Editors' Picks - Gay Films Matter

Mulligans

2008 Drama, Romance

Two college friends journey home, where one's mistake threatens to tear apart a family with irreversible consequences.

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Curmudgeons

2016 Comedy

Ralph is visited in his care home by his granddaughter and an unexpected guest.

SHORT FILM

Never Too Late

2016 Drama, Romance

It's never too late to discover love with a stranger who enters your life unexpectedly.

Hidden Pleasures

1977 Drama

A successful, closeted banker falls passionately in love with a handsome but impoverished 18-year-old student, leading to devastating consequences for the young man. This is a modern retelling of 'Death in Venice'.

SHORT FILM

One Day This Kid

2024 Drama

A young Afghan-Canadian boy, who under the weight of his father's expectations, confronts fear, desire and shame, in search of a self unknown.

SHORT FILM

Lay-by

2024 Comedy

A closeted man gets more than he bargained for on his first gay hookup.

SHORT FILM

Changing Room

2011 Comedy, Drama

After a boxing workout, two groups of two men who are complete opposites find themselves in a locker room. They are about to go home when an argument breaks out.

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Two Little Boys

2020 Drama

A boy's infatuation with his closeted bully leads him down an unconventional path of confession and its repercussions.

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My Best Friend

2018 Drama, Romance

Two teenage best friends share a quiet, intimate moment, knowing everything is about to change.

Malanova

2024 Drama

Matteo and Riccardo, a couple about to celebrate six months together, have their romantic plans shattered when Matteo receives devastating news - he’s been diagnosed as HIV positive.

Open Bodies

1998 Drama

The film follows a few days in the life of Rémi, an 18-year-old Franco-African boy exploring his fluid sexuality in contemporary Paris, offering a glimpse into multicultural France in the late 1990s.

Fögi Is a Bastard

1998 Drama, Romance

Beni falls for Fögi, an older, self-absorbed lead singer of a rock band. He follows him into a toxic downward spiral.

American Beauty

1999 Drama

A father faces a mid-life crisis when he becomes infatuated with his daughter's charismatic best friend, navigating desire, morality, and the complexities of aging.

The Trace of Your Lips

2023 Drama

Román, a movie actor, is confined to his apartment during a global pandemic. Across the complex, Aldo, an indigenous essential worker, can move freely. They connect online, chatting and video calling, but can't meet in person. Eventually, the urge to break quarantine becomes irresistible.

The Strong Ones

2019 Drama, Romance

While visiting his sister in a remote town in southern Chile, Lucas meets Antonio, a boatswain on a local fishing boat. As their romance blossoms against the backdrop of the misty coastline, the two men must confront the tides that threaten to pull them apart.

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Connor & Jayden

2022 Drama, Romance

High school football star Connor Tucker has a life-changing day when a broken leg leads him to sign up for a cooking class. There, he meets school outcast Jayden Sansbury. Despite their different social standings, they form a fast friendship, sparking a journey of self-discovery.

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Play It Like a Man

2018 Drama

Two teenage footballers, Loris and Thomas, are bored and they decide to steal their trainer's mobile phone. They discover photos of young footballers naked in the shower. Loris decided to use the pictures as a revenge.

Poster Boy

2004 Drama

With the help of an older acquaintance, the closeted son of a conservative U.S. Senator puts a shocking spin on his father's re-election campaign.

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Occupy Me

2015 Drama

David, a Jewish-American, and Sam, a Palestinian-American, engage in a tense debate, replacing potential romance with bitterness.

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The Unknown Man

2021 Drama

Flemish writer Louis travels to Côte d'Azur, hoping the resplendent isolation will bring him the inspiration he needs to overcome his writer's block.

Eating Out

2004 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Caleb's love life takes a turn when he's mistaken for gay, setting off a chain of humorous misunderstandings.

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Time for Love

2018 Drama

A park and the homophobia that hides in every person on it.

Hard Feelings

2023 Comedy

Two best friends try to make it through high school while dealing with embarrassing new urges and their very inconvenient feelings for each other.

SHORT FILM

All the Young Dudes

2020 Drama

Georgia, 1973. Billy embraces British glam rock with vivid style, provoking tension in school.

Three Dancing Slaves

2004 Drama, Romance

Following their mother's death, three Algerian brothers grapple with violence, temptation, and finding their way. One seeks revenge, another struggles to keep a job, and the youngest falls for a capoeira dancer. Can they stay united as a family?

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This Is for You

2023 Drama

David and Robert confront the end of their relationship during a poignant final weekend together in Los Angeles, navigating emotions and memories that define the closure of their love story.

Eleven Men Out

2005 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Iceland's star footballer comes out, faces backlash, and joins an amateur team to redefine identity and masculinity.