Gay Films Featuring Crime - Gay Films Matter

Full Speed

1996 Drama, Romance

A group of teenagers in France navigate friendship, love, and loss, revealing their vulnerabilities and desires in a heartfelt coming-of-age narrative.

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You Are Different

2018 Thriller

Geovane, a novice serial killer, discovers an unexpected connection with a new victim.

Latin Boys Go to Hell

1997 Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance

An openly gay Latin boy's hormones surge when his cousin Angel arrives for an extended stay. Together, they explore the young and dangerous gay scene in the Latin neighborhood.

Hard

1998 Drama, Thriller

Rookie detective Raymond Fates and his seasoned partner, Tom Ellis, battle an indifferent police department while hunting a serial killer targeting young men.

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Meet Up

2017 Drama, Thriller

Lured by the allure of weed and the prospect of a "good time," an emotionally deprived gay man offers an attractive stranger a ride home, oblivious to the unexpected twists the night will bring.

From the Edge of the City

1998 Drama

A group of Pontian Greek immigrant teens, marginalized in a harsh suburb, witness the city's dark side.

The Sea

2000 Drama

Childhood trauma reunites two men and a woman at a tuberculosis hospital, rekindling old wounds and lost connections.

Nico and Dani

2000 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Set against a summer of awakenings, this Spanish coming-of-age tale follows two 17-year-olds in a posh beach house, exploring freedom and desire.

The Adventures of Felix

2000 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Felix, content living with his boyfriend Daniel in Dieppe, France, embarks on a road trip to Marseille to find the father he never met after losing his job. Along the way, Felix encounters unique characters amidst springtime in the French countryside.

Confusion of Genders

2000 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Bisexual attorney Alain juggles relationships with his boss, a client, the client's girlfriend, and a determined young man, leading to a complicated love life.

Our Lady of the Assassins

2000 Drama

Writer F. Vallejo returns to Medellin after 30 years and meets 16-year-old killer Alexis. They are instantly attracted to each other.

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The Bash

2013 Thriller

After leaving a late-night movie in a rough part of the city, a gay couple becomes the target of a brutal hate-fueled attack. Refusing to remain victims, they fight back, turning the confrontation into a fierce struggle for survival and justice.

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The Things We Do When We’re Alone

2021 Horror

With his wife and son gone for a weekend getaway, a closeted gay man copes with his demons of conversion therapy by murdering unsuspecting gay men.

Friends and Family

2001 Comedy

A gay couple navigates dual lives as mafia hitmen.

The Ignorant Fairies

2001 Drama, Romance

After a car accident, Antonia learns unsettling truths about her deceased husband's life.

Lan Yu

2001 Drama, Romance

A young gay student has a relationship with an older, successful businessman. The businessman must choose between his closeted straight life or an honest life with the student.

The M.O. of M.I.

2002 Drama, Thriller

Michael and Tom, a happy gay couple in Austin, Texas, encounter Jonathon, a performance artist with a hidden past that complicates their lives.

Unsolved Suburbia

2010 Drama

Eddie is torn between his boyfriend Thomas and his traditional Latino family’s expectations, particularly his hyper machismo brother. When Eddie is shot, Thomas and his quirky friends Marty and Jake get together to try to solve the mystery of who could have put a hit on him.

The Student

2016 Drama

A Russian high school student becomes convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him.

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World

2003 Documentary

Presents the realities of coming out in developed countries.

Bulgarian Lovers

2003 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A straight-laced Spanish man unexpectedly falls in love with a young foreigner, challenging his beliefs and opening new doors to understanding.

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Red Light

2025 Thriller

Two strangers awaken in a dimly lit room with no memory of how they got there. Their emotional journey is ravenous. The red light suddenly turns on the truth behind their captivity and the fragile nature of their connection come into focus

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Junito

2017 Drama

José realizes his son might be in danger, when he tries to help his gay neighbor, Junito, who is harassed and assaulted in his neighborhood.

As You Are

2016 Drama, Mystery

Set in the early 1990s, the telling and retelling of a friendship between three teenagers, as a police investigation prompts disparate memories.

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Stimulants & Empathogens

2024 Drama

Rich kid Antek has a hopeless crush on local drug dealer Kuba. The two young men get together at Antek's family's posh villa, unaware that each of them are harboring ulterior motives.

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Frag

2024 Drama

Its a regular night at a local gay bar until a disgruntled war vet sets a grenade on the bar counter, turning his bad day into everyone else's problem.

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Lukas M.

2023 Drama

After arriving in Paris from Canada, Lukas spends a few days hiding out in a cheap hotel. It soon becomes clear that he is on the run after committing a crime in Montreal and is wanted by Interpol. Yet, rather than allowing his past to define him, he attempts to maintain an ordinary life in the French capital. But his fixation with his appearance and the way others perceive him continues to haunt him.