Gay Films Featuring Crime - Gay Films Matter

The Longing

2003 Drama, Romance

High school buddies Cyrus, Tim, and Erik reunite ten years later for a summer in Brazil. Facing past experiences, new developments challenge their inner conflicts and friendship.

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A Good Boy

2023 Drama

Max, a 16-year-old swimmer, will soon start a sports training course. One afternoon, training is interrupted when the police arrive to question the coach. It shakes Max's existence and forces him to confront hidden truths.

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The Cure

2021 Action

Craig is a research scientist that thinks he may have found the cure for AIDS. He steals his research from his job after he suspects it's being tampered with by someone within the company and embarks on a mission across Dublin to get the information to a friend. Unknown to Craig, he is being pursued. Craig notices this and makes a dash for his life which leads him to a life or death situation.

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The Black Widow

2023 Horror, Thriller

While cycling through the streets of Marseille, Alfredo, a young Italian student, crashes his bike. Seeking help, he heeds a strange call from an adult cinema from another time.

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Cold Hands

2017 Drama

In an effort to make friends in high school, Lucas finds himself in a position that compromises his safety. In the aftermath, he realizes that the support he seeks is not guaranteed.

2 Minutes Later

2007 Comedy, Thriller

When lesbian detective Abigail Marks teams up with gay guy Michael Dalmar to solve the disappearance of his twin, Kyle Dalmar, a famed portrait photographer, their investigation leads them into the Kyle's risqué world. With Michael posing as Kyle, the pair uncover assistants who have designs on their bosses, clients who have an interest in detectives, and killers who want them stopped.

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Niagara

2011 Animation

Two love-struck gangsters escape with one million dollars in a bag and some serious trust issues. A road trip starts.

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Sucker

2018 Horror

A beguiling go-go boy agrees to meet an infatuated businessman at a hotel, but one of them is hiding a deadly secret.

Vanilla

2004 Drama

After finding a serial killer's body, a gay photographer starts having unsettling dreams where the killer's victims return.

The Last Day

2004 Drama, Romance

Returning home, a young artist grapples with unrequited love for a childhood friend amidst the backdrop of his artistic journey.

Love in Thoughts

2004 Drama, Romance

Posthumously exploring the final days of Guenther's life, a gripping tale unfolds of alcohol, drugs, and reckless intimacy, revealing deeper truths about mortality and regret.

COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Nosebleed

2026 Thriller

Victor spends his days reviewing violent and explicit online content, numbed to feeling — until Sebastian, a warm and self-assured new co-worker, begins to occupy his offline world. As boundaries between desire, control, and delusion blur, Victor’s curated reality begins to rupture in disturbing and intimate ways.

Bear Cub

2004 Comedy, Drama

Pedro, a gay man with an active social life, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple of weeks. As their arrangement becomes permanent, Pedro seeks guidance from friends as they forge a household together.

Eighteen

2005 Drama

Pip receives his grandfather's WWII memoirs on his 18th birthday, unearthing family secrets.

Out of Hand

2005 Drama

In a coming-of-age tale, bored teens Sebastian and Paul kidnap Sonja, leading to a complex interplay of fear, desire, and cruelty as their actions spiral out of control.

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Attack

2005 Drama

A neo-Nazi skinhead is apprehended because he has attacked two black teenage boys. As we are taken backwards through the story we realise that things may not be as 'Black & White' as they appear.

In the Blood

2006 Horror, Thriller

Cassidy juggles college life, protecting his sister from a series of murders, and exploring his own emerging attraction to men, adding layers of suspense and personal discovery to his journey.

Twilight Dancers

2006 Drama

Dwight, a newcomer to the dance bars, navigates the perilous world of dancing for money alongside his part-time lover Alfred, facing challenges in their relationship.

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006 Drama, Fantasy

Two male prisoners find solace and connection amidst the harsh realities of life and the weight of a shared past.

No Regret

2006 Drama, Romance

Sumin, an orphan juggling factory work, art college, and a night job, faces an unexpected advance from a wealthy businessman during a routine driving shift.

Socket

2007 Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After being struck by lightning, Dr. Bill Matthews begins a relationship with Dr. Craig Murphy while recovering. Craig invites Bill to join a peculiar group of lightning survivors.

For the Bible Tells Me So

2007 Documentary, Romance

An exploration of how the religious right in the U.S. has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community, and the intersection between religion and homosexuality.

The Inmate

2007 Drama, Romance

Tells the story of Rommel, who accidentally kills a boy and finds friendship with Esteban in jail. After release, Rommel and his wife Sita's lives are disrupted by Esteban's return, leading to profound self-discovery.

In the Arms of My Enemy

2007 Action, Drama, Romance

Four men in 1856 Eastern Europe become embroiled in tales of crime and retribution, testing their bonds of friendship.

La león

2007 Drama

In a timeless northern Argentina, Alvaro, an outsider and gay man, works for El Turo, a violent captain of a water bus connecting remote communities. As tensions rise over his sexuality, Alvaro faces escalating harassment.

Dream Boy

2008 Drama, Romance

Based on Jim Grimsley's novel, two gay teens navigate love in the rural South during the late '70s.

Antonio’s Secret

2008 Drama

Antonio navigates his sexuality in Manila while hosting his uncle.