European Gay Movies & Short Films

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Landline

2018 Documentary, Drama

Told through helpline recordings and reconstructed visuals, the film captures the lives of LGBTQ people in Britain’s farming community. In a world shaped by tradition and masculinity, being gay can mean deep isolation, yet also sparks unlikely friendships, rural connections, and moments of resilience.

Caravaggio

1986 Drama, Romance

A bold retelling of the 17th-century painter's life through his provocative paintings and flirtations with the underworld, exploring art, desire, and societal rebellion.

Law of Desire

1987 Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A gay filmmaker navigates an obsessive fan while yearning for a lost love and managing a complex relationship with his trans sister.

McQueen

2018 Documentary

The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.

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Crashing Waves

2018 Drama

Two young men forge a connection within a towering urban housing complex.

Zero Patience

1993 Musical

An immortal, unethical taxidermist researches "Patient Zero," the gay flight attendant allegedly responsible for bringing AIDS to North America, for a museum exhibit on contagious diseases, with help from the man's ghost.

The Celluloid Closet

1995 Documentary

Surveying Hollywood's depictions and societal attitudes toward homosexuals throughout North American film history.

Regular Guys

1996 Comedy, Romance

Christoph, a macho cop, confronts his sexuality and role while living with Edgar, a gay mechanic, amid personal and professional challenges.

I Love You More

2023 Drama, Romance

Ben risks family and dreams for an unknown boy he's never met, driven by the desperate need for love.

Eat the Night

2024 Drama, Thriller

Young dealer Pablo and his sister Appoline bond over an online game called Darknoon. Pablo falls for Night, neglecting his sister. While Appoline finishes the game, Pablo and Night become embroiled in a dangerous gang conflict.

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Little Death

1995 Drama

Paul's family confronts tensions as he deals with his dying father and personal insecurities.

Equation to an Unknown

1980 Drama, Romance

A young motorcyclist cruises the city - soccer games, cafes, the petrol station - having unsatisfying encounters with other lonely men.

Love and Death on Long Island

1997 Comedy, Drama

Giles De'Ath, a widower disenchanted with modern life, falls for movie star Ronnie Bostock, leading him on a quest to Long Island City where fiction and reality intertwine.

Nowhere

1997 Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Chronicles a day in the lives of a diverse group of Los Angeles high school students, each navigating their own unique challenges and aspirations.

The Hanging Garden

1997 Drama, Romance

William, once an obese and depressed adolescent, moves to the city and comes out as gay. When he returns home, he struggles to cope with his past memories.

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Dogfriend

2022 Drama

When Malik invites his friend Phillip over for a kinky encounter, things take an unexpected turn when they lose the handcuff keys. As they scramble to resolve the situation, their conversation dives into a whirlwind of topics including Nazis, bigotry, and racism.

Velvet Goldmine

1998 Drama, Musical

In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced by the rebellious American singer Curt Wild.

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.

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A True Story

2025 Drama

During a hot summer in Rome, Giulio and Alessio begin a brief romance that catches them both off guard. What starts as something fleeting quickly grows into a tenderness neither of them expected.

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.

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Violine

2012 Drama, Musical

Two unlikely souls share a moment of unexpected intimacy, bonded by a shared passion for the violin.

Wonder Boys

2000 Comedy, Drama

An English professor struggles with his wife leaving him, his editor's demands for a long-overdue book, and the chaotic issues of his friends and associates.

An Almost Ordinary Summer

2019 Comedy, Romance

Two very different families share a seaside holiday home. One is wealthy, eccentric and carefree. The other is working class, close knit and traditional. Their uneasy balance shatters when Tony and Carlo reveal they are engaged, turning a quiet summer into a moment that changes everything.

Burnt Money

2000 Drama, Romance, Thriller

Nene, Angel, and Cuervo's botched bank robbery in 1965 Buenos Aires leads to a tense hideout in Uruguay.

The Road to Love

2001 Drama

An Algerian-French man begins a sociology study on gay Islam, discovering love with a French steward while traveling from Paris to Morocco.

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Arenas

2024 Drama, Thriller

At 18, Brahim, a promising young footballer, is represented by his agent and cousin Mehdi. He is about to fulfil his dream of signing his first professional contract with Lyon. But the arrival of a powerful foreign agent changes all that. In this uncharted world, even loyalty comes at a price.

European Gay Movies & Short Films

Landline

Caravaggio

Law of Desire

McQueen

Crashing Waves

Zero Patience

The Celluloid Closet

Regular Guys

I Love You More

Eat the Night

Little Death

Equation to an Unknown

Love and Death on Long Island

Nowhere

The Hanging Garden

Dogfriend

Velvet Goldmine

Malanova

Open Bodies

A True Story

Fögi Is a Bastard

Violine

Wonder Boys

An Almost Ordinary Summer

Burnt Money

The Road to Love

Arenas

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