Gay Films about Close Friendships

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You Will Find Love

2024 Romance

After years without contact, Simon and Gabriel meet again and finally admit the attraction they once kept quiet. The truth arrives too late, leaving them to face what might have been.

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Stand By Me

2025 Drama

In Brazil, a summer day shared by two best friends leads to a confession that challenges the boundaries of their friendship.

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A Pair

2025 Drama

Estranged childhood friends reconnect under random circumstances, only to find that much has changed. Will the pair find a way through their unique barriers, or part ways again?

America

2022 Drama

An Israeli swimming tutor living in Chicago returns to Israel after 10 years of absence to bury his father. An ancounter with a beloved childhood friend and his newly engaged girlfriend will set a series of events in motion that will affect everyone's lives.

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Long Gone

2024 Comedy

Facing stage four lung cancer, a bitter man passes his days in a hospital chair revisiting the memories of the best friend he once loved in silence.

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Moletom

2025 Drama

Two close friends are torn apart when one’s feelings become too strong to ignore. Left reeling from the loss, Lucas struggles with loneliness and makes a rash choice that could change everything.

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Human Too

2024 Drama

Nung is tormented daily at school, enduring constant insults and humiliation from his peers that slowly erode his sense of self-worth. His only refuge is Tong, his loyal friend and secret love, who stands by him through the pain. But as the cruelty escalates and the world around him turns a blind eye, Nung begins to wonder if anyone would care if he disappeared.

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Their Dreams of Lisbon

2016 Drama

Douglas is struggling to come to terms with the death of his wife Fiona and his gay son Neil in a car accident. One day, he sees a young gay man, Simon, at Edinburgh's Portobello Beach who looks strikingly like his dead son. Douglas becomes obsessed with the young man.

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Two Guys in a Backyard

2011 Action, Comedy

A man puts his friendship on the line during a backyard sparring session.

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Big Boys Don’t Cry

2025 Drama

A scorching summer in a small village near Marseille. After a three-year absence, Lucas and his group of friends welcome back their best friend Hicham. This eagerly-awaited return quickly arouses conflicting emotions in the gang, but above all, new hopes in Lucas.

You’re Killing Me

2015 Comedy, Horror, Romance

Joe and George meet just as Joe is coming out to himself as someone who loves to kill. George, on the other hand, can’t decide which wig to wear for his next YouTube video.

When You Look Beneath the Skin

2023 Compilation

A collection of contemporary stories exploring hidden passions, unspoken feelings and what it means to find yourself in the eyes of another.

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Dare and Truth

2017 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Gabriel and his friends decide to play Truth or Dare one day after school. They don't except things to take a serious turn and Gabriel's secret to be revealed.

Remarkable Shades of Gay

2016 Compilation

A compilation of nine gay-themed short films by William Branden Blinn.

Stambul Garden

2021 Drama

Janik and Samuel are very close. After high school, they plan to go to Turkey in search of Samuel's father, whose name they only know. However, shortly before their departure, Janik makes a mistake that calls everything into question.

The Cost of Love

2011 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Dale is a night worker from London. Confident, full of attitude and imagination, he is the king of his domain. Some loathe him because they secretly want to be him; others secretly hire him. On the surface Dale seems to lead a very full life, but one major component is missing: love.

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Trip

2023 Horror, Thriller

A man relives the terrifying night his best friend disappeared.

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Frutinha

2023 Drama, Romance

Pedro e Felipe are two 11-year-old boys who are very different but fall in love with each other. However, they will have to face prejudice and their own insecurities to be together.

These Untold Secrets

2023 Compilation

A mother-son reunion awakens old feelings of loss and remorse, a gay man and a lesbian woman navigate a marriage of convenience in the city of Paris, and an old college buddy crashes on the couch of a young author, oblivious to the emotions he stirs up in his friend. All is not as it seems in this impactful collection of shorts exploring private passions and hidden pasts.

Different for Girls

1996 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Karl and Paul were best friends at school in the 70s. But when they meet again years later in London things are definitely not the same.

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The Goods

2026 Comedy, Drama

Two best friends engage in casual lad talk that gradually shifts into a charged exchange of teasing, ego and buried attraction. As the night unfolds, humour and discomfort blur together, exposing unspoken curiosity and boundaries neither of them is fully prepared to face.

Story of Two Warriors

2024 Drama

Ara, a 22-year-old MMA fighter from Argentina, dreams of going pro in Brazil while working in citrus fields. Kossi, a 20-year-old soccer player from Togo, arrives in Argentina to join the league but faces setbacks. They meet during the San Baltazar festival and form a powerful bond as they help each other overcome life's challenges.

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Jain

2012 Comedy

Tensions rise when Fabi and Benni confront prejudice and identity during a party, forcing Benni to choose between loyalty to his friend and confronting his own feelings.

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Chameleon

2021 Drama

Ali, a young gay Muslim man in Abidjan, reluctantly attends the church wedding of his former lover Saint. A guest named Maël senses the truth between them and later uses it to trap Ali in sexual blackmail.

On the Road

2012 Drama, Romance

Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.

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Too Cosy

2023 Comedy

Ricardo, Enrique and Joseph arrive at a rented apartment that feels warm and inviting, but it does not take long for old issues and hidden feelings to rise. Casual chat turns personal, boundaries blur, and playful teasing reveals more than they expect.

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Not Another Coming Out Story

2025 Drama, Romance

Tommy and Star, two south London teens, navigate friendship, sex, drugs and loss