Gay Thriller Movies & Short Films

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Bowes Academy

2013 Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Bowes Academy grooms the next generation of closeted gay Republicans.

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Tonight

2017 Thriller

Dean and Ian are having relationship problems mostly caused by… him.

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Class A

2019 Drama, Thriller

Follows three LGBTQ+ addicts, who battle their chosen drug personified in the flesh.

Hypochondriac

2022 Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young potter's life devolves into chaos as he loses function of his body while being haunted by the physical manifestation of his childhood trauma.

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Filius

2020 Drama, Thriller

By day, Cristo earns an honest living at a neighborhood market; by night, he takes freelance assassination jobs. When he's offered one last contract, what seems like a routine assignment spirals into a reckoning that forces him to confront the life he's built - and the man he has become.

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Lurker

2025 Drama, Musical, Thriller

A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

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Tonight It’s You

2016 Horror, Thriller

CJ's late-night hookup takes a dark turn, plunging him into a sinister world beyond his wildest imagination.

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Sox

2025 Drama, Thriller

A young, online savvy lad sells his used socks for extra cash, but things start to unravel when a rival content creator threatens his income.

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Kali Ma

2007 Comedy, Thriller

An Indian mother takes justice into her own hands when she discovers her son is a victim of bullying.

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Fever

2022 Drama, Romance, Thriller

Jay and Andre confront racism and privilege at Andre's mother's birthday party, testing their interracial relationship's limits.

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Michael Joseph Jason John

2018 Romance, Thriller

A romantic thriller delving into the aftermath of a one-night stand, exploring emotional risks and fantasies as a man imagines a life with a mysterious stranger.

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The Neighborly Thing

2005 Thriller

A harrowing tale of a man's violent encounter with two strangers, stemming from his obsessive fixation on his upstairs neighbor.

Cut!

2021 Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

While struggling to complete his latest queer giallo, filmmaker Marcos finds himself at the center of a string of gruesome murders sweeping Barcelona. As reality begins to mirror the fiction he's creating, he must unravel the mystery while confronting an obsession with cinema that may ultimately consume him.

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A Sound from Within

2025 Thriller

In a surreal realm between life and death, an interracial couple must confront their deepest fears and regrets while a mysterious woman guides them towards an emotional and metaphysical resolution.

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His Hands

2019 Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Two men from different generations find themselves in the most peculiar meeting of their lives.

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Fire

2016 Sci-Fi, Thriller

A tale of escalating obsession, one man's fixation on another leads them both into a perilous journey where boundaries blur and danger looms.

The Good Teacher

2024 Drama, Thriller

When a Literature teacher is confronted with a teenage student's complaint of inappropriate behavior, he is called upon to fight to protect his name, his position in the school, and his longtime gay relationship, which no one knows.

No Night Is Too Long

2002 Drama, Romance, Thriller

Young Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At University he was a favored student in a prestigious creative writing course, but a chance meeting, a stolen kiss and a sudden flare of passion sets Tim on a journey of betrayal, heartbreak and murder. In a flashback, he tells his story of cruelty, love and a soul-destroying guilt that offers little chance for redemption.

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You’re Out

2022 Horror, Thriller

A closeted young gay man is terrorized by a masked assailant threatening to expose his secret.

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Red

2013 Drama, Thriller

Jesse, addicted to online chats, agrees to a blind date with a mysterious gay acquaintance who insists on wearing a 'red' shirt for recognition. However, the encounter leads to Jesse confronting his worst fears in unexpected ways.

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The Constant Evening

2020 Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

A tense encounter between James and a mysterious young stranger reveals significant yearnings from James's former relationship.

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Lucas

2012 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Alvaro, an adult, hires Lucas to create a false teenage identity using photos online.

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Harmful Sensations

2014 Horror, Thriller

A young man's descent into passion and madness after contracting a mysterious illness following a casual encounter.

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Consent

2012 Drama, Thriller

In a fancy hotel, a bell boy delivers a bottle of whiskey to a wealthy middle-aged client. The guest seduces him and offers him money.

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Backstage

2001 Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

A beautiful and arrogant actor learns a lesson when his double decides that everyone has had enough.

Gay Thriller Movies & Short Films

Bowes Academy

Tonight

Class A

Hypochondriac

Filius

Lurker

Tonight It’s You

Sox

Kali Ma

Fever

Michael Joseph Jason John

The Neighborly Thing

Cut!

A Sound from Within

His Hands

Fire

The Good Teacher

No Night Is Too Long

You’re Out

Red

The Constant Evening

Lucas

Harmful Sensations

Consent

Backstage

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