Friends to Lovers

These stories follow close friendships that deepen into romantic love. Full of longing glances, emotional tension, and slow-burn connection, friends-to-lovers films capture the magic of realizing the person you’ve been searching for may have been beside you all along.

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  • Scare BNB

    1 season

    A five-episode, limited series produced by A Baker Production, episodes one and two, “The Hosts,” will launch Feb. 28. An additional three episodes, “The Double Booking,” will begin streaming later this year.

    In Scare B&B, two couples—long-time friends since high school—are in high spirits when ...

  • Lip Service

    2 seasons

    Gay photographer Frankie Alan returns to her native Glasgow after a two year absence to be met by straight best friend Jay. Carol, the aunt who brought her up on her parents' deaths, has died and Frankie is intrigued by a message Carol left on her answer phone before her death. Frankie's former l...

  • I Hate Tommy Finch

    1 season

    A one-act, two-women, all-queer play about two friends who find themselves together again and again, and their roller coaster friendship (and romance) from ages 8 to 35. They navigate not only run-of-the-mill coming-of age-issues (changing bodies, bullies, parent problems, losing their virginity,...

  • Affair

    1 season

    Siang-pleng, the daughter of the household’s owner, and Wan-viva, the maid’s daughter, grew up as inseparable friends—only to be torn apart when Siang-pleng’s family falls from grace. Over a decade later, they reunite: Wan-viva is now a doctor and engaged, while Siang-pleng returns with a secret ...

  • When Kiran met Karen

    Movie

    When a glamorous Bollywood actress crosses paths with a sharp, openly lesbian journalist, an unexpected attraction ignites. As their connection deepens, they must navigate clashing worlds of fame, cultural expectations, and personal truth. When Kiran Met Karen is a heartfelt romance about visibil...

  • The List

    Movie

    Do you have a list? You know that list of celebrities you get a "pass" if you are able to sleep with them. At a wedding that she is catering, Chole meets a celebrity on her List and her life is never the same. (dir. Jillian Armanante, US, 2016)

  • The Holiday Club

    Movie

    Sam hates the holidays. Bailey loves them. On a lonely Valentine’s Day, the two women in small-town Ohio meet incidentally, bonding over pastry and an instant attraction. With every passing holiday, they spend more time together … But romance proves elusive. (dir. Alexandra Swarens, US, 2024)

  • Tahara

    Movie

    Kissing your best friend is one thing.
    Kissing your best friend at the funeral for your horse-girl Hebrew School classmate, well that's a bit more complicated.
    After the ever-anxious Carrie discovers her feelings for the always-manipulative Hannah, their once tight friendship begins to unravel. S...

  • Snapshots

    Movie

    When a grandmother's secret past collides with her granddaughter's secret future and her daughter's angry present, can the love of three generations be enough to accept decades of deceit? With a simple roll of film it begins. (dir. Melanie Mayron, US, 2018)

  • Riot Girls

    Movie

    Set in a time where a mysterious illness has killed all the adults. The town of Potter's Bluff has been divided into two rival factions, the 'East Side', made up of scrappy scavengers living amongst the ruins, and the 'West Side', which hoards its wealth in the former high school and is ruled by ...

  • Remy & Arletta

    Movie

    "Remy & Arletta" tells the story of Remy as she attempts to balance her relationship with her alcoholic mother and her longtime best friend, Arletta. While Remy leans on her best friend as a coping mechanism, she learns that their co-dependent friendship is more than she realized. (dir. Arthur De...

  • Red is the Color of

    Movie

    The tense marriage between two artists is disrupted when the husbands provocative nude model ignites his wifes sexual and spiritual awakening. In a three way game of subtle seduction, each confronts unfulfilled desires and festering frustrations that threaten to destroy the illusions of their liv...

  • Rafiki

    Movie

    "Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the tw...

  • More Beautiful For Having Been Broken

    Movie

    A broken female FBI agent, struggling with the loss of her mother, is suspended from her job and travels to the small mountain town in the countryside she used to visit as a child. She befriends a woman and her adorable, young, special needs son who possesses an extraordinary gift. The women's fr...

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    Merry & Gay
    Movie + 2 extras

    Merry & Gay

    Movie + 2 extras

    After leaving her small-town home behind to pursue big dreams, actress Becca found success in a hit musical and fell in love with her life on the stage, while her high school sweetheart, Sam, stayed behind in Nashville, bar-tending and trying to med a broken heart. Now, returning home for Christm...

  • I Hate New Year's

    Movie + 1 extra

    I Hate New Year’s is a charming holiday lesbian romcom that follows rising pop star Layne Price, who heads back to Nashville to find inspiration after a creative block stalls her music career. Determined to escape the glitz of L.A. and avoid the holiday altogether, Layne reconnects with her best ...

  • Fear of Water

    Movie

    In this portrait of self-discovery, a budding friendship develops between teenage girls Alexia (Lily Loveless, Skins) and Eleanor (Chloe Partridge) over one life-changing summer.

    Coming from different socioeconomic backgrounds, Eleanor lives in a strict proper home with a planned future but a fa...

  • Concerto for Abigail

    Movie

    Samantha Porter is a world renowned pianist going deaf. Facing a world of silence she reaches out to a fan named Abigail who soon becomes her lover and rescuer. (dir. Jan Miller Corran, US, 2024)

  • City of Trees

    Movie

    When a 20-something woman returns to her hometown for the holidays for the first time in several years, not only is she met by people from her past, but she's also forced to deal with unresolved feelings. (dir. Alexandra Swarens, US, 2019)

  • Christmas at the Ranch

    Movie

    When Haley Hollis returns to her family ranch to try and save it from closure, she wasn't banking on spending so much time with ranch hand Kate - or falling for her. (dir. Christin Baker, US, 2021)

  • Butch Jamie

    Movie

    Jamie Klein is an out-of-work butch lesbian actor willing to try almost anything for a role. Femme, Butch, and Male Jamie all make appearances throughout this quirky, gender-bending comedy about struggling for success in Hollywood. (dir. Michelle Ehlen, US, 2007)

  • A Holiday I Do

    Movie

    When a small town, single mom falls for her BFF ex-husband's beautiful and sophisticated wedding planner, she'll need some Christmas magic to fix the chaos that ensues. (dir. Alicia and Paul Schneider, US, 2023)

  • Silver Haze

    Movie

    Franky, a queer nurse still carrying the scars of a traumatic fire, struggles to find stability in her life. When she meets Florence, a tender but complicated connection begins to form. As their relationship deepens, Franky is forced to confront her past, her anger, and what healing might really ...

  • Bliss

    Movie

    In a Berlin brothel, Sascha and Maria form an unexpected and deeply intimate connection. As their bond grows, they begin to imagine a life beyond the confines of their work. But escaping their circumstances proves complicated, forcing them to confront power, vulnerability, and what they’re willin...