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Best Gay Themed Movies to Watch

by d-leh-ng • Created 10 years ago • Modified 3 weeks ago
This is a collection of Gay / LGBTQ Themed Movies that I've seen and loved, for various reasons, over the years. The list also includes movies with supporting, yet remarkable, gay characters. Stay tuned for regular updates.
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  • Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (2005)

    1. Brokeback Mountain

    20052h 14mR87Metascore
    7.7 (405K)
    Two shepherds fall for each other, but their relationship becomes complicated when they both get married to their respective girlfriends.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle Williams
    Love of a lifetime
  • Rafael Cardoso and João Gabriel Vasconcellos in From Beginning to End (2009)

    2. From Beginning to End

    20091h 34mNot Rated
    6.6 (8.9K)
    Two brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.
    DirectorAluizio AbranchesStarsJúlia LemmertzFábio AssunçãoJean Pierre Noher
    Love
  • Fabio Audi and Ghilherme Lobo in The Way He Looks (2014)

    3. The Way He Looks

    20141h 36mNot Rated71Metascore
    7.9 (29K)
    Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.
    DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess Amorim
    Cute
  • Chris New and Tom Cullen in Weekend (2011)

    4. Weekend

    20111h 37mNot Rated81Metascore
    7.6 (34K)
    After 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.
    DirectorAndrew HaighStarsTom CullenChris NewJonathan Race
    The One
  • Benjamin Bonenfant in Strapped (2010)

    5. Strapped

    20101h 35mNot Rated
    6.8 (3K)
    A handsome young prostitute learns about life and love during a sex-filled odyssey in an apartment building filled with strange inhabitants.
    DirectorJoseph GrahamStarsBenjamin BonenfantNick FrangioneArtem Mishin
    Found it!
  • Max Befort and Rick Okon in Romeos (2011)

    6. Romeos

    20111h 34mNot Rated
    7.0 (3.6K)
    A drama centered on the relationship between two young men, as one of them navigates the difficulties of life as a transgender man.
    DirectorSabine BernardiStarsRick OkonMax BefortLiv Lisa Fries
    You only live once
  • Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Katie Walder, Trevor Wright, Jackson Wurth, and Ross Thomas in Shelter (2007)

    7. Shelter

    20071h 37mR66Metascore
    7.6 (25K)
    When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.
    DirectorJonah MarkowitzStarsTrevor WrightBrad RoweTina Holmes
  • Manuel Vignau and Mateo Chiarino in Hawaii (2013)

    8. Hawaii

    20131h 42mNot Rated
    7.2 (6.1K)
    Martin seeks for a temporary job at Eugenio's house. When they recognize to be childhood friends, Eugenio offers him work for the summer. A power and desire game starts and their relationship grows beyond their friendship.
    DirectorMarco BergerStarsManuel VignauMateo ChiarinoLuz Palazón
    Finally!
  • The String (2009)

    9. The String

    20091h 33mNot Rated
    6.7 (2.3K)
    Malik 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.
    DirectorMehdi Ben AttiaStarsClaudia CardinaleAntonin Stahly ViswanadhanSalim Kechiouche
  • North Sea Texas (2011)

    10. North Sea Texas

    20111h 38mNot Rated63Metascore
    7.1 (11K)
    A teenage boy's search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby.
    DirectorBavo DefurneStarsBen Van den HeuvelEva Van der GuchtThomas Coumans
    Stay.
  • Ko Zandvliet and Gijs Blom in Boys (2014)

    11. Boys

    20141h 18mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.4 (17K)
    A sexually awakening gay teen athlete finds himself in a budding relationship with his mutually attracted relay race teammate.
    DirectorMischa KampStarsGijs BlomKo ZandvlietJonas Smulders
    Be yourselves
  • Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, and Clotilde Hesme in Love Songs (2007)

    12. Love Songs

    20071h 31mUnrated70Metascore
    7.0 (10K)
    Ismael 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.
    DirectorChristophe HonoréStarsLudivine SagnierLouis GarrelClotilde Hesme
    Romance
  • Love of Siam (2007)

