2016 Gay Movies & Short Films

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Straight A

2016 Drama, Romance

Struggling with maintaining his secret gay relationship and keeping up with his image of being the perfect straight A son, Alex must face his father and tell him the truth about his sexuality.

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The Last Leatherman of the Vale of Cashmere

2016 Comedy, Drama

An aging Leatherman makes a weekly pilgrimage to the cruising destination of his youth.

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Forever, Ally

2016 Drama, Romance

Ronaldo is a gay black man whose closest companion is a cat named Ally. When she dies, he faces solitude and the realization that she knew him best. Her passing leads him to seek help from his neighbor Dallas, stirring new feelings and nudging him toward connection.

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Dudes

2016 Comedy

Matt, Jay, and Bobby are left reeling as they try to come to terms with the life-changing news that their best friend Denny has come out of the closet.

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Boy Code

2016 Comedy, Drama

An outsider high school senior takes excessive measures to lose his virginity in order to prove himself manly enough to his party-throwing peer.

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Lost Years

2016 Drama, Romance

Explores the enduring impact of abuse on teenagers and the long-term challenges they face as they strive for healing.

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Sam

2016 Drama, Romance

Centered around a soldier returning home from deployment to find his boyfriend diagnosed with stage three Leukemia.

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The Carer

2016 Drama

Ari, a sophisticated gay man, forms an unlikely connection with Beau, his illiterate caregiver, in a care home, reshaping their futures through mutual understanding and support.

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The Passion of the Unicorn

2016 Comedy, Fantasy

As four friends prepare for the biggest gay dance party of the year, their imaginations spiral into vivid fantasies.

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American Male

2016 Drama

A gritty look at rigid gender norms, and how they shape us.

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Paper Stain

2016 Drama

A boy discovers his sexuality through falling in love with a depressed man's lost diary, and dedicates his time to find what seems to be his soulmate.

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I Was Always Alex

2016 Documentary

Alex is 12 years old and lives in a small neighbourhood in Madrid. While he plays, dances, dreams and laughs with his parents, much of our society does not accept him as he is.

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Golden Boys

2016 Drama

A thirty-something failure-to-launch and his two successful buddies break into their old private school to try to recapture their adolescence, but troubling memories make it difficult to reconcile the boys they were with the men they want to be.

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The Man Crush

2016 Comedy, Drama, Romance

On the night of Dave's birthday, Trevor discovers that Dave isn't who he thought he was.

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A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

2016 Comedy, Documentary, Musical

Chronicles the story of Peaches Christ, the legendary San Francisco drag queen, from her early beginnings in raucous variety shows to the lauded success of her Midnight Mass pre-movie experience.

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For Your Gods

2016 Drama

A meditation of the fetishization of designer labels and illustrates the erotic currency in the extreme.

Santa & Andrés

2016 Drama

The story of an improbable friendship between a revolutionary country girl and a noncompliant gay writer she has to watch over for three consecutive days.

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Dominoes

2016 Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

At a small seaside resort that is at risk of being submerged by the ocean, the inhabitants have been ordered to leave. Among those resigned to their fate are a reality TV candidate, a porn movie actress and a gay couple roaming the pine forest in search of themselves.

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Swans

2016 Drama

Aksel's life, dominated by fear of prejudice, unravels as he becomes the unwitting perpetrator of bias, leading to revelations about true victims of discrimination in a story confronting societal and personal truths.

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When You Hear the Bells

2016 Drama

In Afghanistan, “batchas” are young male prostitutes who live under the protection of a master in a house where they are trained to dance dressed as girls for a men’s audience. Veteran dancer Saman starts worrying when he sees Bijane, the new recruit, who has been chosen to replace him. Despite his jealousy, he must initiate Bijane into the art of the Batcha dancing.

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Getting Off

2016 Drama, Romance

A recent college graduate in New York City faces a dilemma when his dream job offer in Seattle means leaving behind a client with whom he has fallen in love.

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Love, Colin

2016 Drama

When Colin’s half-brother returns, their bond sparks conflicting feelings, challenging Colin’s concept of family and love in Vancouver.

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Boys

2016 Drama

During a summer sleepover, two best friends uncover a deeper connection beyond friendship, sparking revelations about their feelings and future.

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G O’Clock

2016 Drama

Alex, a dedicated paramedic saving lives in London's gay scene, confronts his own demons as he tries to find a way out of the lifestyle that threatens to consume him.

The Next Skin

2016 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A teenager presumed dead returns home after eight years, unsettling his family with doubts about his true identity.

Deep Water: The Real Story

2016 Documentary

Recounts Sydney's '80s-'90s gay hate crime epidemic, stirring old cases in hopes of justice for victims.

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Glue

2016 Drama

Domenico's adolescence on Procida Island ends amid a tumultuous relationship with Marcello and a transformative encounter with Sara, a trans woman, sparking a journey of self-discovery and desire.

Gay Films from 2016

All Gay Films from 2016

Straight A

The Last Leatherman of the Vale of Cashmere

Forever, Ally

Dudes

Boy Code

Lost Years

Sam

The Carer

The Passion of the Unicorn

American Male

Paper Stain

I Was Always Alex

Golden Boys

The Man Crush

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

For Your Gods

Santa & Andrés

Dominoes

Swans

When You Hear the Bells

Getting Off

Love, Colin

Boys

G O’Clock

The Next Skin

Deep Water: The Real Story

Glue

2016 Collections

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