The best gay-themed movies
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- DirectorDavid MoretonStarsChris StaffordTina HolmesAndersen GabrychA teenager copes with his sexuality on the last day of school in 1984. It shows him coping with being gay and being with friends.This movie is so good, especially for an lgbt themed movie from this early. I keep forgetting how good it is between times I have seen it though
- CreatorRon CowenDaniel LipmanRussell T. DaviesStarsGale HaroldHal SparksRandy HarrisonBrash humor and genuine emotion make up this series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.
- 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.I am always angry at myself for watching it every time the movie ends because it feels like nothing happened and I have wasted my time. But cute actors, coming out drama and everyone speaking french makes up for it
- DirectorJohn Cameron MitchellStarsJohn Cameron MitchellMiriam ShorStephen TraskA gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.This is a musical that gets better every time you watch it, there is always a little detail that you have missed before, or a new way to interpret things. Plus John Cameron Mitchell is a gorgeous genius
- DirectorSherry HormannStarsMaximilian BrücknerLisa Maria PotthoffDietmar BärAfter their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.
- DirectorQ. Allan BrockaStarsScott LunsfordJim VerrarosEmily Brooke HandsAfter getting dumped by his slutty girlfriend, Caleb falls in love with Gwen. However, thanks to Caleb's roommate, Gwen thinks he's gay and sets him up with her roommate, Marc.This movie is just the way the cover looks - a porny comedy with extreme fag hags. When there are no sex on screen, there is sexual innuendos
- DirectorMartin CurlandStarsTaylor HandleyDustin SeaveyAlison FollandIn this sexually ambiguous romantic comedy, Luke, a naive college student, struggles with issues of masculinity while he comes to terms with a rare genetic disorder that causes the afflicted to switch gender at will.I actually love this movie. I know that it has gotten criticized by actual zerophiliacs but this movie encaptured a lot of the feelings and thoughts I had when I was younger and I am grateful that it exists
- DirectorCraig ChesterStarsCraig ChesterMalcolm GetsParker PoseyFollows two New York city couples -- one heterosexual and one gay who explore the peaks and the valleys of their respective relationships.This movie always leaves me upbeat with a huge smile on my face
- DirectorPhillip J. BartellStarsJim VerrarosEmily Brooke HandsRebekah KochanAfter Marc dumps him, Kyle unites with Gwen and Tiffani to land sexually confused art model Troy by pretending to be straight. However, Marc wants Troy, too, and members from a notorious "ex-gay" group are slipping for the both of them.I think this movie is better than the first in the series, but equally as offensive
- DirectorJim FallStarsJohn StamosEric DaneBonnie SomervilleAfter a gay party planner discovers his brother is behind the governor's speech against gay marriage, he decides to go on strike for equal rights.Annoyed by the music in this movie, it really does not fit. But otherwise a pretty nice movie with a good message
- 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.This is my favorite movie on this list! The best music ever, adorable characters and a good story
- DirectorC. Jay CoxStarsTori SpellingPhilipp KarnerJames O'SheaMatt is shocked to learn that his ex-boyfriend Ryan is getting married, and he makes plans to rescue him from whatever "she-devil" has lured him into this huge mistake.This movie is not exactly lgbt themed, but about a gay guy whose ex is getting married to a woman and the bride lets her soon-to-be husband have sex with him to see if he is still in love with him
- DirectorTom GustafsonStarsTanner CohenWendy RobieJudy McLaneA bullied and demoralized gay student at an all-boys school uses a magical flower derived from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream' to turn many in his community gay, including a comely rugby player for himself.A beautiful musical with magical music and Shakespeare. Plus a school full of cute boys
- 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.This is a wonderful movie about family, identity and society. Natural and down to earth with great music and beautiful setting
- DirectorRob WilliamsStarsKeith JordanWyatt FennerSteve CallahanA gay student who is "out" at college but not to his family receives an unexpected visit from his boyfriend while at home during the holidays.A sweet, warm movie with cute music and actors but not much more than that. I don't really get the characters
- DirectorSean WillisStarsTaylor CaldwellJustin FixJohn Patrick KellyTwo best friends struggle to keep their friendship while dealing with the feelings they have for one another and the pressures of society.A soft and sweet romantic low-cost movie about two young best friends falling in love. Wonderful music
- DirectorJulian JarroldStarsDouglas BoothJonny BurtMathew HorneThe story of Boy George, the famous androgynous lead singer of the band, Culture Club.Boy George, being a teenager and gender identity
- DirectorMike MillsStarsEwan McGregorChristopher PlummerMélanie LaurentA young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer and that he has a young male lover.
