Gay Films Featuring Crime - Gay Films Matter

SHORT FILM

Small Arms

2017 Drama, Thriller

A college student in Northern Michigan, besieged by anonymous homophobic threats, turns to a reclusive survivalist for shooting lessons, determined to assert his strength and resolve in the face of adversity.

Green Butterflies

2017 Drama

Mateo, a popular schoolboy, faces a critical choice when his relationship with Daniel is exposed, forcing him to confront adversaries and his own convictions about love and acceptance.

Stonewall Uprising

2010 Documentary

This film recounts the events of a historic police raid at Stonewall in June 1969, exploring the personal stories and struggles of those involved in the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

Clapham Junction

2007 Drama, Romance

A glimpse into the intertwined lives of several gay men over 36 hours in Clapham, South London.

SHORT FILM

Staccato

2016 Drama, Mystery, Romance

A young laborer at a stately manor in 19th-century Ireland navigates a secret romance with intense consequences.

Rope

1948 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Two men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.

The Wounded Man

1983 Drama, Romance

Discovering his homosexuality, a young man enters a relationship with a manipulative man he meets at a train station.

Cowboys & Angels

2003 Comedy, Drama

A civil servant's life takes an unexpected turn when he moves in with a gay fashion student and finds himself navigating the world of fashion. The film explores young people's struggles with identity in the fast-paced nightlife culture.

We Were Here

2011 Documentary

Delve into a deep reflection on the impact of AIDS in San Francisco, exploring how individuals rose to the challenge during the early years of the crisis, reshaping the community in unimaginable ways.

Wilde

1997 Drama, Romance

Oscar Wilde grapples with his homosexuality and its repercussions.

My Friend Dahmer

2017 Drama, Horror

Young Jeffrey Dahmer grapples with fitting in during his high school years.

This Is Not Berlin

2019 Drama

During the 1980s, a newcomer gains access to a legendary nightclub, where he is introduced to punk culture and freedom

Voyage

2013 Drama

Follows a young psychiatrist's solitary journey along the Southeast Asian coast, seeking redemption from past client encounters.

The Marriage

2017 Drama, Romance

Bekim and Anita are preparing for their wedding, but Anita remains oblivious to Bekim's lingering feelings for his best friend, Nol.

Ideal Home

2018 Comedy, Drama

Caught off guard, a feuding couple finds themselves thrust into parenthood when they unexpectedly become guardians to a spirited 10-year-old.

Marilyn

2018 Drama

Marcos, a teenage farm worker, discovers his sexuality in a hostile environment.

Party Monster

2003 Drama, Thriller

Michael Alig's rise and fall as a Club Kid organizer.

You Can’t Escape Lithuania

2016 Drama

After his star actress, Indre, murders her mother, rich-kid filmmaker Romas plans her escape from Lithuania. His Mexican boyfriend Carlos helps them reluctantly. On the road, Romas begins shooting an improvised experimental film. As events take an unexpected turn, their secrets, memories and emotions make this journey wilder than any film Romas could have imagined.

Shared Rooms

2016 Comedy, Drama, Romance

This romantic comedy interweaves three stories of gay men navigating family, love, and desire during the holiday season, exploring the complexities of modern relationships.

Where We Go from Here

2019 Drama

Ordinary lives collide with terror in Binghamton, Orlando, and Paris, each story unraveling amidst violence and introspection.

Charlatan

2020 Drama

The life of Jan Mikolasek, a Czech healer in the totalitarian fifties, unfolds as he uses intuition and plant knowledge to heal, against the backdrop of a turbulent historical period.

El Angel

2018 Drama

Carlos, a 17-year-old with an angelic face, conceals a darker side marked by thefts, deception, and even murder.

Streamers

1983 Drama

Four young soldiers in 1960s Eastern Europe navigate thievery, murder, and revenge amidst their own conflicting loyalties.

Dahmer

2002 Drama, Horror, Thriller

A biopic chronicles American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's life and crimes.

Hara Kiri

2016 Drama, Romance

August and Beto, two street skaters, experience a punk-infused love story on their last day alive.

Kaboom

2010 Comedy, Sci-Fi

A college freshman experiences prophetic dreams that reveal a mysterious and unsettling truth about his classmates, thrusting him into a supernatural journey of self-discovery and revelation.

Third Man Out

2005 Mystery, Thriller

A gay detective is hired to find who has been been threatening a notorious member of the gay community noted for outing people.