European Gay Movies & Short Films

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The Closet

2023 Animation

One evening, Quinn's wardrobe bursts open, revealing a mysterious place where he will have to confront all his fears about being 'out'.

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Want It

2015 Drama

An intruder indulges in a luxurious lifestyle until the homeowner unexpectedly returns, leading to a tense confrontation that shifts power dynamics.

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False Negative

2016 Drama

Luca is a shy and insecure guy. He has a problem with gay people: he is always very uncomfortable with them. One night, in spite of himself, he will have to face the problem and confront once and for all with himself.

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

1975 Drama

In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines subject their victims to 120 days of torture.

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Willem

2020 Drama

It is 1943. In a confined prison cell, Alexander, a young Nazi officer is awaiting his new prisoner he has been tasked with watching over until their execution. His prisoner is Willem, a Dutch resistance fighter, who has been convicted of blowing up a building that held records of local Jewish residents the Nazi army have been pursuing, in an attempt to fight back against the ever-growing rise of fascism. Willem is also openly homosexual, in a time when people were persecuted for such lifestyles.

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What You Looking At?

2011 Comedy

In London's Lambeth borough, a drag queen and a woman in a burka find unexpected common ground during a chance encounter in an elevator, challenging assumptions and forging a surprising connection.

Live, Die, Reborn

2024 Drama

A potential love triangle between Emma, Sammy, and Cyril is shattered by the emergence of the AIDS crisis. Expecting the worst, each character's destiny takes an unexpected path.

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Age 17

2013 Drama

Matteo discovers love and acceptance with village priest Don Massimo, overcoming fear and finding emotional liberation.

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El juego de la tiza

2022 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two friends take a break from the costume party one of them has organized at his house, until boredom leads them to play a game that will change their relationship forever. Will they be able to reveal their deepest secret to each other?

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Inflatable Swamp

2010 Drama

att's journey reconciling carnal desires with emotional needs when Luke enters his life.

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Dungarees

2020 Drama

A story of young love, as a transgender teen and a cis-gender teen spend their time together on a regular night, doing regular things. Or not.

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I Hope He Doesn’t Kill Me

2024 Comedy

Buzz waits outside the apartment building of his anonymous date, imagining all the depraved ways this night could end.

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Battersea Power Station

2019 Drama, Romance

Peter moves in with his long-term boyfriend Lloyd and tries to keep the nature of their relationship a secret from his visiting family. His mother is overbearing and conservative, while his brother, Paul, knows more than he is letting on. But a simple note written on the back of a postcard will reveal all.

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Rock Hard

2023 Comedy, Drama

Two young men have found themselves out of rhythm in their relationship as issues they haven't vocalized begin to boil over in unexpected ways.

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Cake and Sand

2010 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Tim and Julian navigate the complexities of their deeply loving relationship, grappling with physical intimacy challenges that test their emotional bond.

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Night Kiss

2022 Horror

A lonely gay man makes a choice to change his repetitive routine, with deadly consequences

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You Free Tonight?

2024 Drama

When Archie starts exploring his sexuality, he stumbles across the dating app thinking it will solve his problems. He meets countless bad encounters until he is trapped in a toxic cycle of his own creation. After basing his life around the app, he tries another app and goes on a date. Because of his pre-assembled idea of what dating is, he assumes the date is on the same page.

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The Society

2015 Drama

A short film from Iraq, talks about the freedom that we need and our right of talking

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Naked Men in the Woods

2022 Comedy, Drama

A complicated marriage: She has a tumor, he is gay, both conceal the fact. The chase is on when she believes that he has an affair.

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In Another Time

2025 Drama, Sci-Fi

Two boys meet in one room, but something is strange.

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Perfect Day

2010 Drama

Explores emotional and physical connections in a series of encounters set to the music of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day", blending the sublime with everyday experiences.

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Swallowing Dust

2024 Documentary

A restless young man roams the night in search of fleeting company, haunted by the lingering embers of summers he cannot leave behind. Watching silently from outside his bedroom window, a lone tree bears witness to every departure and return.

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Orange Cheesecake

2025 Drama

Joe is invited for dinner but throughout the night tensions rise as his dad's true intentions are revealed.

Juliette & Roméo

2024 Drama, Romance

A poignant, insight into the painful world of Romeo, emotionally distraught by social anxiety, progressing to isolation and panic attacks. Enter Eliot, who opens a new chapter in his life with formidable consequences.

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The Touching

2020 Drama

Brothers David and Marek share a secret borne of their mutual self-discovery. When their experimentation crosses the limits of brotherly love, it creates a distressing rift in their relationship.

Private Diary

2003 Documentary, Romance

Explores the complex bond between an artist and his muse, revealing how creativity, desire, and vulnerability intertwine behind the camera.

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Fernández Pratsch

2020 Documentary

Forced to leave Spain during the Franco era, the free-spirited Serafín sought the freedom he could not find in his homeland by starting a new life in Germany. Decades later, he and his husband, Michael, look back on a lifetime of memories, resilience, and the dreams that still inspire them.

European Gay Movies & Short Films

The Closet

Want It

False Negative

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Willem

What You Looking At?

Live, Die, Reborn

Age 17

El juego de la tiza

Inflatable Swamp

Dungarees

I Hope He Doesn’t Kill Me

Battersea Power Station

Rock Hard

Cake and Sand

Night Kiss

You Free Tonight?

The Society

Naked Men in the Woods

In Another Time

Perfect Day

Swallowing Dust

Orange Cheesecake

Juliette & Roméo

The Touching

Private Diary

Fernández Pratsch

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