    13. Love of Siam

    20072h 58mNot Rated
    7.7 (4.4K)
    Two boyhood friends are separated due to the disappearance of the sister of one of them, then later meet again as teenagers, when one of them has become a pop singer, and they discover feelings that they did not know they had.
    DirectorChookiat SakveerakulStarsSinjai PlengpanichSongsit RoongnophakunsriPimpan Buranapim
    First love
  • Michael Aloni and Nicholas Jacob in Out in the Dark (2012)

    14. Out in the Dark

    20121h 36mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.5 (9.7K)
    A drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sides of the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli lawyer.
    DirectorMichael MayerStarsNicholas JacobMichael AloniJameel Khoury
    Nonsense
  • Ju Jin-mo, Zo In-sung, and Song Ji-hyo in A Frozen Flower (2008)

    15. A Frozen Flower

    20082h 13mTV-MA
    7.1 (5.5K)
    A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.
    DirectorsShin Jae MyungKim Su-Jin-IHa YooStarsZo In-sungJu Jin-moSong Ji-hyo
    Now you realise
  • Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, and Jesuíta Barbosa in Futuro Beach (2014)

    16. Futuro Beach

    20141h 46mUnrated64Metascore
    6.3 (3.5K)
    Shortly after failing to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, a friend of the victim. They soon begin a relationship which seems doomed from the start, while Donato's past catches up with him.
    DirectorKarim AïnouzStarsWagner MouraClemens SchickFred Lima
  • Alfred Molina and John Lithgow in Love Is Strange (2014)

    17. Love Is Strange

    20141h 34mR82Metascore
    6.7 (14K)
    After Ben and George get married, George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to stay with friends separately while they sell their place and look for cheaper housing -- a situation that weighs heavily on all involved.
    DirectorIra SachsStarsJohn LithgowAlfred MolinaMarisa Tomei
    Treasure
  • András Sütö in Land of Storms (2014)

    18. Land of Storms

    20141h 45mUnrated
    6.8 (5K)
    Szabolcs quits football against his father's will and returns to his country in Hungary to take charge of an inheritance from his grandfather. There, he meets Aron and they both explore their identities.
    DirectorÁdám CsásziStarsAndrás SütöÁdám VargaSebastian Urzendowsky
    Why? Ignorance.
  • Glen Berry and Scott Neal in Beautiful Thing (1996)

    19. Beautiful Thing

    19961h 30mR
    7.6 (27K)
    Jamie 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.
    DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsGlen BerryLinda HenryScott Neal
    Screw it!
  • Tori Spelling, Christian Campbell, and John Paul Pitoc in Trick (1999)

    20. Trick

    19991h 29mR
    7.2 (9.8K)
    The misadventures of two young gay men trying to find a place to be alone one night in Manhattan.
    DirectorJim FallStarsChristian CampbellJohn Paul PitocBrad Beyer
    Believe
  • Sigourney Weaver, Ryan Kelley, and Austin Nichols in Prayers for Bobby (2009)

    21. Prayers for Bobby

    20091h 30mTV-14TV Movie
    8.0 (19K)
    True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.
    DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsSigourney WeaverHenry CzernyRyan Kelley
    Awakening
  • Kevin Kline in In & Out (1997)

    22. In & Out

    19971h 30mPG-1370Metascore
    6.4 (46K)
    A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
    DirectorFrank OzStarsKevin KlineJoan CusackTom Selleck
    Hilarious
  • Juste une question d'amour (2000)

    23. Juste une question d'amour

    20001h 28mTV Movie
    7.7 (6.2K)
    After 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.
    DirectorChristian FaureStarsCyrille ThouveninStéphan Guérin-TilliéÉva Darlan
  • Max Riemelt and Hanno Koffler in Free Fall (2013)

    24. Free Fall

    20131h 37mNot Rated
    7.5 (24K)
    A soon-to-be-father policeman falls for a gay fellow officer and his life starts falling apart.
    DirectorStephan LacantStarsHanno KofflerMax RiemeltAttila Borlan
  • L'homme que j'aime (1997)

    25. L'homme que j'aime

    19971h 31mTV Movie
    7.2 (1.8K)
    This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to reality and realizes that one's beloved friend has a hard way to go yet. The positive message the film tries to transmit is the somewhat common motto "Live each day of your life as if it were your last."
    DirectorStéphane GiustiStarsJean-Michel PortalMarcial Di Fonzo BoMathilde Seigner
    Love

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