Disability/Illness in Gay Movies

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Between Breath & Silence

2026 Drama

As his father’s health deteriorates, Tom returns home to a family he has kept at a distance. Over one difficult day, unspoken tensions surface as they face the reality of losing him, forcing Tom to confront everything he may have left too late to say.

Kalak

2023 Drama

Jan, a nurse and father in Greenland, was abused by his father as a teen. He tries to connect with Greenlandic culture through intimacy. He must eventually confront his abusive father.

Born for You

2023 Drama

Luca, a single Catholic gay man, adopted Alba, a Down's syndrome child left in hospital shortly after being born. Thirty heterosexual families rejected her before the court decided to entrust her to him: with him, the legal foster care register for singles was inaugurated in Italy. Luca was in fact the first case in Italy of a single, homosexual person succeeding in adopting a daughter. But his was not a charitable gesture: he simply wanted a family.

AKA

2002 Drama, Romance

Dean, seeking a new identity in 1970s Britain, enters high society while navigating love and deception, questioning the sacrifices needed to maintain his charade.

The Big Night (La notte brava)

1959 Drama

Scinttilone and Ruggeretto's escapades in Rome lead to a night of adventure and self-discovery, blurring lines between friendship and survival.

Lakki

1992 Drama

A friendless, lonely boy dreams of escape from a troubled home with neglectful, alcoholic parents and an absent father.

Love, Scott

2018 Documentary

Scott Jones, a musician, was attacked outside of a Nova Scotia nightclub and left paralyzed from the waist down. This documentary follows him over the course of three years after this traumatic event.

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Day is Done

2013 Drama, Horror, Thriller

During a catastrophic bird flu outbreak, a Sydney couple are fighting to stay alive - however one already has symptoms.

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Hold On

2019 Drama

A devout mother discovers that her son, who has physical disabilities, is homosexual and has a strong need to explore his sexuality. She has to choose between her faith in God and the love and understanding she has for her son.

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Wayne

2015 Drama, Romance

Afflicted with senile dementia, Wayne is drawn into the deep recesses of his youth in search for a forbidden love.

Love Songs

2007 Drama, Musical, Romance

Ismael and Julie enter a playful yet emotionally laced encounter with Alice. When tragedy strikes, these Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life and love.

Life

1996 Drama

About life in a section of a prison reserved for those infected with HIV.

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Hole

2014 Drama

In a world that often overlooks him, a disabled man yearns for intimacy and connection.

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Sunset Cemetery

2020 Romance

Joseph isn't particularly happy, even though he's good at hiding it. The day his brother dies, he becomes certain he'll miss out on his life. So that it doesn't slip away from him, one night, he gives in to his desire.

Counting for Thunder

2017 Comedy, Drama, Romance

An actor unlucky in work, money and love goes back home to the deep south to help out during a family crisis and is inspired to find his true voice as his mother is finally finding hers.

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I Wouldn’t Wish the Eighties on Anyone!

2013 Comedy, Drama, Horror

Set in the 1980s, a troubled young man seeks help to unburden a dark secret, only to find his psychiatrist is more interested in seducing him than saving him.

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Slow

2011 Drama

An online date takes an unexpected turn, challenging perceptions and expectations in the digital realm of relationships.

Tropical Night

2017 Drama, Romance

After a South Korean soldier dies by suicide while on leave. Searching for answers, his younger brother travels to meet the man his brother loved, uncovering painful truths about grief, loss, and the bonds left behind.

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Morning After

2017 Drama, Romance

Michael faces a moral dilemma after a night of drinking leads to an exploration of his sexuality, challenging his perceptions and desires.

Pushing Dead

2016 Comedy, Drama

When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of universal care, can he take on a helpless bureaucracy or come up with $3000 a month to buy meds on his own?

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Stigma

2012 Drama, Musical

Peter's world is transformed by life-changing news, prompting a profound journey of self-discovery and acceptance as he embraces his humanity like never before.

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Real Fiction

2008 Drama, Romance

Explores ambition and love as Zach, a struggling writer, seeks success to support his ill mother, encountering hope and challenges through an influential agent's interest.

Into It

2006 Drama, Romance

Simon, a troubled drifter, crosses paths with Evan, a television host living with Tourette syndrome, after a chance encounter on an icy night. As their intense relationship deepens, Simon becomes convinced he can free Evan from his suffering, drawing them into a dark cycle of obsession, emotional dependency, and self-destruction where love and pain become impossible to separate.

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Why Does God Hate Me?

2011 Comedy, Drama

A gay teen in a religious town faces hostility from family and community over his sexuality. His best friend Esther tries to "cure" him after he comes out to her.

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

2018 Drama

When a Siberian state forest guard discovers he has cancer and only two months left to live, he chooses to take the identity of a woman as a way of fighting the disease.

Absolutely Positive

1991 Documentary

A look at how 11 men and women are living with being HIV positive.

Stumped

2017 Comedy, Documentary

When filmmaker Will Lautzenheiser's limbs are amputated, his life is derailed and he turns to stand-up comedy as therapy. Meanwhile, a world-famous medical team is performing transplants that restore bodies to unprecedented levels. Despite grave risks, Will agrees to undergo an experimental double-arm transplant in the hope of reclaiming his independence.