Dark/Psychological BLs
This list includes:
-Dramas/Movies with some BL contents and a complicated plot
-Dark or mature dramas/movies with BL contents (but without sexual contents)
-Psychological thrillers with some BL contents
- Mature BLs with or without sexual contents (read the description of each title)
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1. Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyuu wo Kojiraseteiru
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Even if this one should be a comedy, it gives a pretty realistic view on how life is when you've depression. I find this, somehow, more mature than others BL.
TW: depression.
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2. 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us
Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Sad, complicated and realistic story. This is the best thai BL I've ever watched.
TW: death, internalized homophobia.
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3. Killing Curriculum: Jinroh Shokei Game - Prologue
Japanese Movie - 2015
Incredible to say, I loved this movie. It is so bad that it's good. The weird cannibalistic/masochistic yet innocent relationship between the MLs was the cherry on top.
TW: death, suicide, bullying, sexual violence/incest.
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4. Jinroh Shokei Game
Japanese Movie - 2015
Sadly, I liked this one less than its prequel.
TW: sexual contents (main couple), death, suicide, violence, bullying, domestic abuse.
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5. Summer Vacation 1999
Japanese Movie - 1988
This movie is a must watch. It's weird, absurd, complicated and confusing.
TW: suicide, unrequired love.
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6. Double
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
It's difficult to describe what is this drama. It isn't exactly a BL, it isn't exactly a psychological drama. It isn't even a bromance, since one of the ML confesses his feelings. Anyway, it's such a good drama.
TW: emotional dependence, self-destructive behaviors, selective mutism.
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7. Method
Korean Movie - 2017
This movie is a masterpiece. Everyone can interpret it in a different way.
TW: Cheating, love triangle, suicide, torture, blood.
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8. Dead Friend Forever - DFF
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Another horror complex drama with an open ending.
TW: Sexual content (between all the different couples), death, suicide, revenge, blood (and a bit of gore), torture (phisical and mental).
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9. Journey to the Shore
Korean Movie - 2020
Sad and dark short movie.
TW: internalized homophobia, bullying, self harm, depression.
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10. Kuroi Gashu: Shogen
Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
Dark movie about a cheating husband. His actions will have terrible conseguences.
TW: death, homicide, suicide, cheating, sexual contents (main couple).
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11. Monster
Japanese Movie - 2023
I don't know if this movie can be considered BL, but it's pretty close. About the other contents, it's definetely dark.
TW: child abuse, internalized homophobia, homicide, death, bullying
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12. One Room Angel
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
This one isn't exactly a BL- the bond between the two MLs is so strong that they want to stay together forever- but it has an heavy plot based on death and suicide.
TW: depression, bullying, suicide, internalized homophobia, death.
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13. The Spell
Thai Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
This drama is like 1% horror and 99% man doing "stuff" with each other. It's very dark and twisted, but all those spicy scenes were so useless.
TW: sexual content (a lot of sexual content), cheating (multiple times with litterally everyone), sexual violence (everyone got, at least, sexually molested), rape, necrophilia, homicide, violence (even against people who were already dead), public indecency, body snatching.