Best movies & TV Shows like Happenstance

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Wade and Jose Manuel, two people who magically meet although they are living in different periods - one in 1974, one in 2020. Jose Manuel is grounded after his military father learned of his relationship with Luis, an activist. Wade, on the other hand, is recovering from a recent break up with Eric and while on vacation is caught up in the Quarantine because of the COVID 19 Pandemic. After the super moon, an opportunity opens for these two heartbroken souls to connect across time and find love once again.

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A Very Natural Thing

When David, an ex-monk still in his twenties meets Mark, he falls hard; soon he's asked Mark if they can live together. Things go well for awhile, and then differences in their definition of "commitment" begin to push them apart. Mark wants other sexual adventures, David tries to go along. Can they talk through the crisis in their relationship or is a breakup in the offing? David sees his relationship with Mark as a marriage, so if it ends, can David's heart ever heal?

Bo Burnham: Inside

Stuck in COVID-19 lockdown, US comedian and musician Bo Burnham attempts to stay sane and happy by writing, shooting and performing a one-man comedy special.

Roma

In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

Together

A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Help

Sarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talent for connecting with the residents. Then, in March 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic hits.

Sick

In the midst of the pandemic, college student Parker and her best friend Miri decide to self-quarantine at her family's lake house, where they will be alone — or so they think.

Breaking Fast

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.

Just Swipe

Vanessa has always had trouble in the dating world, never mind now being confined to her home. She soon discovers just how much you can get away with dating via webcam, but is the love she feels true or only a distorted version of reality?

Gameboys: The Movie

The story of gamers turned lovers Cairo and Gavreel, to spend time together in Gavreel's house, a few weeks before Cairo returns to his province. What starts out as a romantic holiday for the young couple turns into a relationship test that they have to overcome. Cairo is faced with the reality of his imminent departure while Gavreel is compelled to make a life-changing decision. After defying distance and even the pandemic, will Cairo and Gavreel be able to prove once again that their love for each other is strong enough to withstand fate and circumstance?

Ayuda Babes

A hilarious look at the altered lifestyles of people in quarantine in need of doleouts.

The Swedish Boys

Get ready to explore a dizzying confection of Swedish life and love spanning all shades of the gay experience, from childhood confusion to a teen's coming out, a trio of friends in a three-way relationship, a mother trying to connect with her deaf son and a heterosexual ghost from a homosexual past. The 7 short films are: Coming Out [Komma ut] (2011); Polly (2017); Filip (2015); No Breaks [När bromsvajern släpper] (2008); The Memory of You [Minnet av dig] (2015); Distances [Bortom] (2014); Stockholm Daybreak [Gryning] (2013).

Red River Road

A family of four isolating against a pandemic virus that spreads through the internet and robs you of your ability to perceive reality - often violently - begins to unravel when they suspect one or all of them might be infected.

A Quarantined Christmas

8 friends are quarantined together over the holidays which leads to murder, suspicion and mayhem.

Sick

Covid-19 quarantine in spring 2020. She’s isolated in her flat in L.A. He’s isolated in his flat in Athens. They’re both killing time on the internet, doing silly things lovers do. Their internment into their flats becomes a psychedelic space spinning round and round and round. A punk romance in the heart of the pandemic lockdown.

PLAN C

A hidden grassroots organization doggedly fights to expand access to abortion pills across the United States keeping hope alive during a global pandemic and the fall of Roe v. Wade.

Our Flag Means Death

After trading in the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede Bonnet becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard. Stede and crew attempt to get their ship together and survive life on the high seas.

When We Rise

The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. The period piece tells the history of the gay rights movement, starting with the Stonewall Riots in 1969.

Bob & Rose

Bob Gossage is a thirtysomething teacher who has been gay all his life. Now, however, he quite unexpectedly finds himself falling in love with a woman, Rose Cooper. Various confusions and misunderstandings ensue, with Rose's heartbroken ex-boyfriend Andy, Bob's jealous colleague Holly, and his gay-rights campaigning mother Monica all getting caught up in the mix.

