Coming-of-Age Gay Films - Gay Films Matter

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Whifflebat

2025 Drama

Adrian’s life is unraveling - his rental was denied, he’s avoiding his mother’s calls, and he’s nursing a black eye. At a year-end party, lost in booze and unread messages, he struggles to face reality: his mother’s offer of help, his uncertain future, and the boy he can’t stop thinking about.

Drive Me Home

2018 Drama

Antonio and Agostino grew up together in a small town in Sicily; they dreamt of living a different life, somewhere else. Now thirty-year-olds, they both live abroad but they lost touch years ago. When Antonio discovers that the house he grew up in, which had been empty for a long time, is about to be sold at auction, he decides to leave and reconnects with his childhood friend. But their lives have changed a lot. Old conflicts and new revelations bring them through Europe on a truck journey.

The Extinction of Fireflies

2021 Comedy

A contemporary gay comedy inspired by the epic romance between Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young lover, Antinous.

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The Tree House

2016 Drama

Through a whole summer, four teenagers gather illegally on a military zone to build themselves a hut. But school will soon begin again... and the golden days of cabin building are coming to an end.

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Scraps

2024 Romance

In rural Montana, 2003, two closeted teen boys discover unexpected love while facing harsh small-town judgment as they sell handcrafted boards to a group of Livingston skaters.

The Perfect David

2021 Drama

David, a young bodybuilder, obsessively trains to become the muse for his artist mother. As he devotes himself to sculpting his physique, he undergoes an identity crisis that will shape his future.

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Ruins

2019 Drama

Two boys run away in order to try to face their feelings. In the hollow of the night, alone, their pains and their fears catch up with them.

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At My Feet

2018 Drama

A young man goes to a local bar during the day, where he strikes up a conversation with a fellow patron. Have they met before? Was this meeting planned? What is it they have in common that has brought them together?

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Wolves

2016 Drama

A cryptic forest encounter sets in motion a series of events that mend numerous relationships in a young teenager's world.

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My Friend Rachid

1998 Comedy

A young boy is obsessed with his older friend.

Flee

2021 Animation, Documentary, Drama

A true tale of Amin, who stands on the threshold of marriage, compelled to unearth and confront his long-buried past for the very first time.

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Winter

2021 Drama

Nico works as a drag queen to support themself. With whom they don't have a very close relationship, Nico's dad comes to town for a doctor's appointment. Nico must hide their queer lifestyle from him, along with their new life as a drag queen.

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Offside

2021 Drama

José, the captain of a football team, must confront his pride to truly understand himself.

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Adolescence

2020 Drama

The last day of summer holiday is also the last day of their rash childhood for James and his best friend, Simon. James moves out the next day, but there are still things that he never got to speak out loud.

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Professor Godoy

2009 Drama, Romance

Mr. Godoy, a strict and unyielding math teacher at a private high school, faces an unexpected change that disrupts his orderly life.

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Wish

2020 Comedy, Fantasy

Alejandro is an insecure gay teen with a crush on his classmate, Javier, who is straight. During a class trip to a museum, Alejandro makes a wish on a Mayan stone artifact hoping for some way to be with Javier. However, things don't turn out exactly the way he expected.

Nothing But Flowers

2022 Romance

Ash and Max confront the future of their relationship as Max prepares for graduate school, reliving past moments on their final night together interrupted by a surprise party.

The Aussie Boys

2022 Compilation

"Down Under" journeys from 16th-century beginnings to modern-day dilemmas, culminating in a poignant reunion of faces from the past, bidding a final farewell amidst present-day road trip romances and challenges.

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Guacho

2018 Drama, Romance

Guacho narrates a summer day in the life of two teenage friends, Maikol and Darío, who want to escape their everyday crushing reality, at least for a day.

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The Edge

2019 Drama

Two young men, a dancer and a pizza delivery man, inadvertently become trapped on the rooftop of an apartment building. The two seem to be total opposites, and as the hours pass, the tension mounts.

Rosodium

2022 Drama

Noah, an engineer on antidepressants due to past trauma, meets Lohan on a road trip, leading to a seemingly perfect love story.

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Boys Village

2011 Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The Boys' Village was once a holiday home for coalminers' sons, boasting a pool, sports yards and even a chapel of its own. Not much remains of its former glory, though. Shattered glass and debris are all over the place; graffiti on the walls. There are countless trap falls and opportunities for injury. A parent's nightmare, it can be heaven on earth for a certain kind of child. It more or less is for Kevin. He has been eleven years old for quite some time now. Has it been years or decades?

Egoist

2022 Drama, Romance

Kôsuke, having lost his mother at 14, grew up suppressing his gay identity in a rural village. Now a fashion magazine editor in Tokyo, he meets Ryûta, a personal trainer raised by his single mother. Their bond grows as they spend time with Ryûta's mother, evoking memories of Kôsuke's own late mother. However, their plans...

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A Few Feet Away

2025 Comedy, Drama

Santiago, 20, spends a night searching hookup apps and visiting sex clubs, seeking connection despite endless nearby options. His quest reveals the loneliness beneath modern dating culture.

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Downtown

2022 Drama

On a wild night in the city with his closest friends, a young man wrestles with a truth he can no longer keep buried. As the chaos of downtown nightlife unfolds around him, he’s forced to face old wounds and decide whether this night will break him - or finally set him free.

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The Other Side

2017 Drama

A young man. A new city. A new group of friends.

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In Beating Cells

2017 Drama

The sun is setting on couples Rico and Eva and Friedrich and Julia's forest road trip. Tight bonds have formed across the group, none more so than between free-spirited Rico and vertical thinker Friedrich, who is coming to terms with a side of his sexuality that had previously remained in the shadows. As they drink, party, swim and while away the hours by a picturesque lake, the food supplies dwindle, and the sheen starts to come off their idyllic escape.