Special Friendships (and attractions?) between men
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- DirectorPeter WeirStarsMel GibsonMark LeeBill KerrTwo Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.Two Aussie boys start as rivals and end as buddies. The romantic in me sees more than just friendship."
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat LoafAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.Two guys that begin to think so much alike they might almost be the same man."
- DirectorRobert MandelStarsBrendan FraserMatt DamonChris O'DonnellIn 1959, a star quarterback from a working-class family is given an opportunity to attend an elite New England preparatory school, but he is conflicted about whether or not to tell his Evangelical classmates that he is Jewish.Athletes often form special friendships... Which of these are the best 'mates? Amid the shower scenes it's worth studying."
- DirectorSteve BuscemiStarsWillem DafoeEdward FurlongDanny TrejoA young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.To lose your freedom and see another go free... Now that takes a special friendship. This may have been purely a platonic friendship but then perhaps not.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsBilly CrudupWoody HarrelsonPatricia ArquetteTwo cowboys have their friendship tested when they fall for the same girl.When Pete lets his life revolve around Big Boy one begins to wonder about the kind of friendship this is. That soulful look in Pete's brown eyes would seem to say he's longing after someone.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghDerek JacobiSimon ShepherdIn the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.Henry says to Scroop his boyhood friend "Thou knew'st the very bottom of my soul, That almost mightst have coin'd me into gold Wouldst thou have practised on me for thy use."
- DirectorAndrew GrieveStarsIoan GruffuddRobert LindsayCherie LunghiLt. Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.Hornblower and Archie seem to be even closer than friends. But watch for yourself and decide."
- DirectorGiles WalkerStarsRyan ReynoldsGlenne HeadlyDavid FoxThe misadventures of a boy sent to live with his aunt in Canada, where he and a group of unlikely heroes take a stand against the ski resort infringing upon his new home.The new kid in town gets some support from the school jock. Others too, but the jock is first and finest."
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordKatharine RossIn 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. After considering their options, they escape to South America.We all remember the film... We all remember the ending... Who remembers who got the girl?"
- DirectorMichael BayStarsBen AffleckKate BeckinsaleJosh HartnettA tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.When is the last time you saw a dying man ask his friend to be the father of his child?"
- StarsJeremy IronsDiana QuickRoger MilnerThe life, friendships and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder-including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle.One of the first special friendships that ever gave me a clue"
- DirectorJames CoxStarsKimberley KatesJared LetoJake GyllenhaalAfter Jack gets caught with a Vegas mobster's wife in bed, he's gotta hit the road. Jack's best friend Pilot accompanies him, and the pair sets out on an adventure akin to Kerouac's "On the Road".First there's Thelma and Louise. Now theres Jared (Leto)& Jake (Gyllenhaal). Two (hetero)sexually active teen guys, and neither has climaxed in years? Yet they risk their lives for each other?"
- DirectorQuinton PeeplesStarsTobey MaguireAmy HathawayWilson CruzThe teenage son of a motel owner steals a black convertible to impress a mysterious beauty he has a crush on.Openly Gay actor Wilson Cruise seems to have a thing in this film for Tobey Maguire... You decide"