Discover gay movies and short films released in 1999, featuring gay films from around the world across drama, romance, comedy, thriller and more. You can also find out where to watch these films.
In the late 1950s New York, underachiever Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve the spoiled millionaire playboy Dickie Greenleaf. When the mission fails, Ripley resorts to extreme measures.
Rites of Passage
1999
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An attorney and his father attempt to resolve familial tensions during a trip to their isolated family cabin, interrupted by two escaped convicts.
Hit and Runway
1999
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Alex and Elliot, an unlikely duo, collaborate on a film featuring a New York cop undercover as a fashion model.
Burlesk King
1999
Drama
Harry, son of an abusive American father and Filipina mother, escapes to Manila seeking vengeance. Working as a macho dancer, he forms a supportive circle of friends and confronts his past.
Trick
1999
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Two young men navigate Manhattan's gay scene in search of privacy.
Story of a Bad Boy
1999
Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Seventeen-year-old Pauly is a closeted high school kid with big dreams. His dad wants him to make the track team, his mom wants him to excel in the band, and Pauly just wants to get closer to the new student teacher.
Speedway Junky
1999
Drama, Romance
Johnny's aspirations of becoming a stock car racer lead him to a world of hustlers and unexpected connections in Vegas.
Flawless
1999
Drama
A conservative guard's stroke leads to singing lessons with a drag queen, challenging his beliefs.
American Beauty
1999
Drama
A father faces a mid-life crisis when he becomes infatuated with his daughter's charismatic best friend, navigating desire, morality, and the complexities of aging.
Second Skin
1999
Drama, Romance
A doctor and a married man's extended affair affects the lives of not only the men involved, but the wife as well.
SHORT FILM
Back Room
1999
Drama, Romance
A back room in Barcelona's gay club hosts a complex web of desires and emotions among patrons, revealed through introspective voice-overs.
The Einstein of Sex
1999
Drama
The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew and pioneer in sexology, focuses on his fight against anti-sodomy laws and establishment of the First Institute of Sexual Sciences in 1920s Berlin, amid rising Nazi threats.
Taboo
1999
Drama, Thriller
A new samurai militia member becomes the object of desire, testing the unit's discipline.
Oi! Warning
1999
Drama
A German teen torn by identity drifts toward a skinhead gang while forming an unlikely bond with a gay leftist punk. The clash between their worlds escalates into violence, exposing the fraught tensions between subculture and sexuality.
SHORT FILM
Greater Than Half
1999
Drama
Raymond finds solace within himself while Simon loses himself in other people. Both find security within their own obscure lifestyles, avoiding their fears of the world. When faced, Raymond and Simon learn to open their eyes and see themselves in each other.
Boys Briefs
1999
Compilation
Compilation of six gay short films.
Looking for an Angel
1999
Drama
Takachi, a young adult film star from a small town in Japan, is found dead. His death reveals his true emotions, and his two best friends travel back to his hometown, Kochi, where they discover his angelic side.
SHORT FILM
$30
1999
Comedy
A father arranges for his closeted son to spend a night with a sex worker.
SHORT FILM
Angel in the Toilet
1999
Comedy
Entering a restroom, a young man finds himself pursued by another man interested in him, embarking on a fable about an angel residing in the restroom, offering love to lost souls.
SHORT FILM
I Can Just Imagine
1999
Drama
At 30, Paulo is still attached to his protective mother, silent father, domineering boyfriend, and his cabaret roles, losing himself in others' lives and the songs of Shirley Bassey.
SHORT FILM
Piglets
1999
Comedy
Two young men's intimate moment is disrupted by an interfering neighbor's antics.
SHORT FILM
Boy Next Door
1999
Drama
Who's the hunky new neighbor across the street? Teenage Charlotte and her brother, Chris, both want to know. Cruel sibling rivalry abounds as each woos the new guy while trying to undercut the other's advances. Three is definitely company!