Gay Films Featuring Crime - Gay Films Matter

The Canyons

2013 Drama, Thriller

When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, Ryan, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody violence.

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An Eye for an Eye

2004 Drama

Unconditional love, revenge and karmic justice converge in this tale of a hate crime victim.

Let My People Go!

2011 Comedy, Romance

During Passover, Reuben, a French-Jewish man in Finland with his Nordic boyfriend, finds himself back in Paris with his eccentric family after a lovers' quarrel, reflecting on love, identity, and cultural intersections.

COMING SOON

Meat

2025 Horror

After a night of debauchery results in the fatal overdose of a young gay man, an innocent bystander is left to take the blame. Upon his release from prison, the guilty party becomes the focus of an eccentric killers revenge.

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Drax

2026 Comedy, Drama, Horror

Drax is an ancient vampire who spends his nights painting while struggling to suppress his thirst for blood. When he meets the charismatic young skater Marcus, desire and hunger become impossible to separate.

My Brother the Devil

2012 Drama, Romance

Two Egyptian brothers in gangland London confront their own biases to survive the challenges they face.

SHORT FILM

Coin Slot

2022 Drama

A young gay man struggles to keep it together as the anniversary of a traumatic attack looms ever closer.

Underground Orange

2024 Comedy, Drama

A Californian backpacker becomes entangled in a polyamorous relationship with a gang of young actors who plot to kidnap the US Ambassador to Argentina.

Call Me Kuchu

2012 Documentary

Ugandan LGBT activists fight against draconian laws and persecution in their country, led by figures like David Kato, to defend their rights and dignity.

For My Brother

2014 Drama

Tells the story of Aske and Bastian escaping abuse to find solace and freedom in Norway, bonding over their shared trauma and love for each other.

SHORT FILM

The Heat

2013 Drama, Thriller

Coal or wood afire to redness. High air temperature. Vehemence of feelings.

Something Must Break

2014 Drama, Romance

In gritty Stockholm, Sebastian, battling self-abuse and gender identity, finds unexpected love with Andreas, whose carefree demeanor challenges Sebastian's perceptions of sexuality.

The Circle

2014 Drama, Romance

In 1950s Zurich, a young teacher falls for a transvestite star, torn between his conventional life and 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.

SHORT FILM

Death in Venice, CA

1994 Drama, Romance

A stressed-out writer's retreat is disrupted by advances from a lascivious 17-year-old male relative, complicating his search for peace and inspiration.

Torment

2017 Horror

Drawing bold inspiration from the twisted and horrifying world of Gacy's torture, this film dares to explore boundaries that others have feared to cross!

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Daddy?

2026 Drama

After a painful breakup and a violent attack on his way to work, a young man is forced to confront the life he has built and the future he longs for. As desire, fear and trauma blur into a dreamlike spiral, he struggles to separate truth from illusion. Haunted by questions of love, trust and belonging, he must decide whether healing is possible or if the scars of his past will define him forever.

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The Brooklyn Butcher

2025 Comedy, Horror

As the city cowers in fear of a deranged serial killer, the residents of one Brooklyn apartment building learn new meanings of the word fear as they each encounter their own personal horrors.

SHORT FILM

Sick

2010 Drama, Sci-Fi

In a society where homosexuality is forbidden, Lucas and Maxi are arrested and sent to a Detention Center for Youth with Sexual Deviations. After being subjected to various treatments to “cure” their homosexuality, they face the dilemma of submitting to the system to preserve their lives or being true to themselves, no matter the consequences.

Exile

2019 Drama, Fantasy

Aris, ostracized in Greece, struggles to reclaim his identity abroad.

SHORT FILM

Unicorn

2014 Drama, Romance

A young German/Bolivian Mennonite risks everything to flee his strict religious community in search of love and freedom in the city.

Borstal Boy

2000 Drama, Romance

Brendan Behan's time in a British borstal leads to an unexpected friendship with a liberal warden.

COMING SOON

The Riverbank

2026 Drama, Thriller

By night, Izaquiel slips into the mangroves of Recife in search of secret encounters. Everything changes when he crosses paths with Jeremias, a captivating fisherman who draws him into an unexpected connection.

SHORT FILM

Water

2021 Thriller

Two competitive swimmers find themselves drawn to each other, but while one sees the possibility of something more, the other has far more sinister intentions.

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Anything That Moves

2025 Comedy, Horror, Thriller

An innocent Chicago food delivery boy, after having sex for money, finds himself involved in a series of murders that can be traced back to someone who was in his bed.

SHORT FILM

Steam

2021 Horror

Looking to reignite the spark in their relationship, Thomas and his boyfriend Juan spend the night at a gay bathhouse. What begins as an adventurous escape soon turns into a nightmare when they discover a ruthless killer lurking in the steam.

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Labrador – Autopsy of Silence

2026 Thriller

A cargo ship embarks on its final voyage of the year to resupply Inuit communities in the far north of Canada. During a storm off the coast of Labrador, the ship’s cook is found murdered in his cabin. With no way to identify the culprit among the twenty crew members, suspicion falls on Alupa, an Inuit mechanic and close friend of the victim