Best Gay-Themed Movies
This is a list of movies with LGBTQ-themes that i've saw, vaguely sorted in order of preference.
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- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsTom CullenChris NewJonathan RaceAfter a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special."Never tought that any other movie could ever beat Shelter, in my preference, well this did. This is THE MOVIE, loved every part of it"
- DirectorJonah MarkowitzStarsTrevor WrightBrad RoweTina HolmesWhen his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother."Don't know how many times i've watched this movie"
- DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsGlen BerryLinda HenryScott NealJamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship."Beautiful"
- DirectorC. Jay CoxStarsWes RamseySteve SandvossMary Kay PlaceA promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.Way more than a feel good movie, it has good story with a great performance of the actors.
- DirectorBenjamin CantuStarsLukas SteltnerKai Michael MüllerSteven BaadeA drama that tracks the relationship between two young apprentices working on an agricultural complex south of Berlin."This movie is really beautiful, if you have the opportunity to watch, do it."
- DirectorMarco BergerStarsManuel VignauLucas FerraroMercedes QuinterosAfter girlfriend Laura dumps him for another man, Bruno plots to come between the new lovers. But his plan takes an unexpected turn, causing Bruno to question his own sexuality."This movie was a big surprise... kinda sad that not a lot of people knows it"
- DirectorChristophe HonoréStarsLudivine SagnierLouis GarrelClotilde HesmeIsmael and Julie enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice. When tragedy strikes, these young Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life and love."Love the history, love the songs and of course love Louis Garrel"
- DirectorAndrew FlemingStarsLara Flynn BoyleJosh CharlesStephen BaldwinA girl named Alex is by mistake housed with 2 guys, Stuart and Eddy, in a college dorm suite. After initial problems they become friends. Stuart has the hots for Alex, Alex for Eddy and Eddy for Stuart. Can it work?I watched this movie long time ago, it's so simple, funny and in some level realistic.
- DirectorChristian FaureStarsCyrille ThouveninStéphan Guérin-TilliéÉva DarlanAfter his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay."One of the best"
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends."The movie speaks for itself"
- DirectorDuncan TuckerStarsFelicity HuffmanKevin ZegersFionnula FlanaganA transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.Felicity Huffman got robbed in the Oscars that year... Nothing against Reese, but Felicity's perfomace was in a higer level. I loved Bree.
- DirectorMarco KreuzpaintnerStarsRobert StadloberKostja UllmannMiriam MorgensternA close friendship between two crew teammates is tested when one slowly discovers he's gay and attracted to the other.Love this one.
- DirectorLucía PuenzoStarsRicardo DarínValeria BertuccelliGermán PalaciosThe story of an intersex fifteen-year-old. She lives with her parents, who have to cope with the challenges of her medical condition.Touching, beautiful, sad... don't really know how to describe this great argentine movie.
- DirectorCesc GayStarsFernando RamalloJordi VilchesMarieta OrozcoA Spanish coming of age story focusing on the antics of two 17 year olds, who have a posh beach house almost all to themselves one summer. This is also a summer of sexual awakenings.I relate myself so much with this movie.
- DirectorHaim TabakmanStarsZohar StraussRan Khalil DankerTinkerbellA married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.Such a phenomenal movie, everything seems so realistic.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsMaribel VerdúGael García BernalDaniel Giménez CachoIn Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other."Not really a LGBTQ-themed movie, but..."
- DirectorMehdi Ben AttiaStarsClaudia CardinaleAntonin Stahly ViswanadhanSalim KechioucheMalik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems seem to fade away when he falls for Bilal, the dreamy houseboy at his mother's bourgeois estate.
- DirectorKimberly PeirceStarsHilary SwankChloë SevignyPeter SarsgaardA young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska.
- DirectorPawel PawlikowskiStarsNatalie PressEmily BluntPaddy ConsidineIn the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. Over the summer season, the two young women discover they have much to teach one another, and much to explore together."Everything in this movie is perfect"
- DirectorEnrique BuchichioStarsMartín RodríguezCecilia CóseroGerardo BegérezLeo, 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.
- DirectorNicolo DonatoStarsThure LindhardtDavid DencikNicolas BroFormer Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when it's discovered.This Danish movie is a must see, It's so well developed, it makes you care for characters that aren't exactly "likeable".
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsMelvil PoupaudJeanne MoreauValeria Bruni TedeschiA fashion photographer with terminal cancer elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.