Ilustrado

Near the end of the 19th century, 35-year-old Jos Rizal turned into the Philippines' most beloved hero when he was martyred by the Spanish colonial government at Bagumbayan. He died an extraordinary man of his times: renowned novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and linguist. But behind these achievements, there remained the story of a man every Filipino can relate and connect to. Like today's overseas Filipino, Rizal needed to leave his family to fulfill his studies and career abroad, suffering from homesickness, and enduring a long-distance relationship with the woman he loved most. He was also the best example of the Filipino who came back home and used the knowledge and skills he learned abroad to help improve the lives of his family and countrymen.

Epithet Erased

An ensemble comedy show about people with superpowers based around a random word attached to their soul called an Epithet. The show follows our protagonist, Molly, who gets stuck in a museum the same time a bunch of thieves break in to steal an artifact.

Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.

Staged

David Tennant and Michael Sheen (playing themselves) were due to star in a production of 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' in the West End. The pandemic has put an end to that, but their director (Simon Evans) is determined not to let the opportunity pass them by.

Gameboys

Teenage streamer Cairo is caught off guard when he receives a video call from a new online rival called Gavreel. He is even more surprised when the handsome stranger asks him out. Can two gamers make romance work during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, or will it be game over for their love story?

Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane

A daily short-form variety series featuring some of the biggest stars from NBCUniversal and beyond, all from home — all month long. The series helps to raise awareness and support for three national non-profit organizations providing critical services to essential workers and those communities most in need.

Hello, Stranger

It tells the story of the school’s basketball player Aki, who meets the nerdy student Mico, after he accidentally joins Mico’s Zoom meeting with friends. Despite starting off as enemies, the two eventually form a bond that goes way beyond friendship.

Social Distance

Shot in isolation, this tragicomic anthology series features both dark and funny takes on how people strive to stay connected while staying apart.

Innocent the Series

"I love you not because of who you are, but because of who l can be in front of you." Because of an accident when he was five years old, Yu Shi developed a second personality named Noah. Noah is a quiet and emotionless persona. For years, Noah has protected Yu Shi as he grew up. But that was until he met Wu Zheng. Yu Shi wanted to be with Wu Zheng, but Noah didn't trust Wu Zheng. Although Wu Zheng likes Yu Shi as well, his relationship with Shao Jie, the woman he’s been set up with, continues to disturb Yu Shi. Despite having a tragic childhood, Wu Zheng restores Yu Shi’s faith in this turbulent world. Now the question is, can Wu Zheng, a straight man, break through the constraints of the world and face his feelings for Yu Shi bravely?

Like in the Movies

Gaya sa Pelikula (Like in the Movies) is about Karl, a 19-year old architecture student in the middle of an identity crisis and Vlad, a schoolmate on the run from his own family. As their lives become entwined by fate making them housemates over the semestral break, Karl and Vlad come to learn more about each other and themselves than they could have ever imagined.

The Bite

During an unexpected, deadly second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, two neighbors, Rachel and Lily, navigate life in quarantine. While Rachel juggles her many telemedicine clients as well as a shaky, passionless marriage, Lily is upstairs just trying to convince her Wall Street clientele that her very specific skillset is still just as valuable over video as it was in person.

Meet Me Outside

Two young men, alone for the holidays for different reasons, gravitate towards each other on the day before Christmas after a conversation through the Blued app.

The House Arrest of Us

A long-term couple finally decides to get engaged, and per Filipino pre-wedding tradition, the groom-to-be and his family go to his fiancée's family to settle the union. A series of unfortunate events follow as a pandemic hits, with the government suddenly implementing an Enhanced Community Quarantine. Now the would-be bride and groom, joined by their warring families, must live under one roof during a mandated lockdown.

See You After Quarantine

"I found the Seagull camera you have been looking for in Japan. I brought it back and wanted to give it to you..." Bai Chun looked at the message from a stranger and realized that his mobile phone number was the old one. As for the registration of the communication software, he was mistakenly regarded as another person by the other party. Bai Chun had a fever for a while, and he used his account to answer the other party. Unexpectedly, the other party believed it was true. When talking to him, Bai Chun, who was thinking about the camera in his heart, had to deal with the fake account carefully. From the conversation, he learned that the other party was a Japanese living in Taiwan, Sato. Shu, his false identity is the other's predecessor. And Sato Tree is currently in quarantine at home...

Black White and the Greys

A marriage is put to the test when an interracial couple are forced to quarantine together through the Covid pandemic and 'Black Lives Matter' movement.

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