Black Voices: Gay Movies About Black Gay Men

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Ace

2018 Drama

Delves into Ace and Z's unspoken attraction amid college friends, their emotional journey hindered by fears and uncertainties.

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Dawn

2012 Drama

During his evening commute, Tye interprets a stranger’s glance as a racist insult and decides to track him down for a confrontation. However, his assumptions about race, prejudice, and sexuality are challenged when he discovers that the man he targeted is actually his younger brother’s partner, forcing him to confront his own beliefs.

Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story

2017 Documentary

The poignant tale of the pioneering footballer who bravely came out as gay while still active in the game.

I Was Born This Way

2025 Documentary, Musical

A pioneering disco artist's 1977 anthem becomes a cultural milestone for LGBTQ+ music. Through interviews with music legends, the story unfolds of Archbishop Carl Bean's groundbreaking impact on queer representation in mainstream culture.

Right Near the Beach

2020 Drama

When prominent Jamaican sprinter Jeffrey Jacobs is brutally murdered, rumors about the secret life he may have lived create public uproar, causing obstacles to the murder investigation and for Jeffrey’s father, who simply wants justice for his son.

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Femme

2021 Thriller

When Jordan gets into the car of a flirtatious drug-dealer, his night takes a dangerous turn.

Assembly

2025 Documentary

Artist Rashaad Newsome converts an ex-military space into an artistic sanctuary exploring Black and queer identity. Features performances by dancers, musicians, poets and AI, focusing on resistance through art, vogue culture and healing.

Renaître

2025 Drama

After the death of her young actor husband, Rose, a 60-year-old artist, tries to overcome her grief with the help of her gay friend Ivan. He introduces her to “hot guys” just as she likes them, hoping to revive her taste for life.

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All The Way

2018 Animation, Drama

Rayvenn and Lourenço find themselves in new relationships but will their political differences drive them apart?

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The Hunter

2020 Drama

On a hot summer night in 1985 Greenwich Village, a young man, new to the city, leaves a gay bar with a flamboyant performance artist, but his animated story of Antigone is soon rudely interrupted in this period tribute to the wild gay scene of the mid-1980s. What starts as a hot date soon uncovers much deeper layers of race, class, history, and disease. The concept and identity of the hunter is fluid throughout, as it examines the shifting dynamics of power, attraction, and trust.

Oh Happy Day

2007 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two colleagues navigate the aftermath of a one-night stand just before starting a new job together, discovering that honesty and vulnerability are key to building a lasting relationship.

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Ngwato

2026 Drama

A young gay man returns home to ask for his parents' blessing to marry his male fiancé, challenging his family's traditions.

A Not So Straight Christmas

2024 Comedy, Drama

Karen is disillusioned with Christmas this year and distances herself from her chosen family. She soon realizes her mistake and finds herself in a vulnerable position on Christmas Eve. Seeking solace, she reaches out to an old flame.

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The Surf Report

2016 Drama, Fantasy

A ghostly love story unfolds as two men look for answers where ocean meets sky and city meets wild in Rockaway Beach, NY.

Single Man Problems: Volume One

2023 Comedy, Drama

Ronnie Maxwell, a self-conscious gay Black man, takes a deep dive into the realm of cat fishing as he explores dating via apps, gets hit with need to confront and unpack past traumas.

Velvet Jesus

2021 Drama

One man's desperate journey to discover the truth about his past. Along the way, he uncovers secrets about himself that will forever change his life.

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Bill & Robert

2020 Romance

Set just five years after homosexuality was decriminalized in the United States, this chronological love story follows Bill and Robert, two young Black gay men navigating a world where prejudice and stigma still surround their identities. Despite the pressures of their environment, they learn to embrace who they are and the love they find in each other.

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Two Knights

2022 Drama

After being separated for millennia, Lucifer invites Archangel Michael to a seemingly innocent game of chess, which becomes a deeply personal meditation on the nature of good and evil, the love they once shared and their ultimate place in the world.

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Life in Love: Nick & Kaiden

2022 Documentary

Meet Nick and Kaiden: they're navigating an unconventional work life and the politics of London's queer community, as well as their blossoming partnership. Will their relationship, first built on sexual desire and lust, turn into the year's sweetest love story?

All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White

2023 Drama, Romance

Bambino and Bawa navigate a blossoming affection in Lagos, challenged by societal taboos about being gay.

Toll

2023 Drama

Suellen, working as a toll booth attendant, covertly aids a gang of thieves in stealing watches to finance her son's enrollment in a gay conversion workshop.

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F^¢k ‘Em R!ght B@¢k

2022 Comedy

A queer Black aspiring Baltimore rapper must outwit his vengeful day-job boss in order to avoid getting fired after accidentally eating an edible.

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Before It’s Too Late

2019 Drama, Romance

Trapped in a hotel room, two teenagers resolve to change their lives.

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Remember I am Dead

2024 Drama, Romance

One night, 31 year old farmer Sagat visits a cemetery. By morning, 29 year old Roman is found sitting in his living room. He appears to have never set foot there before, yet something suggests otherwise. Who is Roman? What connects these two men? Why has he appeared, and how long will he stay?