- DirectorMirko LocatelliStarsMattia De GasperisMichela CovaAndrea SemeghiniValerio is a lonely young boy who can't get on with the others of the same age. He just observes without been seen and tries to compare himself to them, especially with two tough guys from his swimming course. One day Valerio sees something that will change him forever."A very "slow" movie, one of my favorites"
- DirectorLisa CholodenkoStarsAnnette BeningJulianne MooreMark RuffaloTwo children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
- DirectorRoberto CastónStarsEriz AlberdiJosean BengoetxeaCristhian EsquivelA love story between a Basque farmer and a Peruvian immigrant.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsRiver PhoenixKeanu ReevesJames RussoTwo best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.A Classic
- DirectorRosser GoodmanStarsBrent GorskiChristopher WyllieMelissa SearingYoung, beautiful and intelligent, Trevor (screenwriter Brent Gorski) is in a stalemate. Entangled in an unhealthy relationship with Darrell, a self-destructive heroin addict, and trapped in a telemarketing job, Trevor finds scant comfort in Los Angeles' vapid party scene, where conversation rarely rises above inquiries like "So, are you an actor?" Worse still, he and his two best friends - roommate Andie and singer Jake - are being pulled apart by boredom and discontent. At the hospital for his boyfriend's latest overdose, Trevor finds a potential new beginning in Ephram, a medical intern with ambition, a warm demeanor and strikingly good looks. After they spend a romantic evening together, Trevor seems poised to make some changes. He begins by ending his relationship with Darrell and then strives to reconnect with Andie and Jake. But what should be a joyous event - a party celebrating a negative HIV test - explodes into rage and sorrow. Darrell shows up unannounced and makes a scene, Ephram suggests that Trevor isn't ready for a commitment, and Andie, reeling from a painful revelation, kicks Trevor while he's down. Though pulled in multiple directions, Trevor remains committed to bettering his life. But first he must realize that some people are too precious to abandon. Director Rosser Goodman (That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout, Frameline29) finds rich emotional territory in Gorski's script, keeping it both focused and raw.Despite some "amateurism" this simple, warm, cute (at least for me) movie deserves a look.
- DirectorElla LemhagenStarsGustaf SkarsgårdTorkel PeterssonTom LjungmanA Swedish gay couple adopt what they think is an 18-month-old orphan, only to meet their new son, a 15-year-old homophobic delinquent.
- DirectorSteven WillifordStarsJason Butler HarnerCheyenne JacksonIlleana DouglasMichael Gavin and his partner Daniel trade the rat race of New York City for the idyllic charm of the Connecticut shoreline, with hopes of a simpler life and time for Michael to finish his first novel. All that changes when one of Michael's high school students accuses him of 'inappropriate conduct', and the town rushes to judgment.
- DirectorTommy StovallStarsSeth PetersonBruce DavisonChad DonellaRobbie and Trey are gay, middle-class, suburban professionals. Life is good. Until the son of a fundamentalist preacher moves in next door.
- DirectorEldar RapaportStarsMurray BartlettEdward ConnaAdrian GonzalezAugust tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent rendezvous turns into an attempt to revive passions past. Only this time it's not that simple as Jonathan has a new beau, Raul, and is trying to make the right decision a second time around.
- DirectorKareem MortimerStarsJohnny FerroStephen Tyrone WilliamsMargaret Laurena KempThe story of two young Bahamian men who fall in love with each other and portrays the homophobia of the Bahamian society.It had a huge potential to be a great movie, but the writer somehow, near the end, got lost and betrayed the all point of the movie... still a good movie.
- DirectorRobert CaryStarsJeremy GlazerChad AllenDavid PetruzziA sex and drug-addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction," where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
- DirectorPatrice ChéreauStarsBruno TodeschiniÉric CaravacaNathalie BoutefeuTwo brothers with a problematic relationship in the past, find together again when the elder one gets a dangerous disease and asks his brother to accompany him to several doctors.
- DirectorWiktor GrodeckiStarsMiroslav CaslavkaDavid SvecPavel SkrípalTwo gay teenage runaways thrown out of their repressive homes try to survive on the streets of Prague. Hunger and desperation forces them into a life of prostitution, drugs, and teen-porn.
- DirectorEytan FoxStarsOhad KnollerYousef 'Joe' SweidDaniella Wircer"The Bubble" is the story of a group of young people who live in Tel Aviv, Israel. The movie follows the group's difficulties of living in Israel's reality. Their routine breaks when a young Palestinian man enters their lives.
- DirectorAntony CordierStarsJohan LibéreauSalomé StéveninFlorence ThomassinThe story of three teenagers: a beautiful girl, Vanessa, and two boys, Mickael and Clement, one rich, one poor. The story of Mickael - judo fanatic and doomed lover - and his parents, both convinced that the sky will one day come crashing down on their heads, and both more than able to cope when it does. Blackly comic, brutally funny, heartbreaking, truthful. A tragi-comedy. About happiness and hardship, sex, luck and catastrophe.
- DirectorPascal ArnoldJean-Marc BarrStarsLizzie BrocheréArthur DupontGuillaume BachéChacun Sa Nuit ("To Each His Night") is a modern study of French teens which turns into a murder mystery. Narrated by the lone female in a quintet of very close friends, her narcissistic, bisexual twin brother ends up dead and she is bent on solving the crime. Rather than a whodunnit movie, in which the audience has clues, here all we can do is go along for the ride -- trying, with the sister, to unravel what happened and why. Contains non-sexual nudity, some sexual content and profanity.