SimilarScreen
Wild Reeds

Wild Reeds

19947.01h 55m

Overview

As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.

Directed by André Téchiné
Written by Olivier Massart, Gilles Taurand, André Téchiné
Produced by Georges Benayoun, Alain Sarde
Box Office0Revenue: $808K

Top Cast

Élodie Bouchez

Élodie Bouchez

Maïté Alvarez

Gaël Morel

Gaël Morel

François Forestier

Stéphane Rideau

Stéphane Rideau

Serge Bartolo

Frédéric Gorny

Frédéric Gorny

Henri Mariani

Michèle Moretti

Michèle Moretti

Madame Alvarez

Jacques Nolot

Jacques Nolot

Monsieur Morelli

E

Eric Kreikenmayer

Pierre Bartolo

Nathalie Vignes

Nathalie Vignes

Irène

Michel Ruhl

Michel Ruhl

Monsieur Cassagne

F

Fatia Maite

Aicha Morelli

Themes & Keywords

love triangleprovincesouthern francecoming of agemale homosexualityin the closetheartbreaklgbtsexual awakeninglgbt teenbroken heart1960salgerian war (1954-62)gay theme

About Wild Reeds

Wild Reeds is a drama, romance film released in 1994 exploring themes of love triangle, province, southern france, coming of age, male homosexuality, in the closet. Directed by André Téchiné, it stars Élodie Bouchez, Gaël Morel, Stéphane Rideau. As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.

Movies Similar to Wild Reeds

Discover titles like Wild Reeds — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Wild Reeds

If you enjoyed Wild Reeds, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Wild Reeds.

Maurice
29% Match

Maurice(1987)

Movie7.6/10

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.

Coming Out
27% Match

Coming Out(1989)

Movie6.5/10

Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumbles into a gay bar and falls for a man. Transformed by this love, he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.

Brokeback Mountain
27% Match

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.

Geography Club
27% Match

A coming-of-age movie that tells a story unfolding in every high school around the country -- a story of kids hiding their true identities in plain sight, even as they feverishly pursue their hearts' desires.

Call Me by Your Name
26% Match

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

The Blonde One
26% Match

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.

Love, Simon
25% Match

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

Happy Together
25% Match

A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.

Heartbeats
25% Match

Heartbeats(2010)

Movie7.1/10

Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' indeterminate affections, a conflict that climaxes when the trio visit the vacation home of Nicolas' mother. The frothy comedy unfolds through narrative, fantasy sequences and confessional monologues.

Leo's Room
25% Match

Leo's Room(2010)

Movie6.8/10

Leo, a young man coming to terms with his own sexuality, runs into Caro, a primary school friend he fancied when they were kids, who's now trying to ward off her own personal demons. This casual re-encounter will affect their personal conflicts without either truly grasping the other's problem.

Free Fall
23% Match

Free Fall(2013)

Movie7.7/10

A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness – and what it means to fall in love with another man.

Taekwondo
23% Match

Taekwondo(2016)

Movie6.9/10

Fernando is on holiday with his closest male friends in a beautiful country house in a suburb of Buenos Aires. On their own without their girlfriends in a “men only” environment, the hunky young studs bask in the hot sun, play in the pool, smoke pot, and drink, most often semi-clad or naked. In this freewheeling and testosterone-infused environment, they talk of their desires and strengthen their individual bonds.

The Last Straight Man
23% Match

Lewis is a closeted gay man throwing a bachelor party for his straight best friend and secret crush, Cooper. After a night of drunken sex together, the two men decide to meet in the same hotel suite on the same night each year to hook up and catch up. Over the course of twelve years, we see four additional nights that depict how the two men grow and how their friendship changes.

Moonlight
23% Match

Moonlight(2016)

Movie7.4/10

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 own sexuality.

The Pass
23% Match

The Pass(2016)

Movie6.4/10

The night before their debut game, two professional soccer players share a kiss. In a sporting world where image is everything, this surprising ‘pass’ sets the men up for a contrasting decade of fame and failure, full of secrets and denial.