Italian Gay Movies & Short Films

Mascarpone: The Rainbow Cake

2024 Comedy, Romance

After three years apart, Antonio and Luca cross paths again. Antonio, now a successful pastry chef, still harbors feelings for Luca, who is engaged to Tancredi. Antonio believes their reunion is a second chance at the love they once had.

Tell No One

2012 Comedy, Romance

Matthia faces a dilemma as he prepares to move to Madrid with his boyfriend Eduard, hiding his sexuality from Eduard's unsuspecting family.

Diciannove

2024 Drama

A curious student embarks on a journey of self-discovery, learning that the path, no matter how unfamiliar or daunting, is worthwhile.

Forever Mary

1989 Drama

Marco teaches in a reform school in Palermo, impacting his students’ lives while navigating their complex histories and personal struggles.

A Little Lust

2015 Comedy

Tackles bullying and homophobia in a teenage boy's school life, exploring themes of persecution and identity.

One Kiss

2016 Drama

Outcasts among their peers, three teenage friends forge an unbreakable bond as they navigate the challenges of adolescence together.

SHORT FILM

Lazarus Come Out

2015 Comedy, Drama

A gay themed short dramedy about a hide-gay priest who lives a feud/love for a ostentatious gay guy who pops into his church.

Tainted Souls

2017 Drama

A tale intertwining love and paid intimacy, crime and hope, tragedy and comedy, weaving a diverse mosaic where a colossal giant stands stranded on the outskirts of a sprawling city.

The Happy Prince

2018 Drama

An untold glimpse into Oscar Wilde's final days, as he humorously observes his own tragic circumstances with ironic detachment.

The Goddess of Fortune

2019 Drama

An unexpected request from their friend Annamaria pushes Alessandro and Arturo's relationship to a breaking point.

Bitter Years

2019 Drama

Based on the life of Mario Mieli, a pivotal figure in Italy's 1970s gay rights movement.

7 Minutes

2020 Drama, Thriller

Jean explores his son's life and death through the Bisou club, discovering unexpected connections and emotions.

Ernesto

2020 Drama

In Rome, teenager Ernesto embarks on spontaneous relationships, grappling with political ideologies and personal growth as life compels him forward.

Most People Die on Sundays

2024 Drama

David, an anxious, overweight gay man from a middle-class Jewish family, reluctantly flies back to Buenos Aires after his uncle’s death. While coping with old insecurities and strained family ties, he learns his mother intends to take his comatose father off life support.

SHORT FILM

The Dependent Variables

2022 Romance

In a dark theatre, Pietro and Tommaso share a first kiss that leads to divergent expectations when the lights come on.

Drive Me Home

2018 Drama

Antonio and Agostino grew up together in a small town in Sicily; they dreamt of living a different life, somewhere else. Now thirty-year-olds, they both live abroad but they lost touch years ago. When Antonio discovers that the house he grew up in, which had been empty for a long time, is about to be sold at auction, he decides to leave and reconnects with his childhood friend. But their lives have changed a lot. Old conflicts and new revelations bring them through Europe on a truck journey.

Flee

2021 Animation, Documentary, Drama

A true tale of Amin, who stands on the threshold of marriage, compelled to unearth and confront his long-buried past for the very first time.

A Dice with Five Sides

2022 Romance

Marcello and Herman's first date becomes a game dictated by a mystical dice, sparking a powerful connection that tests the limits of fate in their evolving relationship.

I Don’t Understand You

2024 Comedy, Horror

In rural Italy, stranded without transportation or language skills, an American couple on the verge of adopting tries to salvage their relationship amid a disastrous vacation

SHORT FILM

The First Time

2012 Drama

A young man catches the eye of another in a public park. The dance begins, the public toilets beckon. For one of them, this is one of many such encounters. For the other, it's the first time.

Carnal Sins

2023 Drama, Fantasy

The awakening of a young man while spending a summer with his family in a small rural town. Upon learning of with the ancient legend of a creature that takes sinners, his impulses surface.

SHORT FILM

The Mannequin

2015 Drama

In suburban Rome, a kid is intrigued by a dummy abandoned in a field. The fascination for this lifeless body, will mark the discovery of a new world, made of impulses, dreams and desires.

SHORT FILM

Bittersweet Rainbow

2021 Drama, Romance

After seven years away, 24-year-old Nicolò returns home, where old memories and familiar faces stir up the past. As he reconnects with Claudio, the love he once fled from resurfaces, revealing the truth behind his long absence.

SHORT FILM

Tidal Time

2018 Drama

After a boat accident where he puts his son Flavio’s life at risk, fisherman Capudemazza decides to never go fishing again. Ten years later a discovery about his son awakens a feeling in him that had been buried.

SHORT FILM

Pure Breed

2023 Drama

While attending a summer training program for young farmers, Danilo becomes caught between desire and confusion as he develops an attraction to both a male and a female classmate. His shifting feelings begin to strain the delicate dynamic that binds the three of them together.

SHORT FILM

The Place Between Us

2010 Drama

At a hilltop cottage, Giorgio and Matteo are hosting a dinner party for Giorgio's artistic friends from the city. As the group discuss art, cinema and gossip, Matteo becomes withdrawn. He goes inside and turns on his video camera, and through its lens he sees for the first time what his and Giorgio's relationship really is.

SHORT FILM

A Kiss Too Many

2023 Drama

Right after marrying Maria, Ciro learns that she may have been unfaithful during her addio al nubilato party. The discovery pushes him to question his choices and even his sense of self. But when Maria arrives in the middle of the night, Ciro is not alone in his own bedroom.

Italian Gay Movies & Short Films

All Italian Gay Films

Mascarpone: The Rainbow Cake

Tell No One

Diciannove

Forever Mary

A Little Lust

One Kiss

Lazarus Come Out

Tainted Souls

The Happy Prince

The Goddess of Fortune

Bitter Years

7 Minutes

Ernesto

Most People Die on Sundays

The Dependent Variables

Drive Me Home

Flee

A Dice with Five Sides

I Don’t Understand You

The First Time

Carnal Sins

The Mannequin

Bittersweet Rainbow

Tidal Time

Pure Breed

The Place Between Us

A Kiss Too Many

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