7.8

MagicScore

Bros

2022

Two emotionally unavailable men attempt a relationship.

6.7

MagicScore

Mascarpone

2021

Antonio is a 30 year old family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he's suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically: he needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Antonio finds a room in an apartment owned by Denis and starts to work in a bakery owned by Luca, while attending pastry school. Through this process he discovers that it was wrong of him to give up his independence for the sake of his relationship in the past.

5.9

MagicScore

Jezabel

2022

Four upper-class high school students live carefree between drugs, games and love until one of the girls, Eli, is brutally killed. Sixteen years later, the memory of the crime torments Alain, another member of the group.

5.3

MagicScore

Bulgarian Lovers

2003

Graying Spaniard Daniel has a healthy budget for indulging in the finer things in life. Daniel's favorite luxury is playing sponsor to younger men amid the lights and sights of Madrid's gay club scene. After Daniel shares a night with handsome Bulgarian emigre Kyril, he finds himself consumed with an insatiable lust for the charismatic foreigner. But, as their relationship takes shape, Daniel's latest conquest reveals his own manipulative tendencies.

5.4

MagicScore

On Swift Horses

2025

In the 1950s, a seemingly sensible newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law undertake parallel journeys of risk, romance, and self-discovery.

6.2

MagicScore

Rotting in the Sun

2023

A filmmaker facing an existential crisis goes on a vacation to a Mexican gay nudist beach, where he meets a social media celebrity who convinces him to collaborate with him on his new TV show. But one disappears and another embarks on a wild journey through Mexico City to find him.

6.7

MagicScore

Breaking Fast

2020

Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

The One

2011

Hunky Daniel couldn’t have it better: great parents, a successful career, and his beautiful fiancée Jen. But in his seemingly perfect life, there is one temptation; he has a thing for his adorable, openly gay former college classmate, Tommy. After a few drinks, Daniel succumbs to his repressed desires sending these two into a torrid affair they will never forget! Funny how love and lust have a way of messing up even the best laid plans of man.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Before the Fall

2017

It's a classic case of opposite attraction: Handsome Ben Bennet is a gay, affluent, stylish attorney at the top of the genteel social set in southern Virginia, while Lee Darcy is a rough-hewn welder with a secret that he nightly tries to blot out with an excess of liquor.

5.3

MagicScore

#12

Spoiler Alert

2022

Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

I Love You Phillip Morris

2010

Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Christmas on Cherry Lane

2023

Three couples at different parts of life navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

2000

A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood and professional success. At various stages of life's disarray, these young men share humorous and tragic relationships and always have each other to rely on.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Is It Just Me?

2010

A socially shunned columnist finds his romantic match online, but messaging under the wrong account causes his sleazy roommate’s picture to be forwarded, creating an identity mix-up.

5.5

MagicScore

#17

The Men Next Door

2012

This is a fast-paced comedy about a 40-year-old gay man who finds himself dating two equally lovable men - a secure 50-year-old who came out later in life, and an adventurous 30-year-old who wasn't looking for a relationship. What he doesn't find out right away is that the two men are, in fact, father and son. And as they say, wackiness ensues.

4.4

MagicScore

#18

The Blonde One

2019

Gabriel rents a room in Juan’s House. They work together in a Woodwork place. Gabriel is a very quiet guy and has a little daughter. Juan is a party boy who has a lots of girls around. Inadvertently the sexual tension starts to grow between them. It opens a new hidden forbidden world they have to deal with.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

Love in the Big City

2024

When a carefree woman learns that her closeted friend is gay, the two form an inseparable bond and find comfort in each other's company.

7.9

MagicScore

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Benjamin?

The top films similar to Benjamin by MovieMagicScore are My Beautiful Man: Eternal (8.0), Brokeback Mountain (7.8), Bros (6.7). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Benjamin worth watching?

Benjamin holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 80 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Benjamin?

Benjamin (2019) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Simon Amstell, starring Colin Morgan, Phénix Brossard, Joel Fry.

Where can I find more recommendations like Benjamin?

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

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About movies like Benjamin

This ranked list pairs Benjamin (2019), a comedy and drama and romance film from Simon Amstell, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Colin Morgan 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.

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