French Gay Movies & Short Films

Call Me by Your Name

2017 Drama, Romance

17-year-old Elio Perlman spends his days at his family's Italian villa. When Oliver, a 24-year-old American scholar, arrives for a summer internship, their shared days unfold into a transformative journey of awakening desire.

Pride

2014 Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1984, UK gay activists unite to support miners during their prolonged strike, bridging two communities.

Querelle

1982 Drama

A handsome sailor is drawn into a web of sibling rivalry, murder, and intense sexuality.

Total Eclipse

1995 Drama, Romance

Young poet Arthur Rimbaud and mentor Paul Verlaine navigate forbidden romance and artistic turmoil.

Stranger by the Lake

2013 Drama, Thriller

At a gay beach, Franck seeks love and forms an uneasy bond with Henri. When Franck encounters Michel, a potential love interest who harbors a dark secret, he faces a moral dilemma about pursuing a relationship despite Michel's troubling past.

Eastern Boys

2013 Drama, Romance, Thriller

A businessman regularly meets with a Ukrainian night worker, despite the latter's involvement with a controlling gang.

Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo

2016 Drama, Romance

Théo and Hugo first connect in an adult club. The night leads them outside, wandering through empty Parisian streets, where a sudden shift in perspective brings a stark reality to their previously carefree journey.

Lie with Me

2022 Drama, Romance

After 35 years, an author returns to his hometown of Cognac to promote a distillery and confront memories of his first love. Revisiting familiar people and places stirs deep emotions from his past.

Summer of 85

2020 Drama, Romance

After a dramatic rescue off Normandy's coast, 16-year-old Alexis forms a profound bond with his savior, 18-year-old David. Their friendship blossoms amid art, newfound horizons, and awakening desires.

Being 17

2016 Drama, Romance

Damien and Thomas, brought together by family circumstances, navigate a complex relationship amidst personal and familial challenges.

The Wound

2017 Drama, Romance

Xolani, a solitary factory worker, journeys to the remote mountains with fellow community men to guide a group of teenage boys through a traditional initiation into adulthood.

Come Undone

2000 Drama, Romance

Mathieu's summer in Brittany takes a romantic turn when he meets Cédric on the beach.

And Then We Danced

2019 Drama, Romance

Merab, a competitive dancer in conservative Tbilisi, is drawn to Irakli, a rebellious fellow dancer, sparking a passionate coming-of-age journey.

120 BPM (Beats Per Minute)

2017 Drama

In the early 1990s, members of ACT UP Paris rallied for government and pharmaceutical company intervention to fight the AIDS epidemic.

Tom at the Farm

2013 Mystery, Thriller

Tom, grieving and depressed after losing his lover, faces unexpected revelations when he meets the deceased's family, especially discovering that the mother was unaware of their relationship.

Sauvage

2018 Drama

Leo, a young man selling his body, searches for love and a future beyond the streets, driven by longing and uncertainty.

Sexual Tension: Volatile

2012 Drama

An anthology of male bonding, offering six stories of connection and desire among men.

The Lost Boys

2023 Drama

In a reform center enforcing strict no-contact policies, Joe and William defy rules to explore their forbidden love, risking everything for a chance at happiness.

I Love You Phillip Morris

2009 Comedy, Romance

A cop's life transforms when he comes out and pursues love after prison.

Love Blooms

2018 Drama

Martin, in a final attempt at hope, travels to Paris to reunite with Leah. Both twenty-five, they once shared their first love story and now strive to forge their paths toward adulthood.

SHORT FILM

La dérade

2011 Drama, Romance

On a beach in France, two lovers grapple with one's need for a heart transplant and the inevitable question of whose life will be sacrificed for the other's survival, challenging their bond in the face of mortality.

Wild Reeds

1994 Drama

Two partners face divergent paths as their fates unfold in unexpected ways.

Synonymes

2019 Comedy, Drama

A young Israeli man escapes to Paris, leaving behind his nationality, guided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary.

Fellini Satyricon

1969 Drama, Fantasy

Set in first-century Rome, a collection of disjointed mythical tales unfolds, blending history and folklore to explore the timeless themes of love, power, and destiny.

The White Crow

2018 Drama

The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.

Passages

2023 Drama, Romance

A gay couple's marriage faces a crisis when one partner impulsively begins a passionate affair with a young woman.

C.R.A.Z.Y.

2005 Comedy, Drama

Growing up in 1960s-70s Quebec, a French Canadian struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his conservative family's values.

French Gay Movies & Short Films

All French Gay Films

Call Me by Your Name

Pride

Querelle

Total Eclipse

Stranger by the Lake

Eastern Boys

Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo

Lie with Me

Summer of 85

Being 17

The Wound

Come Undone

And Then We Danced

120 BPM (Beats Per Minute)

Tom at the Farm

Sauvage

Sexual Tension: Volatile

The Lost Boys

I Love You Phillip Morris

Love Blooms

La dérade

Wild Reeds

Synonymes

Fellini Satyricon

The White Crow

Passages

C.R.A.Z.Y.

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