Gay Films Featuring Mature Gay Men

Retake

2016 Drama, Romance

A lonely middle-aged man hires a night worker to retrace a poignant road trip from his past, seeking closure and connection.

SHORT FILM

Lonely Country

2024 Drama

In 1950s rural Ontario, a closeted gay man meets a hitchhiker at a gas station. Offering him a place to stay, he must face his long-hidden desires.

After Louie

2017 Drama, Romance

Exploring the contradictions of modern gay life and history, Sam is a man desperate to understand how he and his community got to where they are today.

Final Portrait

2017 Comedy, Drama

The life and work of Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti unfold, exploring his artistic journey and personal struggles.

Tom of Finland

2017 Drama

Portrays the life and impact of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen, celebrating his influence on 20th-century gay culture through art and personal freedom.

5B

2018 Documentary

Exploring the lives of the medical staff and patients at San Francisco General Hospital's AIDS ward during the initial stages of the epidemic.

SHORT FILM

Thirst

2018 Drama

Drew leaves another disappointing gay date and wonders why he feels so alone. This experimental monologue delves deep into the mind of a lonely gay man. His desires, his insecurities and his wavering belief he'll find love. Why can't he get what he wants? Maybe its everyone else. Maybe its him.

The Happy Prince

2018 Drama

An untold glimpse into Oscar Wilde's final days, as he humorously observes his own tragic circumstances with ironic detachment.

Twilight’s Kiss

2019 Drama

Explores the awakening of love between two elderly closeted gay men, challenging societal norms and embracing their desires later in life.

Blackbird

2014 Drama

A young singer grapples with his sexuality and societal pressures while growing up in a small Southern Baptist town.

Six Candies

2025 Comedy, Drama

Various gay men discover a wildly influential self help guide that celebrates pleasure above all else. Inspired by its daring philosophy, they chase desire with bold spontaneity and dive into unforgettable adventures. The more they indulge, the more they realize that living for the moment can be exhilarating and risky in equal measure.

Come Into Your Own

2019 Drama, Romance

A compelling tale of a young man navigating his sexuality, wrestling with the fear of routine, and delicately navigating his innermost secrets.

Darkroom

2019 Drama

Lars and Roland move to Berlin to live together, but Lars hides his nightlife exploration, including a dangerous secret involving deadly poison.

Drawn Out Love

2007 Drama

Raised by his grandmother and unknown to his father Johan, Felix frequents his father's Amsterdam bar incognito, driven by curiosity to uncover the mystery of his absent parent.

Pain and Glory

2019 Drama

A film director contemplates the life-altering decisions he's made as the weight of his past and present collide.

SHORT FILM

Sugar Babies

2022 Drama

A journey through London with two queer teenagers, trying to figure out what they want from both life and each other.

Sublet

2020 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A New York Times travel writer, reeling from a personal tragedy, arrives in Tel Aviv. The city's vibrant energy and his relationship with a younger man revive his spirit.

COMING SOON

Hidden Beach

2026 Drama, Romance

After clashing with his father, Tomás retreats to his family's beach house with his best friend and fellow dancers. There, he begins paying local men for sex while uncovering long buried family secrets. When he decides to return to ballet, his double life is exposed, leading to devastating consequences.

SHORT FILM

Linger

2024 Drama

João and Vitor were once lovers but have spent three decades apart. Now in their seventies, they meet again after the death of Vitor’s wife, confronting the ghosts of their shared past and the fragile hope of what might still lie ahead as both men stand at the twilight of their lives.

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Blue Film

2025 Drama

Fetish camboy Aaron Eagle agrees to spend the night with an anonymous client, only to discover a disturbing tie to his past.

SHORT FILM

Léo by Night

2021 Comedy, Drama

Paul never knows how to say no. He drifts from one man’s arms to another, unsure of what tomorrow will bring. But this Wednesday is different. He has to look after his eight year old son, a child he never raised, born from his brief past with Assa, a surgeon older than him.

SHORT FILM

Restore

2021 Sci-Fi

In an apocalyptic world, the last man alive uses holographic technology to recreate the moment he first told his partner he loved him, clinging to the memory as his only companion.

The Extinction of Fireflies

2021 Comedy

A contemporary gay comedy inspired by the epic romance between Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young lover, Antinous.

Jimpa

2025 Drama

Hannah takes her nonbinary teenager, Frances, to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, Jim - lovingly known as Jimpa. But Frances’ desire to stay abroad with Jimpa for a year means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting and finally confront old stories about the past.

Down in Paris

2021 Drama

A filmmaker overwhelmed by an anxiety attack abandons his shoot and roams through nighttime Paris, seeking solace. Throughout this journey, Richard confronts his fears and reevaluates his desires.

Liebmann

2016 Drama, Romance, Thriller

The teacher Antek Liebmann moves to the French countryside to leave his former life in Germany behind. He soon gets a job and finds himself in a new relationship. But the strange energy of a near-by artists residency and an unexpected visitor from Germany make him realise he cannot escape his memories. He has to find his own way to confront the ghosts of his past.

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The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel

2025 Documentary

Former British soccer star Tony Powell manages a dying Hollywood motel, reflecting on his solitary life and the path not taken.