- DirectorTova MagnussonStarsBjörn KjellmanEric EricsonTova MagnussonPolitical leader David falls in love with Martin from rival party. Their forbidden relationship risks career-ending scandal if exposed. Navigating mistakes and misunderstandings, they fight to keep love alive against all odds.One of those awkwardly funny romantic comedies. Some of the best actors in Sweden, amazing music and, unusual for a movie with two gay lead characters, a political setting
- DirectorSabine BernardiStarsRick OkonMax BefortLiv Lisa FriesA drama centered on the relationship between a two young men, as one of them navigates the difficulties of life as a transgender man.Centered around a gay female-to-male transgendered teen in Cologne. This is absolutely a must-watch! Amazing story and actors
- DirectorJay ArnoldStarsDarrin BakerMichael BlausteinDavid J. BonnerPaul, a closeted and self-unaware CEO in his 50's, retires and begins falling for a younger man half his age whom he meets in a dog park.This reflects the way that we always seem to expect our every decision to bring about life changing events. But mostly it is a slow building relationship between two men in different stages of life who has grown up in different times
- DirectorMichael SimonStarsBenjamin LutzJohn WerskeyJackson PalmerPaul is a success who has gone stale with his work and his life. He has lost the love of his life but they are still co-workers. So he decides to "get" cancer so he can be popular again with Brad. When the (supposedly fake) test result comes back, he is diagnosed with an actual spot on his lungs which has "metastasized" and he is put to bed rest and on a drug regimen. But is the diagnosis real or faked or an "intervention" by his friends, co-workers and ex-lover... His family and friends do, in fact, assemble around him and hilarity ensues - with some familial bickering.Not an amazing movie, but cute actors and a happy ending
- DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra MillerCharlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.A good movie with amazing actors and equally amazing music
- DirectorMårten KlingbergStarsJonas KarlssonMarie RobertsonEllen JelinekAfter getting fired from his current job as a pilot and dumped by his wife, he seeks to find a new job. Out of desperation on the job market he disguises himself as a woman in order to get a job from Silver, a company seeking a female pilot. The lines between his female and male life as well as his personal and love life starts to become a blur; which he eventually cannot handle.A hysterical movie that is a comment in the Swedish debate on feminism and gender quotas (wether companies should need to have a certain percent male/female employees) A man pretends to be a woman to get a job and falls in love with a bisexual female colleague
- StarsAdam LundgrenAdam PålssonBjörn KjellmanA story of love and death. Rasmus, 19, escapes to Stockholm and finds love in the religious Benjamin just as the AIDS epidemic hits the city's gay community.Can not get over how amazing this series is, absolutely a must-watch! See that you are prepared with tissues because you will cry
- DirectorRob WilliamsStarsEric DeanHeidi RhodesMark CirilloA gay man finds himself torn between two single lovers who happen to be father and son.This is mostly just a fun, sexy movie. It does not really say anything or add anything. Still worth to see for all the hotness going on though
- DirectorScott GabrielStarsEric AragonJason T. GaffneyApolonia DavalosHome for the Christmas holiday, a gay man starts falling for his ex-boyfriend's lover, not knowing that the relationship is a mere pretense.Teeth-crumbeling sweetness overdose is something you can not escape in this movie
- StarsJosh ThomasThomas WardJohnTwenty something Josh is going through a number of big changes as he navigates his first decade of adulthood. After being dumped by his girlfriend, he comes to the realization that he is gay.
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMatthew McConaugheyJennifer GarnerJared LetoIn 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.Wow! This is such an amazing story, it gets better each time i watch it
- DirectorKyle Patrick AlvarezStarsJonathan GroffDenis O'HareCorey StollA cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
- DirectorGary EntinStarsCameron Deane StewartJustin DeeleyMeaghan MartinAt Goodkind High School, a group of students with varying sexual orientations form an after-school club as a discreet way to share their feelings and experiences.I really enjoy this movie, a more down to earth high school movie that feels realistic and a bit more diverse than most young adult movies
- DirectorDarren SteinStarsMichael J. WillettPaul IaconoSasha PieterseWhat happens after Tanner is outed by his classmates and becomes the title "gay best friend" for three high school queen bees?Yet another High School story? Yes! Similarities to Mean Girls? Yes! But it is a cute, fun movie
- DirectorChris NelsonStarsNicholas BraunHunter CopeDakota JohnsonTwo guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closet.How I have longed for a movie like this! It is fantastic! An ordinary highschool comedy movie where one of the lead characters happens to be gay
- DirectorRyan MurphyStarsMark RuffaloJonathan GroffFrank De JulioIn the early 1980s, the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York led to an emergence of homosexual activists. With support from the medical community, they try to raise awareness about the disease.This is an amazing and absolutely heartbreaking movie with some of the best actors/actresses, but it is overshadowed by the Swedish predecessor "Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves" and of course "Dallas Buyers Club"
- CreatorJoey SolowayStarsJeffrey TamborAmy LandeckerGaby HoffmannAn L.A. family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.Really interesting, a fresh new point of view on transpersons, adulthood and family. Though it seems like they are aiming for a deep, world changing story it kind of misses the mark by flitting around the characters without us really getting to know any of them
- CreatorMichael LannanStarsJonathan GroffFrankie J. AlvarezMurray BartlettThree best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a variety of options, both in love and in life.
- DirectorMatthew WarchusStarsBill NighyImelda StauntonDominic WestU.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
- DirectorEster Martin BergsmarkStarsSaga BeckerIggy MalmborgShima NiavaraniA gritty story taking place in Stockholm, about the passionate love between the self-abusive Sebastian who wants to be a woman, and the easy-going Andreas who is certainly not gay.
- CreatorCarter CovingtonDana GoodmanJulia Lea WolovStarsRita VolkKatie StevensGregg SulkinAfter numerous attempts of trying to be popular two best friends decide to come out as lesbians, which launches them to instant celebrity status. Seduced by their newfound fame, Karma and Amy decide to keep up their romantic ruse.