Gay Films Featuring Crime - Gay Films Matter

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Shattered

2025 Drama

Lucas, a young man, becomes entangled in an intense relationship with Kurt, whose charm hides a controlling nature. As the bond tightens, Lucas starts to question his sense of self and the life he has been pulled into. Reconnecting with an old friend opens a path toward freedom, but it also exposes him to betrayal and escalating violence, pushing him to confront the true cost of staying.

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Salt

2016 Thriller

A reclusive computer technician wanders into a hidden online realm of unnerving desires and meets a man who shares his fixation. Their arranged meeting unfolds into a night that alters them in a way neither can reverse.

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Breathe

2015 Drama

Patrick, a bare knuckle fighting Traveller becomes increasingly concerned with his young son Francie's femininity.

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Horseshoe Theory

2017 Comedy, Romance

A weapons deal between a white supremacist and a Islamic terrorist blossoms into more.

Misrule

2017 Thriller

Security Services officer Christian, confused and unsure of who he really is anymore, must come to terms with his own identity while on the hunt for a Russian agent.

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Forgive Us

2021 Horror

After years of estrangement, an embittered young man reopens old wounds and uncovers new threats when he returns to his family for the holidays.

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RAT!

2024 Comedy, Horror

When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting, the singer's devoted fans descend on his remote cabin to wreak havoc and seek retribution.

You’re Killing Me

2015 Comedy, Horror, Romance

Joe and George meet just as Joe is coming out to himself as someone who loves to kill. George, on the other hand, can’t decide which wig to wear for his next YouTube video.

The One You Feed

2020 Drama, Thriller

An injured stranger wakes in a remote, timeworn house, tended to by a man and woman whose strange behavior suggests they’re anything but ordinary.

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

2015 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Venerated Soviet filmmaker Eisenstein travels to Mexico in 1931 after being shunned by Hollywood. Once he arrives in Guanajuato plans begin to change as he encounters a different culture and becomes drawn into the Mexican Revolution.

Hot Guys with Guns

2013 Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller

Danny and his ex, Pip, enlist the help of a jaded private investigator to stop a crime spree sending shock waves through a Hollywood community.

The Wild Boys

2017 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Five teenagers commit a savage crime. As punishment, a Dutch captain takes them to a supernatural island with luxuriant vegetation and bewitching powers.

Swoon

1992 Drama

The true story of gay lovers Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr., who kidnapped and murdered a child in the early 1920s. The plot covers the crime, investigation, trial, and their final fate.

Over the Edge

2011 Drama, Horror, Romance

Jason, a med-school dropout stuck repairing photocopiers, drifts into isolation and blackouts. As murders spread across town, he fears a connection and turns to his co-worker Richard - also the man he secretly desires - for help in uncovering the truth.

The Doom Generation

1995 Comedy, Drama

Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the they embark on a journey through an America of psychos and quickie marts.

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Lasting Marks

2018 Documentary

In 1987, police in England acquired a video of a group of men participating in consensual sadomasochistic sex acts. The tape launched one of the largest vice investigations in British history, code-named Operation Spanner.

54

1998 Drama, Musical

The famous 1970s New York City nightclub seen and told through the eyes of a young employee.

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The Deep Queer Massacre

2023 Comedy, Horror

A bunch of gay men journey to a witch's manor in Normandy.

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Same Blood

2004 Action, Drama

Ted hangs out on the river banks where he lives his homosexuality in secret. One night his brother's gang shows up for some gay bashing. Shocked by the violence of his brother, Ted decides to confront him.

The Traitor

2024 Drama

Hoping to make a career as a singer in Germany, poor vagabond Ernst Schrämli sells Swiss military information to a Nazi spy. But then his offense is discovered.

Reckless

2014 Thriller

Two ex-cons kidnap a millionaire's daughter and hold her for ransom, only to see their scheme go awry when she proves herself to be more cunning than expected.

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The Way Out

2018 Drama

A real estate developer faces a life-altering choice during a family vacation in Mexico, where his hidden life intersects with the path he ultimately chooses to follow.

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Family

2020 Drama, Horror

A trip to their countryside cottage takes a terrifying turn for an interracial gay couple as a sudden accident shatters their plans.

Lola and Billy the Kid

1999 Drama, Romance

Lola is part of “The Migrant Workers”, a Turkish drag queen troupe who perform to great acclaim. Lola’s gay little brother Murat, on the other hand, is just beginning his search for an identity.

Spiral

2019 Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A gay couple move to a small town to enjoy a better quality of life and raise their daughter with strong social values. But when neighbors throw a very strange party, nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood.

Lonesome Cowboys

1968 Comedy, Drama

Five cowboys find themselves entangled in heated passions and conflicts on the range after a confrontation with Ramona Alvarez and her nurse.

Skin and Bone

1996 Comedy, Drama

Harry, Billy, and Dean are three men at different stages in their careers. One falls in love with a client, another sinks deeper into denial, and the third learns the ropes of their profession.