Gay Films about HIV & AIDS - Gay Films Matter

Spinnin’

2007 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Garate and Omar are young, gay and in love, and want to have a child. After failed attempts with their female friends, they befriend Raquel, a pregnant woman whose partner has died of aids.

Savage Nights

1992 Drama, Romance

Jean, 30, navigates a tumultuous love affair with Laura, 17, while coming to terms with his HIV-positive status.

World and Time Enough

1994 Drama, Romance

HIV-positive artist Mark and his lover Joey struggle with relationship issues and maintaining a monogamous union. Joey, who was adopted, searches for his biological parents.

Man of the Year

1995 Comedy, Romance

Chronicles Dirk Shafer's double life as a Playgirl model and his struggle with his sexuality.

It’s My Party

1996 Drama, Romance

Nick, nearing the end of a three-year battle with AIDS, arranges his final goodbye by hosting a party for friends and family. His ex-partner Brandon attends, complicating the emotional farewell.

Indian Summer

1996 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A passionate young dancer faces mortality and finds hope through an unexpected relationship with an older man who becomes his mentor, lover, and source of strength.

Pride Divide

1997 Documentary

An exploration of the global unity and divisions among gay men and women in the face of homophobia and sexism.

River Made to Drown In

1997 Drama

Thaddeus, a wealthy lawyer, learns he is dying and sells all his possessions to find a young manr he once tried to rescue. This final quest changes everything.

The Man I Love

1997 Drama, Romance

A swimmer's journey of first love and coming out, revealing the bittersweet realities and the mantra to live fully.

The Unknown Cyclist

1998 Drama

Fulfilling a dying man's wish, loved ones embark on a transformative 450-mile charity bicycle ride through Northern California, navigating personal challenges and finding strength in shared purpose.

The Adventures of Felix

2000 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Felix, content living with his boyfriend Daniel in Dieppe, France, embarks on a road trip to Marseille to find the father he never met after losing his job. Along the way, Felix encounters unique characters amidst springtime in the French countryside.

The Ignorant Fairies

2001 Drama, Romance

After a car accident, Antonia learns unsettling truths about her deceased husband's life.

Leaving Metropolis

2002 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A famous painter disrupts a young couple's marriage, creating an emotional triangle.

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World

2003 Documentary

Presents the realities of coming out in developed countries.

COMING SOON

Downtown

2026 Comedy

During the COVID pandemic, three friends reunite after decades of silence, confronting old wounds from their queer youth in 1980s Amsterdam.

COMING SOON

Ancestors

2026 Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A young man’s search for a missing friend in 1980s London.

SHORT FILM

Paul

2018 Drama

Paul, a young man diagnosed with HIV in the late 1980s, attends a dinner with a family he's never met.

SHORT FILM

Mass

2020 Drama

Trey feels small. He is gay, HIV-positive and lonely in NYC. All around him are hulking, powerful men, intimidating and challenging him everywhere he looks.

SHORT FILM

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.

The 24th Day

2004 Drama, Thriller

Tom and Dan's one-night stand escalates into a gripping power struggle between captor and captive.

Night Scene

2004 Drama

A docudrama about male sex workers in Beijing, featuring interviews and reenactments that explore gay rights, class disparities, and the pursuit of romance.

SHORT FILM

He

2022 Drama

Raúl discovers that he has HIV, a fact that collapses his life until Alberto arrives who teaches him how to live, leaving aside the stigmas of society in the face of such a fact. But an unexpected event changes the lives of both.

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.

The Dying Gaul

2005 Drama, Romance, Thriller

A grief-stricken screenwriter becomes unwittingly entangled in a complex love triangle with a woman and her film executive husband, leading to chilling consequences.

29th and Gay

2005 Comedy

Follows James Sanchez, an everyman approaching 30 without a six-pack, a full head of hair, or a boyfriend.

Before I Forget

2007 Drama, Romance

A poignant portrait of a 58-year-old man's inner struggles and journey towards self-discovery, confronting personal demons and seeking meaning in life's uncertainties.

The New Twenty

2008 Drama

Five best friends in their late 20s discover profound truths about themselves and their enduring friendships.